| 24.08.1972 | Toronto | Varsity Stadium | 14 000 |
| Canada | 0:1(0:0) | Mexico |
| Richard Howard, Silvano Lenarduzzi, Kevin Grant, Neil Ellett, Bruce Twanley, James Douglas, William Young, Anthony Lecce, Joseph Schraldi, Leslie Parsons, Glen Johnson | Ignacio Calderón, Genaro Bermúdez, Javier Guzmán, Guillermo Hernández, Javier Sánchez Galindo, Antonio de la Torre, Cesareo Victorino, Héctor Pulido, Fernando Bustos, Enrique Borja, Juan Manuel Borbolla |
| Coach:Frank Pike (ENG) | Javier de la Torre |
| Scorers: | 61' Juan Manuel Borbolla |
| Substitutions:58' in Ike MacKay out James Douglas, 67' in Brian Robinson out William Young |
83' in Octavio Mucico out Fernando Bustos |
| Cautions:Glen Johnson | Javier Guzmán, Ignacio Calderón, Javier Sánchez Galindo, Enrique Borja |
| Referee:Kenneth Chaplin (JAM) | Assistant referee:Audley Brandt (JAM), Karl Stewart (JAM) |