2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone

Last updated June 16, 2025

The CONCACAF Caribbean Zone of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 24 CONCACAF members located in the Caribbean area.

Group 1

First round				Second round				Third round

Cuba	4	0	4

Cayman Islands	0	0	0
				Cuba	1	0	1

				Suriname	0	0	0
Saint Lucia	1	0	1 (1)

Suriname (p)	0	1	1 (3)
								Cuba	1	1	2 (4)

								Barbados (p)	1	1	2 (5)
Aruba	4	2	6

Puerto Rico	2	2	4
				Aruba	1	0	1

				Barbados	3	4	7
Barbados (a.e.t.)	2	3	5

Grenada	2	2	4

First round

March 5, 2000

Cuba	4–0	Cayman Islands
Marten 38' Álvarez 56' Prado 87' Gandara 90'	Report

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Hughil Thompson (Jamaica)

March 19, 2000

Cayman Islands	0–0	Cuba
	Report

Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town

Attendance: 800

Referee: Ibrahim Brohim (Dominica)

Cuba won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

March 5, 2000

Saint Lucia	1–0	Suriname
Regis 46'	Report

Mindoo Philip Park, Castries

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Noel Egan (Antigua and Barbuda)

March 19, 2000

Suriname	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Saint Lucia
Doesburg 80'	Report
Penalties
	3–1

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Harlem Villar (Aruba)

1–1 on aggregate. Suriname won 3–1 on penalties and advanced to the second round.

March 11, 2000

Aruba	4–2	Puerto Rico
Gross 47' Filomina 54', 70' Mackay 85'	Report	Ortiz 12' Astondoa 43'

Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad

Attendance: 800

Referee: Roger Gurley (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

March 18, 2000

Puerto Rico	2–2	Aruba
Ortiz 7' Geerman 19' (o.g.)	Report	Mackay 37' Kross 43'

Estadio Sixto Escobar, San Juan

Attendance: 500

Referee: Urvin Faneijte (Netherlands Antilles)

Aruba won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

March 5, 2000

Barbados	2–2	Grenada
Alexander 31', 47'	Report	Modeste 75', 77'

Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Franklyn Dorset (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

March 18, 2000

Grenada	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Barbados
Babb 45+2' (o.g.) Fletcher 61'	Report	Cox 20' Forde 36' Riley 96'

Grenada National Stadium, St. George's

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Barbados won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

April 1, 2000

Aruba	1–3	Barbados
Gross 89'	Report	Riley 2' Alexander 22', 85'

Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Timothy Hazelwood (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

April 16, 2000

Barbados	4–0	Aruba
Alexander 45', 67' Goodridge 47' Riley 70'	Report

Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown

Attendance: 1,755

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Barbados won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

April 2, 2000

Cuba	1–0	Suriname
Hernández 19'	Report

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

April 16, 2000

Suriname	0–0	Cuba
	Report

André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Wilson Saint-Claire (Haiti)

Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

May 7, 2000

Cuba	1–1	Barbados
More 45'	Report	Riley 16'

Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Richard Samuel (Dominican Republic)

May 21, 2000

Barbados	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Cuba
Cruzata 74' (o.g.)	Report	More 73'
Penalties
	5–4

Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad and Tobago)

2–2 on aggregate. Barbados won 5–4 on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals. Cuba advanced to the play-offs.

Group 2

First round				Second round				Third round

Antigua and Barbuda (w/o)

Guyana
				Antigua and Barbuda (a)	0	1	1

				Bermuda	0	1	1
British Virgin Islands	1	0	1

Bermuda	5	9	14
								Antigua and Barbuda	2	0	2

								Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	4	5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9	5	14

U.S. Virgin Islands	0	1	1
				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	2	3

				Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	1	1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	8	6	14

Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	0