2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round
The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played in March and June 2021.[1]
Format
A total of 30 teams (CONCACAF teams ranked 6 to 35 based on the
Seeding
The draw for the first round was held, along with the draw for the third round, on 19 August 2020, 19:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[3]
The seeding was based on the
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
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Schedule
The matches were originally scheduled for 7–13 October and 11–17 November 2020. However, CONCACAF announced on 8 September 2020 that the matches would be postponed, and would not begin until March 2021.
Match | Original date | Revised date |
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2 v 4 | 7 October 2020 | 24 March 2021 |
1 v 3 | 8 October 2020 | 25 March 2021 |
5 v 2 | 10 October 2020 | 27 March 2021 |
4 v 1 | 11 October 2020 | 28–29 March 2021 |
3 v 5 | 13 October 2020 | 30 March 2021 |
4 v 5 | 11 November 2020 | 2 June 2021 |
2 v 3 | 13 November 2020 | 4 June 2021 |
5 v 1 | 14 November 2020 | 5 June 2021 |
3 v 4 | 17 November 2020 | 8 June 2021 |
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Groups
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | El Salvador | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 10 | Advance to second round | — | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | |
2 | Montserrat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 4–0 | ||
3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | — | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
4 | Grenada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | 0–7 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
Antigua and Barbuda | 2–2 | Montserrat |
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El Salvador | 2–0 | Grenada |
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U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–3 | Antigua and Barbuda |
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Montserrat | 1–1 | El Salvador |
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Grenada | 1–0 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Montserrat | 4–0 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | Grenada |
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U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–7 | El Salvador |
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Grenada | 1–2 | Montserrat |
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El Salvador | 3–0 | Antigua and Barbuda |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 12 | Advance to second round | — | 4–0 | 5–1 | — | — | |
2 | Suriname | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | — | — | 6–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
3 | Bermuda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5–0 | 1–1 | ||
4 | Aruba | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | 0–7 | 0–6 | — | — | — | ||
5 | Cayman Islands | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 | 0–11 | — | — | 1–3 | — |
Suriname | 3–0 | Cayman Islands |
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Canada | 5–1 | Bermuda |
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Cayman Islands | 0–11 | Canada |
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Cayman Islands | 1–3 | Aruba |
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Bermuda | 1–1 | Cayman Islands |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Curaçao | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 10 | Advance to second round | — | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | — | |
2 | Guatemala | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 10 | — | — | 1–0 | 10–0 | — | ||
3 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–3 | — | — | — |
Guatemala | 1–0 | Cuba |
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Curaçao | 5–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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British Virgin Islands | 0–3 | Guatemala |
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Cuba | 1–2 | Curaçao |
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Cuba | 5–0 | British Virgin Islands |
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Guatemala | 10–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–1 | Cuba |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Panama | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 12 | Advance to second round | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | |
2 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | ||
3 | Barbados | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Dominica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | Anguilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | 0–13 | 0–6 | — | — | — |
Dominican Republic | 1–0 | Dominica |
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Panama | 1–0 | Barbados |
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Anguilla | 0–6 | Dominican Republic |
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Dominica | 1–2 | Panama |
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Barbados | 1–0 | Anguilla |
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Dominica | 3–0 | Anguilla |
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Dominican Republic | 1–1 | Barbados |
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Barbados | 1–1 | Dominica |
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Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Haiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Advance to second round | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | |
2 | Nicaragua | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | ||
3 | Belize | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | 5–0 | — | ||
4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–7 | — | — | — | ||
5 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | — | — | — | — |
Saint Lucia withdrew before playing.
