Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF).
Tournament statistics | |
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Top scorer(s) | (7 goals each) |
A total of 24 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2.25 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. The United States, as hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 1.25 spot open for competition between 22 teams, because Cuba (Caribbean group) withdrew before playing.
There would be three rounds of play. Mexico and Canada received byes and advanced to the second round directly. The remaining 20 teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical considerations.
Format
edit- Caribbean Zone: The 14 teams played in knockout matches on a home-and-away basis to determine three winners advancing to the second round.
- Central American Zone: The six teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the second round.
In the second round, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.
In the final round, the four teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up would advance to the CONCACAF–OFC intercontinental play-off.
Caribbean Zone
editFirst preliminary round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Dominican Republic |
2–3 | 1-2 | 1–1 | |
Saint Lucia |
2–3 | 1–0 | 1-3 |
Dominican Republic | 1–2 | |
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Rodríguez |
Lugris Borja |
Puerto Rico | 1–1 | |
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Paonessa |
Rodríguez |
Puerto Rico advanced to the second preliminary round, 3–2 on aggregate.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3–1 | |
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Joseph Jack Brown |
Jean |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second preliminary round, 3–2 on aggregate.
Second preliminary round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bermuda |
2–2(a) | 0-1 | 2–1 | |
Jamaica |
3–1 | 2–1 | 1-0 | |
Netherlands Antilles |
1-4 | 1-1 | 0-3 | |
Guyana |
2–3 | 1–2 | 1-1 | |
Barbados |
1–5 | 1–2 | 0-3 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
w/o | - | - |
2–2 on aggregate. Bermuda advanced to the first round on away goals.
Jamaica | 2–1 | |
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Hyde Wilson |
Espinoza |
Jamaica advanced to the first round, 3–1 on aggregate.
Netherlands Antilles | 1–1 | |
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Regales |
Clarke |
Antigua and Barbuda | 3–0 | |
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Edwards |
Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the first round, 4–1 on aggregate.
Suriname advanced to the first round, 3–2 on aggregate.
Barbados | 1–2 | |
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White |
Latapy Charles |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | |
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Faustin Jamerson Lewis |
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the first round, 5–1 on aggregate.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | w/o | | ||
withdrew |
Cuba withdrew, so Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the first round automatically.
First round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
1-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | |
Trinidad and Tobago |
2-3 | 1-2 | 1–1 | |
Suriname |
1-2 | 0-0 | 1–2 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | |
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Thompson Cann Jennings |
Bermuda | 2–1 | |
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Goater |
Ivor |
Bermuda advanced to the second round, 5–1 on aggregate.
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | |
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Charles |
Isaacs Anglin |
Jamaica | 1–1 | |
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Davis |
Haynes |
Jamaica advanced to the second round, 3–2 on aggregate.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–1 | |
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Joseph Dupont |
Francis |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines alongside with Jamaica and Bermuda advanced to the second round, both matches of each teams on aggregate.
Central American Zone
editFirst round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guatemala |
0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | |
Nicaragua |
1–10 | 0-5 | 1-5 | |
Panama |
2-5 | 1–0 | 1-5 |
Honduras advanced to the second round, 2–0 on aggregate.
El Salvador | 5–1 | |
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Castro Cienfuegos González Ulloa |
César Rostrán |
El Salvador advanced to the second round, 10–1 on aggregate.
Panama | 1–0 | |
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Mendieta |
Costa Rica advanced to the second round, 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
editGroup A
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | |
2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | |
3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | −29 |
Mexico and Honduras advanced to the final round.
Costa Rica | 2–3 | |
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Berry Arnáez |
Flores Smith Obando |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–4 | |
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Zague Suárez Uribe |
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Mexico | 2–0 | |
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De la Torre Uribe |
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Mexico | 4–0 | |
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García Suárez De la Torre |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–4 | |
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Flores Suazo Bennett |
Honduras | 4–0 | |
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Smith Obando Flores Zelaya |
Costa Rica | 2–0 | |
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Smith |
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Honduras | 2–1 | |
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Flores Obando |
Ramírez |
Mexico | 11–0 | |
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Uribe Hermosillo Bernal Zague |
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Costa Rica | 5–0 | |
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Astúa Medford Arnáez |
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Group B
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | |
2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | |
4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 |
El Salvador and Canada advanced to the final round.
Bermuda | 1–0 | |
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Lightbourne |
El Salvador | 1–1 | |
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González |
Miller |
El Salvador | 4–1 | |
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Palacios González Cienfuegos Rivera |
Goater |
Jamaica | 0–2 | |
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Meléndez |
El Salvador | 2–1 | |
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Meléndez Díaz Arce |
Davis |
Final round
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
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1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 1994 FIFA World Cup | |
2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | inter-confederation play-offs | |
3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | ||
4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 |
El Salvador | 2–1 | |
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Borja Iraheta |
Garcia Aspe |
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Canada | 2–0 | |
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Bunbury Catliff |
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Mexico | 4–0 | |
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Ramírez Flores Garcia Aspe |
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Honduras | 2–0 | |
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Bennett |
Honduras | 1–4 | |
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Flores |
Garcia Aspe Flores Garcia Smith |
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El Salvador | 1–2 | |
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González |
Catliff Mobilio |
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Inter-confederation play-offs
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Canada |
3–3 (1–4 p) | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Qualified teams
editThe following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Hosts | 4 July 1988 | 4 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990) | |
Final round winners | 9 May 1993 | 9 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
edit- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Kentoine Jennings
Colin Miller
Juan Carlos Arguedas
Luis Diego Arnáez
Austin Berry
Óscar Ramírez
Richard Smith
Dinardo Rodríguez
Mauricio Cienfuegos
Raúl Díaz Arce
Guillermo Rivera
Charlie Eliezar
Ignacio Ambríz
Hugo Sanchez
Claudio Suárez
José Manuel de la Torre
Zague
Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo
Earl Jean
Curtis Joseph
Hutson Charles
- 1 goal
Quentin Clarke
Luke Ivor
Tyrone White
Paul Cann
Kyle Lightbourne
Neil Paynter
Sammy Swan
Kenneth Thompson
Geoff Aunger
Lyndon Hooper
Mark Watson
Rónald González Brenes
Hernán Medford
Miguel Estrada
William Renderos Iraheta
Julio Palacios Lozano
Kevin Archer
Antonhy Stanton
Marco Antonio Anariba
Eugenio Dolmo Flores
Alex Pineda Chacón
Antonio Zelaya
Winston Anglin
Ricardo Hyde
Peter Isaacs
Roderick Reid
Linnal Wilson
Francisco Javier Cruz
Giovanni Regales
César Rostrán
Ramiro Borja
Andre Espinoza
Marcos Lugris
Franco Paonessa
Alphonsus Brown
Francis Dupont
Rodney Jack
Joseph Francis
Eric Godlieb
Marciano Leyman
Stanley Samson
Brian Haynes
Marvin Faustin
Kerry Jamerson
Russell Latapy
Leonson Lewis
- 1 own goal
Nick Dasovic (playing against Australia)
Dangelo Bautista (playing against Canada)
Richardson Smith (playing against Mexico)