2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round

The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification will be played starting in March 2021.[1]

Format

A total of 30 teams (CONCACAF teams ranked 6 to 35 based on the FIFA rankings of July 2020) were divided into six groups of five teams each. In each group, teams play against each other once in a single round-robin format, for a total of four matches per team (two home and two away). The top team of each of the six groups will advance to the second round.[2]

Seeding

The draw for the first round was held, along with the draw for the third round, on 19 August 2020, 19:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[3]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2020 (shown in parentheses). Teams in Pot 1 were pre-seeded to positions A1 to F1 based on their ranking (A1 as the highest-ranked team in Pot 1, and F1 as the lowest-ranked in Pot 1). The remaining teams were drawn by pot into the first available group alphabetically. Each team was assigned the position in their group based on their pot number (Pot 2 was placed in position 2, Pot 3 was placed in position 3).[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  El Salvador (69)
  2.  Canada (73)
  3.  Curaçao (80)
  4.  Panama (81)
  5.  Haiti (86)
  6.  Trinidad and Tobago (105)
  1.  Grenada (159)
  2.  Barbados (162)
  3.  Guyana (166)
  4.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (167)
  5.  Bermuda (168)
  6.  Belize (170)
  1.  Saint Lucia (176)
  2.  Puerto Rico (178)
  3.  Cuba (179)
  4.  Montserrat (183)
  5.  Dominica (184)
  6.  Cayman Islands (193)

Schedule

The first round matches were originally scheduled for October and November 2020, but were later rescheduled to March and June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Match Original date Revised date
2 v 4 7 October 2020 24 March 2021
1 v 3 8 October 2020 25 March 2021
5 v 2 10 October 2020 27 March 2021
4 v 1 11 October 2020 28 March 2021
3 v 5 13 October 2020 30 March 2021
4 v 5 11 November 2020 2 June 2021
2 v 3 13 November 2020 4 June 2021
5 v 1 14 November 2020 5 June 2021
3 v 4 17 November 2020 8 June 2021
1 v 2

Groups

The matches were originally scheduled for 7–13 October and 11–17 November 2020. However, CONCACAF announced on 8 September 2020 that the matches would be postponed, and would not begin until March 2021.[6]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to second round — 8 Jun 25 Mar — —
2  Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 Jun 24 Mar —
3  Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 8 Jun 30 Mar
4  Montserrat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Mar — — — 2 Jun
5  U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun 27 Mar — — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 March 2021. Source: FIFA
Antigua and Barbuda v Montserrat
Report
El Salvador v Grenada
Report
U.S. Virgin Islands v Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Montserrat v El Salvador
Report
Grenada v U.S. Virgin Islands
Report
Montserrat v U.S. Virgin Islands
Report
Antigua and Barbuda v Grenada
Report
U.S. Virgin Islands v El Salvador
Report
Grenada v Montserrat
Report
El Salvador v Antigua and Barbuda
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to second round — 8 Jun 25 Mar — —
2  Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 Jun 24 Mar —
3  Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 8 Jun 30 Mar
4  Cayman Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Mar — — — 2 Jun
5  Aruba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun 27 Mar — — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 March 2021. Source: FIFA
Suriname v Cayman Islands
Report
Canada v Bermuda
Report
Aruba v Suriname
Report
Cayman Islands v Canada
Report
Bermuda v Aruba
Report
Cayman Islands v Aruba
Report
Suriname v Bermuda
Report
Aruba v Canada
Report
Bermuda v Cayman Islands
Report
Canada v Suriname
Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to second round — 8 Jun 25 Mar — —
2  Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 Jun 24 Mar —
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 8 Jun 30 Mar
4  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Mar — — — 2 Jun
5  British Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun 27 Mar — — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 March 2021. Source: FIFA
Guatemala v Cuba
Report
Curaçao v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report
British Virgin Islands v Guatemala
Report
Cuba v Curaçao
Report
Cuba v British Virgin Islands
Report
Guatemala v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report
British Virgin Islands v Curaçao
Report
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v Cuba
Report
Curaçao v Guatemala
Report

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to second round — 8 Jun 25 Mar — —
2  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 Jun 24 Mar —
3  Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 8 Jun 30 Mar
4  Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Mar — — — 2 Jun
5  Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun 27 Mar — — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 March 2021. Source: FIFA
Dominican Republic v Dominica
Report
Panama v Barbados
Report
Anguilla v Dominican Republic
Report
Dominica v Panama
Report
Barbados v Anguilla
Report
Dominica v Anguilla
Report
Dominican Republic v Barbados
Report
Anguilla v Panama
Report
Barbados v Dominica
Report
Panama v Dominican Republic
Report

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to second round — 8 Jun 25 Mar — —
2  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 Jun 24 Mar —
3  Belize 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 8 Jun 30 Mar
4  Saint Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Mar — — — 2 Jun
5  Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun 27 Mar — — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 March 2021. Source: FIFA
Nicaragua v Saint Lucia
Report
Haiti v Belize
Report
Turks and Caicos Islands v Nicaragua
Report
Saint Lucia v Haiti
Report
Belize v Turks and Caicos Islands
Report
Saint Lucia v Turks and Caicos Islands
Report
Nicaragua v Belize
Report
Turks and Caicos Islands v Haiti
Report
Belize v Saint Lucia
Report
Haiti v Nicaragua
Report

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to second round — 8 Jun 25 Mar — —
2  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 Jun 24 Mar —
3  Guyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 8 Jun 30 Mar
4  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Mar — — — 2 Jun
5  Bahamas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun 27 Mar — — —
First match(es) will be played on 24 March 2021. Source: FIFA
Saint Kitts and Nevis v Puerto Rico
Report
Trinidad and Tobago v Guyana
Report
Bahamas v Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report
Puerto Rico v Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Guyana v Bahamas
Report
Puerto Rico v Bahamas
Report
Saint Kitts and Nevis v Guyana
Report
Bahamas v Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Guyana v Puerto Rico
Report
Trinidad and Tobago v Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report

References
  1. "Draw procedures confirmed for First Round of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "New CONCACAF Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. "CONCACAF preliminary draw for FIFA World Cup 2022 to take place on 19 August". FIFA. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Draw (CONCACAF): Draw procedures" (PDF). FIFA. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. "CONCACAF confirms schedule for Concacaf Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. "Update on the CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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