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Qualification CONCACAF

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and Caribbean. A total of 34 teams took part, 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, 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 an Intercontinental Play-off against the winner of a play-off between third placed teams in the Third Round of Asia.

Tiebreakers

If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:

1. greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
2. goal difference in matches between the tied teams
3. greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
4. goal difference in all group matches
5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
6. a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary

Preliminary Round

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.

Round Two

June 13, 2004, Columbus, USA - United States 3 - 0 Grenada
June 20, 2004, St. George's, Grenada - Grenada 2 - 3 United States

United States advanced to the Semifinal Round.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Round Two

June 12, 2004, Havana, Cuba - Cuba 2 - 2 Costa Rica
June 20, 2004, Alajuela, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 1 - 1 Cuba

Costa Rica advanced to the Semifinal Round due to the goals scored away rule.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Semifinal Round

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
United States	12	6	3	3	0	13	3	10
Panama	8	6	2	2	2	8	11	-3
Jamaica	7	6	1	4	1	7	5	2
El Salvador	4	6	1	1	4	2	11	-9

August 18, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 2 - 1 Panama
August 18, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica 1 - 1 United States
September 4, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica 1 - 2 Panama
September 4, 2004, Foxboro, USA - United States 2 - 0 El Salvador
September 8, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 United States
September 8, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 0 - 3 Jamaica
October 9, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 0 - 2 United States
October 9, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Jamaica
October 13, 2004, Washington DC, USA - United States 6 - 0 Panama
October 13, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica 0 - 0 El Salvador
November 17, 2004, Columbus, USA - United States 1 - 1 Jamaica
November 17, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 3 - 0 El Salvador

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Costa Rica	10	6	3	1	2	12	8	4
Guatemala	10	6	3	1	2	7	9	-2
Honduras	7	6	1	4	1	9	7	2
Canada	5	6	1	2	3	4	8	-4

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

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Mexico	18	6	6	0	0	27	1	26
Trinidad and Tobago	12	6	4	0	2	12	9	3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	6	2	0	4	5	12	-7
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	6	0	0	6	2	24	-22

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

Final Round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
United States	22	10	7	1	2	16	6	10
Mexico	22	10	7	1	2	22	9	13
Costa Rica	16	10	5	1	4	15	14	1
Trinidad and Tobago	13	10	4	1	5	10	15	-5
Guatemala	11	10	3	2	5	16	18	-2
Panama	2	10	0	2	8	4	21	-17

NB: The USA topped the group based on a 3-2 advantage in head-to-head goals against Mexico.

February 9, 2005, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 1 - 2 Mexico
February 9, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 1 - 2 United States
February 9, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 0 Guatemala
March 26, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 5 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago
March 26, 2005, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 2 - 1 Panama
March 26, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 2 - 1 United States
March 30, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Mexico
March 30, 2005, Birmingham, USA - United States 2 - 0 Guatemala
March 30, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 0 - 0 Costa Rica
June 4, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 0 Panama
June 4, 2005, Salt Lake City, USA - United States 3 - 0 Costa Rica
June 4, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 0 - 2 Mexico
June 8, 2005, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 3 - 2 Guatemala
June 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 3 United States
June 8, 2005, Monterrey, Mexico - Mexico 2 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
August 17, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 2 - 0 Costa Rica
August 17, 2005, East Hartford, USA - United States 1 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
August 17, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 2 - 1 Panama
September 3, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 3 Costa Rica
September 3, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 2 Guatemala
September 3, 2005, Columbus, USA - United States 2 - 0 Mexico
September 7, 2005, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 2 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
September 7, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 5 - 0 Panama
September 7, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 0 - 0 United States
October 8, 2005, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 3 - 0 United States
October 8, 2005, San Luis Potosí, Mexico - Mexico 5 - 2 Guatemala
October 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago
October 12, 2005, Foxboro, USA - United States 2 - 0 Panama
October 12, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 1 Mexico
October 12, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 3 - 1 Costa Rica

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