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.

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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Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

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.

Format

• 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.

Caribbean Zone

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF 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 (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

Central American Zone

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Central American Zone

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	—

Source: ^[1]

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	—

Source: ^[1]

Caribbean/Central American play-offs

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean/Central American play-offs

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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

Semifinal round

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals

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	—

Source: ^[1]

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	—

Source: ^[1]

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[a]			2–1	—	2–1	3–0
3	Guatemala	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10[a]			1–1	2–1	—	2–0
4	Barbados	6	1	0	5	3	20	−17	3			0–4	2–1	1–3	—

Source: ^[1]
Notes:

1. As Costa Rica and Guatemala finished level on points, goal differential, goals scored and head-to-head record, a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine second place. Costa Rica won the play-off 5–2 to finish second.

Final round

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Costa Rica	10	7	2	1	17	7	+10	23	Qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup		—	0–0	2–0	2–2	2–1	3–0
2	Mexico	10	5	2	3	16	9	+7	17			1–2	—	1–0	3–0	4–0	3–0
3	United States	10	5	2	3	11	8	+3	17			1–0	2–0	—	2–3	2–1	2–0
4	Honduras	10	4	2	4	17	17	0	14			2–3	3–1	1–2	—	1–0	0–1
5	Jamaica	10	2	2	6	7	14	−7	8			0–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	—	1–0
6	Trinidad and Tobago	10	1	2	7	5	18	−13	5			0–2	1–1	0–0	2–4	1–2	—

Source: FIFA

Qualified teams

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

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
Costa Rica	Final round winners	5 September 2001	1 (1990)
Mexico	Final round runners-up	11 November 2001	11 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998)
United States	Final round third place	7 October 2001	6 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

There were 391 goals scored in 125 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match.

15 goals

• Carlos Pavón

11 goals

• Golman Pierre

10 goals

• Rolando Fonseca

9 goals

• Cuauhtémoc Blanco

8 goals

• Carlos Ruiz
• Milton Núñez
• Earnie Stewart

7 goals

• Paulo Wanchope
• Raúl Díaz Arce

6 goals

• Jerry Alexander
• Llewellyn Riley
• Samuel Caballero
• Onandi Lowe
• Jared Borgetti
• James Chewitt
• Angus Eve

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

• Caribbean Zone
• Central American Zone
• Play-offs
• Semi-finals
• Final round

See also

• Aztecazo