1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Bermuda Shaun Goater
Mexico Francisco Uribe
(7 goals each)
1990
1998

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

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  • 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

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First preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dominican Republic  2–3  Puerto Rico 1-2 1–1
Saint Lucia  2–3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 1-3
Dominican Republic 1–2 Puerto Rico
Rodríguez 67' Lugris 23'
Borja 57'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lancelotte Livingston (Jamaica)
Puerto Rico 1–1 Dominican Republic
Paonessa 6' Rodríguez 3'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Errol Forbes (Trinidad and Tobago)

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


Saint Lucia 1–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Jean 5'
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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bermuda  2–2(a)  Haiti 0-1 2–1
Jamaica  3–1  Puerto Rico 2–1 1-0
Netherlands Antilles  1-4  Antigua and Barbuda 1-1 0-3
Guyana  2–3  Suriname 1–2 1-1
Barbados  1–5  Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 0-3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  w/o  Cuba - -
Bermuda 1–0 Haiti
Goater 87'
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Haiti 2–1 Bermuda
Eliezar 24', 34' Goater 20'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Lancelotte Livingston (Jamaica)

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


Jamaica 2–1 Puerto Rico
Hyde 57'
Wilson 67'
Espinoza 3'
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: David Harewood (Trinidad and Tobago)
Puerto Rico 0–1 Jamaica
Wright 31'
Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada)

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


Netherlands Antilles 1–1 Antigua and Barbuda
Regales 38' Clarke 31'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Willie Stewart (Trinidad and Tobago)
Antigua and Barbuda 3–0 Netherlands Antilles
Edwards 6', 75', 85'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Denis Niles (Saint Lucia)

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


Guyana 1–2 Suriname
Stanton 43' Simson 52'
Leyman 68'
Suriname 1–1 Guyana
Godlieb 2' Archer 48'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)

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


Barbados 1–2 Trinidad and Tobago
White 55' Latapy 20'
Charles 66'
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Timothy Joseph (Saint Lucia)
Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 Barbados
Faustin 63'
Jamerson 72'
Lewis 74'
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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Antigua and Barbuda  1-5  Bermuda 0-3 1-2
Trinidad and Tobago  2-3  Jamaica 1-2 1–1
Suriname  1-2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0-0 1–2
Antigua and Barbuda 0–3 Bermuda
Thompson 21'
Cann 70'
Jennings 79'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noel Smith (Jamaica)
Bermuda 2–1 Antigua and Barbuda
Goater 42', 47' Ivor 17'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jose Antonio Garzay Ochoa (Mexico)

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


Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Jamaica
Charles 80' Isaacs 52'
Anglin 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jack D'Aquila (United States)
Jamaica 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Davis 28' Haynes 41'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Jose Refugio Ramirez (Mexico)

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


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–1 Suriname
Joseph 31'
Dupont 81'
Francis 17'
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

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guatemala  0-2  Honduras 0-0 0-2
Nicaragua  1–10  El Salvador 0-5 1-5
Panama  2-5  Costa Rica 1–0 1-5
Guatemala 0–0 Honduras
Attendance: 39,792
Referee: Majid Jay (USA)
Honduras 2–0 Guatemala
Obando 86'
Suazo 88'
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: José Ramírez (Mexico)

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


Nicaragua 0–5 El Salvador
Estrada 3'
González 17', 78'
Castro 21'
Ulloa 73'
Attendance: 4,642
Referee: Ramón Méndez (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 5–1 Nicaragua
Castro 14', 47'
Cienfuegos 34'
González 48'
Ulloa 67'
César Rostrán 65'
Attendance: 8,272
Referee: José Luis Fuentes (Honduras)

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


Panama 1–0 Costa Rica
Mendieta 29' (pen.)
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Armando Pérez (Colombia)
Costa Rica 5–1 Panama
Berry 17' (pen.)
Ramírez 20'
Arguedas 28', 33'
Astua 84'
Mendieta 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jack D'Aquila (USA)

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

Second round

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Group A

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Mexico 9 6 4 1 1 22 3 +19
2  Honduras 9 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8
3  Costa Rica 6 6 3 0 3 11 9 +2
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 6 0 0 6 0 29 −29

Mexico and Honduras advanced to the final round.

