2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Dates15 June 2011 – 15 October 2013
Teams35 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played142
Goals scored435 (3.06 per match)
Attendance2,070,607 (14,582 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg Deon McCaulay
(11 goals)
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The CONCACAF qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of four rounds of competition, in which the 35 member nations competed for three automatic berths at the finals in Brazil.

Contents

The United States, Costa Rica, and Honduras qualified. The fourth-place finisher, Mexico, played a two-game series against New Zealand, the first-placed team from Oceania and qualified to the Finals.

Format

In March 2011, following news that CONCACAF would not receive four spots in the 2014 World Cup, officials within CONCACAF indicated that the first format proposed would be revised. [1] Several days later, officials within CONCACAF announced the qualifying format they would present to FIFA. The proposed format, which was subsequently accepted by FIFA, consists of 4 stages. [2]

  1. Round One. Teams ranked 26–35 will play-off to reduce the number of entrants to 30.
  2. Round Two. 6 groups of 4 teams. This round includes the 5 qualifiers from the preliminary round plus teams ranked 7–25. The top team in each group advances to the next stage.
  3. Round Three (Semifinal round). 3 groups of 4. Teams ranked 1–6 face off against the 6 group winners from the previous round. The top two in each group advance.
  4. Round Four (Hexagonal). The top two teams in each group from the semifinal round compete in one group of 6. The top three teams advance to the World Cup finals, while the 4th place team advances to an intercontinental play-off.

Entrants

All 35 FIFA-affiliated national teams from CONCACAF entered qualification. The seeding – used to draw the first three rounds of the qualifiers – was based on the FIFA World Rankings of March 2011. [3] (World rankings shown in parentheses) [4]

Bye to third round
(ranked 1st to 6th)		Bye to second round
(ranked 7th to 25th)		Competing in first round
(ranked 26th to 35th)
  1. Flag of the United States.svg  United States (19)
  2. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (27)
  3. Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (38)
  4. Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (48)
  5. Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (53)
  6. Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (64)
  1. Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (68)
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (84)
  3. Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (92)
  4. Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada (94)
  5. Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago (95)
  6. Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti (99)
  7. Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda (101)
  8. Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana (109)
  9. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname (114)
  10. Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis (119)
  11. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (125)
  12. Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica (130)
  13. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (131)
  14. Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados (137)
  15. Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao (146)
  16. Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (148)
  17. Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands (158)
  18. Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua (164)
  19. Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda (165)
  1. Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize (166)
  2. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (166)
  3. Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands (177)
  4. Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia (182)
  5. Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands (193)
  6. Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas (193)
  7. Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba (199)
  8. Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands (200)
  9. Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla (202)
  10. Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat (202)

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. [3] [5]

RoundMatchdayDate
First round First leg15 June – 17 July 2011
Second leg
Second round Matchday 12–18 September 2011
Matchday 2
Matchday 37–15 October 2011
Matchday 4
Matchday 511–15 November 2011
Matchday 6
Third round Matchday 18–12 June 2012
Matchday 2
Matchday 37–11 September 2012
Matchday 4
Matchday 512–16 October 2012
Matchday 6
RoundMatchdayDate
Fourth round Matchday 16 February 2013
Matchday 222–26 March 2013
Matchday 3
Matchday 44–18 June 2013
Matchday 5
Matchday 6
Matchday 76–10 September 2013
Matchday 8
Matchday 911–15 October 2013
Matchday 10

The inter-confederation play-off between the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF (Mexico) and the winning team from OFC (New Zealand) was played between 13 and 20 November 2013. [5]

First round

The first round of the CONCACAF qualifiers saw the bottom 10 teams being paired up into five home-and-away series, with the highest ranked team facing the lowest ranked team and so on. The winners of these series proceeded to the second round.

The matchups were announced by FIFA on 26 April 2011. [6] Early indications were that the matches would be played on 3 and 7 June 2011; However, the matches were postponed to scattered days in June and July, between 15 June and 17 July. [7] The 5 winners (in bold, below) advanced to the second round of the CONCACAF qualifiers: Belize, Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Lucia, and the Bahamas. [8]

The two wins for the U.S. Virgin Islands were their first two ever in World Cup play, with their only other win prior to this coming in 1998.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Montserrat  Flag of Montserrat.svg3–8Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 2–5 1–3
Anguilla  Flag of Anguilla.svg0–6Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0–2 0–4
U.S. Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg4–1Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 2–0 2–1
Aruba  Flag of Aruba.svg6–6 (4–5 p)Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 4–2 2–4 (a.e.t.)
Turks and Caicos Islands  Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg0–10 1 Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0–4 0–6

Second round

In the second round, the teams ranked 7–25 were joined by the 5 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into six groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. The matches were played from 2 September to 15 November 2011. [2]

The top team from each group advanced to the third round.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into four pots – designated Pots 4 to 7 in the draw. [2] Pot 4 included teams ranked 7–12, Pot 5 teams ranked 13–18, Pot 6 teams ranked 19–24, and Pot 7 the team ranked 25 along with the 5 first round winners.

Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6Pot 7

Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti

Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua

Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize †
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic †
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia †
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas †
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands †

† First round winners

Groups

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of El Salvador.svg Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Flag of Suriname.svg Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6600205+1518Advance to third round — 3–2 4–0 4–0
2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 6222128+48 1–2 — 1–1 4–0
3Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 6213511−67 1–3 1–3 — 1–0
4Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 6015215−131 1–4 1–1 0–1 —
Source: [9]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Guyana.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Flag of Bermuda.svg Flag of Barbados.svg
1Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 641196+313Advance to third round — 2–1 2–1 2–0
2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 6402124+812 3–0 [a] — 1–0 4–0
3Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 631287+110 1–1 2–1 — 2–1
4Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 6006214−120 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source: [9]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Match awarded

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Panama.svg Flag of Nicaragua.svg Flag of Dominica.svg
1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 4400152+1312Advance to third round — 5–1 3–0
2Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 420257−26 1–2 — 1–0
3Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 4004011−110 0–5 0–2 —
Source: [9]
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas withdrew from the tournament on 19 August 2011 and were not replaced. [10] [11]

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Flag of Saint Lucia.svg
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6420181+1714Advance to third round — 0–0 4–0 4–1
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 623184+49 0–3 — 1–1 3–0
3Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 614168−27 0–0 0–0 — 1–1
4Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 6015423−191 0–7 [a] 0–4 [a] 2–4 —
Source: [9]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Match awarded

Group E

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Guatemala.svg Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Flag of Grenada.svg
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 6600193+1618Advance to third round — 3–1 4–0 3–0
2Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 6213910−17 1–2 — 1–1 1–4
3Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6123412−85 0–3 0–2 — 2–1
4Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 6114714−74 1–4 0–3 1–1 —
Source: [9]

Group F

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Flag of Haiti.svg Flag of Curacao.svg Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
1Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 6501285+2315Advance to third round — 1–0 5–2 10–0
2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 6411216+1513 2–1 — 2–2 6–0
3Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 6213151507 0–3 [a] 2–4 — 6–1
4Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 6006240−380 1–8 0–7 0–3 —
Source: [9]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Match awarded

Third round

The third round saw the top 6 seeds joined by the 6 group winners from the second round. These teams were drawn into three groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. These matches were played from 8 June to 16 October 2012. [2]

The top two teams from each group advanced to the fourth round.

Seeding

As the draw for the third round was held before the previous matches were held, only the six teams with byes to the round were known at the time of the draw. Teams were seeded into three pots, with Pot 1 containing the top 3 seeds, Pot 2 seeds 4 to 6, and Pot 3 the 6 group winners from the second round. Each third round group contains one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2 and two teams from Pot 3. [2]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras

Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador †
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana †
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama †
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada †
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala †
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda †

† Second round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw

Groups

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg Flag of Guatemala.svg Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6411116+513Advance to fourth round — 1–0 3–1 3–1
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 631296+310 2–1 — 2–1 4–1
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 631298+110 1–1 2–1 — 3–1
4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 6015413−91 1–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: [9]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of El Salvador.svg Flag of Guyana.svg
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6600152+1318Advance to fourth round — 1–0 2–0 3–1
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 6312145+910 0–2 — 2–2 7–0
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6123811−35 1–2 0–1 — 2–2
4Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 6015524−191 0–5 0–4 2–3 —
Source: [9]

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Flag of Panama.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Cuba.svg
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 6321123+911Advance to fourth round — 0–2 8–1 1–0
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 632162+411 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6312610−410 0–0 1–0 — 3–0
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 6015110−91 0–3 1–1 0–1 —
Source: [9]

Fourth round

In the fourth round, the three group winners and three runners-up from the third round competed in a double round robin, including a home and away match against the other five teams between 6 February and 15 October 2013. The round is informally referred to as the 'Hexagonal' or just 'The Hex'. [12] The draw for 'The Hex' was conducted by FIFA on 7 November 2012. [13]

The top three teams qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, while the fourth-placed team, Mexico, played a home-away series against New Zealand, the winner of Oceania qualifying. Teams are ranked first by total points in all games, then, if tied, by best goal differential in all games, then by total goals in all games. If still tied, the same criteria are applied to games among the tied teams.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the United States.svgFlag of Costa Rica.svgFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svgFlag of Mexico.svgFlag of Panama.svgFlag of Jamaica.svg
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10712158+722Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 10532137+618 3–1 — 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 104331312+115 2–1 1–0 — 2–2 2–2 2–0
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1025379−211Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 0–0 0–0 1–2 — 2–1 0–0
5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 101541014−48 2–3 2–2 2–0 0–0 — 0–0
6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10055513−85 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 —
Source: [14]

Inter-confederation play-offs

The winner of the OFC qualification tournament, New Zealand, played against CONCACAF's fourth-placed team, Mexico, in a home-and-away play-off. Mexico, the winner of this play-off, qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The first leg was played on 13 November 2013 in Mexico City, and the second leg was played on 20 November 2013 in Wellington. [15]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg9–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5–1 4–2

Qualified teams

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Fourth round winners10 September 20139 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994 , 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Fourth round runners-up10 September 20133 (1990, 2002, 2006)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Fourth round third place15 October 20132 (1982, 2010)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico CONCACAF–OFC play-off winners20 November 201314 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 , 1978, 1986 , 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

There were 435 goals scored in 142 matches, for an average of 3.06 goals per match.

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

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