1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
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There would be one round of play. The 14 teams were divided into 6 groups of 2 or 3 teams (four groups with 2 teams and two groups with 3 teams). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the tournament.
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[edit] Results
[edit] Group 1
August 20, 1972, St. John's, Canada - 
Canada 3 - 2 
USA
August 24, 1972, Toronto, Canada - Canada 0 - 1 
Mexico
August 29, 1972, Baltimore, USA - USA 2 - 2 Canada
September 3, 1972, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 3 - 1 USA
September 6, 1972, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 2 - 1 Canada
September 10, 1972, Los Angeles, USA - USA 1 - 2 Mexico
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 3 | USA |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
Mexico advance to the tournament.
[edit] Group 2
December 3, 1972, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 
Guatemala 1 - 0 
El Salvador
December 10, 1972, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 0 - 1 Guatemala
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Guatemala advance to the tournament.
[edit] Group 3
December 3, 1972, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 
Honduras 2 - 1 
Costa Rica
December 10, 1972, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 3 - 3 Honduras
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
Honduras advance to the tournament.
[edit] Group 4
Jamaica withdrew, so 
Netherlands Antilles advance to the tournament automatically.
[edit] Group 5
April 15, 1972, Port au Prince, Haiti - .svg/22px-Flag_of_Haiti_(1964-1986).svg.png){kind=small}
Haiti 7 - 0 
Puerto Rico
April 23, 1972, San Juan, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico 0 - 5 Haiti
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -12 |
Haiti advance to the tournament.
[edit] Group 6
All home matches of Dutch Guiana were played away instead.
November 10, 1972, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - 
Trinidad and Tobago 11 - 1 
Antigua and Barbuda
November 19, 1972, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda 1 - 2 Trinidad and Tobago
November 28, 1972, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 1 
Dutch Guiana
November 30, 1972, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago - Dutch Guiana 1 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago
December 3, 1972, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda 0 - 6 Dutch Guiana
December 5, 1972, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda - Dutch Guiana 3 - 1 Antigua and Barbuda
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Dutch Guiana |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | -19 |
Trinidad and Tobago advance to the tournament.
