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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF).

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

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

First preliminary round

Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lancelotte Livingston (Jamaica)
Hato Rey, San Juan
Attendance: 300
Referee: Errol Forbes (Trinidad and Tobago)

Puerto Rico advanced to the second preliminary round, 3–2 on aggregate.


Mindoo Philip Park, Castries
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Weldo Peleris (Haiti)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second preliminary round, 3–2 on aggregate.


Second preliminary round

Hamilton
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Lancelotte Livingston (Jamaica)

2–2 on aggregate. Bermuda advanced to the first round on away goals.


Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: David Harewood (Trinidad and Tobago)
Hato Rey, San Juan
Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada)

Jamaica advanced to the first round, 3–1 on aggregate.


Willemstad
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Willie Stewart (Trinidad and Tobago)
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Denis Niles (Saint Lucia)

Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the first round, 4–1 on aggregate.


Paramaribo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)

Suriname advanced to the first round, 3–2 on aggregate.


Hadley Court Stadium, Bridgetown
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Timothy Joseph (Saint Lucia)
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Noel Smith (Jamaica)

Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the first round, 5–1 on aggregate.


Cuba withdrew, so Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the first round automatically.

First round

Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noel Smith (Jamaica)
Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jose Antonio Garzay Ochoa (Mexico)

Bermuda advanced to the second round, 5–1 on aggregate.


Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jack D'Aquila (United States)
Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Jose Refugio Ramirez (Mexico)

Jamaica advanced to the second round, 3–2 on aggregate.


Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alwyn Black (Saint Lucia)

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

First round

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 39,792
Referee: Majid Jay (USA)
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: José Ramírez (Mexico)

Honduras advanced to the second round, 2–0 on aggregate.


Managua
Attendance: 4,642
Referee: Ramón Méndez (Costa Rica)
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 8,272
Referee: José Luis Fuentes (Honduras)

El Salvador advanced to the second round, 10–1 on aggregate.


Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Armando Pérez (Colombia)
Antiguo Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jack D'Aquila (USA)

Costa Rica advanced to the second round, 5–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Group A

Mexico and Honduras advanced to the final round.

Antiguo Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)

Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noel Smith (Jamaica)
Team details

Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Attendance: 34,413
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Team details


Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Juan Pablo Escobar López (Guatemala)
Team details

Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alwyn Black (Saint Lucia)

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar López (Guatemala)

Antiguo Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Robert Sawtell (Canada)
Team details

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 5
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jose Antonio Gómez Santos (El Salvador)
Team details


Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jack D'Aquila (United States)
Team details

Group B

El Salvador and Canada advanced to the final round.


Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Miguel Salas Castillo (Mexico)

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 16,342
Referee: Victor Hugo Rodriguez Ugaldo (Costa Rica)

Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ali Black (Saint Lucia)

Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 8,131
Referee: Franklin Morales Trujillo (Guatemala)

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 21,300
Referee: Jose Luis Fuentes (Honduras)

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Carlos Castellanos Orendain (Mexico)

Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ronald Gutierrez Castro (Costa Rica)

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Attendance: 4,093
Referee: Leon Padro Borja (Mexico)


Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ed Cummings (United States)

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 36,625
Referee: Fredy Rolando Burgos Escobar (Guatemala)

Final round

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Armando Perez Hoyos (Colombia)
Team details

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Noel Smith (Jamaica)

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Ronald Gutierrez Castro (Costa Rica)
Team details


Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Attendance: 6,868
Referee: Nelson Rodriguez Fernandez (Venezuela)

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar López (Guatemala)
Team details

Team details

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Joaquin Urio Velazquez (Spain)

Team details

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Arlington Success (Antigua and Barbuda)

Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Team details

Inter-confederation play-offs

Qualified teams

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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