A total of 9 CONCACAF teams entered the competition,[1] eventually reduced to 8 after Haiti renounced.
[2] Later on, Haiti tried to join again but the late application was rejected.
[3] Honduras, El Salvador and the USA[4] did not enter.
Costa Rica (as the hosts), Guatemala (as the defending champions), the Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago qualified automatically.
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