| 08.10.1977 | Monterrey | Estadio Universitario | 42 000 |
| El Salvador | 2:1(1:0) | Canada |
| Alberto Dessent, Francisco Jovel, Carlos Recinos, Ramón Fagoaga, Jorge Alberto Peña, Norberto Huezo, Sergio Rivera, Juan Gilberto Quinteros, Jorge González, Mario Rosas, Baltazar Zapata | Zeljko Bilecki, John McGrane, Silvano 'Sam' Lenarduzzi, Gary Ayre, Bruce Wilson, Robert Bolitho, Eugene Stenicer, Brian Gant, Victor Kodelja, Ike MacKay, Peter Roe |
| Coach:Juan Ricardo Faccio (URU) | Eckhard Krautzan (FRG) |
| Scorers:43' Baltazar Zapata, 83' Baltazar Zapata | 86' Brian Budd |
| Substitutions:73' in Eduardo Valdez out Jorge González, 89' in Héctor Pichioni out Norberto Huezo |
72' in Brian Budd out Peter Roe, 81' in Leslie 'Buzz' Parsons out Robert Bolitho |
| Cautions:17' Carlos Recinos | 5' Brian Gant |
| Referee:Luis Pestarino (ARG) | Assistant referee:Toros Kibritjian (USA), Jose Montane (PUR) |