2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and Caribbean. A total of 34 teams took part (out of 35 eligible – only fb|PUR declined to participate), 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, also known as the "Hexagonal", 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 the Asia-CONCACAF playoff against the winner of a play-off between third placed teams in the Third Round of Asia.

Tiebreakers

Preliminary Round

Group 1

Round One

February 28, 2004, St. George's, Grenada – fb|GRN 5 - 0 fb-rt|GUY

March 14, 2004, Blairmont, Guyana – fb|GUY 1 - 3 fb-rt|GRN

"Grenada" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 8-1.

Round Two

June 13, 2004, Columbus, USA – fb|USA 3 - 0 fb-rt|GRN

June 20, 2004, St. George's, Grenada – fb|GRN 2 - 3 fb-rt|USA

"United States" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 6-2.

Group 2

Round One

February 29, 2004, Hamilton, Bermuda – fb|BER 13 - 0 fb-rt|MSR

March 21, 2004, Plymouth, Montserrat – fb|MSR 0 - 7 fb-rt|BER

"Bermuda" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 20-0.

Round Two

June 13, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador – fb|SLV 2 - 1 fb-rt|BER

June 20, 2004, Hamilton, Bermuda – fb|BER 2 - 2 fb-rt|SLV

"El Salvador" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.

Group 3

Round One

February 18, 2004, Miami, USA – fb|HAI 5 - 0 fb-rt|TCA

February 21, 2004, Hialeah, USA – fb|TCA 0 - 2 fb-rt|HAI

"Haiti" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 7-0.

Round Two

June 12, 2004, Miami, USA – fb|HAI 1 - 1 fb-rt|JAM

June 20, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica – fb|JAM 3 - 0 fb-rt|HAI

"Jamaica" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 4-1.

Group 4

Round One

February 22, 2004, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – fb|VGB 0 - 1 fb-rt|LCA

February 28, 2004, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia – fb|LCA 9 - 0 fb-rt|VGB

"Saint Lucia" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 10-0.

Round Two

June 13, 2004, Panama City, Panama – fb|PAN 4 - 0 fb-rt|LCA

June 20, 2004, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia – fb|LCA 0 - 3 fb-rt|PAN

"Panama" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 7-0.

Group 5

Round One

February 22, 2004, George Town, Cayman Islands – fb|CAY 1 - 2 fb-rt|CUB

February 27, 2004, Havana, Cuba – fb|CUB 3 - 0 fb-rt|CAY

"Cuba" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 5-1.

Round Two

June 12, 2004, Havana, Cuba – fb|CUB 2 - 2 fb-rt|CRC

June 20, 2004, Alajuela, Costa Rica – fb|CRC 1 - 1 fb-rt|CUB

The aggregate score was tied 3-3, and "Costa Rica" advanced to the Semifinal Round due to the away goals rule (2-1).

Group 6

Round One

February 28, 2004, Oranjestad, Aruba – fb|ARU 1 - 2 fb-rt|SUR

March 27, 2004, Paramaribo, Suriname – fb|SUR 8 - 1 fb-rt|ARU

"Suriname" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 10-2.

Round Two

June 12, 2004, Paramaribo, Suriname – fb|SUR 1 - 1 fb-rt|GUA

June 20, 2004, Guatemala City, Guatemala – fb|GUA 3 - 1 fb-rt|SUR

"Guatemala" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.

Group 7

Round One

February 18, 2004, Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda – fb|ATG 2 - 0 fb-rt|ANT

March 31, 2004, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles – fb|ANT 3 - 0 fb-rt|ATG

"Netherlands Antilles" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 3-2.

Round Two

June 12, 2004, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles – fb|ANT 1 - 2 fb-rt|HON

June 19, 2004, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – fb|HON 4 - 0 fb-rt|ANT

"Honduras" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 6-1.

Group 8

June 13, 2004, Kingston, Canada – fb|CAN 4 - 0 fb-rt|BLZ

June 16, 2004, Kingston, Canada – fb|BLZ 0 - 4 fb-rt|CAN

"Canada" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 8-0.

Group 9

Round One

March 26, 2004, Nassau, Bahamas – fb|DMA 1 - 1 fb-rt|BAH

March 28, 2004, Nassau, Bahamas – fb|BAH 1 - 3 fb-rt|DMA

"Dominica" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 4-2.

Round Two

June 19, 2004, San Antonio, USA – fb|DMA 0 - 10 fb-rt|MEX

June 27, 2004, Aguascalientes, Mexico – fb|MEX 8 - 0 fb-rt|DMA

"Mexico" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 18-0.

Group 10

Round One

February 18, 2004, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – fb|VIR 0 - 4 fb-rt|SKN

March 31, 2004, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – fb|SKN 7 - 0 fb-rt|VIR

"Saint Kitts and Nevis" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 11-0.

Round Two

June 13, 2004, Bridgetown, Barbados – fb|BRB 0 - 2 fb-rt|SKN

June 19, 2004, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – fb|SKN 3 - 2 fb-rt|BRB

"Saint Kitts and Nevis" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 5-2.

Group 11

Round One

March 19, 2004, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – fb|DOM 0 - 0 fb-rt|AIA

March 21, 2004, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – fb|AIA 0 - 6 fb-rt|DOM

"Dominican Republic" advanced to the next round by the aggregate score of 6-0.

Round Two

June 13, 2004, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – fb|DOM 0 - 2 fb-rt|TRI

June 20, 2004, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago – fb|TRI 4 - 0 fb-rt|DOM

"Trinidad and Tobago" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 6-0.

Group 12

June 13, 2004, Diriamba, Nicaragua – fb|NCA 2 - 2 fb-rt|VIN

June 20, 2004, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – fb|VIN 4 - 1 fb-rt|NCA

"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" advanced to the Semifinal Round by the aggregate score of 6-3.

emifinal Round

Group 1

August 18, 2004, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – fb|VIN 0 - 2 fb-rt|TRI

September 4, 2004, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – fb|SKN 1 - 2 fb-rt|TRI

September 8, 2004, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – fb|TRI 1 - 3 fb-rt|MEX

September 10, 2004, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – fb|VIN 1 - 0 fb-rt|SKN

October 6, 2004, Pachuca, Mexico – fb|MEX 7 - 0 fb-rt|VIN

October 10, 2004, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – fb|VIN 0 - 1 fb-rt|MEX

October 10, 2004, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago – fb|TRI 5 - 1 fb-rt|SKN

October 13, 2004, Puebla, Mexico – fb|MEX 3 - 0 fb-rt|TRI

October 13, 2004, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – fb|SKN 0 - 3 fb-rt|VIN

November 13, 2004, Miami, USA – fb|SKN 0 - 5 fb-rt|MEX

November 17, 2004, Monterrey, Mexico – fb|MEX 8 - 0 fb-rt|SKN

November 17, 2004, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – fb|TRI 2 - 1 fb-rt|VIN

