2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and Caribbean. A total of 34 teams took part (out of 35 eligible – only Puerto Rico declined to participate), competing for 3.5 places in the World Cup.
The qualification process was divided in three Rounds. In the Preliminary Round, the 34 teams were divided in 10 groups of 3 teams each and 2 groups of 2 teams each. Groups with 3 teams had two rounds, with the best ranked team according to FIFA in each group entering the competition in the second round. In each group, teams were paired 2-by-2 and played home-and-away matches.
The 12 winners of the Preliminary Round advanced to the Semifinal Round, where they were divided in 3 groups of 4 teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other home-and-away, and the two teams with most points in each group would advance to the Final Round.
In the Final Round, also known as the "Hexagonal", the six teams were put in a single group, and played against each other home-and-away. The three teams with most points qualified to the World Cup. The fourth placed team advanced to the Asia-CONCACAF playoff against the winner of a play-off between third placed teams in the Third Round of Asia.
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[edit] Tiebreakers
If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:
- greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in matches between the tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary (in qualifying)
- drawing of lots (at the final event)
This is a change from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where total goal difference was the first tiebreaker.
[edit] Preliminary Round
[edit] Group 1
Round One
February 28, 2004, St. George's, Grenada – 
Grenada 5 - 0 Guyana 
March 14, 2004, Blairmont, Guyana – Guyana 1 - 3 Grenada
Grenada advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 8-1.
Round Two
June 13, 2004, Columbus, USA – 
USA 3 - 0 Grenada
June 20, 2004, St. George's, Grenada – Grenada 2 - 3 USA
United States advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 6-2.
[edit] Group 2
Round One
February 29, 2004, Hamilton, Bermuda – 
Bermuda 13 - 0 Montserrat 
March 21, 2004, Plymouth, Montserrat – Montserrat 0 - 7 Bermuda
Bermuda advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 20-0.
Round Two
June 13, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador – 
El Salvador 2 - 1 Bermuda
June 20, 2004, Hamilton, Bermuda – Bermuda 2 - 2 El Salvador
El Salvador advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.
[edit] Group 3
Round One
February 18, 2004, Miami, USA – 
Haiti 5 - 0 Turks and Caicos Islands 
February 21, 2004, Hialeah, USA – Turks and Caicos Islands 0 - 2 Haiti
Haiti advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 7-0.
Round Two
June 12, 2004, Miami, USA – Haiti 1 - 1 Jamaica 
June 20, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica 3 - 0 Haiti
Jamaica advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.
[edit] Group 4
Round One
February 22, 2004, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – 
British Virgin Islands 0 - 1 Saint Lucia 
February 28, 2004, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia – Saint Lucia 9 - 0 British Virgin Islands
Saint Lucia advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 10-0.
Round Two
June 13, 2004, Panama City, Panama – 
Panama 4 - 0 Saint Lucia
June 20, 2004, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia – Saint Lucia 0 - 3 Panama
Panama advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 7-0.
[edit] Group 5
Round One
February 22, 2004, George Town, Cayman Islands – 
Cayman Islands 1 - 2 Cuba 
February 27, 2004, Havana, Cuba – Cuba 3 - 0 Cayman Islands
Cuba advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 5-1.
Round Two
June 12, 2004, Havana, Cuba – Cuba 2 - 2 Costa Rica 
June 20, 2004, Alajuela, Costa Rica – Costa Rica 1 - 1 Cuba
The aggregate score was tied 3-3, and Costa Rica advanced to the Semifinal Round due to the away goals rule (2-1).
[edit] Group 6
Round One
February 28, 2004, Oranjestad, Aruba – 
Aruba 1 - 2 Suriname 
March 27, 2004, Paramaribo, Suriname – Suriname 8 - 1 Aruba
Suriname advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 10-2.
Round Two
June 12, 2004, Paramaribo, Suriname – Suriname 1 - 1 Guatemala 
June 20, 2004, Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemala 3 - 1 Suriname
Guatemala advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.
[edit] Group 7
Round One
February 18, 2004, Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda – 
Antigua and Barbuda 2 - 0 Netherlands Antilles 
March 31, 2004, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles – Netherlands Antilles 3 - 0 Antigua and Barbuda
Netherlands Antilles advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 3-2.
Round Two
June 12, 2004, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles – Netherlands Antilles 1 - 2 Honduras 
June 19, 2004, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Honduras 4 - 0 Netherlands Antilles
Honduras advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 6-1.
[edit] Group 8
June 13, 2004, Kingston, Canada – 
Canada 4 - 0 Belize 
June 16, 2004, Kingston, Canada – Belize 0 - 4 Canada
Canada advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 8-0.
[edit] Group 9
Round One
March 26, 2004, Nassau, Bahamas – 
Dominica 1 - 1 Bahamas 
March 28, 2004, Nassau, Bahamas – Bahamas 1 - 3 Dominica
Dominica advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 4-2.
