2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round
The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played between 22 and 31 March 2015.[1][2]
Format
A total of 14 teams (teams ranked 22–35 in the CONCACAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The seven winners advanced to the second round.
Seeding
The draw for the first 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 14 teams were seeded into two pots:
- Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–7 (i.e., 22–28 in the CONCACAF entrant list).
- Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 8–14 (i.e., 29–35 in the CONCACAF entrant list).
Each tie contained a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the order of legs decided by draw.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
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Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bahamas  |
0–8 |  Bermuda |
0–5 | 0–3 |
British Virgin Islands  |
2–3 |  Dominica |
2–3 | 0–0 |
Barbados  |
4–1 |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
0–1 | 4–0 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis  |
12–4[note 1] |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
6–2 | 6–2 |
Nicaragua  |
8–0 |  Anguilla |
5–0 | 3–0 |
Belize  |
1–1 (a) |  Cayman Islands |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Curaçao  |
4–3 |  Montserrat |
2–1 | 2–2 |
| Bahamas |
0–5 | Bermuda |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Leverock  4'Wells 14' (pen.)Lewis 29'Donawa 57', 70' |
Bermuda won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Guatemala.
| British Virgin Islands |
2–3 | Dominica |
|---|---|---|
| E. Moss 42' Johnson 52' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Elizee 45+1' Mit. Joseph 65'Peltier 80' |
Dominica won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Canada.
| Barbados |
0–1 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Browne 16' |
|
Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
0–4 | Barbados |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Sargeant 4' Jam. Chandler 25'Harte 76'Jab. Chandler 90' |
|
Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground, Charlotte Amalie
Attendance: 410 Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica) |
Barbados won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Aruba.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
6–2 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Harris 18' T. Leader 43'O. Mitchum 45+3', 90'Hanley 68'O'Loughlin 86' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Forbes 22' T. Leader 74' (o.g.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
2–6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|---|---|---|
| Calixte 5' (pen.), 14' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
J. Leader 7', 29' Panayiotou 33' (pen.), 55', 60'Robbins 73' |
Saint Kitts and Nevis won 12–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against El Salvador.
| Nicaragua |
5–0 | Anguilla |
|---|---|---|
| Galeano 12' Copete 25', 39'Barrera 37'Lazo 63' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Nicaragua won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Suriname.
1–1 on aggregate. Belize won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Dominican Republic.
| Curaçao |
2–1 | Montserrat |
|---|---|---|
| Merencia 8' Zschusschen 39' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Taylor 24' |
| Montserrat |
2–2 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Willer 65' Woods-Garness 83' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Lachman 41' Vicento 89' |
Curaçao won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Cuba.
Goalscorers
There were 51 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.64 goals per match.
- 3 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Jabarry Chandler
- Jamal Chandler
- Mario Harte
- Raheim Sargeant
- Elroy Kuylen
- Tyrell Burgess
- Dante Leverock
- Zeiko Lewis
- Edward Moss
- Jordan Johnson
- Mark Ebanks
- Darryl Lachman
- Papito Merencia
- Charlton Vicento
- Felitciano Zschusschen
- Glensworth Elizee
- Mitchell Joseph
- Randolph Peltier
- Lyle Taylor
- Jamal Willer
- Bradley Woods-Garness
- Luis Galeano
- Norfran Lazo
- Tishan Hanley
- Atiba Harris
- Thrizen Leader
- Errol O'Loughlin
- Ryan Robbins
- Billy Forbes
- Jamie Browne
- 1 own goal
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- Thrizen Leader (playing against Turks and Caicos Islands)
Notes
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- Official FIFA World Cup website
- World Cup Qualifying – Men, CONCACAF.com
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