2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, ran from 2000 to 2001 in order to determine the three representatives at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 35 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Mexico, USA, Jamaica and Costa Rica, the four highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the semi-finals, while Canada advanced to the play-offs . The remaining teams were divided into zones, based on geographical locations, as follows: Caribbean Zone: The 24 teams were divided into groups of eight teams each. The teams played in a three round knockout tournament. The winners would advance to the semi-finals, while the runners-up would advance to the play-offs. Central American Zone: The six teams are divided into groups of three teams each. The teams played against each other. The winners of the group would advance to the semi-finals, while the runners-up would advance to the play-offs. In the play-offs, the six teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. A team from North or Central America would play against a team from the Caribbean, and the winners would advance to the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.

In the final round, the six teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Caribbean Zone

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 (aet)	2	3	5
	Grenada	2	2	4

Group 2

In the first round, Guyana were suspended by FIFA, Antigua and Barbuda obtained a bye to Round 2.

	First Round						Second Round						Third Round
	Antigua and Barbuda (w/o)
	Guyana
							Antigua and Barbuda (aet)	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

Group 3

	First Round						Second Round						Third Round
	Trinidad and Tobago	5	1	6
	Netherlands Antilles	0	1	1
							Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	4
							Dominican Republic	0	0	0
	Dominican Republic	3	3	6
	Montserrat	0	1	1
													Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	4
													Haiti	1	1	2
	Haiti	4	3	7
	Dominica	0	1	1
							Haiti	9	4	13
							Bahamas	0	0	0
	Anguilla	1	1	2
	Bahamas	3	2	5

Central American Zone

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners qualify for the semi-finals
	Runners-up advance to the play off

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts El Salvador 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 Guatemala 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5 Belize 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1

Belize – 1–3 1–2 El Salvador 5–0 – 1–1 Guatemala 0–0 0–1 -

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Panama 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Honduras 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9 Nicaragua 4 0 0 4 0 10 −10 0

Honduras – 3–0 3–1 Nicaragua 0–1 – 0–2 Panama 1–0 4–0 -

Caribbean/Central American Play-offs

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cuba	0–1	Canada	0–1	0–0
Antigua and Barbuda	1–9	Guatemala	0–1	1–8
Honduras	7–1	Haiti	4–0	3–1

Semi-Finals

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up qualify for the final round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Trinidad and Tobago 6 5 0 1 14 7 +7 15  Mexico 6 4 1 1 17 2 +15 13  Canada 6 1 2 3 1 8 −7 5  Panama 6 0 1 5 1 16 −15 1

Canada – 0–0 1–0 0–2 Mexico 2–0 – 7–1 7–0 Panama 0–0 0–1 - 0–1 Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 1–0 6–0 -

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Honduras 6 5 0 1 25 5 +20 15  Jamaica 6 4 0 2 7 4 +3 12  El Salvador 6 3 0 3 13 13 0 9  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 0 0 6 2 25 -23 0

El Salvador – 2–5 2–0 7–1 Honduras 5–0 – 1–0 6–0 Jamaica 1–0 3–1 - 2–0 St Vincent and the Grenadines 1–2 0–7 0–1 -

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  United States 6 3 2 1 14 3 +11 11  Costa Rica 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10  Guatemala 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10  Barbados 6 1 0 5 3 20 −17 3

Barbados – 2–1 1–3 0–4 Costa Rica 3–0 – 2–1 2–1 Guatemala 2–0 2–1 - 1–1 USA 7–0 0–0 1–0 -

Costa Rica and Guatemala finished level on points, goal difference, goals scored and head-to-head record. A play-off on neutral ground determined who advanced to the final round, in which Costa Rica won 5 - 2.

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Costa Rica 10 7 2 1 17 7 +10 23  Mexico 10 5 2 3 16 9 +7 17  United States 10 5 2 3 11 8 +3 17  Honduras 10 4 2 4 17 17 0 14  Jamaica 10 2 2 6 7 14 -7 8  Trinidad and Tobago 10 1 2 7 5 18 -13 5

Costa Rica — 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–0  Honduras 2–3 — 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–2  Jamaica 0–1 1–1 — 1–2 1–0 0–0  Mexico 1–2 3–0 4–0 — 3–0 1–0  Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 2–4 1–2 1–1 — 0–0  United States 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 —

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 2002 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup