2002 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF semi-finals

In the Play-offs, 6 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis (a team from North or Central America would play against a team from the Caribbean). The winners would advance to the Semifinal Round.

Play-offs

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date = June 4, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|CUB
score = 0 - 1| report=
team2 = fb|CAN
goals1 =
goals2 = Jason de Vos 42'
stadium = Estadio Pedro Marrero
Havana, Cuba Attendance: 6,000
Referee:

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date = June 11, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|CAN
score = 0 - 0| report=
team2 = fb|CUB
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Winnipeg Soccer Complex
Winnipeg, Canada Attendance: 9,021
Referee:

*Canada advanced to the Semifinal Round.----

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date = June 11, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|ATG
score = 0 - 1| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 =
goals2 = Guillermo Ramirez 32'
stadium = Antigua Recreation Ground
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ramesh Randhan (Trinidad & Tobago)

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date = June 18, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|GUA
score = 8 - 1| report=
team2 = fb|ATG
goals1 = Everaldo Valencia 19'
Carlos Ruíz 31'
Guillermo Ramirez 34'
Juan Carlos Plata 37', 80'
Juan Manuel Funes 72'
Fredy García 83', 88'
goals2 = Desmond Bleau 60'
stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala Attendance: 25,000
Referee:

*Guatemala advanced to the Semifinal Round.----

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date = June 3, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|HON
score = 4 - 0| report=
team2 = fb|HAI
goals1 = Milton Núñez 31'
Francisco Pavón 40'
Carlos Pavón 76'
Samuel Caballero 88'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Francisco Morazán
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Attendance: 21,000
Referee:

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date = June 17, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|HAI
score = 1 - 3| report=
team2 = fb|HON
goals1 = Pierre Golman 50'
goals2 = Samuel Caballero 8'
Milton Núñez 49'
Julio César de León 87'
stadium = Stade Sylvio Cator
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Attendance: 5,000
Referee:

*Honduras advanced to the Semifinal Round.

emifinal Round

In the Semifinal Round, the 12 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.

Group C

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.

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date = July 16, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|GUA
score = 1 - 1| report=
team2 = fb|USA
goals1 = Carlos Ruíz 88'
goals2 = Ante Razov 45'
stadium = Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo
Mazatenango, Guatemala Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)

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date = July 16, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|BRB
score = 2 - 1| report=
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 = Llewellyn Riley 49'
Michael Forde 89'
goals2 = Alejandro Madrigal 48'
stadium = Barbados National Stadium
Bridgetown, Barbados Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)----footballbox
date = July 22, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|GUA
score = 2 - 0| report=
team2 = fb|BRB
goals1 = Carlos Ruíz 2'
Freddy García 83'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Mario Camposeco
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mike Seiffert (Canada)

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date = July 23, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|CRC
score = 2 - 1| report=
team2 = fb|USA
goals1 = Rolando Fonseca 10'
Hernán Medford 90' (pen)
goals2 = Ernie Stewart 66'
stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)----footballbox
date = August 15, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|CRC
score = 2 - 1| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Paulo Wanchope 33'. 48'
goals2 = Dwight Pezzarossi 68'
stadium = Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Alajuela, Costa Rica Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)

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date = August 16, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 7 - 0| report=
team2 = fb|BRB
goals1 = Eddie Pope 14'
Brian McBride 28'
Joe-Max Moore 45', 82'
John O'Brien 46'
Tab Ramos 72'
Ernie Stewart 74'
goals2 =
stadium = Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States Attendance: 18,334
Referee: Jose Pineda Fernandez (Honduras)----footballbox
date = September 3, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|CRC
score = 3 - 0| report=
team2 = fb|BRB
goals1 = Jafet Soto 36'
Rolando Fonseca 41'
Hernán Medford 54'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Eduardo Brizio (Mexico)

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date = September 3, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 1 - 0| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Brian McBride 72'
goals2 =
stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C., United States Attendance: 51,996
Referee: Edgar Rangel (Mexico)----footballbox
date = October 8, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|BRB
score = 1 - 3| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Llewellyn Riley 24'
goals2 = Freddy García 3'
Carlos Ruíz 10'
Mario Acevedo 84'
stadium = Barbados National Stadium
Bridgetown, Barbados Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)

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date = October 11, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 0 - 0| report=
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, United States Attendance: 24,430
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago)----footballbox
date = November 15, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|GUA
score = 2 - 1| report=
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 = Carlos Ruíz 53', 87'
goals2 = Rolando Fonseca 71'
stadium = Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo
Mazatenango, Guatemala Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)

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date = October 11, 2000
team1 = fb-rt|BRB
score = 0 - 4| report=
team2 = fb|USA
goals1 =
goals2 = Clint Mathis 63'
Ernie Stewart 73'
Cobi Jones 77'
Ante Razov 90'
stadium = Barbados National Stadium
Bridgetown, Barbados Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago)----

Play-off

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date = January 6, 2001
team1 = fb-rt|CRC
score = 5 - 2| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Paulo Wanchope 7'
Rolando Fonseca 43', 59'
Reynaldo Parks 58'
Jafet Soto 73'
goals2 = Carlos Ruíz 4', 89'
stadium = Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, United States Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Rodolfo Alexander Sibrian (Slovakia)

* United States and Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.