Round Two
June 19, 2004, San Antonio, USA – Dominica 0 - 10 Mexico 
June 27, 2004, Aguascalientes, Mexico – Mexico 8 - 0 Dominica
Mexico advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 18-0.
[edit] Group 10
Round One
February 18, 2004, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – 
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 - 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 
March 31, 2004, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 - 0 U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 11-0.
Round Two
June 13, 2004, Bridgetown, Barbados – 
Barbados 0 - 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis
June 19, 2004, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 - 2 Barbados
Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 5-2.
[edit] Group 11
Round One
March 19, 2004, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – 
Dominican Republic 0 - 0 Anguilla 
March 21, 2004, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Anguilla 0 - 6 Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 6-0.
Round Two
June 13, 2004, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic 0 - 2 Trinidad and Tobago 
June 20, 2004, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago 4 - 0 Dominican Republic
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 6-0.
[edit] Group 12
June 13, 2004, Diriamba, Nicaragua – 
Nicaragua 2 - 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
June 20, 2004, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 - 1 Nicaragua
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 6-3.
[edit] Semifinal Round
[edit] Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
| Panama |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 |
| Jamaica |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| El Salvador |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
August 18, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador – El Salvador 2 - 1 Panama
August 18, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica 1 - 1 USA
September 4, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica 1 - 2 Panama
September 4, 2004, Foxboro, USA – USA 2 - 0 El Salvador
September 8, 2004, Panama City, Panama – Panama 1 - 1 USA
September 8, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador – El Salvador 0 - 3 Jamaica
October 9, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador – El Salvador 0 - 2 USA
October 9, 2004, Panama City, Panama – Panama 1 - 1 Jamaica
October 13, 2004, Washington DC, USA – USA 6 - 0 Panama
October 13, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica 0 - 0 El Salvador
November 17, 2004, Columbus, USA – USA 1 - 1 Jamaica
November 17, 2004, Panama City, Panama – Panama 3 - 0 El Salvador
[edit] Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| Guatemala |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| Honduras |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| Canada |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
August 18, 2004, Alajuela, Costa Rica – Costa Rica 2 - 5 Honduras
August 18, 2004, Vancouver, Canada – Canada 0 - 2 Guatemala
September 4, 2004, Edmonton, Canada – Canada 1 - 1 Honduras
September 4, 2004, Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemala 2 - 1 Costa Rica
September 8, 2004, San José, Costa Rica – Costa Rica 1 - 0 Canada
September 8, 2004, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Honduras 2 - 2 Guatemala
October 9, 2004, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Honduras 1 - 1 Canada
October 9, 2004, San José, Costa Rica – Costa Rica 5 - 0 Guatemala
October 13, 2004, Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemala 1 - 0 Honduras
October 13, 2004, Vancouver, Canada – Canada 1 - 3 Costa Rica
November 17, 2004, Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemala 0 - 1 Canada
November 17, 2004, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Honduras 0 - 0 Costa Rica
[edit] Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 18 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 6 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 0 |
August 18, 2004, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 - 2 Trinidad and Tobago
September 4, 2004, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 - 2 Trinidad and Tobago
September 8, 2004, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago 1 - 3 Mexico
September 10, 2004, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 - 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
October 6, 2004, Pachuca, Mexico – Mexico 7 - 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
October 10, 2004, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 - 1 Mexico
October 10, 2004, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago 5 - 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
October 13, 2004, Puebla, Mexico – Mexico 3 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
October 13, 2004, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 - 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
November 13, 2004, Miami, USA – Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 - 5 Mexico
November 17, 2004, Monterrey, Mexico – Mexico 8 - 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
November 17, 2004, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
[edit] Final Round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 22 |
| Mexico |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 22 |
| Costa Rica |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 13 |
| Guatemala |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 11 |
| Panama |
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 2 |
NB: The USA topped the group based on their head-to-head record against Mexico.
