2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals

The CONCACAF Semi-final Round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the 12 remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were divided into 3 groups of 4 teams each. They would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the Final Round.

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

Contents

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
July 16, 2000
 Panama  0 - 1  Mexico Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)
Report Zepeda  88'
July 16, 2000
 Canada  0 - 2  Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rodolfo Alexander Sibrian (SLV)
Report Eve  43'
Yorke  73'
July 23, 2000
 Panama  0 - 0  Canada Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Samuel Richard (DOM)
Report
July 23, 2000
 Trinidad and Tobago  1 - 0  Mexico Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kevin Stott (USA)
Latapy  86' Report
August 15, 2000
 Mexico  2 - 0  Canada Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: William Mattus (CRC)
Abundis  48'
Fenwick  81' (o.g.)		 Report
August 16, 2000
 Trinidad and Tobago  6 - 0  Panama Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (JAM)
Rougier  2'
Jo. Dely Valdes  26' (o.g.)
Yorke  36',  61'
Eve  59'
Pierre  77'		 Report
September 3, 2000
 Mexico  7 - 1  Panama Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Nelson Calix (HON)
Ruiz  8' (p)
Abundis  36'
Zepeda  44'
Blanco  47',  90' (pen)
Márquez  54'
Ramírez  75'		 Report Jo. Dely Valdes  54'
September 3, 2000
 Trinidad and Tobago  4 - 0  Canada Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Olger Mejia (CRC)
Latapy 28'
Carrington  30'
Mason  54'
Eve  90'		 Report
October 8, 2000
 Mexico  7 - 0  Trinidad and Tobago Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Batros Gonzalez (GUA)
Blanco  20',  28' (p)
Borgetti  26',  30',  71'
Davino  66'
Ruiz  75' (p)		 Report
October 9, 2000
 Canada  1 - 0  Panama Winnipeg Soccer Complex, Winnipeg
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nery Alfaro Zepeda (SLV)
Brennan  82' Report
November 15, 2000
 Panama  0 - 1  Trinidad and Tobago Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (SLV)
Report Pierre  15' (p)
November 15, 2000
 Canada  0 - 0  Mexico Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 6,564
Referee: Samuel Richard (DOM)
Report

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
July 16, 2000
 El Salvador  2 - 5  Honduras Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)
Montes  8'
Cienfuegos  89'		 Report Caballero 12'
Turcios  37'
Pavón  42',  62'
Suazo  88'
July 16, 2000
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 - 1  Jamaica Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noel Bynoe (TRI)
Report Lowe  23'
July 23, 2000
 El Salvador  7 - 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Felipe De Jesus Ramos (MEX)
Montes  19'
Castro  34'
Rivera  49',  60'
Arce  63',  83',  85'		 Report Ballantyne  9'
July 23, 2000
 Jamaica  3 - 1  Honduras Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Timothy Weyland (USA)
Whitmore  27'
Lowe  69'
Burton  77'		 Report Ramírez  2'
August 16, 2000
 Jamaica  1 - 0  El Salvador Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Edgar Rangel Perez (Mexico)
Lowe  34' Report
August 16, 2000
 Honduras  6 - 0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jose Farias Martinez (CAN)
Pavón  5',  86'
Ramírez  19',  59'
Guevara  27'
Bengoché  88'		 Report
September 2, 2000
 Honduras  5 - 0  El Salvador Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Fredy Burgos (GUA)
Pavón  20',  43',  58'
Suazo  47'
Caballero  84'		 Report
September 3, 2000
 Jamaica  2 - 0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
Williams  45'
Lowe  50'		 Report
October 8, 2000
 Honduras  1 - 0  Jamaica Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (USA)
Turcios  45' Report
October 8, 2000
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1 - 2  El Salvador Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Urvin Faneyte (ANT)
James  79' Report Sagastizaga  3'
Cubías  89'
November 14, 2000
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 - 12  Honduras Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Noel Egan (ATG)
Report Ramírez  26',  31'
Velasquez  46'
C.Santamaría  52'
L.Santamaría  77'
Caballero  85'
Bengoche  89'
November 15, 2000
 El Salvador  2 - 0  Jamaica Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ali Saheli (USA)
Padilla  17'
Rodríguez  24'		 Report

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

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 who would advance to the Final Round.

July 16, 2000
 Guatemala  1 - 1  United States Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Armando Archundia (MEX)
Ruíz  88' Report Razov  45'
July 16, 2000
 Barbados  2 - 1  Costa Rica Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (CAN)
Riley  49'
Forde  89'		 Report Madrigal  48'
July 22, 2000
 Guatemala  2 - 0  Barbados Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mike Seiffert (CAN)
Ruíz  2'
García  83'		 Report
July 23, 2000
 Costa Rica  2 - 1  United States Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (JAM)
Fonseca  10'
Medford  90' (p)		 Report Stewart  66'
August 15, 2000
 Costa Rica  2 - 1  Guatemala Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (HON)
Wanchope  33',  48' Report Pezzarossi  68'
August 16, 2000
 United States  7 - 0  Barbados Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 18,334
Referee: Jose Pineda Fernandez (HON)
Pope  14'
McBride  28'
Moore  45',  82'
O'Brien  46'
Ramos  72'
Stewart  74'		 Report
September 3, 2000
 Costa Rica  3 - 0  Barbados Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Eduardo Brizio (MEX)
Soto  36'
Fonseca  41'
Medford  54'		 Report
September 3, 2000
 United States  1 - 0  Guatemala Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 51,996
Referee: Edgar Rangel (MEX)
McBride  72' Report
October 8, 2000
 Barbados  1 - 3  Guatemala Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (MEX)
Riley  24' Report García  3'
Ruíz  10'
Acevedo  84'
October 11, 2000
 United States  0 - 0  Costa Rica Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 24,430
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
Report
November 15, 2000
 Guatemala  2 - 1  Costa Rica Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (MEX)
Ruíz  53',  87' Report Fonseca  71'
November 15, 2000
 Barbados  0 - 4  United States Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
Report Mathis  63'
Stewart  73'
Jones  77'
Razov  90'

Play-off

January 6, 2001
 Costa Rica  5 - 2  Guatemala Miami Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Rodolfo Alexander Sibrian (SVK)
Wanchope  7'
Fonseca  43',  59'
Parks  58'
Soto  73'		 Report Ruíz  4',  89'

Costa Rica qualified for the Final Round

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