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The qualification was composed of three Rounds. Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, USA and Mexico, the five best ranked teams according to FIFA, entered the qualification directly on the Second Round. The other 10 teams were paired 2-by-2 and played knockout matches home-and-away, winners advancing to the Second Round. In the Second Round, the five winners of the First Round joined the five best ranked teams and were again paired 2-by-2, playing more knock-out matches home-and-away. The winners would advance to the Final Round. In the Final Round, the five winners of the Second Round were put in a single group, where they would play against each other home-and-away. The two teams with most points would qualify to the World Cup. CONCACAF First Round April 17 , 1988 , Georgetown , Guyana - 0 - 4 May 8 , 1988 , Port Of Spain , Trinidad And Tobago - 1 - 0 ''Trinidad and Tobago'' advanced to the next round. April 30 , 1988 , Havana , Cuba - 0 - 1 May 15 , 1988 , San Marcos , Guatemala - 1 - 1 ''Guatemala'' advanced to the next round. May 12 , 1988 , Kingston , Jamaica - 1 - 0 May 29 , 1988 , San Juan , Puerto Rico - 1 - 2 ''Jamaica'' advanced to the next round. June 19 , 1988 , St. John's , Antigua And Barbuda - 0 - 1 July 29 , 1988 , Willemstad , Netherlands Antilles - 3 - 1 (AET) ''Netherlands Antilles'' advanced to the next round. July 17 , 1988 , San José , Costa Rica - 1 - 1 July 31 , 1988 , Panama City , Panama - 0 - 2 ''Costa Rica'' advanced to the next round. CONCACAF Second Round July 24 , 1988 , Kingston , Jamaica - 0 - 0 August 13 , 1988 , Saint Louis , USA - 5 - 1 ''United States'' advanced to the next round. October 9 , 1988 , Guatemala City , Guatemala - 1 - 0 October 15 , 1988 , Vancouver , Canada - 3 - 2 ''Guatemala'' advanced to the next round due to goals scored away rule. October 30 , 1988 , Port Of Spain , Trinidad And Tobago - 0 - 0 November 13 , 1988 , Tegucigalpa , Honduras - 1 - 1 ''Trinidad and Tobago'' advanced to the next round due to goals scored away rule. October 1 , 1988 , Willemstad , Netherlands Antilles - 0 - 1 October 16 , 1988 , San Salvador , El Salvador - 5 - 1 ''El Salvador'' advanced to the next round. Mexico was disqualified for fielding overaged players in a youth tournament, so Costa Rica advanced to the next round automatically. CONCACAF Final Round March 19 , 1989 , Guatemala City , Guatemala - 1 - 0 April 2 , 1989 , San José , Costa Rica - 2 - 1 April 16 , 1989 , San José , Costa Rica - 1 - 0 April 30 , 1989 , Torrance , USA - 1 - 0 May 13 , 1989 , Torrance , USA - 1 - 1 May 28 , 1989 , Port Of Spain , Trinidad And Tobago - 1 - 1 June 11 , 1989 , San José , Costa Rica - 1 - 0 June 17 , 1989 , New Britain , USA - 2 - 1 June 25 , 1989 , San Salvador , El Salvador - 2 - 4 ''Game stopped at 2-4. Result stayed.'' July 16 , 1989 , San José , Costa Rica - 1 - 0 July 30 , 1989 , Port Of Spain , Trinidad And Tobago - 2 - 0 August 13 , 1989 , Tegucigalpa , Honduras - 0 - 0 August 20 , 1989 , Guatemala City , Guatemala - 0 - 1 September 3 , 1989 , Port Of Spain , Trinidad And Tobago - 2 - 1 September 17 , 1989 , Tegucigalpa , Honduras - 0 - 1 October 8 , 1989 , Guatemala City , Guatemala - 0 - 0 November 5 , 1989 , Fenton , USA - 0 - 0 November 19 , 1989 , Port Of Spain , Trinidad And Tobago - 0 - 1 ''The matches between Guatemala and El Salvador, scheduled for November 19 and November 21 , were cancelled by FIFA due to political instability in El Salvador. Anyway, neither team could qualify, even by winning both.'' |
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