Games of the XXI. Olympiad 1976 - Football Qualifying Tournament CONCACAF


North American & Caribbean Section

PRELIMINARY ROUND

FIRST LEGS

Thursday, March 13, 1975
Bridgetown
BARBADOS 1-1 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

BRB: N/A

TRI: N/A

Referee: N/A


Sunday, March 16, 1975
National Stadium, Kingston
JAMAICA 1-0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

JAM: N/A

DOM: N/A

Referee: N/A


Thursday, April 17, 1975 
Estadio Nacional (Flor Blanca), San Salvador.                           
EL SALVADOR 4-0 NICARAGUA (HT: 2:0)
  [Norberto Huezo 1’, 17’, Cornejo 54’, José Luis Rugamas 76’]

SLV: Julio Martínez, Julio Urrutia, Jaime Castro, Silva, Rodríguez, Luis Rivas, Rey Cabrera (Milla), José Luis Rugamas, 
     Norberto Huezo, Cornejo (Rosas), José Luis Díaz.
Coach: Rigoberto Guzmán.          

NCA: N/A     

Referee: N/A


SECOND LEGS

Thursday, March 20, 1975
Port of Spain
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0-0 BARBADOS

TRI: N/A

BRB: N/A

Referee: N/A


Thursday, April 3, 1975
Santo Domingo.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1-2 JAMAICA

DOM: N/A

JAM: N/A

Referee: N/A


Sunday, April 20, 1975 
Estadio Nacional (Flor Blanca), San Salvador                           
EL SALVADOR 2-1 NICARAGUA 
  [José Luis Diaz 37’, 53’; Omar Blandón]

SLV: Julio Martiínez, Julio Urrutia, Jaime Castro, Silva, Rodríguez, Luis Rivas, Rey Cabrera (Ramos), José Luis Rugamas, 
     Norberto Huezo, Pineda, José Luis Díaz.
Coach: Rigoberto Guzmán.

NCA: N/A     

Referee: N/A


PLAYOFF

Thursday, March 27, 1975
Port of Spain.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 3-1 BARBADOS

TRI: N/A

BRB: N/A

Referee: N/A 

Qualified: El Salvador, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago.


SQUADS PRELIMINARY ROUND


BARBADOS

N/A


DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MEJÍA ACOSTA, Velman Bienvenido			27/11/1952 	GK
GARRIS, Harry 							GK
PICHARDO, José de Jesús “Papito” 		19/03/1954 	DF
PADRÓN, Herminio Manuel 			24/12/1953 	MF
CARTAGENA, Ramón Cornelio 			23/10/1953
MUÑIZ, Mariano
GÓMEZ, Carlos
DÍAZ CAMEJO, Ramón Arturo
GARCÍA, Dámaso
CABREJA, Mario
ARIAS, Francisco “Bombín”
RAMÍREZ, Francisco Antonio “William”		04/06/1951
MUÑOZ, Claudio
MINAYA, Juan
BARRIENTOS MANZUETA, Andrés de Jesús		27/02/1953
LANTIGUA, Juan
DELGADO, Manuel
MARIANO, Ramón

CABAÑES, Carlos (ARG)						COACH


EL SALVADOR

N/A


JAMAICA

EDWARDS, Orville 						GK 	Santos
LUCAS, Leslie 							GK 	Santos 
MARTSON, Peter 							MF 	Santos
BLAIR, Miguel								Santos
WAGSTAFFE, Fitzroy 						MF 	Santos
PERKINS, Donald “Billy” 					DF 	Santos 
BROWN, Carl 							MF 	Boys Town
GORDON, Herbert 							Boys Town
BROOKS, Milverton						DF 	Boys Town 
STEWART, Calvin							DF 	Cavalier
BARRETT, Errol 								Cavalier
BERNARD, David 							DF 	Cavalier
LATTIMORE, Arthur 						FW 	Cavalier
WELCH, Roy William						FW 	Cavalier 
GILLETTE, Errol								Los Perfectos
HENRY, George							MF 	Elleston Flats
WILLIAMS, Paul								Elleston Flats
BELL, Howard							MF 	Tivoli Gardens
  
CALDER, Ottmar (FRG) 						COACH
PRESCOD, George							MANAGER
DAWES, Winston							DOCTOR


NICARAGUA
 
GUTIÉRREZ VELÁSQUEZ, Róger “Macheteado”				GK
AGUIRRE VILLAVICENCIO, Manuel “Viejito”  			GK 	Diriangén
LÓPEZ BALTODANO, José Tulio 					DF 	Diriangén
HERNÁNDEZ TAPIA, Francisco 					MF	Diriangén
AGUIRRE VILLAVICENCIO, Silvio					DF 	U.C.A.
FERNÁNDEZ ORTIZ, Ricardo “Chambacú”				DF 	Diriangén
MOLINA DÁVILA, Napoleón
HERNÁNDEZ, Danilo “Chacalín”
JIRÓN RAMOS, Omar						DF 	Diriangén 
ZULIGA MENDIETA, Rodolfo					MF 
ACEVEDO MOLINA, Rodolfo “Calaca”				MF 	Diriangén
GARCÍA, Pedro Javier “Chivito”
RIVAS LOPEZ, Mauricio “Maly”			06/11/1950 	FW 	Santa Cecilia
BLANDÓN, Omar
PÉREZ, Manuel
CUADRA SERRANO, Armando Inocencio 				MF	Diriangén
CUADRA SERRANO, Norman 						FW 	Diriangén
LÓPEZ MENDIETA, David

FIGUEROA, Oscar (SLV)						COACH
QUINTANILLA, Leonel						ASSISTANT
CASTILLO, Roberto						LEADER
PARRALES, Higinio						DELEGATE
MOJICA, Luis							DELEGATE


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

N/A


FIRST ROUND

FIRST LEGS

Sunday, April 6, 1975 
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. 
HONDURAS 0-0 GUATEMALA
 
HON: Belarmino Rivera, Eduardo Gámez, Carlos Paz, Pedro Rivas, Héctor Uclés, José Álvarez, René Enamorado (Arturo Cáceres), 
     Óscar Umanzor, Óscar Acosta, Carlos Morales, Óscar Maradiaga (Fernando Sevilla).

GUA: Rogelio Flores, Carlos Pérez McNish, Carlos Monterroso, Alan Wellman, Sergio Rivera, Luis Morales, Edgar Toledo, 
     Fabio Salazar; Rolando Borrayo, Oscar Sánchez, Félix McDonald (Víctor Carranza)
Coach: Peter Lange (FRG).

Referee: N/A


Sunday, April 20, 1975 
National Stadium, Hamilton.                                                       
BERMUDA 3-2 USA (HT: 2:1)
  [Ralph Bean 10’, 52’, George Brangman 27'; John Stremlau 3', Kevin Welsh 80’]
 
BER: Harold Madeiros, Joseph Trott, Frank Brewster, Nolan Walker, Denver Seymour, Edgar Smith, Calvin Dill, 
     George Brangman, James Paynter, Ralph Bean, Anthony Dill.
Coach: Allan Jones (ENG).

USA: Kurt Kuykendall, James Zylker, Glenn Myernick, Bruce Hudson, Telmo Pires, Eliezer Garibay, Kevin Welsh, John Stremlau, 
     Dennis Wit, Leonard Salvemini, Santiago Formosa.
Coach: Julius Menendez.      

Referee: Luis Rojas (CRC).


