 The 1943 CCCF Championship took place in San Salvador with the participation of Costa Rica , Guatemala , and Nicaragua . El Salvador was coached by former national player Américo González . At the end of the tournament , El Salvador and Guatemala ended up with the same number of points and so had to play a tiebreaker . On December 21 , Guatemala failed to show up for the match resulting in El Salvador declaring themselves 1943 CCCF Championship winners by goal difference . This was the country 's first international title . El Salvador 's 10 ‒ 1 set the team 's record for the most goals scored in a single game yet . It was also the second time a Salvadoran player ( Miguel " Americano " Cruz ) had scored five goals in a single match . El Salvador defended their title in the 1946 CCCF Championship , hosted in Costa Rica , alongside six other participants . La Selecta finished in third place , winning three matches and losing two . In the 1948 CCCF Championship , hosted in Guatemala , Costa Rica won the championship for the third time , with El Salvador finishing in fifth place . 
