The CONCACAF final round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the six remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were placed into a single group, with matches played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica topped the group with 23 points, and finished with the best record of any CONCACAF team in the history of the hexagonal.
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Costa Rica | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 23 | Qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Mexico | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | United States | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Honduras | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||
5 | Jamaica | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — |
Source: FIFA
Matches edit
Matchday 1 edit
Jamaica | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Marshall 16' | Report |
United States | 2–0 | Mexico |
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Report |
Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Attendance: 24,329
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)
Costa Rica | 2–2 | Honduras |
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Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Matchday 2 edit
Costa Rica | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Report |
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)
Honduras | 1–2 | United States |
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Report |
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Freddy Burgos (Guatemala)
Matchday 3 edit
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Mexico |
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Andrews 14' | Report | Pardo 61' |
United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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Wolff 70' | Report |
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Attendance: 37,319
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Matchday 4 edit
Mexico | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
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Report |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2–4 | Honduras |
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Report |
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
Matchday 5 edit
United States | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Report |
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
Foxborough, United States
Attendance: 31,211
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Honduras | 3–1 | Mexico |
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Pavón 16', 55', 64' (pen.) | Report | Ruiz 86' |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Costa Rica | 2–1 | Jamaica |
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Report |
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Attendance: 17,800
Referee: John Toro Rendon (Colombia)
Matchday 6 edit
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | Jamaica |
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Report |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gustavo Mendez (Uruguay)
Mexico | 1–0 | United States |
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Borgetti 16' | Report |
Honduras | 2–3 | Costa Rica |
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Report |
Matchday 7 edit
United States | 2–3 | Honduras |
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Report |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
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Report | Gómez 4', 35' |
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)
Matchday 8 edit
Mexico | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Report |
Costa Rica | 2–0 | United States |
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Fonseca 40' (pen.), 68' | Report |
Matchday 9 edit
Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico |
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Report |
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Honduras | 0–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Report | John 61' |
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)
Matchday 10 edit
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 | United States |
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Report |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Jamaica | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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Report | Sunsing 5' |
Goalscorers edit
There were 73 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Steven Bryce
- Rodrigo Cordero
- Luis Marín Murillo
- Hernán Medford
- Mauricio Solís
- William Sunsing
- Samuel Caballero
- Julio César de León
- Rony Morales
- José Luis Pineda
- Danilo Turcios
- Deon Burton
- Ricardo Gardner
- Jamie Lawrence
- Tyrone Marshall
- José Manuel Abundis
- Jesus Arellano
- Alberto García Aspe
- Francisco Palencia
- Pável Pardo
- Víctor Ruiz
- Marvin Andrews
- Russell Latapy
- Clint Mathis
- Ante Razov
1 own goal
- Heriberto Morales (against Jamaica)