| 06.09.1972 | Ciudad de México | Estadio Azteca | 30 000 |
| Mexico | 2:1(1:1) | Canada |
| Ignacio Calerón, Genaro Bermúdez, Javier Guzmán, Guillermo Hernández, Javier Sánchez Galindo, Antonio de la Torre, Cesáreo Victorino, Héctor Pulido, Fernando Bustos, Enrique Borja, Juan Manuel Borbolla | Richard Howard, Silvano Lenarduzzi, Kevin Grant, Neil Ellett, Bruce Twanley, Ike MacKay, Brian Robinson, William Young, James Douglas, Leslie Parsons, Glen Johnson |
| Coach:Javier de la Torre | Frank Pike (ENG) |
| Scorers:21' Cesáreo Victorino, 46' Fernando Bustos | 40' Brian Robinson |
| Substitutions:79' in Juan Manuel Medina out Cesáreo Victorino | 50' in Anthony Lecce out William Young, 66' in Christopher Horrocks out Brian Robinson |
| Cautions:Héctor Pulido | Leslie Parsons |
| Referee:Teophilus Koetzier (ANT) | Assistant referee:Jose Martis (ANT), Lionel de Boer (ANT) |