2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

Twelve teams will participate in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifiers based on the results of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. These teams are the four group third-placed teams of League A, the four group runners-up of League B, the and four group winners of League C.

League A Group Third place A  Cuba B  Bermuda C  Trinidad and Tobago D  Haiti

League B Group Runners-up A  French Guiana B  Montserrat C  Guyana D  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

League C Group Winners A  Barbados B  Bahamas C  Guatemala D  Guadeloupe

Following the suspension of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association by FIFA on 24 September 2020,[4] CONCACAF announced the following day that Trinidad and Tobago would still participate in the qualifying draw scheduled for 28 September 2020. However, if the suspension is not lifted by 18 December 2020, Trinidad and Tobago will be replaced by the next highest-ranked team in the CONCACAF Nations League which did not qualify for the Gold Cup finals or preliminaries, Antigua and Barbuda (a third-placed team in League B).[5]

The first round was originally to be played on 26 and 31 March 2020.[6] The four winners of Nations League C would face the four runner-ups of Nations League B, played as two-legged ties. The teams from League B would host the second legs. The four winners would advance to the second round. The second round was originally to be played during the FIFA international window of 1–9 June 2020. The four first round winners would face the four third-placed teams of Nations League A, played as two-legged ties. The teams from League A would host the second legs. The four winners would qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Draw

The qualifying draw took place on 11 December 2019, 19:00 EST (UTC−5), in Miami, Florida, United States.[7] Three pots were prepared, with Pot A containing the League A teams, Pot B containing the League B teams and Pot C containing the League C teams. To draw the first round matches, teams from Pot C were first drawn and allocated, in order, to pairings 1 to 4. To complete the fixtures, teams from Pot B were then drawn and allocated, in order, to pairings 1 to 4. To draw the second round matches, the Pot A teams were drawn and allocated to face the winners of first round pairings 1 to 4.[8][9]

The draw results were as follows:

First round			Second round
Match	Team 1 (League C)	Team 2 (League B)	Match	Team 1 (Winner R1)	Team 2 (League A)
1	Guadeloupe	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	Winner 1	Haiti
2	Barbados	Guyana	6	Winner 2	Trinidad and Tobago
3	Bahamas	French Guiana	7	Winner 3	Bermuda
4	Guatemala	Montserrat	8	Winner 4	Cuba

On 27 July 2020, CONCACAF announced that the qualifiers will be played by the twelve teams as a centralized preliminary round in the United States, in the week prior to the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage.[3] On 2 September 2020, CONCACAF announced that Qatar were invited to the Gold Cup as guests, and that the qualification tournament would determine the last three teams to participate in the group stage of the Gold Cup. The qualification tournament will feature two rounds, with the twelve participating teams divided into six one-off ties in the first round. The six winners will advance to the second round, with the winners of the three one-off matches qualifying for the Gold Cup.[12]

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