2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round
In the
Format
The fourth round saw the three group winners and the three group runners-up from the third round compete in a single group of six teams.[2] This stage is referred to as the Hexagonal or Hex, and has been used by CONCACAF to determine its World Cup finals entrants since the qualification tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
The matches were played from 6 February to 15 October 2013. The top three teams advanced to the
Qualified teams
The qualifiers for this round were determined by 16 October 2012.
Group A | Group B | Group C |
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 22 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 11 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
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10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Matches
The representative from the six national associations met together on 19 October 2012, but could not agree on the schedule for the fourth round.
Honduras ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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J. García ![]() Bengtson ![]() |
Report | Dempsey ![]() |
Honduras ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Costly ![]() Bengtson ![]() |
Report | Hernández ![]() |
United States ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Dempsey ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Umaña ![]() Calvo ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Miller ![]() |
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Mexico ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Honduras ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Rojas ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Altidore ![]() E. Johnson ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Altidore ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Ruiz ![]() Borges ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Acosta ![]() Borges ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Report | Dempsey ![]() |
Jamaica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Anderson ![]() |
Report | Brenes ![]() |
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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E. Johnson ![]() Donovan ![]() |
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Honduras ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Costly ![]() Palacios ![]() |
Report | G. Torres ![]() Chen ![]() |
Honduras ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bengtson ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Zusi ![]() Altidore ![]() |
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Panama ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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G. Torres ![]() Tejada ![]() |
Report | Orozco ![]() Zusi ![]() Jóhannsson ![]() |
Goalscorers
There were 63 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.1 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Jhonny Acosta
Randall Brenes
Diego Calvo
Joel Campbell
Roy Miller
Michael Umaña
Maynor Figueroa
Juan Carlos García
- Óscar García
Wilson Palacios
- Roger Rojas
Jermaine Anderson
Rodolph Austin
Jermaine Beckford
Marvin Elliott
Raúl Jiménez
Aldo de Nigris
Roberto Chen
Blas Pérez
Román Torres
Landon Donovan
Brad Evans
Aron Jóhannsson
Michael Orozco
1 own goal
Jorge Claros (against Jamaica)
Notes
- ^ The fixture Jamaica v Mexico on 18 June was moved to 4 June to allow Mexico to participate in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]
References
- ^ Steven Goff (16 October 2013). "Wild finish to CONCACAF World Cup qualifying: U.S. late goals at Panama rescue Mexico". The Washington Post.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedure – North, Central and Caribbean Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2011.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Draw to decide CONCACAF hexagonal schedule". CONCACAF.com. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "CONCACAF to Hold Draw for the Hexagonal Round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Hexagonal fixtures confirmed in CONCACAF". FIFA.com. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.