 El Salvador were the first Central American team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup , in 1970 , and the first Central American team to qualify twice which they achieved with entry into the 1982 World Cup . They were the first Central American team to ever score a goal in a FIFA World Cup on June 15 , 1982 . They were the first Central American country to qualify their football team to the Olympic Games ( Mexico 1968 ) . They were the first Central American team to sign up for a World Cup qualifier ( France 1938 ) . They were the first Central American team to be champions of the Central American and Caribbean Games ( Mexico 1954 ) . They were also the first Central American team to organize the Central American and Caribbean Games ( 1935 ) and the first ever CONCACAF Championship ( 1963 ) . El Salvador were also the first Central American team to beat Mexico in Mexico City ; by a score of 3 – 2 at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games . Scorers of that game are as follows : Mario Montoya 16 ' ( 0 – 1 ) , Antonio Jasso 27 ' ( 1 – 1 ) , Mario Montoya 36 ' ( 1 – 2 ) , Ricardo Valencia 37 ' ( 1 – 3 ) , Rafael Gutierrez 64 ' ( 2 – 3 ) . The 1st goal in a World Cup qualifier was scored by Joel Estada on 12 December 1968 against Dutch Guiana . The 50th goal in a World Cup qualifier was scored by Ever Hernández in a 1 – 0 victory — on 2 December 1981 — against Mexico . The 100th goal in a World Cup qualifier was scored by Jorge " Mágico " González on 2 May 1993 against Canada . The 150th goal in a World Cup qualifier was scored by Víctor Velásquez in a 2 – 1 victory — on 13 June 2004 — against Bermuda . The 200th goal in a World Cup qualifier was scored by defender Xavier García in a 4 – 1 victory — on 6 September 2011 — against the Cayman Islands . 