Sunday, July 20, 1975 
Estadio Latinoamericano, La Habana.
CUBA 1-0 JAMAICA 
  [Luis Hernández]

CUB: José Francisco Reinoso, Orestes Pérez, Luis Holmaza, Luis Dreke, Luis Manuel Sánchez, Regino Delgado, José Luis Elejalde, 
     Andrés Roldán, Luis Hernández, Roberto Pereira (Dagoberto Lara 55’), Jorge Masso. 
Coach: Sergio Padrón.

JAM: Orville Edwards, David Bernard, Carl Brown, Roy Welch, Milverton Brooks, Calvin Stewart, Keith Tulloch, Peter Marston, 
     Miguel Blair (Howard Bell), Arthur Lattimore, Leonard Mason.
Coach: Ottmar Calder (FRG)

Referee: N/A


Sunday, July 27, 1975 
Estadio Nacional de La Sabana, San Jose.                                                          
COSTA RICA 1-0 EL SALVADOR (HT: 1:0)
  [Carlos Watson 30’]
 
CRC: Gladstone Edmond, Alfonso Estupiñán, Carlos Watson (Mario Barrantes), José María Agüero, Rolando Villalobos, 
     Wilbert Barquero, Johnny Alvarado, Asdrúbal Paniagua, Rafael Camacho, Fernando Montero (Vicente Wanchope 75'), 
     Javier Jiménez.
Coach: José Etchegoyen (URU)
    
SLV: Tomás Pineda, Adonay Castillo, Salvador Mariona, Luis Rivas, Guillermo Pérez, Víctor Manuel Mejía Valencia, 
     Jaime Portillo (Norberto Huezo), Wilfredo Peñate, José Luis Rugamas, Luis Baltazar Ramírez, José Luis Díaz.
Coach: Rigoberto Guzmán.

Referee: Ken Chaplin (JAM) 
A1: Carlos Álvarez (CRC) 
A2: Carlos Monge (CRC)


Sunday, August 10, 1975 
Suriname Stadion, Paramaribo.  
SURINAME 2-0 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (HT: 2-0)  
  [Robert Zebeda 5' pen, Edwin Schal 34']

SUR: Emile Barron, Humphrey Gesser, Remie Olmberg, Wilfred Garden, Ewout Leefland, Robert Zebeda, Whensley Bundel, 
     Roy George, Errol Emanuelson (Roy Vanenburg), Rinaldo Entingh, Edwin Schal.
Coach: Humbert Boerleider.

TRI: Earl Carter, Russell Tesheira, Lawrence Rondon, Selwyn Murren, Winston Phillips, Gordon Husbands, Warren Archibald, 
     Leon Carpette, Noel Llewellyn (Steve Khan), Ron LaForest, Kenwyn Cooper. 

Referee: Theodorus Koetsier (ANT)
A1: Whitehead (GUY)
A2: Davis (ATG)


SECOND LEGS

Sunday, April 27, 1975 
Balboa Park, San Francisco.                                                         
USA 2-0 BERMUDA (HT: 1:0)
  [Bahr 8’, 58’]
  
USA: Gary St. Clair, James Zylker, Glenn Myernick (Halewsky 80'), Bruce Hudson, Telmo Pires, Eliezer Garibay, John Stremlau, 
     Bahr, Dennis Wit, Leonard Salvemini, Kevin Welsh.
Coach: Julius Menendez.

BER: Harold Madeiros, Frank Brewster, Joseph Trott, Nolan Walker (Quinton Sherlock 70'), Calvin Dill, Edgar Smith, 
     James Paynter (James Parsons 70'), Anthony Dill, George Brangman, Ralph Bean………..     
Coach: Allan Jones (ENG).

Referee: Manuel Andino (HON)

NB: One missing player in Bermuda line-up.


Sunday, April 27, 1975 
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Ciudad de Guatemala.
GUATEMALA 2-0 HONDURAS (HT: 0:0) 
  [Edgar Toledo, Oscar Sánchez]

GUA: Jorge Flores, Carlos Monterroso, Luis Morales, Allan Wellman, Sergio Rivera, Oscar Rivera, Carlos Salazar, 
     Leonardo Perez McNish, Rolando Borrayo, Edgar Toledo, Oscar Sánchez.
Coach: Rubén Darío Amorín (URU).

HON: Belarmino Rivera, Eduardo Gámez, Carlos Paz, Samuel Irías, Héctor Uclés, José Álvarez, René Enamorado, Óscar Umanzor, 
     Óscar Acosta, Carlos Morales, Óscar Maradiaga.

Referee: Ilio Matos (CAN)


Sunday, August 3, 1975 
Estadio Nacional (Flor Blanca), San Salvador 
EL SALVADOR 1-2 COSTA RICA  
  [Luis Baltazar Ramirez 44'; Rolando Villalobos, Mario Barrantes]
 
SLV: Tomás Pineda, Jaime Castro, Salvador Mariona, Luis Rivas, Adonay Castillo, Wilfredo Peñate (Rey Cabrera), José Luis Rugamas 
     (Norberto Salala), Norberto Huezo Montoya, Víctor Manuel Mejía Valencia, Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata, José Luis Díaz.
Coach: Rigoberto Guzmán.

CRC: Gladstone Edmond, Alfonso Estupiñán, José María Agüero (Dervin Barboza), Carlos Watson, Wilbert Barquero, Fernando Hernández, 
     Johnny Alvarado, Mario Barrantes, Rafael Camacho (Alfredo Piedra), Asdrúbal Paniagua, Rolando Villalobos.
Coach: José Etchegoyen (URU). 

Referee: Neville Anthony (USA)

Sunday, August 10, 1975
National Stadium, Kingston.  
JAMAICA 1-0 CUBA (HT: 1:0) 
  [Peter Martson 24’]

JAM: Orville Edwards, Calvin Stewart, Carl Brown, David Bernard, Milverton Brooks, Errol Barrett (Roy Welch 70’), Peter Martson, 
     Herbert Gordon, Leonard Mason, Lloyd Walker, Davey (Arthur Lattimore 46’).
Coach: Ottmar Calder (FRG)

CUB: José Francisco Reinoso, Miguel Rivero, Luis Holmaza, Luis Dreke, Antonio Garcés, Regino Delgado, José Luis Elejalde, 
     Andrés Roldán, Luis Hernández (Orestes Pérez 73’), Francisco Fariñas, Jorge Masso.
Coach: Sergio Padrón.

