 Two comfortable wins over Suriname gave them a perfect record of six wins in six matches.In the next round, El Salvador snatched a draw against Costa Rica in San José after being 2–0 down, but a home defeat against Mexico four days later precipitated the departure of Israel, whose poor relations with Jaime Rodríguez, the president of the National Institute of Sport Salvador (INDES) were widely known.The Salvadoran Football Association (FESFUT) named the Mexican Juan de Dios Castillo as his replacement.