1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Main article: 1971 CONCACAF Championship

Qualifying tournament to the 1971 CONCACAF Championship.

Caribbean zone

First round

Suriname v Guyana

1 October 1971

Suriname

4–1

Guyana

Paramaribo, Suriname

Guyana v Suriname

4 October 1971

Guyana

2–3 (3–7 agg.)

Suriname

Georgetown, Guyana

Jamaica v Cuba

1 October 1971

Jamaica

0–1

Cuba

Kingston, Jamaica

Cuba v Jamaica

4 October 1971

Cuba

0–0 (1–0 agg.)

Jamaica

Havana, Cuba

Haiti v Netherlands Antilles

Haiti

v

Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles withdrew; Haiti advanced.

Second round

Cuba and Suriname refused to meet Haiti in the final triangular; CONCACAF decided to award the places in the final tournament to Haiti and Cuba.

Central American zone

First round

El Salvador v Nicaragua

13 September 1971	El Salvador	3–2	Nicaragua	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González

Nicaragua v El Salvador

15 September 1971	Nicaragua	0–1 (2–4 agg.)	El Salvador	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González

Honduras v Guatemala

4 October 1971	Honduras	1–0	Guatemala	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

Guatemala v Honduras

7 October 1971	Guatemala	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Honduras	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Second round

Honduras v El Salvador

Honduras

v

El Salvador

El Salvador withdrew due to Football War; Honduras advanced.

North American zone

6 October 1971

Bermuda	0–2	Mexico

Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda

13 October 1971

Mexico	4–0	Bermuda
Borja 7' Velarde 40', 60' López 75'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Mario Canesa (Guatemala)