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1985 CONCACAF Championship

The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Championship. It also served as the qualification for the 1986 World Cup. A total of 18 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Mexico, the World Cup host, qualified automatically, leaving 1 spot open for competition between 17 teams. Canada earned their first major title and clinched qualification on 14 September 1985 to participate in their first World Cup after beating Honduras 2–1 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1]

1985 CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Dates24 February – 14 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
← 1981
1989 →

Qualification

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Main article: 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Final tournament

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First round

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Group 1

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Honduras (A)422053+26
2  El Salvador421172+55
3  Suriname401329−71
Source: RSSSF El Balon Cuscatleco
(A) Advanced to final round
Suriname  0–3  El Salvador
Alfaro 25'
Huezo 52'
Hernández 89'
Attendance: 35,652
El Salvador  3–0  Suriname
Rivas 49', 87'
Zapata 70'
Attendance: 18,918
Suriname  1–1  Honduras
Entingh 32'Laing 40'
Attendance: 35,000
Honduras  2–1  Suriname
Figueroa 9', 77'Stjeward 86'
Attendance: 27,453
El Salvador  1–2  Honduras
Rivas 63'Bailey 1'
Laing 77'
Attendance: 51,555
Honduras  0–0  El Salvador
Attendance: 38,175

Group 2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Canada (A)431072+57
2  Guatemala421173+45
3  Haiti400409−90
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advanced to final round
Canada  2–0  Haiti
Vrablic 30'
Sweeney 41'
Attendance: 5,000
Canada  2–1  Guatemala
Mitchell 22', 43'Gómez 66'
Attendance: 5,000
Haiti  0–1  Guatemala
Estrada 79'
Guatemala  1–1  Canada
B. Pérez 42'Mitchell 39'
Attendance: 60,000
Haiti  0–2  Canada
Mitchell 14'
Vrablic 56'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)
Guatemala  4–0  Haiti
Chacón 44'
Galindo 48'
Funes 62'
Solórzano 71'

Group 3

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Costa Rica (A)422062+46
2  United States421143+15
3  Trinidad and Tobago401327−51
Source: RSSSF US Soccer History
(A) Advanced to final round
Trinidad and Tobago  0–3  Costa Rica
Williams 15'
Lacey 65'
Nóbrega 79'
Attendance: 9,689
Costa Rica  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Ulate 57'De Noon 18'
Attendance: 10,839
United States  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Borja 29'
Peterson 89'		Fonrose 19'
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Robert Allen (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  United States
Caligiuri 15'
Attendance: 6,115
Costa Rica  1–1  United States
Ramírez 42'Kerr 44'
Attendance: 20,173
United States  0–1  Costa Rica
Coronado 35'
Murdock Stadium, Torrance, United States
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: John Meachin (Canada)

Final round

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Canada (C)422042+261986 FIFA World Cup—2–11–1
2  Honduras411266030–1—3–1
3  Costa Rica403146−230–02–2—
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Costa Rica  2–2  Honduras
Solano 19'
Williams 81'		Figueroa 8' (pen.)
Betancourt 24'
Attendance: 20,043
Canada  1–1  Costa Rica
James 58'Williams 12'
Attendance: 13,486[4]
Honduras  0–1  Canada
Pakos 58'
Attendance: 37,000[5]
Costa Rica  0–0  Canada
Attendance: 23,398[6]
Honduras  3–1  Costa Rica
Betancourt 40'
Figueroa 51', 56' (pen.)		Guimarães 7'
Canada  2–1  Honduras
Pakos 15'
Vrablic 61'		Betancourt 49'
Attendance: 13,000
 1985 CONCACAF Championship winners 

Canada
First title

Qualified teams

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The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 CanadaFinal round winners14 September 19850 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "That one time Canada made it to the World Cup". CBC Sports. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
  3. ^ a b All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
  4. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
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