Sent off: Antonio Garcés (CUB) 82’

Referee: N/A


Sunday, August 24, 1975 
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 1-1 SURINAME (HT: 1-0)
  [Noel Llewelyn 1t; Edwin Schal 64’]

TRI: N/A

SUR: N/A

Referee: Rudy Mozes (ANT)


SQUADS FIRST ROUND


BERMUDA

MADEIROS, Harold						GK 	YMSC
BRADSHAW, Sheldon 				15/05/1949 	GK 	Warwick
SEYMOUR, Denver					21/01/1950 	DF 	PHC Zebras
TROTT, Joseph 					08/12/1947 	MF 	North Village
BREWSTER, Frank					29/08/1949 	MF 	Hotels International
WALKER, Nolan							DF 	YMSC
SMITH, Larry								Devonshire Colts
BRANGMAN, George				14/07/1948 	MF 	Somerset Trojans
DILL, Calvin								North Village
PAYNTER, James								PHC Zebras
BEAN, Ralph 					03/10/1952		North Village
DILL, Anthony								North Village
PARSONS, James								PHC Zebras
HUNT, Larry								Somerset Trojans
SMITH, Edgar								Southampton Rangers
LEWIS, Frederick							YMSC
SHERLOCK, Quinton							Southampton Rangers
TROTT, Malcolm								Centaurs
TUCKER, Keith 								PHC Zebras

JONES, Allan  (ENG) 						COACH
DILL, Carton “Peppy”						ASSISTANT
DUDLEY, Eve							MANAGER


COSTA RICA

EDMOND CLARK, Gladstone Hugh			20/03/1950 	GK 	Herediano
MONGE, Víctor							GK  	Cartaginés
VALLADARES, Dennis						GK 	LD Alajuelense
ESTUPIÑÁN QUIRÓS, Alfonso 			04/06/1948 	DF	LD Alajuelense
AGÜERO ARAYA, José María “Macho” 		25/06/1947	DF 	LD Alajuelense
BARZOZA CORDERO, Dervin						DF 	Ramonense
WATSON SIMES, Carlos Enrique					DF 	Herediano
ROJAS HERRERA, Heriberto 					DF 	Saprissa
VÁZQUEZ ARGÜELLO, Jorge Enrique “Quique” 			MF 	LD Alajuelense
BARQUERO MÉNDEZ, Wilbert					DF 	Saprissa
ALVARADO CASCANTE, Johnny					MF 	Herediano
BARRANTES QUESADA, Mario "Squirt"		18/07/1954	MF 	LD Alajuelense
HERNÁNDEZ, Fernando						MF 	Saprissa
CHAVARRÍA, Eduardo “Lalo”					MF 	LD Alajuelense
CAMACHO CASCANTE, Rafael Ángel "Zeppelin"			FW 	Herediano
PIEDRA GUTIÉRREZ, Alfredo “Chatillo”				FW 	Cartaginés
MONTERO MATA, Fernando “Macho”			01/11/1948	FW 	Herediano
PANIAGUA RAMÍREZ, Asdrúbal “Yuba” 		29/06/1951 	MF 	Saprissa 
JIMÉNEZ BÁEZ, Javier “Zurdo” 			01/08/1952	FW 	LD Alajuelense
WANCHOPE ERNESTO Vicente “Kelly” 		19/07/1946 	FW 	Herediano

ETCHEGOYEN, José (URU) 						COACH


CUBA 

REINOSO ZAYAS, José Francisco			20/05/1950 	GK 	Azucareros
BENNETT BARRRACKS, William Mathias		19/04/1951 	GK 	Mineros
HOLMAZA ODELIN, Luis María 			12/09/1949 	DF 	La Habana
BONORA PUERTA, René 				20/06/1951 	DF 	Granjeros 
RIVERO BONILLA, Miguel 				14/03/1952 	DF 	La Habana  
DREKE, Luis Roger Zenón				09/07/1953 	DF 	Henequeneros
LOREDO PÉREZ, Carlos				14/10/1951 	DF 	La Habana
GARCÉS SEGURA, Antonio 				02/09/1947 	DF 	Granjeros
SÁNCHEZ TÉLLEZ, Luis Manuel 			23/02/1952 	DF 	La Habana
DELGADO ROBAU, Regino 				07/09/1956 	MF 	Azucareros
ROLDÁN CORDERO, Andrés Faustino			28/02/1950 	MF 	Azucareros
CEPERO BALBIN, Julio				27/09/1953 	MF 	La Habana
HERNÁNDEZ HERES, Luis				24/08/1949 	MF 	La Habana
LARA SORIANO, Dagoberto 			16/04/1952 	MF 	Azucareros
PÉREZ NARANJO, Orestes 				07/07/1947 	MF 	Granjeros
ELEJALDE GOROSTIZA, José Luis			14/01/1951 	FW 	La Habana
MASSO MUSTELIER, Jorge Rafael			16/02/1950 	FW 	La Habana
FARIÑAS GUTIÉRREZ, Francisco			02/04/1950 	FW 	La Habana
PEREIRA HERNÁNDEZ, Roberto			23/09/1952 	FW 	Azucareros

PADRÓN MORENO, Sergio José					COACH


EL SALVADOR

FERNÁNDEZ RIVERA, Juan Gualberto "Pulpo"	12/07/1941 	GK 	Juventud Olímpica
PINEDA NIETO, Tomás Ernesto			21/01/1946 	GK	Luis Ángel Firpo
MARTÍNEZ, Julio							GK 	Sonsonate
MARIONA RIVERA, Salvador Antonio		16/12/1943 	DF  	Alianza
CASTRO, Jaime Ernesto						DF	Platense
URRUTIA, Julio Alberto						DF	ANTEL
RIVAS, Luis							DF	Águila   
CASTILLO, Adonay						DF 	Alianza
MELÉNDEZ, Francisco 						DF
CABRERA, Rey 							MF 	Juventud Olímpica
PEÑATE, Wilfredo				27/05/1952 	MF	Universidad
HUEZO MONTOYA, José Norberto "Pájaro"		06/06/1956 	FW 	ANTEL
PORTILLO, Jaime							MF 	F.A.S.
MEJÍA VALENCIA, Víctor Manuel “Pato” 				MF 	Alianza 
RAMÍREZ ZAPATA, Luis Baltazar "Pelé"		06/01/1954  	FW 	Águila
SALALA, Norberto “Guarara”					FW  	Alianza 
RUGAMAS PORTILLO, José Luis			05/06/1953 	FW 	Marte
PÉREZ, Guillermo “Pichojos” 					FW 	Alianza
ACEVEDO RAUDA, César Elmer “Piscucha” 				FW	F.A.S.
AURORA, Rudil							FW
DÍAZ, José Luis							FW
SOLÍS, Werner “Grillo”						FW 	Tapachulteca

GUZMÁN, Rigoberto						COACH
ESTRADA, Marcelo Antonio					ASSISTANT


GUATEMALA

N/A


HONDURAS

N/A


JAMAICA

EDWARDS, Orville						GK 	Santos
LUCAS, Leslie							GK 	Santos
BLACK, Bruce 							GK 	Real Mona
HANSON, Errol							GK 	Flamengo
WILLIAMS, George 						DF 	Boys Town
BROOKS, Milverton 						DF 	Boys Town
STEWART, Calvin							DF 	Cavalier
MARTSON, Peter							MF 	Santos
BLAIR, Miguel								Santos
WAGSTAFFE, Fitzroy						MF 	Santos
PERKINS, Donald “Billy” 					DF 	Santos
BROWN, Carl 							MF 	Boys Town
BARRETT, Errol								Cavalier
BERNARD, David 							DF 	Cavalier
LATTIMORE, Arthur						FW 	Cavalier
WELCH, Roy William						FW 	Cavalier
HENRY, George							MF 	Elleston Flats
BELL, Howard							MF	Tivoli Gardens
MASON, Leonard								Santos
WALKER, Lloyd							FW 	Santos
MOORE, Ralston								Harbour View	
TULLOCH, Keith							MF 	Harbour View

