1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
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Listed below are the dates and results for the tournament qualification
. A total of 17 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 16 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
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Canada and USA finished level on points and goal difference
, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
Mexico and Canada advanced to the tournament.
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Guatemala and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
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The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
Suriname advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
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Cuba advanced to the Second Round.
Haiti advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
1977 CONCACAF Championship
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. A total of 17 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 16 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
- North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Central American Zone had 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Caribbean Zone had 9 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups of 4 or 5 teams. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
CONCACAF North American Zone
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2= | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
| 2= | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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Canada and USA finished level on points and goal difference
Goal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
Mexico and Canada advanced to the tournament.
CONCACAF Central American Zone
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 |
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Guatemala and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
First round
Suriname advanced to the Second Round.----
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
Second round
The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the tournament.Suriname advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
Preliminary Round
Haiti advanced to the First Round.First round
Haiti advanced to the Second Round.----
Cuba advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.Haiti advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.