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:

CONCACAF first round

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guyana  0–5  Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 0–1
Cuba  1–2  Guatemala 0–1 1–1
Jamaica  3–1  Puerto Rico 1–0 2–1
Antigua and Barbuda  1–4  Netherlands Antilles 0–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Costa Rica  3–1  Panama 1–1 2–0

Matches

Guyana 0–4 Trinidad and Tobago
Elliot-Allen 41'
Faustin 71'
Lake 77'
Skeene 85'
Georgetown, Guyana
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Omar Monsón (Puerto Rico)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Guyana
Corneal 68'
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 1,744
Referee: Success (Netherlands Antilles)

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

Cuba 0–1 Guatemala
López 44'
Havana, Cuba
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez (Honduras)
Guatemala 1–1 Cuba
Pérez 68' (pen.) González 40'
San Marcos, Guatemala
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Salas (United States)

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

Jamaica 1–0 Puerto Rico
Brooks 10' (pen.)
Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Melendez Gonzalez (Guatemala)
Puerto Rico 1–2 Jamaica
de la Campa 52' Anglin 32', 78'
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Attendance: 675
Referee: Pearson (Bahamas)

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

Antigua and Barbuda 0–1 Netherlands Antilles
Rovina 54'
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Attendance: 426
Referee: José Hernandez (Costa Rica)
Netherlands Antilles 3–1 (a.e.t.) Antigua and Barbuda
Rovina 104', 118'
Rosina 120'		 Edwards 38'
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

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

Costa Rica 1–1 Panama
Jara 26' Mendieta 17'
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Attendance: 14,694
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Panama 0–2 Costa Rica
Cayasso 1'
Medford 71'
Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 26,657
Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)

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

CONCACAF second round

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands Antilles  0–6  El Salvador 0–1 0–5
Jamaica  1–5  United States 0–0 1–5
Trinidad and Tobago  1–1 (a)  Honduras 0–0 1–1
Costa Rica  w/o  Mexico n/a n/a
Guatemala  3–3 (a)  Canada 1–0 2–3

Matches

Netherlands Antilles 0–1 El Salvador
García 53'
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)
El Salvador 5–0 Netherlands Antilles
Coreas 5'
Garcia 35'
Francisca 62' (o.g.)
L. Zapata 58', 68'
San Salvador, El Salvador
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Steve Bucknor (Jamaica)

El Salvador qualified, 6–0 on aggregate score.

Jamaica 0–0 United States
Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: López (Honduras)
United States 5–1 Jamaica
Bliss 18'
H. Pérez 69' (pen.)
Klopas 76', 85'
Krumpe 78'		 Sterling 54'
Fenton, United States
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: David Brummitt (Canada)

United States qualified, 5–1 on aggregate score.

Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Honduras
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Honduras 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Flores 20' Charles 56'
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)

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

Costa Rica w/o 1 Mexico

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.

Guatemala 1–0 Canada
B. Pérez 20' (pen.)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 17,065
Referee: Bratsis (United States)
Canada 3–2 Guatemala
Mitchell 63', 83' (pen.)
Bridge 88'		 Paniagua 7'
Castañeda 37'
Burnaby, Canada
Attendance: 6,318
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)

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

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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