Costa Rica 2–3 Honduras
Berry 2'
Arnáez 35'
Flores 47'
Smith 70'
Obando 80'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–4 Mexico
Zague 21'
Suárez 55'
Uribe 73', 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noel Smith (Jamaica)
Team details

Mexico 2–0 Honduras
De la Torre 12'
Uribe 62'
Attendance: 34,413
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Team details


Mexico 4–0 Costa Rica
García 61', 69'
Suárez 64'
De la Torre 82'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Juan Pablo Escobar López (Guatemala)
Team details

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–4 Honduras
Flores 16', 22'
Suazo 54'
Bennett 83'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alwyn Black (Saint Lucia)

Honduras 4–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Smith 8'
Obando 24'
Flores 34'
Zelaya 86'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar López (Guatemala)

Costa Rica 2–0 Mexico
Smith 47', 88'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Robert Sawtell (Canada)

Honduras 2–1 Costa Rica
Flores 15'
Obando 51'
Ramírez 73'
Attendance: 5
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

Mexico 11–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Uribe 5', 38', 88'
Hermosillo 14', 23', 76', 80'
Bernal 30', 56', 71'
Zague 44' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jose Antonio Gómez Santos (El Salvador)
Team details


Honduras 1–1 Mexico
Suazo 49' Uribe 57'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jack D'Aquila (United States)
Team details

Group B

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  El Salvador 9 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6
2  Canada 7 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2
3  Jamaica 4 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3
4  Bermuda 4 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5

El Salvador and Canada advanced to the final round.

Jamaica 1–1 Canada
Wright 78' Mitchell 85'

Bermuda 1–0 El Salvador
Lightbourne 77'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Miguel Salas Castillo (Mexico)

El Salvador 1–1 Canada
González 32' Miller 86'
Attendance: 16,342
Referee: Victor Hugo Rodriguez Ugaldo (Costa Rica)

Bermuda 1–1 Jamaica
Jennings 51' Davis 73'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ali Black (Saint Lucia)

Canada 1–0 Jamaica
Mitchell 53'
Attendance: 8,131
Referee: Franklin Morales Trujillo (Guatemala)

El Salvador 4–1 Bermuda
Palacios 22'
González 44'
Cienfuegos 52'
Rivera 56'
Goater 80'
Attendance: 21,300
Referee: Jose Luis Fuentes (Honduras)

Canada 2–3 El Salvador
Miller 13'
Mitchell 71'
Rivera 44'
Ulloa 52', 89'
Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Carlos Castellanos Orendain (Mexico)

Jamaica 3–2 Bermuda
Wright 5', 75' (pen.)
Reid 8'
Paynter 66'
Goater 68'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ronald Gutierrez Castro (Costa Rica)

Canada 4–2 Bermuda
Bunbury 9', 14', 35'
Aunger 86'
Goater 72'
Swan 76'
Attendance: 4,093
Referee: Leon Padro Borja (Mexico)

Jamaica 0–2 El Salvador
Meléndez 8', 85'

Bermuda 0–0 Canada
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ed Cummings (United States)

El Salvador 2–1 Jamaica
Meléndez 21'
Díaz Arce 64'
Davis 35'
Attendance: 36,625
Referee: Fredy Rolando Burgos Escobar (Guatemala)

Final round

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Qualification
1  Mexico 10 6 5 0 1 17 5 +12 1994 FIFA World Cup
2  Canada 7 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 inter-confederation play-offs
3  El Salvador 4 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5
4  Honduras 3 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7
El Salvador 2–1 Mexico
Borja 41' (pen.)
Iraheta 77'
Garcia Aspe 75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Armando Perez Hoyos (Colombia)
Team details

Honduras 2–2 Canada
Smith 41' (pen.)
Obando 89' (pen.)
Catliff 34' (pen.)
Bunbury 68'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Noel Smith (Jamaica)

Mexico 3–0 Honduras
Flores 7'
Sanchez 76' (pen.)
Ambríz 89'
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Ronald Gutierrez Castro (Costa Rica)
Team details

Canada 2–0 El Salvador
Bunbury 25'
Catliff 33'

Canada 3–1 Honduras
Mobilio 52'
Bautista 62' (o.g.)
Catliff 66' (pen.)
Pineda 17'
Attendance: 6,868
Referee: Nelson Rodriguez Fernandez (Venezuela)

Mexico 3–1 El Salvador
Ambríz 2'
Garcia 55'
Ramírez 63'
Ulloa 86'
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar López (Guatemala)
Team details

Mexico 4–0 Canada
Ramírez 20', 34'
Flores 53'
Garcia Aspe 68'
Team details