2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Format

• Caribbean Zone: The 24 teams were divided into groups of eight teams each. The teams played in a three-round knockout tournament. The winners would advance to the semi-finals, while the runners-up would advance to the play-offs. Due to Guyana not playing, Antigua & Barbuda joined the second round directly.
• Central American Zone: The six teams were divided into two groups of three teams. The teams played against each other. The winners of the group would advance to the semi-finals, while the runners-up would advance to the play-offs.
• In the play-offs, Canada and the five concerned teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. A team from North or Central America would play against a team from the Caribbean, and the three winners would advance to the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals round, the 12 teams were divided into three 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 six teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. This year there is no play-off against another continent.

Caribbean Zone

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone

Group 1

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Group 2

In the first round, Guyana were suspended by FIFA, so Antigua and Barbuda obtained a bye to the second round.

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Group 3

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| RD3-team1= | RD3-score1-1=3 | RD3-score1-2=1 | RD3-score1-agg=4 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2-1=1 | RD3-score2-2=1 | RD3-score2-agg=2

Central American Zone

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Central American Zone

Group A

Group B

Caribbean/Central American play-offs

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean/Central American play-offs

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Semifinal round

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Final round

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round

Qualified teams

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

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

Top goalscorers

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

• Caribbean Zone
• Central American Zone
• Play-offs
• Semi-finals
• Final round

References