In the final round of the 1981 CONCACAF Championshipheld in Honduras and was played in Estadio Tiburcio Caras Andinothe Honduras and Haiti tied for the first place wherein each team got a total of eight points.
This tournament was won by the host, Honduras, who earned their first title and secured for the first time a place in the FIFA World Cup, as the tournament also served as qualification to Spain 1982. 