CALDER, Ottmar (FRG)						COACH


SURINAME

OLMBERG, Remie Jacques 				28/08/1950 	DF 	Robin Hood
LEEFLAND, Ewout							DF 	Robin Hood
GESSER, Humbert								Transvaal
ZEBEDA, Robert Arnold “Miller”					MF 	Robin Hood
EMANUELSON, Errol Rudolph			16/04/1956 	FW 	Robin Hood
VANENBURG, Roy Joel						DF 	Transvaal
SCHAL, Edwin Reiner 				04/10/1943 	FW 	Transvaal
GEORGE, Roy Glenna						MF 	Robin Hood
ENTINGH, Rinaldo Stanley					FW 	Robin Hood
RIGTERS, Franklin						DF	Voorwaarts
GARDEN, Wilfred Frederik					DF 	Robin Hood
BUNDEL, Whensley Rinaldo						Transvaal
PLAYFAIR, Henry								Voorwaarts
TRIMO, Kasio								Transvaal
BARRON, Emile							GK 	Transvaal
SAIMO, Wilfred								Indramaju
LEILES, Edmund							GK	Robin Hood

BOERLEIDER, Humbert						COACH


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

CARTER, Earl "Spiderman" 			20/08/1955 	GK
NORZANA, N.							GK
GRANVILLE, John Hubert 				06/05/1956 	GK
TESHEIRA, Russel 						DF
RONDON, Lawrence 				04/09/1949 	DF
MURREN, Selwyn © 				xx/xx/1945	DF
DENNIE, Henry 							DF
PHILIPS, Winston Tom 						FW
FRANCIS, S.							DF
AUGUSTINE, Sydney E. 						MF
HUSBANDS, Gordon						FW
ARCHIBALD, Warren 				xx/xx/1945 	FW
WALKES, Kendall 						MF
GRAYSON, Michael 						MF
CARPETTE, Leon 					10/04/1950 	MF
SHADE, S.							FW
LLEWELLYN, Noel 				24/12/1951 	MF
PHILIPS, Winston Charles			08/02/1945 	DF
LA FOREST, Ron 					28/11/1954 	FW
COOPER, Kenwyn 					26/09/1948 	FW
HOWELL, Noel Rudy 						MF
KHAN, Steve Rakib 				26/08/1948 	FW


USA

N/A


PLAYOFF

Saturday, September 13, 1975 
Estadio Revolución, Panama City.
CUBA 4-1 JAMAICA (HT: 2-0) 
  [Francisco Piedra 6’, 11’, 52’, Andrés Roldán 89’; Roy Welch 62’]
 
CUB: José Francisco Reinoso, Orestes Pérez, Luis Holmaza, Luis Dreke, Luis Manuel Sánchez, Regino Delgado, José Luis Elejalde, 
     Andrés Roldán, Julio Cepero, Jorge Masso, Francisco Piedra.  
Coach: Sergio Padrón

JAM: N/A 

Sent off: George Henry (JAM), Arthur Lattimore (JAM).

Referee: Theodorus Koetsier (ANT)

Qualified: Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Suriname and USA.
Mexico bye.


SQUADS PLAYOFF


CUBA

REINOSO ZAYAS, José Francisco			20/05/1950 	GK 	Azucareros
BENNETT BARRACKS, William Mathias		19/04/1951 	GK 	Mineros
HOLMAZA ODELÍN, Luis María			12/09/1949 	DF 	La Habana
BONORA PUERTA, René				20/06/1951 	DF 	Granjeros
DREKE, Luis Roger Zenón				09/07/1953 	DF 	Henequeneros
SÁNCHEZ TÉLLEZ, Luis Manuel 			23/02/1952 	DF 	La Habana
SOTOMAYOR FERNÁNDEZ, Lorenzo 			02/02/1949 	DF 	Granjeros
LOREDO PÉREZ, Carlos				14/10/1951 	DF 	La Habana
DELGADO ROBAU, Regino				07/09/1956 	MF 	Azucareros
ROLDÁN CORDERO, Andrés Faustino			28/02/1950 	MF 	Azucareros
CEPERO BALBÍN, Julio 				27/09/1953 	MF 	La Habana
HERNÁNDEZ HERES, Luis				24/08/1949 	MF 	La Habana 
LARA SORIANO, Dagoberto 			16/04/1952 	MF 	Azucareros
PÉREZ NARANJO, Orestes				07/07/1947 	MF 	Granjeros
MASSO MUSTELIER, Jorge Rafael			16/02/1950 	FW 	La Habana
PIEDRA MENÉNDEZ, Francisco Javier	 	03/12/1950 	FW 	Azucareros
FARIÑAS GUTIÉRREZ, Francisco 			02/04/1950 	FW 	La Habana
PEREIRA HERNÁNDEZ, Roberto			23/09/1952 	FW 	Azucareros

PADRÓN MORENO, Sergio José					COACH


JAMAICA

EDWARDS, Orville						GK	Santos
BLACK, Bruce							GK 	Real Mona
WAGSTAFFE, Fitzroy						MF 	Santos
PERKINS, Donald “Billy”						DF 	Santos
BROWN, Carl							MF 	Boys Town
BROOKS, Milverton 						DF 	Boys Town
STEWART, Calvin							DF 	Cavalier
BERNARD, David 							DF 	Cavalier
LATTIMORE, Arthur						FW 	Cavalier
ANDREWS, Andre
WELCH, Roy William						FW 	Cavalier
HENRY, George							MF 	Elleston Flats
MARTSON, Peter "Dove"						MF	Santos
BELL, Howard							MF 	Tivoli Gardens
WALKER, Lloyd							FW 	Santos
HINES, Edison							FW 	Santa Cruz
WILLIAMS, Paul								Elleston Flats
HANSON, Errol							GK	Flamengo
MCLEAN, Lloyd								Santos
SMITH, Carlton							MF	Santos
PRENDES, Clarence						FW 	Cavalier

CALDER, Ottmar (FRG)						COACH
 

SECOND ROUND

FIRST LEGS

Sunday, August 24, 1975
Estadio Toluca 70 (La Bombonera), Toluca.
MEXICO 8-0 USA (HT: 2:0)
  [Víctor Rangel 27’, Héctor Tapia 30’, 53’, 68’, Mario Carrillo 48’, José Luis Caballero 56’, 66’, Carlos García 86’ pen]

MEX: José Alfredo Gómez, Gabriel Márquez, Carlos García, Bardomiano Viveros, Mario Carrillo, Ernesto de la Rosa, 
     Guillermo Cossío (Víctor Gómez 88’), José Luis Caballero, Héctor Tapia, Víctor Rangel, Hugo Sánchez (Rafael Toribio 75’).
Coach: Diego Mercado.

USA: Gary St. Clair, James Zylker, Glenn Myernick (Kevin Welsh 60’), George Chapla, Bruce Hudson, Joseph Clark, John Stremlau, 
     Leonard Salvemini, Dennis Wit, Telmo Pires (Eliezer Garibay 30’), Santiago Formosa.  
Coach: Julius Menéndez.

Sent off: Bruce Hudson (USA) 73’, James Zylker (USA) 85’.