| 9 February 2005 | Costa Rica |
1 – 2 | Mexico |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San José, Costa Rica Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Batres (Guatemala) |
| Wanchope 38' | Lozano 8' 10 |
| 9 February 2005 | Panama |
0 – 0 | Guatemala |
Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Prendergast (Jamaica) |
| 9 February 2005 | Trinidad and Tobago |
1 – 2 | USA |
Queen's Park Oval Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
| Angus Eve 89' | Eddie Johnson 30' Eddie Lewis 54' |
| 26 March 2005 | Guatemala |
5 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala Attendance: 22,506 Referee: Stott (USA) |
| Guillermo Ramirez 17' Carlos Ruíz 30', 38' Dwight Pezzarossi 78', 87' |
Carlos Edwards 32' |
| 26 March 2005 | Costa Rica |
2 – 1 | Panama |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San José, Costa Rica Attendance: 0 (banned) Referee: Rodriquez (Mexico) |
| Whayne Wilson 40' (pen) Roy Myrie 91' |
Roberto Brown 58' (pen) |
| 27 March 2005 | Mexico |
2 – 1 | USA |
Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico Attendance: 110,000 Referee: Sibrian (El Salvador) |
| Jared Borgetti 32' Zinha 32' |
Eddie Lewis 58' |
| 30 March 2005 | Panama |
1 – 1 | Mexico |
Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Pineda (Honduras) |
| Luis Tejada 75' | Ramon Morales 26' |
| 30 March 2005 | USA |
2 – 0 | Guatemala |
Legion Field Birmingham, AL, USA Attendance: 31,624 Referee: Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago) |
| Eddie Johnson 11' Steve Ralston 68' |
| 30 March 2005 | Trinidad and Tobago |
0 – 0 | Costa Rica |
Hasely Crawford Stadium Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Navarro (Canada) |
| 4 June 2005 | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 – 0 | Panama |
Hasely Crawford Stadium Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Prendergast (Jamaica) |
| Stern John 34' Dennis Lawrence 71' |
| 4 June 2005 | USA |
3 – 0 | Costa Rica |
Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, USA Attendance: 40,586 Referee: Batres (Guatemala) |
| Landon Donovan 6', 63' Brian McBride 87' |
| 30 March 2005 | Guatemala |
0 – 2 | Mexico |
Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Hall (USA) |
| Zinha 41' Gustavo Cabrera 45' (OG) |
| 8 June 2005 | Costa Rica |
3 – 2 | Guatemala |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San José, Costa Rica Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
| Carlos Hernández 34' Ronald Gomez 65' Paulo Wanchope 92' |
Roberto Villatoro 74' Mario Rodríguez 77' |
| 8 June 2005 | Panama |
0 – 3 | USA |
Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Navarro (Canada) |
| Carlos Bocanegra 6' Landon Donovan 20' Brian McBride 40' |
| 8 June 2005 | Mexico |
2 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Estadio Universitario Monterrey, Mexico Attendance: 32,833 Referee: Stott (USA) |
| Jared Borgetti 63' Luis Pérez 88' |
| 17 August 2005 | Mexico |
2 – 0 | Costa Rica |
Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Pineda (Honduras) |
| Jared Borgetti 63' Jose Fonseca 86' |
| 17 August 2005 | USA |
1 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT, USA Attendance: 25,488 Referee: Rodriguez (Mexico) |
| Brian McBride 2' |
| 17 August 2005 | Guatemala |
2 – 1 | Panama |
Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Sibrian (El Salvador) |
| Felipe Baloy 70' (OG) Gonzalo Romero 90+3' |
Jorge Dely 19' |
| 3 September 2005 | Panama |
1 – 3 | Costa Rica |
Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Stott (USA) |
| Luis Tejada 90' | Alvaro Saborio 44' Walter Centeno 51' Ronald Gomez 73' |
| 3 September 2005 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 – 2 | Guatemala |
Hasely Crawford Stadium Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
| Russell Latapy 48' Stern John 85', 86' |
Marvin Andrews 3' (OG) Gonzalo Romero 61' |
| 3 September 2005 | USA |
2 – 0 | Mexico |
Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH, USA Attendance: 24,685 Referee: Batres (Guatemala) |
| Steve Ralston 53' DaMarcus Beasley 58' |
| 7 September 2005 | Costa Rica |
2 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San José, Costa Rica Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Batres (Guatemala) |
| Alvaro Saborio 15' Walter Centeno 50' |
| 7 September 2005 | Mexico |
5 – 0 | Panama |
Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Hall (USA) |
| Luis Perez 31' Rafael Marquez 54' Jared Borgetti 59' Jose Fonseca 75' Pavel Pardo 76' |
| 7 September 2005 | Guatemala |
0 – 0 | USA |
Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Rodriguez (Mexico) |
| 8 October 2005 | Costa Rica |
3 – 0 | USA |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San José, Costa Rica Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
| Paulo Wanchope 34' Carlos Hernández 60', 88' |
| 8 October 2005 | Mexico |
5 – 2 | Guatemala |
Estadio Alfonso Lastras San Luis Potosi, Mexico Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Prendergast (Jamaica) |
| Guillermo Franco 19' Francisco Fonseca 48', 51', 62', 66' |
Carlos Ruiz 1' Selvin Poniciano 53' |
| 8 October 2005 | Panama |
0 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Navarro (Canada) |
| Stern John 61' |
| 12 October 2005 | USA |
2 – 0 | Panama |
Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA, USA Attendance: 9,192 Referee: Alcala (Mexico) |
| Kyle Martino 51' Taylor Twellman 57' |
| 12 October 2005 | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 – 1 | Mexico |
Hasely Crawford Stadium Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Pineda (Honduras) |
| Stern John 43', 69' | Jaime Lozano 38' |
| 12 October 2005 | Guatemala |
3 – 1 | Costa Rica |
Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala Attendance: 23,912 Referee: Hall (USA) |
| Elmer Ponciano 2' Freddy Garcia 16' Carlos Ruíz 30' |
Roy Myre 60' |
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