1967 CONCACAF Championship

The 1967 CONCACAF Championship was the third edition of the CONCACAF Championship. The final tournament took place from 5 to 19 March in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.RSSSF – III. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1967

Mexico qualified automatically as defending champions, while Honduras did it as the host nation. Guatemala won the title after finishing in first place of a round-robin tournament between the six teams participating in the final tournament. It is the only CONCACAF championship won to date by Guatemala, who was managed by Rubén Amorín. Mexico, managed by Ignacio "Nacho" Trelles, finished second, while Honduras finished third.

In the crucial match of the competition, Guatemala defeated Mexico (1–0) with a late goal by Manuel Recinos.

Qualifying tournaments

Teams

(Hosts) (Defending Champions)

Squads

Venues Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Capacity: 35,000

Final tournament

Final standings

Matches

Team of the Tournament Source: +Ideal XI by RSSSFGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Julio García Alberto López Gustavo Peña Nilmo Edwards Jorge Roldán Raúl Arellano Hugo Peña Manuel Recinos Guy Saint-Vil Luis Estrada Enrique Grey

See also CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

External links RSSSF – III. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1967 Source for Mexico matches data (unless otherwise indicated): RSSSF – Mexico – International Results Details 1960–1969