 El Salvador advanced from the first round of 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification with an aggregate score of 4 – 2 against Nicaragua after home and away legs . In the second round , El Salvador withdrew from the playoff when they had to play against Honduras , meaning Honduras qualified by default . The national team also took part in the 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification , which doubled as qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup , but they did not advance to the final stage after they were eliminated by Guatemala with an aggregate score of 0 – 2 ( 0 – 1 , 0 – 1 . ) The team was managed by Hector D 'Angelo . 