Referee: Rómulo Méndez (GUA) 
A1: Marco Antonio Dorantes (MEX) 
A2: Jorge Alberto Narváez (MEX)


Sunday, November 30, 1975 
Estadio Nacional de  La Sabana, San Jose.
COSTA RICA 1-1 GUATEMALA (HT: 1:1) 
  [Walter Elizondo 27' pen; Leonardo McNish 3' pen]
 
CRC: Bernardino Chávez, Alfonso Estupiñán, Walter Elizondo, Heriberto Rojas, Wilbert Barquero, Mario Barrantes, Asdrúbal Paniagua, 
     Carlos Santana, Edgar Marín (Gerardo Solano), Carlos Solano (Alfredo Piedra 46'), Jorge Di Palma.
Coach: Marvin Rodriguez
  
GUA: Julio García, Allan Wellmann, Carlos Monterroso, Leonardo Perez McNish, Luis Antonio Villavicencio, Benjamín Monterroso 
     (Peter Sandoval), Edgar Bolaños, Jorge Hurtarte, Oscar Sánchez, René Morales, Selvin Pennant.
Coach: Rubén Darío Amorín (URU) 

Referee: Ilio Matos (CAN)


Sunday, December 7, 1975 
Suriname Stadion, Paramaribo.
SURINAME 0-1 CUBA (HT: 0-0) 
  [Roberto Pereira]
 
SUR: Edmund Leiles, Paul Korte (Whensley Bundel), Roy George, Robert Zebeda, Roy Emanuelson (H. Rustenburg), Edwin Schal, 
     Remie Olmberg, Kasio Trimo…
Coach: Humbert Boerleider.

CUB: Fermín Madera, Miguel Rivero, Luis Holmaza, Luis Dreke, Luis Manuel Sánchez, Carlos Loredo, Regino Delgado, Andrés Roldán, 
     Francisco Fariñas (José Luis Elejalde 85’), Francisco Piedra (Roberto Pereira 65’), Jorge Masso. 
Coach: Sergio Padrón

Referee: Brown (TRI)

NB: 3 missing players in Suriname line-up.


SECOND LEGS

Thursday, August 28, 1975 
Baynard Stadium, Wilmington.
USA 2-4 MEXICO (HT: 1:1)
  [Telmo Pires 1’, George Chapla 53’; Hugo Sánchez 23’ pen, Víctor Rangel 61’, 77’, 85’] 

USA: Kurt Kuykendall, Joseph Clark, Glenn Myernick (Matt O’Sullivan 77’), George Chapla, Neil Cohen, Eliezer Garibay, 
     Leonard Salvemini, Dennis Wit, Santiago Formosa, Telmo Pires (John Stremlau 73’), Kevin Welsh. 
Coach: Julius Menéndez.

MEX: José Alfredo Gómez, Gabriel Márquez, Carlos García, Bardomiano Viveros, Mario Carrillo, Ernesto de la Rosa, Guillermo Cossío, 
     José Luis Caballero, Héctor Tapia, Víctor Rangel (Víctor Gómez 85’), Hugo Sánchez.
Coach: Diego Mercado.

Referee: Efrén Aguilar (SLV) 

NB: Goalkeeper Kurt Kuykendall (USA) left the match (injured) with 2 minutes left, Leonard Salvemini replaced him.


Sunday, December 7, 1975 
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Ciudad de Guatemala.
GUATEMALA 2-1 COSTA RICA (HT: 1:1) 
  [Oscar Sánchez 26', Leonardo McNish 38'; Johnny Álvarado 54']
  
GUA: Julio García, Allan Wellmann, Carlos Monterroso, Leonardo Perez McNish, Luis Antonio Villavicencio, Benjamín Monterroso 
     (Marco Antonio Fión), Edgar Bolaños, Jorge Hurtarte, Oscar Sánchez, René Morales, Selvin Pennant.
Coach: Rubén Darío Amorín (URU)

CRC: Bernardino Chávez, Alfonso Estupiñán, Walter Elizondo, José María Agüero, Francisco Jiménez, Mario Barrantes, Johnny Alvarado, 
     Rolando Villalobos, Rafael Camacho, Alfredo Piedra (Vicente Wanchope 46'), Carlos Solano (Dervin Barzoza 75').
Coach: Marvin Rodriguez.

Referee: Werner Winseman (CAN)


Sunday, December 21, 1975 
Estadio Latinoamericano, La Habana.
CUBA 6-1 SURINAME (HT: 4-0)
  [Regino Delgado (2), Andrés Roldan, Roberto Pereira (2), Jorge Masso; Henry PlaYfair]

CUB: Fermín Madera, Miguel Rivero, Luis Holmaza, Luis Dreke, Luis Manuel Sánchez, Carlos Loredo, Regino Delgado, Andrés Roldán, 
     Julio Cepero, Roberto Pereira, Jorge Masso. 
Coach: Sergio Padrón

SUR: N/A 

Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes (MEX)
A1: Juan López (CUB)
A2: Ramón Calderón (CUB)

Qualified: Cuba, Guatemala and México.


SQUADS SECOND ROUND


COSTA RICA
 
ROJAS PORRAS, Marco Antonio					GK 	Saprissa
CHÁVEZ SOTO, Bernardino						GK 	Limón
SALAZAR VIQUEZ, Sergio “Chizo” 					GK	Herediano
MÉNDEZ RÍOS, Freddy Fermín					DF 	UCR
ELIZONDO GÓMEZ, Walter Enrique 			04/11/1942 	DF	Cartaginés
ESTUPIÑÁN QUIRÓS, Alfonso 			04/06/1948 	DF 	LD Alajuelense
AGÜERO ARAYA, José María “Macho”				DF 	LD Alajuelense
WATSON SIMES, Carlos Enrique					DF 	Herediano
ROJAS HERRERA, Heriberto 					DF 	Saprissa
BARQUERO MÉNDEZ, Wilbert					DF 	Saprissa
ALVARADO CASCANTE, Johnny					MF 	Herediano
CAMACHO CASCANTE, Rafael Ángel "Zeppelin"  			FW 	Herediano
PIEDRA GUTIÉRREZ, Alfredo “Chatillo”	 			FW 	Cartaginés
PANIAGUA RAMÍREZ, Asdrúbal “Yuba” 		29/06/1951 	MF 	Saprissa 
WANCHOPE KELLY Vicente “Gacela Negra”		19/07/1946 	FW 	Herediano
SÁNCHEZ GUZMÁN, Álvaro "Yaco" 					DF 	Herediano
JIMÉNEZ SIBAJA Francisco “Cisco”				FW	Saprissa
SANTANA MORALES, Carlos						MF 	Saprissa
MARÍN LEVY, Edgar Caferino			22/05/1943 	FW 	Saprissa
SOLANO FERNÁNDEZ, Carlos Eduardo 				FW 	Saprissa
DI PALMA BONILLA, Jorge 					FW	Cartaginés
BARZOZA CORDERO, Dervin						DF 	Ramonense
BARRANTES QUESADA, Mario 					MF 	LD Alajuelense
VILLALOBOS CHACÓN, Rolando "Cadáver"  		25/07/1953	MF 	LD Alajuelense
SOLANO CHAVARRÍA, Gerardo

RODRIGUEZ RAMÍREZ, Marvin					COACH
QUESADA SANDOVAL, Manrique					PHYSICAL TRAINER
PACHECO LÓPEZ, Rodrigo						DOCTOR
MELÉNDEZ CEDEÑO, Fermín						DOCTOR
MUÑOZ VARGAS, Harry						MASSEUR
MAY SEQUEIRA, Juan de Dios					PROP MAN


CUBA

MADERA RAMÍREZ, Fermín Hugo 			24/11/1951 	GK 	Granjeros
BENNETT BARRACKS, William Mathias		19/04/1951 	GK 	Mineros
HOLMAZA ODELÍN, Luis María 			12/09/1949 	DF 	La Habana
BONORA PUERTAS, René 				20/06/1951 	DF 	Granjeros
RIVERO BONILLA, Miguel 				14/03/1952 	DF 	La Habana
DREKE, Luis Roger Zenón 			09/07/1953 	DF 	Henequeneros
SÁNCHEZ TÉLLEZ, Luis Manuel 			23/02/1952 	DF 	La Habana
LOREDO PÉREZ, Carlos 				14/10/1951 	DF 	La Habana
SOTOMAYOR FERNÁNDEZ, Lorenzo			02/02/1949 	DF 	Granjeros
DELGADO ROBAU, Regino 				07/09/1956 	MF 	Azucareros
ROLDÁN CORDERO, Andrés Faustino			28/02/1950 	MF 	Azucareros
CEPERO BALBÍN, Julio 				27/09/1953 	MF 	La Habana
ELEJALDE GOROSTIZA, José Luis			14/01/1951 	FW 	La Habana
MASSO MUSTELIER, Jorge Rafael			16/02/1950 	FW 	La Habana
FARIÑAS GUTIÉRREZ, Francisco 			02/04/1950 	FW 	La Habana
PIEDRA MENÉNDEZ, Francisco Javier		03/12/1950 	FW 	Azucareros
PEREIRA HERNÁNDEZ, Roberto			23/09/1952 	FW 	Azucareros

PADRÓN MORENO, Sergio José					COACH


GUATEMALA

GARCÍA GUZMÁN, Julio Rodolfo “Nixon”  		23/11/1945 	GK 	Tiquisate
GALÁN, Jorge Antonio “Toñito”					GK 	Municipa
FLORES, Jorge Rogelio				17/05/1954	GK
GÓMEZ RENDÓN, Julio Roberto “Tiburón” 		28/19/1954 	DF 	Aurora 
WELLMAN, Allan Keny				26/05/1954 	DF 	Comunicaciones 
MONTERROSO ESCOBAR, Carlos Alfonso		28/07/1948 	DF 	Aurora
PÉREZ MCNISH, Leonardo Carlos					MF	Municipal
FERNÁNDEZ LUGO
VILLAVICENCIO FIGUEROA, Luis Antonio		03/02/1950 	DF 	Comunicaciones
RIVERA HERNÁNDEZ, Sergio Estuardo		28/11/1955 	DF 	Comunicaciones
ALONSO, Roberto							MF 	Aurora
BOLAÑOS GALDAMEZ, Edgar René			20/02/1951 	MF 	Comunicaciones
HURTARTE, Jorge Toribio				23/03/1944 	MF	Aurora
PENNANT GARCÍA, Selvin Valentín 		04/05/1950 	FW 	Aurora 
MONTERROSO DÍAZ, Benjamin Eduardo “Mincho”	01/09/1952 	MF 	Municipal
RIVAI GIRÓN, Abraham
MCDONALD SARMIENTO, Félix Alfonso "Polilla"	26/06/1954 	DF 	Comunicaciones
MARROQUÍN, Sergio Francisco “Chejo”		28/08/1950 	MF 	Xelajú MC
SANDOVAL MERCING, Peter				22/04/1947 	FW 	Comunicaciones
CARIAS, Felipe Antonio						MF 	Municipal
SÁNCHEZ RIVAS, Oscar Enrique "Coneja"		15/07/1955 	FW 	Comunicaciones
MORALES ALVARADO, René Arturo			22/02/1953 	FW 	Aurora

AMORÍN Rubén Darío (URU)					COACH

 
MEXICO

GÓMEZ LEYVA, José Alfredo			14/01/1955 	GK 	Cruz Azul
MÁRQUEZ TREJO, Gabriel				12/02/1956 	DF 	Monterrey
RERGIS PACHECO, Eduardo				20/10/1956 	DF 	América
VIVEROS GUTIÉRREZ, Bardomiano M.		10/01/1955 	DF 	Cruz Azul
CARRILLO ZAMUDIO, José Mario	 		01/02/1956 	DF 	Puebla 
DE LA ROSA OLAEZ, Ernesto			14/09/1955 	DF 	Puebla
CABALLERO FLORES, José Luis 			21/06/1955 	MF 	Cruz Azul
TAPIA GARCIA, Héctor Manuel			11/07/1957 	FW 	Cruz Azul
RANGEL AYALA, Victor				11/03/1957 	FW 	Guadalajara
SÁNCHEZ MÁRQUEZ, Hugo				11/07/1958 	FW 	U.N.A.M.
REGALADO MENCHACA, Francisco Javier 		03/12/1955 	GK 	Monterrey
GARCÍA CUEVAS, Carlos Herón			03/07/1954 	MF 	Monterrey
LÓPEZ-MALO LORENZANA, Jorge			14/08/1957 	DF	(no club)
SANDOVAL ESTRELLA, Alberto 					FW 	Atlas
GÓMEZ, Víctor Manuel						FW 	Puebla
TORIBIO ARZATE, Rafael 				21/08/1958 	MF 	Cruz Azul
COSSÍO SÁNCHEZ, Guillermo M. 			15/09/1958 	MF 	Zacatepec
ALDAMA, Marco							DF 	Atlas

MERCADO MARIN, Diego						COACH
PORTUGAL DIAZ, Alfonso “Pescado”				ASSISTANT
LARIOS MARTÍNEZ, Julio						MASSEUR
GARCÍA, Celio							DOCTOR


SURINAME

BARRON, Emile							GK	Transvaal
LEILES, Edmund							GK	Robin Hood
GARDEN, Wilfred Frederik					DF	Robin Hood
BORGIA, Frank								Leo Victor
BUNDEL, Whensley Rinaldo					DF	Transvaal
EMANUELSON, Errol Rudolph			16/04/1956	FW	Robin Hood
ENTINGH, Rinaldo Stanley					FW	Robin Hood
GEORGE, Roy Glenna						MF	Robin Hood
GESSER, Humbert								Transvaal
TRIMO, Kasio								Voorwaarts
LEEFLAND, Ewout							DF	Robin Hood
OLMBERG, Remie					28/08/1950	DF	Robin Hood
PLAYFAIR, Henry								Voorwaarts
RUSTENBURG, H.
SCHAL, Edwin					04/10/1943	FW	Transvaal
ZEBEDA, Robert Arnold “Miller”					MF	Robin Hood
KORTE, Paul								Transvaal

BOERLEIDER, Humbert						COACH


USA

ST. CLAIR, Gary					07/08/1952 	GK 	San José Earthquakes
KUYKENDALL, Kurt 				30/10/1952 	GK 	NY Cosmos
CLARK, Joseph 					27/11/1953 	DF 	St. Louis University
PIRES, Telmo					04/04/1953 	DF 	Rhode Island Oceaneers
FORMOSA, Santiago 				04/07/1953 	DF 	Pennsylvania University
COHEN, Neil					12/09/1955 	DF 	Dallas Tornado
O'SULLIVAN, Matt				11/07/1951 	DF 	California State University
CHAPLA, George							DF 	Hartford Bicentennials 
SALVEMINI, Leonard “Leo” 			22/07/1953 	MF 	Air Forces Falcons
ZYLKER, James Francis 				11/01/1951 	MF 	San José Earthquakes
STREMLAU, John 					23/10/1953 	MF 	Southern Illinois Univ.
MYERNICK, Glenn					29/12/1954 	MF 	Hartwick College
GARIBAY, Eliezer “Pallo”			27/05/1955 	MF 	Canada College
WELSH, Kevin					26/10/1953 	FW 	Hartford Bicentennials  
HUDSON, Bruce					31/10/1950 	FW 	Rhode Island Oceaneers
WIT, Dennis 					25/07/1951 	FW 	Baltimore Comets
PATTON, James 							FW 	USA Soccer Club

MENÉNDEZ, Julius						COACH
LAMM, Kurt							USSF SECRETARY


FINAL PHASE

ROUND 1

Saturday, February 28, 1976 
Estadio Toluca 70 (La Bombonera), Toluca.
MEXICO 4-2 CUBA (HT: 0:1)
  [Hugo Sánchez 62’ pen, 85’, Rafael Toribio 71’, Víctor Rangel 73’; Jorge Masso 40’, Andrés Roldán 56]
’ 
MEX: José Alfredo Gómez, Gabriel Márquez, Eduardo Rergis, Bardomiano Viveros, Mario Carrillo (Rafael Toribio 46’), 
     Ernesto de la Rosa, Guillermo Cossío, José Luis Caballero, Héctor Tapia, Víctor Rangel, Hugo Sánchez.
Coach: Diego Mercado.