Final Round

NB: The USA topped the group based on their head-to-head record against Mexico.----footballbox
date = 9 February 2005
team1 = fb|CRC
score = 1 – 2| report=
team2 = fb|MEX
goals1 = Wanchope 38'
goals2 = Lozano 8', 10'
stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Batres (Guatemala)----footballbox
date = 9 February 2005
team1 = fb|PAN
score = 0 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernandez
Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Prendergast (Jamaica)----footballbox
date = 9 February 2005
team1 = fb|TRI
score = 1 – 2| report=
team2 = fb|USA
goals1 = Angus Eve 89'
goals2 = Eddie Johnson 30'
Eddie Lewis 54'
stadium = Queen's Park Oval
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)----footballbox
date = 26 March 2005
team1 = fb|GUA
score = 5 – 1| report=
team2 = fb|TRI
goals1 = Guillermo Ramirez 17'
Carlos Ruíz 30', 38'
Dwight Pezzarossi 78', 87'
goals2 = Carlos Edwards 32'
stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 22,506
Referee: Stott (USA)----footballbox
date = 26 March 2005
team1 = fb|CRC
score = 2 – 1| report=
team2 = fb|PAN
goals1 = Whayne Wilson 40' (pen)
Roy Myrie 91'
goals2 = Roberto Brown 58' (pen)
stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 0 (banned)
Referee: Rodriquez (Mexico)----footballbox
date = 27 March 2005
team1 = fb|MEX
score = 2 – 1| report=
team2 = fb|USA
goals1 = Jared Borgetti 32'
Zinha 32'
goals2 = Eddie Lewis 58'
stadium = Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Sibrian (El Salvador)----footballbox
date = 30 March 2005
team1 = fb|PAN
score = 1 – 1| report=
team2 = fb|MEX
goals1 = Luis Tejada 75'
goals2 = Ramon Morales 26'
stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernandez
Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Pineda (Honduras)----footballbox
date = 30 March 2005
team1 = fb|USA
score = 2 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Eddie Johnson 11'
Steve Ralston 68'
goals2 =
stadium = Legion Field
Birmingham, AL, USA
Attendance: 31,624
Referee: Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago)----footballbox
date = 30 March 2005
team1 = fb|TRI
score = 0 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Navarro (Canada)----footballbox
date = 4 June 2005
team1 = fb|TRI
score = 2 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|PAN
goals1 = Stern John 34'
Dennis Lawrence 71'
goals2 =
stadium = Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Prendergast (Jamaica)----footballbox
date = 4 June 2005
team1 = fb|USA
score = 3 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 = Landon Donovan 6', 63'
Brian McBride 87'
goals2 =
stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
Salt Lake City, USA
Attendance: 40,586
Referee: Batres (Guatemala)----footballbox
date = 30 March 2005
team1 = fb|GUA
score = 0 – 2| report=
team2 = fb|MEX
goals1 =
goals2 = Zinha 41'
Gustavo Cabrera 45' (OG)
stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Hall (USA)----footballbox
date = 8 June 2005
team1 = fb|CRC
score = 3 – 2| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Carlos Hernández 34'
Ronald Gomez 65'
Paulo Wanchope 92'
goals2 = Roberto Villatoro 74'
Mario Rodríguez 77'
stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)----footballbox
date = 8 June 2005
team1 = fb|PAN
score = 0 – 3| report=
team2 = fb|USA
goals1 =
goals2 = Carlos Bocanegra 6'
Landon Donovan 20'
Brian McBride 40'
stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernandez
Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Navarro (Canada)----footballbox
date = 8 June 2005
team1 = fb|MEX
score = 2 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|TRI
goals1 = Jared Borgetti 63'
Luis Pérez 88'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Universitario
Monterrey, Mexico
Attendance: 32,833
Referee: Stott (USA)----footballbox
date = 17 August 2005
team1 = fb|MEX
score = 2 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 = Jared Borgetti 63'
Jose Fonseca 86'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Pineda (Honduras)----footballbox
date = 17 August 2005
team1 = fb|USA
score = 1 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|TRI
goals1 = Brian McBride 2'
goals2 =
stadium = Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT, USA
Attendance: 25,488
Referee: Rodriguez (Mexico)----footballbox
date = 17 August 2005
team1 = fb|GUA
score = 2 – 1| report=
team2 = fb|PAN
goals1 = Felipe Baloy 70' (OG)
Gonzalo Romero 90+3'
goals2 = Jorge Dely 19'
stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sibrian (El Salvador)----footballbox
date = 3 September 2005
team1 = fb|PAN
score = 1 – 3| report=
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 = Luis Tejada 90'
goals2 = Alvaro Saborio 44'
Walter Centeno 51'
Ronald Gomez 73'
stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernandez
Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Stott (USA)----footballbox
date = 3 September 2005
team1 = fb|TRI
score = 3 – 2| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Russell Latapy 48'
Stern John 85', 86'
goals2 = Marvin Andrews 3' (OG)
Gonzalo Romero 61'
stadium = Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)----footballbox
date = 3 September 2005
team1 = fb|USA
score = 2 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|MEX
goals1 = Steve Ralston 53'
DaMarcus Beasley 58'
goals2 =
stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, OH, USA
Attendance: 24,685
Referee: Batres (Guatemala)----footballbox
date = 7 September 2005
team1 = fb|CRC
score = 2 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|TRI
goals1 = Alvaro Saborio 15'
Walter Centeno 50'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Batres (Guatemala)----footballbox
date = 7 September 2005
team1 = fb|MEX
score = 5 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|PAN
goals1 = Luis Perez 31'
Rafael Marquez 54'
Jared Borgetti 59'
Jose Fonseca 75'
Pavel Pardo 76'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hall (USA)----footballbox
date = 7 September 2005
team1 = fb|GUA
score = 0 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|USA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Rodriguez (Mexico)----footballbox
date = 8 October 2005
team1 = fb|CRC
score = 3 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|USA
goals1 = Paulo Wanchope 34'
Carlos Hernández 60', 88'
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)----footballbox
date = 8 October 2005
team1 = fb|MEX
score = 5 – 2| report=
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Guillermo Franco 19'
Francisco Fonseca 48', 51', 62', 66'
goals2 = Carlos Ruiz 1'
Selvin Poniciano 53'
stadium = Estadio Alfonso Lastras
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Prendergast (Jamaica)----footballbox
date = 8 October 2005
team1 = fb|PAN
score = 0 – 1| report=
team2 = fb|TRI
goals1 =
goals2 = Stern John 61'
stadium = Estadio Rommel Fernandez
Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Navarro (Canada)----footballbox
date = 12 October 2005
team1 = fb|USA
score = 2 – 0| report=
team2 = fb|PAN
goals1 = Kyle Martino 51'
Taylor Twellman 57'
goals2 =
stadium = Gillette Stadium
Foxboro, MA, USA
Attendance: 9,192
Referee: Alcala (Mexico)----footballbox
date = 12 October 2005
team1 = fb|TRI
score = 2 – 1| report=
team2 = fb|MEX
goals1 = Stern John 43', 69'
goals2 = Jaime Lozano 38'
stadium = Hasely Crawford Stadium
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Pineda (Honduras)----footballbox
date = 12 October 2005
team1 = fb|GUA
score = 3 – 1| report=
team2 = fb|CRC
goals1 = Elmer Ponciano 2'
Freddy Garcia 16'
Carlos Ruíz 30'
goals2 = Roy Myre 60'
stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 23,912
Referee: Hall (USA)