1985 CONCACAF Championship
The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Championship. It also served as the qualification for the 1986 World Cup. A total of 18 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2 places in the final tournament. Mexico, the World Cup host, qualified automatically, leaving [|1] spot open for competition between 17 teams. Canada earned their first major title and clinched qualification on 14 September 1985 to participate in their first World Cup after beating Honduras 2–1 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Qualification
Teams
Final tournament
First round
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Final round
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Qualified teams
Canada won the 1985 CONCACAF Championship and thereby qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Goalscorers
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- Mike Sweeney
- Paul James
- Alexandre Guimarães
- Alvaro Solano
- Evaristo Coronado
- Miguel Lacey
- Milton Noriega
- Oscar Ramírez
- Jorge Manuel Ulate
- Baltazar Zapata
- Ever Hernández
- Mauricio Alfaro
- Wilfredo Huezo
- Eduardo Estrada Aquino
- Raul Galindo
- Julio Gómez Rendón
- Juan Manuel Funes
- Raúl Chacón
- Roberto Bailey
- Kenneth Stewart
- Rinaldo Entingh
- Necik De Noon
- Adrian Fonrose
- Chico Borja
- John Kerr, Jr.
- Mark Peterson
- Paul Caligiuri