CUB: José Francisco Reinoso, Miguel Rivero, Lorenzo Sotomayor, Luis Holmaza, Luis Manuel Sánchez, Andrés Roldán, Carlos Loredo, 
     Regino Delgado (José Luis Elejalde 60’), Julio Cepero, Jorge Masso, Luis Hernández.
Coach: Sergio Padrón.

Referee: Henry Landauer (USA) 
A1: Jorge Alberto Narváez (MEX) 
A2: Mario Rubio (MEX)


ROUND 2

Sunday, March 14, 1976 
Estadio Latinoamericano, La Habana.
CUBA 1-1 MEXICO (HT: 1:0)
  [Roberto Pereira 1’; José Luis Caballero 50’]
 
CUB: José Francisco Reinoso, Miguel Rivero, Lorenzo Sotomayor, Luis Dreke, Antonio Garcés, Carlos Loredo, Regino Delgado, 
     Andrés Roldan (Luis Hernández 75’), Julio Cepero, Roberto Pereira (Francisco Piedra 70’), Jorge Masso. 
Coach: Sergio Padrón.

MEX: José Alfredo Gómez, Emilio Gallegos, Eduardo Rergis, Gabriel Márquez, Carlos García, José Luis Caballero, Ernesto de la Rosa, 
     Guillermo Cossio (Rafael Toribio 72’), Héctor Tapia (José Antonio Hernández 77’), Víctor Rangel, Hugo Sánchez.
Coach: Diego Mercado.

Referee: Hall Winsterman (CAN)


ROUND 3

Wednesday, March 31, 1976
Estadio Toluca 70 (La Bombonera), Toluca.
MEXICO 4-1 GUATEMALA (HT: 1:1)
  [Víctor Rangel 35’, 72’, Hugo Sánchez 62’, Héctor Tapia 85’; René Morales 26’]

MEX: José Alfredo Gómez, Gabriel Márquez (Bardomiano Viveros 75’), Eduardo Rergis, Carlos García, Emilio Gallegos (Rafael Toribio 46’), 
     Ernesto de la Rosa, Guillermo Cossío, José Luis Caballero, Héctor Tapia, Víctor Rangel, Hugo Sánchez.
Coach: Diego Mercado. 

GUA: Julio Rodolfo García, Roberto Gómez, Allan Wellmann, Luis Antonio Villavicencio, Carlos Monterroso, Jorge Hurtarte, 
     Edgar Bolaños (Oscar Sánchez 66’), Marco Antonio Fion, René Morales, Selvin Pennant, Julio César Anderson (Félix McDonald 64’). 
Coach: Rubén Darío Amorin (URU)

Referee: Elio Mattos (CAN) 
A1: Reginald Clark (CAN) 
A2: Ben Miller (CAN) 


ROUND 4

Sunday, April 4, 1976 
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Ciudad de Guatemala.
GUATEMALA 3-2 MEXICO (HT: 2:1)
  [Marco Antonio Fion 5’, Oscar Sánchez 21’, René Morales 56’; Guillermo Cossío 30’, Víctor Rangel 75’]
 
GUA: Julio Roberto García, Leonardo McNish, Allan Wellmann, Luis Antonio Villavicencio, Carlos Monterroso, Jorge Hurtarte, 
     René Morales, Edgar Bolaños (Roberto Gómez 59), Marco Antonio Fion, Selvin Pennant, Oscar Sánchez (Felipe Carias 86).
Coach: Rubén Amorín (URU)  

MEX: José Alfredo Gómez (Francisco Javier Regalado 31’), Emilio Gallegos (Alfredo Navarrete 59’), Carlos García, Eduardo Rergis, 
     Jorge López Malo, Alberto Sandoval, José Luis Caballero, Rafael Toribio, Guillermo Cossío, Víctor Rangel, Hugo Sánchez.
Coach: Diego Mercado.

Referee: Elio Mattos (CAN) 

NB: Match originally scheduled to play on Feb. 11, postponed due to earthquake ocurred in Guatemala on Feb. 4.


ROUND 5

Sunday, April 18, 1976
Estadio Latinoamericano, La Habana; attendance: 43,700.
CUBA 1-1 GUATEMALA (HT: 0:0) 
  [Andrés Roldán 48’ pen; Luis Holmaza 54’ og] 

CUB: Fermín Madera, Miguel Rivero (Antonio Garcés 75’), Luis Holmaza, Luis Dreke, Lorenzo Sotomayor, Carlos Loredo, 
     Regino Delgado, Andrés Roldán, Julio Cepero (Dagoberto Lara 75’), Francisco Fariñas, Jorge Masso.  
Coach: Sergio Padrón

GUA: Rodolfo García; Leonardo McNish, Carlos Monterroso, Allan Wellman, Luis Villavicencio, Jorge Hurtarte, Edgar Bolaños, 
     Oscar Sanchez, Rene Morales, Selvin Pennant, Marco Antonio Fion.
Coach: Rubén Darío Amorín (URU)

Referee: N/A
A1: José Minsal Hernández (CUB)
A2: Juan López (CUB)
 

FECHA 6

Sunday, April 25, 1976 
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala; attendance: 53,812.
GUATEMALA 1-1 CUBA (HT: 0:1) 
  [Luis Villavicencio 61’ pen; Regino Delgado 43’]
 
GUA: Jorge Galán, Roberto Gómez, Allan Wellman, Carlos Monterroso, Luis Antonio Villavicencio, Jorge Hurtarte, Marco Antonio Fión, 
     Oscar Sánchez (Roberto Alonso), René Morales, Selvin Pennant, Julio César Anderson.
Coach: Rubén Darío Amorín (URU)

CUB: Fermín Madera, Miguel Rivero, Luis Dreke, Lorenzo Sotomayor, Luis Holmaza, Andrés Roldán, Carlos Loredo (Carlos Montenegro 75’), 
     Regino Delgado, Luis Hernández (Dagoberto Lara 55’), Francisco Fariñas, Jorge Masso.  
Coach: Sergio Padrón

Referee: Toros Kibritjian (USA)


FINAL TABLE

MEXICO			4	2	1	1	11	7	5
GUATEMALA		4	1	2	1	6	8	4
Cuba			4	0	3	1	5	7	3

Mexico and Guatemala qualified to OFT, Montreal 1976.
After the withdrawal of Uruguay and Argentina, Cuba qualified also.


