The qualifying competition for the 1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament determined the four teams for the final tournament.[1]

First round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 6
2  Canada 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 5
3  Bermuda 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source: [2]
Bermuda 0–3 Canada
Mexico 1–0 Canada
Canada 1–1 Bermuda
Canada 1–0 Mexico
Bermuda 0–2 Mexico
Mexico 3–0 Bermuda

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Guatemala 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
2  Suriname 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 3
3  Panama 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 2
Source: [2]
Guatemala 2–2 Suriname
Guatemala 4–1 Panama
Panama 4–1 Suriname
Suriname 3–0 Panama
Suriname 0–1 Guatemala
Panama 1-3 Guatemala

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 6
2  El Salvador 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 6
3  Barbados 4 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0
Source: [2]
United States 1–1 El Salvador
Hialeah Stadium, Hialeah
United States 3–0 Barbados
Hialeah Stadium, Hialeah
Barbados 0–3 El Salvador
El Salvador 4–2 Barbados
El Salvador 1–1 United States
Barbados 1–3 United States

Playoff

El Salvador 1–1 United States
Penalties
5–6

USA qualify for the final round.

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Jamaica 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
2  Netherlands Antilles 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3  Costa Rica withdrawn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]
Jamaica 2–1 Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles 1–1 Jamaica

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying by Concacaf". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF.