1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Listed below are the dates and results for the tournament qualification. A total of 17 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Honduras withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 16 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
*North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
*Central American Zone had 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
*Caribbean Zone had 9 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups of 4 or 5 teams. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.

CONCACAF North American Zone

September 24, 1976, Vancouver, Canada - fb|CAN 1 - 1 fb|USA

October 3, 1976, Los Angeles, USA - fb|USA 0 - 0 fb|MEX

October 10, 1976, Vancouver, Canada - fb|CAN 1 - 0 fb|MEX

October 15, 1976, Puebla, Mexico - fb|MEX 3 - 0 fb|USA

October 20, 1976, Seattle, USA - fb|USA 2 - 0 fb|CAN

October 27, 1976, Toluca, Mexico - fb|MEX 0 - 0 fb|CAN

Canada and USA finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

December 22, 1976, Port au Prince, Haiti - fb|CAN 3 - 0 fb|USA

"Mexico" and "Canada" advanced to the tournament.

CONCACAF Central American Zone

April 4, 1976, Panama City, Panama - fb|PAN 3 - 2 fb|CRC

May 2, 1976, Panama City, Panama - fb|PAN 1 - 1 fb|SLV

July 11, 1976, San José, Costa Rica - fb|CRC 3 - 0 fb|PAN

August 1, 1976, San Salvador, El Salvador - fb|SLV 4 - 1 fb|PAN

September 17, 1976, Panama City, Panama - fb|PAN 2 - 4 fb|GUA

September 26, 1976, Guatemala City, Guatemala - fb|GUA 7 - 0 fb|PAN

December 1, 1976, San Salvador, El Salvador - fb|SLV 1 - 1 fb|CRC

December 5, 1976, San José, Costa Rica - fb|CRC 0 - 0 fb|GUA

December 8, 1976, Guatemala City, Guatemala - fb|GUA 3 - 1 fb|SLV

December 12, 1976, Guatemala City, Guatemala - fb|GUA 1 - 1 fb|CRC

December 15, 1976, San José, Costa Rica - fb|CRC 1 - 1 fb|SLV

December 19, 1976, San Salvador, El Salvador - fb|SLV 2 - 0 fb|GUA

"Guatemala" and "El Salvador" advanced to the tournament.

CONCACAF Caribbean Zone

Group A

First round

July 4, 1976, Georgetown, Guyana - fb|GUY 2 - 0 fb|SUR

August 29, 1976, Paramaribo, Suriname - fb|SUR 3 - 0 fb|GUY

"Suriname" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

August 15, 1976, Bridgetown, Barbados - fb|BRB 2 - 1 fb|TRI

August 31, 1976, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - fb|TRI 1 - 0 fb|BRB

The aggregate score was tied 2-2, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

September 14, 1976, Bridgetown, Barbados - fb|BRB 1 - 3 fb|TRI

"Trinidad and Tobago" advanced to the Second Round.

econd round

November 14, 1976, Paramaribo, Suriname - fb|SUR 1 - 1 fb|TRI

November 28, 1976, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - fb|TRI 2 - 2 fb|SUR

The aggregate score was tied 3-3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

December 18, 1976, Cayenne, French Guiana - fb|SUR 3 - 2 (aet) fb|TRI

"Suriname" advanced to the tournament.

Group B

Preliminary Round

April 2, 1976, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - fb|DOM 0 - 3 fb|HAI|1964

April 17, 1976, Port au Prince, Haiti - fb|HAI|1964 3 - 0 fb|DOM

"Haiti" advanced to the First Round by the aggregate score of 6-0.

First round

July 30, 1976, Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles - fb|ANT 1 - 2 fb|HAI|1964

August 14, 1976, Port au Prince, Haiti - fb|HAI|1964 7 - 0 fb|ANT

"Haiti" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 9-1.

August 15, 1976, Kingston, Jamaica - fb|JAM 1 - 3 fb|CUB

August 29, 1976, Havana, Cuba - fb|CUB 2 - 0 fb|JAM

"Cuba" advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-1.

econd round

November 28, 1976, Havana, Cuba - fb|CUB 1 - 1 fb|HAI|1964

December 11, 1976, Port au Prince, Haiti - fb|HAI|1964 1 - 1 fb|CUB

The aggregate score was tied 2-2, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

December 29, 1976, Panama City, Panama - fb|HAI|1964 2 - 0 fb|CUB

"Haiti" advanced to the tournament.