SQUADS FINAL PHASE


CUBA

REINOSO ZAYAS, José Francisco 			20/05/1950 	GK 	Azucareros
MADERA RAMÍREZ, Fermín Hugo 			24/11/1951 	GK 	Granjeros
RIVERA BONILLA, Miguel				14/03/1952 	DF 	La Habana
SOTOMAYOR FERNÁNDEZ, Lorenzo			02/02/1949 	DF 	Granjeros
GARCÉS SEGURA Antonio				02/09/1947 	DF 	Granjeros  
SÁNCHEZ TELLEZ, Luis Manuel 			23/02/1952 	DF 	La Habana
DREKE, Luis Roger Zenón				09/07/1953 	DF 	Henequeneros
HOLMAZA ODELÍN, Luis María			12/09/1949 	DF 	La Habana
LOREDO PÉREZ, Carlos				14/10/1951 	DF 	La Habana
ROLDÁN CORDERO, Andrés Faustino			28/02/1950 	MF 	Azucareros 
DELGADO ROBAU, Regino 				07/09/1956 	MF 	Azucareros 
CEPERO BALBÍN, Julio 				27/09/1953 	MF 	La Habana
HERNÁNDEZ HERES, Luis				24/08/1949 	MF 	La Habana
LARA SORIANO, Dagoberto				16/04/1952 	MF 	Azucareros
MONTENEGRO, Carlos Roberto					MF 	Camagüey
FARIÑAS GUTIÉRREZ, Francisco			02/04/1950 	FW 	La Habana
PEREIRA HERNÁNDEZ, Roberto			23/09/1952 	FW 	Azucareros
ELEJALDE GOROSTIZA, José Luis			14/01/1951 	FW 	La Habana
MASSO MUSTELIER, Jorge Rafael 			16/02/1950 	FW 	La Habana
PIEDRA MENÉNDEZ, Francisco Javier 		03/12/1950 	FW 	Azucareros

PADRÓN MORENO, Sergio José					COACH


GUATEMALA

GARCÍA GUZMÁN, Julio Rodolfo “Nixon”  		23/11/1945 	GK 	Tiquisate
GALÁN, Jorge Antonio “Toñito”  					GK 	Municipal
MONTERROSO ESCOBAR, Carlos Alfonso 		28/07/1948 	DF 	Aurora
WELLMAN, Allan Keny				26/05/1954 	DF 	Comunicaciones 
VILLAVICENCIO FIGUEROA, Luis Antonio		03/02/1950 	DF 	Comunicaciones
RIVERA HERNÁNDEZ, Sergio Estuardo		28/11/1955 	DF 	Comunicaciones
MCDONALD SARMIENTO, Félix Alfonso "Polilla"	26/06/1954 	DF 	Comunicaciones
GÓMEZ RENDÓN, Julio Roberto “Tiburón”		28/19/1954 	DF 	Aurora 
PÉREZ MCNISH, Leonardo Carlos					MF	Municipal
HURTARTE, Jorge Toribio 			23/03/1944 	MF 	Aurora 
BOLAÑOS GALDAMEZ, Edgar René			20/02/1951 	MF 	Comunicaciones
MONTERROSO DÍAZ, Benjamín Eduardo “Mincho”	01/09/1952 	MF 	Municipal
MARROQUÍN, Sergio Francisco "Chejo"  		28/08/1950 	MF 	Xelajú MC
CARIAS, Felipe Antonio						MF 	Municipal
MOLINA, Oscar Alfonso 						MF 	Comunicaciones
ALONSO, Roberto							MF 	Aurora
SÁNCHEZ RIVAS, Oscar Enrique "Coneja"		15/07/1955 	FW 	Comunicaciones
MORALES ALVARADO, René Arturo 			22/02/1953 	FW 	Aurora 
PENNANT TAYLOR, Selvin Valentín			04/05/1950 	FW 	Aurora 
FION CASTELLANOS, Marco Antonio “Maco”  	17/01/1947 	FW 	Aurora
ANDERSON QUIROGA, Julio César			27/11/1944 	FW 	Municipal
SANDOVA MERCINGL, Peter Harry 			22/04/1947 	FW 	Comunicaciones

AMORÍN, Rubén Darío (URU)					COACH


MEXICO

REGALADO MENCHACA, Francisco Javier		03/12/1955 	GK 	Monterrey
GÓMEZ LEYVA, Jose Alfredo			14/01/1955 	GK 	Cruz Azul
MASCORRO PACHECO, Oscar						GK 	Puebla
RERGIS PACHECO, Eduardo 			20/10/1956 	DF 	América
MÁRQUEZ, Gabriel 				12/02/1956 	DF 	Monterrey
VIVEROS GUTIÉRREZ, Bardomiano M. 		10/01/1955 	DF 	Cruz Azul
DE LA ROSA OLAEZ, Ernesto 			14/09/1955 	DF 	Puebla
GALLEGOS, Emilio 				20/03/1954 	DF 	Cruz Azul
CARRILLO ZAMUDIO, Jose Mario			01/02/1956 	DF 	Cruz Azul
LÓPEZ-MALO LORENZANA, Jorge			14/08/1957 	DF 	Cruz Azul
HERNÁNDEZ, Guillermo						DF 	Cruz Azul
CABALLERO FLORES, José Luis 			21/06/1955 	MF 	Cruz Azul
GARCÍA CUEVAS, Carlos Herón 			03/07/1954 	MF 	Monterrey
TORIBIO ARZATE, Rafael				21/08/1958 	MF 	Cruz Azul
NAVARRETE GUEVARA, Alfredo			31/03/1955 	MF 	Puebla
COSSÍO SÁNCHEZ, Guillermo M.			15/09/1958 	MF 	Zacatepec
ZAMUDIO, Miguel Ángel						MF 	Puebla
HERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ, José Antonio				MF	U.N.A.M.
RANGEL AYALA, Víctor 				11/03/1957 	FW 	Guadalajara
SÁNCHEZ MÁRQUEZ, Hugo 				11/07/1958 	FW 	U.N.A.M.
TAPIA GARCÍA, Héctor Manuel 			11/07/1957 	FW 	Cruz Azul
GÓMEZ, Víctor Manuel 						FW 	Puebla
SANDOVAL ESTRELLA, Alberto 					FW 	Atlas

MERCADO MARIN, Diego						COACH
PORTUGAL DIAZ, Alfonso “Pescado”				ASSISTANT
LARIOS MARTÍNEZ, Julio						MASSEUR
GARCÍA, Celio							DOCTOR


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Sources: Esto (Mexico), Ovaciones (Mexico), La Afición (Mexico), El Siglo de Torreón (Mexico), El Informador (Mexico), La Nación (Costa Rica), La República (Costa Rica), Kingston Gleaner (Jamaica), The Daily Gleaner (Jamaica), Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica), Vrije Stem (Suriname), The Pocono Records (USA), Morning News Wilmington (USA), The Bermuda Record (Bermuda), El Caribe (Dominican Republic)

Thanks to: Norman Cuadra, Mario Lara, Jose Tulio Cobar, Neil Morrison and Steven Torres

Prepared and maintained by Erik Francisco Lugo, Eduardo Mendoza and Francisco Vrolijk for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Erik Francisco Lugo (eaglelugo@yahoo.com.mx), Eduardo Mendoza (yuca16_@hotmail.com) and Francisco Vrolijk (fivro@setarnet.aw)
Last updated: 1 Aug 2022

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