1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification

A total of 16 CONCACAF teams entered the competition, but FIFA rejected the entry of Belize due to outstanding debt.

There would be two rounds of play:
 * First Round: Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, United States and Mexico, the five best ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
 * Second Round: The 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the tournament.

Entrants

 * 🇦🇬 antigua and barbuda
 * 🇨🇦 canada
 * 🇨🇷 costa rica
 * 🇨🇺 cuba
 * 🇸🇻 el salvador
 * 🇬🇹 guatemala
 * 🇬🇾 guyana
 * 🇭🇳 honduras
 * 🇯🇲 jamaica
 * 🇵🇦 panama
 * 🇵🇷 puerto rico
 * 🇹🇹 trinidad and tobago
 * 🇺🇸 united states
 * 🇺🇸 united states

Summary

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Matches
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, 5–0 on aggregate score.

Guatemala advanced to the Second Round, 2–1 on aggregate score.

Jamaica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Second Round, 4–1 on aggregate score.

Costa Rica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

Summary

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Matches
El Salvador qualified, 6–0 on aggregate score.

United States qualified, 5–1 on aggregate score.

The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Trinidad and Tobago qualified on away goals.

1 The tie was scratched and Costa Rica advanced to the final round as Mexico were disqualified after being suspended for fielding overaged players during the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.

The aggregate score was tied at 3–3, however Guatemala qualified on away goals.''

Goalscorers

 * 3 goals


 * Reymundo Rovina


 * 2 goals


 * 🇨🇦 Dale Mitchell
 * 🇸🇻 Ricardo García
 * 🇸🇻 Luis Ramírez Zapata
 * Byron Pérez
 * 🇯🇲 Winston Anglin
 * 🇺🇸 Frank Klopas


 * 1 goal


 * 🇨🇦 Ian Bridge
 * Juan Cayasso
 * Claudio Jara
 * Hernán Medford
 * 🇸🇻 Salvador Coreas Privado
 * Carlos Castañeda
 * Juan Manuel López
 * Adán Paniagua
 * Juan Alberto Flores
 * 🇯🇲 Dave Brooks
 * 🇯🇲 Alton Sterling
 * Shurbi Rosina
 * Hutson Charles
 * Anton Corneal
 * Paul Elliot-Allen
 * Marvin Faustin
 * Geoffrey Lake
 * Dexter Skeene
 * 🇺🇸 Brian Bliss
 * 🇺🇸 Paul Krumpe
 * 🇺🇸 Hugo Pérez
 * 🇵🇦 Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo
 * 🇦🇬 Derrick Edwards