2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round

The fourth round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 13 November 2015 to 6 September 2016.[1][2]

Format

A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 1 to 6 in the CONCACAF entrant list and 6 third round winners) were divided into three groups of four teams each. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of six matches per team. The top two teams of each group (three group winners and three runners-up) advanced to the fifth round (also called the 'Hexagonal' or 'Hex').[1]

Seeding

The draw for the fourth round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1][3][4]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses).[5] The six direct qualifiers are seeded into two pots:

Each group contained a team from Pot 1, a team from Pot 2, and two third round winners which were automatically allocated into each group (series winners 1 and 2 into Group A, series winners 3 and 4 into Group B, series winners 5 and 6 into Group C).[3] As the draw was held before the third round was played, the identities of the third round winners were not known at the time of the draw. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot or series won of each team.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the fifth round.

Pot 1 Pot 2
  1.  Costa Rica (15)
  2.  Mexico (17)
  3.  United States (18)
Third round winners
  1.  Jamaica (85)
  2.  Haiti (117)
  3.  Canada (122)
  4.  El Salvador (127)
  5.  Guatemala (134)
  6.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (134)

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16 Advance to fifth round — 0–0 2–0 3–0
2  Honduras 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 0–2 — 2–1 2–0
3  Canada 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 0–3 1–0 — 3–1
4  El Salvador 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–3 2–2 0–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
20:00 UTC−6
Mexico  3–0  El Salvador
Guardado  7'
Herrera  42'
Vela  64'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
19:08 UTC−8
Canada  1–0  Honduras
Larin  38' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
15:00 UTC−6
Honduras  0–2  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Corona  67'
Damm  72'

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
19:30 UTC−6
El Salvador  0–0  Canada
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
19:06 UTC−6
El Salvador  2–2  Honduras
Punyed  45+2'
Bonilla  88'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Elis  19'
Lozano  59'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 9,915
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
19:08 UTC−7
Canada  0–3  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Hernández  32'
Lozano  40'
Corona  72'
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 54,798
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
19:06 UTC−6
Honduras  2–0  El Salvador
García  52'
Quioto  90+4'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
20:30 UTC−6
Mexico  2–0  Canada
Guardado  17' (pen.)
Corona  45+3'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 64,430
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
15:06 UTC−6
Honduras  2–1  Canada
Martínez  45+2'
Quioto  50'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 James  35'
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
20:06 UTC−6
El Salvador  1–3  Mexico
Larín  24' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Moreno  52'
Sepúlveda  58'
Jiménez  73' (pen.)
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
21:00 UTC−5
Mexico  0–0  Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
19:00 UTC−7
Canada  3–1  El Salvador
Larin  11'
Ledgerwood  53'
Edgar  90+2'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Bonilla  78'
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 20,726
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 16 Advance to fifth round — 3–1 1–0 3–0
2  Panama 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 1–2 — 1–0 2–0
3  Haiti 6 1 1 4 2 4 −2 4 0–1 0–0 — 0–1
4  Jamaica 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 4 1–1 0–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
20:00 UTC−6
Costa Rica  1–0  Haiti
Gamboa  29' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
21:00 UTC−5
Jamaica  0–2  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Cooper  43'
Morgan  52' (o.g.)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
19:00 UTC−4
Haiti  0–1  Jamaica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Donaldson  62'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
20:30 UTC−5
Panama  1–2  Costa Rica
Tejada  71' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Ruiz  66'
Ureña  69'

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
19:00 UTC−5
Jamaica  1–1  Costa Rica
Watson  16' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Acosta  67'

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
19:00 UTC−5
Haiti  0–0  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
20:30 UTC−5
Panama  1–0  Haiti
Baloy  81' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Attendance: 13,082
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
20:00 UTC−6
Costa Rica  3–0  Jamaica
Borges  7'
Ruiz  37'
Venegas  76'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
19:00 UTC−5
Haiti  0–1  Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Azofeifa  71'
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
20:30 UTC−5
Panama  2–0  Jamaica
Torres  28'
Arroyo  90+2'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
20:30 UTC−5
Jamaica  0–2  Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Lafrance  68'
Nazon  88'
Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
19:30 UTC−6
Costa Rica  3–1  Panama
Bolaños  19', 79'
Matarrita  84'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Tejada  90' (pen.)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 6 4 1 1 20 3 +17 13 Advance to fifth round — 4–0 4–0 6–1
2  Trinidad and Tobago 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 11 0–0 — 2–2 6–0
3  Guatemala 6 3 1 2 18 11 +7 10 2–0 1–2 — 9–3
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 0 0 6 6 34 −28 0 0–6 2–3 0–4 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
18:10 UTC−6
United States  6–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Wood  11'
Johnson  29'
Altidore  31', 74'
Cameron  51'
Zardes  58'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Anderson  5'
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Attendance: 43,433
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
19:06 UTC−6
Guatemala  1–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Mejía  90' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Hyland  67'
K. Jones  80'
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 18,313
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
19:36 UTC−4
Trinidad and Tobago  0–0  United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
20:06 UTC−6
Guatemala  2–0  United States
Morales  7'
Ruiz  15'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 18,313
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
19:25 UTC−4
United States  4–0  Guatemala
Dempsey  12'
Cameron  35'
Zusi  46'
Altidore  89'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Mapfre Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 20,654
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
15:30 UTC−4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–6  United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Wood  28'
Besler  32'
Altidore  43' (pen.)
Pulisic  71', 90+2'
Kljestan  78'
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
19:00 UTC−4
Trinidad and Tobago  2–2  Guatemala
J. Jones  45+1', 62' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Ruiz  36', 87'

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
20:15 UTC−4
United States  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Kljestan  44'
Altidore  59', 63'
Arriola  71'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
EverBank Field, Jacksonville
Attendance: 19,410
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
18:15 UTC−6
Guatemala  9–3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tinoco  13'
Ruiz  20', 27', 36', 57', 59'
Arreola  55'
Morales  78'
Márquez  83'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Anderson  10', 29'
McBurnette  90'
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kimbrell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.

8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CONCACAF to Hold Preliminary FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw in Miami on January 15". CONCACAF. 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "USMNT to start 2018 World Cup qualifying in November of 2015". Sports Illustrated. 12 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Draw Procedures – North, Central American & Caribbean Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  4. ↑ "Draw shines light on CONCACAF's WCQ path". CONCACAF. 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Men's Ranking – August 2014 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com. 14 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.

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