Concacaf 2002 Fifa World Cup Qualification

For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Tournament details
Dates	March 4th 2000 - November 11th 2001
Teams	34 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	125
Goals scored	391 (3.13 per match)
Attendance	2,329,088 (18,633 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Carlos Pavón (15 goals)
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A total of 35 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Guyana withdrew before playing, leaving 34 nations in the race. 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 directly to the "play-offs" between Caribbean and Central teams. The remaining teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical locations.

• 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. Due to Guyana not playing, Antigua & Barbuda joined the second round directly.
• Central American Zone: The six teams were divided into two groups of three teams. 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, Canada and the five concerned 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 three winners would advance to the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals round, 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. This year there is no play-off against another continent.

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

Group 2

In the first round, Guyana were suspended by FIFA, so Antigua and Barbuda obtained a bye to the second round.^{[citation needed]}

	First round						Second round						Third round
	Antigua and Barbuda (w/o)
	Guyana
							Antigua and Barbuda (aet)	0	1	1 (a)
							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

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	El Salvador	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	10	Qualify for the semi-finals		—	1–1	5–0
2	Guatemala	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	5	Advance to the play-offs		0–1	—	0–0
3	Belize	4	0	1	3	2	10	−8	1			1–3	1–2	—

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9	Qualify for the semi-finals		—	1–0	4–0
2	Honduras	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	9	Advance to the play-offs		3–1	—	3–0
3	Nicaragua	4	0	0	4	0	10	−10	0			0–2	0–1	—

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Trinidad and Tobago	6	5	0	1	14	7	+7	15	Advance to the final round		—	1–0	4–0	6–0
2	Mexico	6	4	1	1	17	2	+15	13			7–0	—	2–0	7–1
3	Canada	6	1	2	3	1	8	−7	5			0–2	0–0	—	1–0
4	Panama	6	0	1	5	1	16	−15	1			0–1	0–1	0–0	—

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Honduras	6	5	0	1	25	5	+20	15	Advance to the final round		—	1–0	5–0	6–0
2	Jamaica	6	4	0	2	7	4	+3	12			3–1	—	1–0	2–0
3	El Salvador	6	3	0	3	13	13	0	9			2–5	2–0	—	7–1
4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	0	0	6	2	25	−23	0			0–7	0–1	1–2	—

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	6	3	2	1	14	3	+11	11	Advance to the final round		—	0–0	1–0	7–0
2	Costa Rica	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10			2–1	—	2–1	3–0
3	Guatemala	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10			1–1	2–1	—	2–0
4	Barbados	6	1	0	5	3	20	−17	3			0–4	2–1	1–3	—