The 1989 CONCACAF Nations Cup was the tenth game of the continental football championship for North Central America and the Caribbean and took place from March 19 to November 19. As in 1985 , the competition was played back and forth without a host country and was also considered to qualify for the World Cup for the fifth time in a row .
Costa Rica and the USA qualified for the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
The qualification consisted of two rounds. The five best-placed teams in the world rankings (El Salvador, Honduras, Canada, Mexico, USA) only started in the second round. The remaining ten teams played in knockout games with two legs. The five winners and the newcomers also played a knockout round.
1 The game was abandoned when the score was 2: 4 and FIFA set it as the final result.
2 This game was played on a neutral court instead of El Salvador.
3 This game was played on a neutral court instead of El Salvador.
4thThe two games between Guatemala and El Salvador, which were scheduled for November 19 and 21, did not take place due to the political situation in El Salvador . Both teams could not qualify.
↑ The World Cup host of 1970 and 1986 was proven to have manipulated the dates of birth of some players for qualifying for the 1989 U20 World Cup . That is why the country was banned from all international matches by FIFA from 1988 to 1990.
Costa Rica (3rd title)
Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
Guatemala
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
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United States
Canada
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Honduras
El Salvador
Mexico