2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone

The CONCACAF Caribbean Zone of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 24 CONCACAF members located in the Caribbean area.

The 24 teams were divided into three groups of eight teams each. The teams would play in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the semi-final round. The runners-up would advance to the play-offs.

Group 1

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First round Second round Third round
            
  Cuba 4 0 4
  Cayman Islands 0 0 0
  Cuba 1 0 1
  Suriname 0 0 0
  Saint Lucia 1 0 1 (1)
  Suriname (p) 0 1 1 (3)
  Cuba 1 1 2 (4)
  Barbados (p) 1 1 2 (5)
  Aruba 4 2 6
  Puerto Rico 2 2 4
  Aruba 1 0 1
  Barbados 3 4 7
  Barbados (a.e.t.) 2 3 5
  Grenada 2 2 4

First round

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Cuba  4–0  Cayman Islands
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Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Hughil Thompson (Jamaica)
Cayman Islands  0–0  Cuba
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Attendance: 800
Referee: Ibrahim Brohim (Dominica)

Cuba won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Saint Lucia  1–0  Suriname
Regis   46' Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Noel Egan (Antigua and Barbuda)


Suriname  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Saint Lucia
Doesburg   80' Report
Penalties
3–1
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Harlem Villar (Aruba)

1–1 on aggregate. Suriname won 3–1 on penalties and advanced to the second round.


Aruba  4–2  Puerto Rico
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Attendance: 800
Referee: Roger Gurley (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Puerto Rico  2–2  Aruba
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Urvin Faneijte (Netherlands Antilles)

Aruba won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Barbados  2–2  Grenada
Alexander   31', 47' Report Modeste   75', 77'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Franklyn Dorset (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Grenada  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Barbados
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Barbados won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Aruba  1–3  Barbados
Gross   89' Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Timothy Hazelwood (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Barbados  4–0  Aruba
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Barbados won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Cuba  1–0  Suriname
Hernández   19' Report
Suriname  0–0  Cuba
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Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Wilson Saint-Claire (Haiti)

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

Third round

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Cuba  1–1  Barbados
More   45' Report Riley   16'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Richard Samuel (Dominican Republic)
Barbados  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Cuba
Cruzata   74' (o.g.) Report More   73'
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad and Tobago)

2–2 on aggregate. Barbados won 5–4 on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals. Cuba advanced to the play-offs.

Group 2

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  Antigua and Barbuda (w/o)
  Guyana
  Antigua and Barbuda (a) 0 1 1
  Bermuda 0 1 1
  British Virgin Islands 1 0 1
  Bermuda 5 9 14
  Antigua and Barbuda 2 0 2
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 4 5
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 5 14
  U.S. Virgin Islands 0 1 1
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 2 3
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1 1
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 6 14
  Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0

First round

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


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  9–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
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Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Floyd Alexander (Saint Lucia)
U.S. Virgin Islands  1–5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Santos   72' Report
Attendance: 425
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 14–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Saint Kitts and Nevis  8–0  Turks and Caicos Islands
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Attendance: 853
Referee: Leroy Bryan (Anguilla)
Turks and Caicos Islands  0–6  Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ian Phillips (Cayman Islands)

Saint Kitts and Nevis won 14–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


British Virgin Islands  1–5  Bermuda
Williams   61' Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Caudel McNabb (Bahamas)
Bermuda  9–0  British Virgin Islands
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Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Rosnick Grant (Haiti)

Bermuda won 14–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Antigua and Barbuda  0–0  Bermuda
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Attendance: 1,040
Referee: Martin Charles (Dominica)
Bermuda  1–1  Antigua and Barbuda
Burgess   60' Report Grayson   74'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alexander Williams (Saint Lucia)

1–1 on aggregate. Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the third round on away goals.


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
James   82' Report
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Noel Egan (Antigua and Barbuda)
Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gumbs   65' Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad and Tobago)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  4–0  Antigua and Barbuda
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals. Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the play-offs.

Group 3

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  Trinidad and Tobago 5 1 6
  Netherlands Antilles 0 1 1
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 4
  Dominican Republic 0 0 0
  Dominican Republic 3 3 6
  Montserrat 0 1 1
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 4
  Haiti 1 1 2
  Haiti 4 3 7
  Dominica 0 1 1
  Haiti 9 4 13
  Bahamas 0 0 0
  Anguilla 1 1 2
  Bahamas 3 2 5

First round

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Trinidad and Tobago  5–0  Netherlands Antilles
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Attendance: 12,435
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Netherlands Antilles  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Martina   41' Report Andrews   90+2'

Trinidad and Tobago won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Dominican Republic  3–0  Montserrat
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Luis Yero (Cuba)
Montserrat  1–3  Dominican Republic
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Lazaro Rojas (Cuba)

Dominican Republic won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Haiti  4–0  Dominica
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Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic)
Dominica  1–3  Haiti
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lenfort Levy (Puerto Rico)

Haiti won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Anguilla  1–3  Bahamas
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Attendance: 250
Referee: Stuart Crockwell (Bermuda)
Bahamas  2–1  Anguilla
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Attendance: 330
Referee: Valman Bedeau (Grenada)

Bahamas won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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Haiti  9–0  Bahamas
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Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nery Alfaro (El Salvador)
Bahamas  0–4  Haiti
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)

Haiti won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Trinidad and Tobago  3–0  Dominican Republic
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Attendance: 6,180
Referee: Stuart Crockwell (Bermuda)

Trinidad and Tobago won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

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Trinidad and Tobago  3–1  Haiti
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Haiti  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)

Trinidad and Tobago won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals. Haiti advanced to the play-offs.

Goalscorers

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There were 147 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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