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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round

The second round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 7 to 16 June 2015.[1][2]

Format

A total of 20 teams (teams ranked 9–21 in the CONCACAF entrant list and seven first round winners) played home-and-away over two legs. The ten winners advanced to the third round.

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 15 January 2015, 19:40 EST (UTC−5), at the W Hotel at Miami Beach, Florida, United States.[3]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses).[1][4] The 20 teams were seeded into four pots:

Each tie contained a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4 (first three ties), or a team from Pot 5 and a team from Pot 6 (last seven ties), with the order of legs decided by draw. As the draw was held before the first round was played, the identities of teams in Pot 6 (first round winners) were not known at the time of the draw.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.

Matches

Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas)
Providence Stadium, Providence
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

6–6 on aggregate. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won on the away goals rule and advanced to the third round.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Kimbett Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound (Antigua and Barbuda)[note 3]
Attendance: 700
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)

Antigua and Barbuda won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
Attendance: 6,890
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize)
National Cricket Stadium, St. George's
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

Grenada won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Windsor Park, Roseau
Attendance: 5,084
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 9,749
Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Canada won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
FFB Stadium, Belmopan
Attendance: 1,634
Referee: Sherwin Moore (Guyana)

Belize won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 5,279
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire
Attendance: 3,747
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Guatemala won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Usain Bolt Sports Complex, Cave Hill
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

Aruba won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Warner Park, Basseterre
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 9,830[7]
Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)

El Salvador won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

1–1 on aggregate. Curaçao won on the away goals rule and advanced to the third round.

Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
Attendance: 8,010
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Leo Clarke (Saint Lucia)

Nicaragua won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Goalscorers

There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ Order of legs reversed from originally published draw.
  2. ^ a b FIFA awarded Aruba a 3–0 win as a result of Barbados fielding the ineligible player Hadan Holligan. Holligan failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the competition.[5] The match originally ended 1–0 to Barbados.
  3. ^ Both legs were played in Antigua and Barbuda due to the unavailability of a suitable home venue for Saint Lucia.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "CONCACAF to Hold Preliminary FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw in Miami on January 15". CONCACAF. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  2. ^ "USMNT to start 2018 World Cup qualifying in November of 2015". Sports Illustrated. 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Official Draw: CONCACAF Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018". CONCACAF.com. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  4. ^ "FIFA Men's Ranking – August 2014 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Barbados sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Saint Lucia set for FIFA World Cup qualifiers". St. Lucia News Online. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ^ "El Salvador 4–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis". Soccerway. 16 June 2015.

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