Turks and Caicos Islands | 0–7 | Nicaragua |
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Belize | 5–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to second round | — | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | 2–0 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
3 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 7–0 | ||
4 | Guyana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | Bahamas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Bahamas | 0–4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Puerto Rico | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Guyana | 4–0 | Bahamas |
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Puerto Rico | 7–0 | Bahamas |
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Guyana | 0–2 | Puerto Rico |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Goalscorers
There were 214 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 3.82 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
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- Quinton Griffith
- Joshua John
- Emile Saimovici
- Carlos Bernárdez
- Mark-Anthony Kaye
- Onel Hernández
- Maikel Reyes
- Juninho Bacuna
- Leandro Bacuna
- Kenji Gorré
- Michaël Maria
- Julian Wade
- Nowend Lorenzo
- Dorny Romero
- Marvin Monterroza
- Saydrel Lewis
- Robin Betancourth
- Moisés Hernández
- Darwin Lom
- Luis Martínez
- Adrian Clifton
- Ariagner Smith
- Jair Catuy
- Isaac Angking
- Sheraldo Becker
- Shaquille Pinas
1 goal
- D'Andre Bishop
- Rhys Browne
- Peter Byers
- Eugene Kirwan
- Terence Groothusen
- Niall Reid-Stephen
- Jesse August
- Deon McCaulay
- Deshawon Nembhard
- Jaylon Bather
- Kole Hall
- Dante Leverock
- Knory Scott
- Zachary Brault-Guillard
- Theo Corbeanu
- Junior Hoilett
- Alistair Johnston
- Richie Laryea
- Frank Sturing
- David Wotherspoon
- Jonah Ebanks
- Mark Ebanks
- Cavafe
- Luis Paradela
- Dairon Reyes
- Jarchinio Antonia
- Elson Hooi
- Anthony van den Hurk
- Brandley Kuwas
- Chad Bertrand
- Audel Laville
- Briel Thomas
- Luis Espinal
- Fran Núñez
- Domingo Peralta
- Manny Rodríguez
- Walmer Martinez
- Gerson Mayen
- Joshua Pérez
- Juan Carlos Portillo
- Eriq Zavaleta
- Rudy Barrientos
- Marvin Ceballos
- Gerardo Gordillo
- John Méndez
- Oscar Santis
- Jorge Vargas
- Kadell Daniel
- Omari Glasgow
- Terence Vancooten
- Emery Welshman
- Ricardo Adé
- Derrick Etienne
- Steven Séance
- Rohan Ince
- Nathan Pond
- Byron Bonilla
- Marvin Fletes
- Dshon Forbes
- Matias Moldskred
- Richard Rodríguez
- Jorman Aguilar
- Yoel Bárcenas
- Miguel Camargo
- Armando Cooper
- José Fajardo
- Aníbal Godoy
- Francisco Palacios
- Alberto Quintero
- Gerald Díaz
- Lester Hayes
- Jaden Servania
- Devin Vega
- Rowan Liburd
- Vinceroy Nelson
- Romaine Sawyers
- Omari Sterling-James
- Oalex Anderson
- Zidane Sam
- Azinho Solomon
- Roland Alberg
- Ryan Donk
- Florian Jozefzoon
- Gleofilo Vlijter
- Sheldon Bateau
- Levi García
- Khaleem Hyland
- Joevin Jones
- Duane Muckette
- Ryan Telfer
1 own goal
- Tafari Smith (against Panama)
- Francois Croes (against Suriname)
- Briel Thomas(against Panama)
Notes
- ^ The Cayman Islands vs Canada match, originally to be played at 16:00 UTC−4, 28 March 2021, was postponed because the Cayman team could not provide their negative COVID-19 tests to FIFA.[10]
- ^ The Bermuda v Cayman Islands match, originally to be played at 20:00 UTC-4, was delayed by 65 minutes due to lightning in the area.[11][non-primary source needed]
References
- ^ "Draw procedures confirmed for First Round of Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "New CONCACAF Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "CONCACAF preliminary draw for FIFA World Cup 2022 to take place on 19 August". FIFA. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Draw (CONCACAF): Draw procedures" (PDF). FIFA. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "St Lucia players in the dark about World Cup qualifiers". SportsMax. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF confirms schedule for Concacaf Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Update on the CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Update on upcoming CONCACAF qualifiers in March 2021". FIFA. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Canada's World Cup qualifying game vs. Cayman Islands postponed". Sportsnet. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "The match is now expected to kick-off at 10:05pm". 8 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Twitter.