2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

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The third round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 4 to 8 September 2015. [1] [2]

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Format

A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 7–8 in the CONCACAF entrant list and ten second round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the fourth round.

Seeding

The draw for the third round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. [1] [3] [4]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses). [5] The twelve teams were seeded into two pots:

Each tie contained a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4, with the order of legs decided by draw.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the fourth round.

Pot 3Pot 4
  1. Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (85)
  2. Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti (117)
  3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (122)
  4. Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba (124)
  5. Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (127)
  6. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (134)
  1. Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (134)
  2. Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada (142)
  3. Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda (149)
  4. Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize (162)
  5. Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua (175)
  6. Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao (182)

Note: Guatemala were seeded into Pot 3 as they had more FIFA ranking points (203.24) than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (202.53). In the FIFA World Rankings, teams shared the same ranking if their ranking points rounded to the same whole number.

Matches

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Curaçao  Flag of Curacao.svg0–2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0–1 0–1
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–1Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 3–0 1–1
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg1–6Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1–3 0–3
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg4–3Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2–3 2–0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg3–2Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 2–0 1–2
Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg1–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–0 0–2
Curaçao  Flag of Curacao.svg0–1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
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Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–0Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao
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Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 27,884
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

El Salvador won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group A).

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize
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BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Belize  Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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FFB Stadium, Belmopan
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Canada won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group A).

Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg1–3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
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National Cricket Stadium, St. George's
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg3–0Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
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Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 13,764
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)

Haiti won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group B).

Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg2–3Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
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Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
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Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

Jamaica won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group B).

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg2–0Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
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Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
Aruba  Flag of Aruba.svg2–1Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad
Attendance: 950
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group C).

Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg1–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
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Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
Attendance: 7,005
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg2–0Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
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Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 5,206
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Guatemala won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round (Group C).

Goalscorers

There were 29 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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References

  1. 1 2 "CONCACAF to Hold Preliminary FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw in Miami on January 15". CONCACAF. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  2. ↑ "USMNT to start 2018 World Cup qualifying in November of 2015". Sports Illustrated. 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Draw Procedures – North, Central American & Caribbean Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Draw shines light on CONCACAF's WCQ path". CONCACAF. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Men's Ranking – August 2014 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014.
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