2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals
The CONCACAF Semi-final round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the 12 remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. They would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the Final round.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | Advance to the final round | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 13 | 7–0 | — | 2–0 | 7–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 
Source: [1]
| Canada  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Eve  Yorke  | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Latapy  | 
Report | 
| Mexico  | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
  | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | 
| Panama  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pierre  | 
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 15 | Advance to the final round | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2–5 | 2–0 | — | 7–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 
Source: [1]
| El Salvador  | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | 
| El Salvador  | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
  | 
| Jamaica  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowe  | 
Report | 
| Honduras  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Turcios  | 
Report | 
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (United States)
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | 
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
  | 
| El Salvador  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 11 | Advance to the final round | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10[a] | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10[a] | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b As Costa Rica and Guatemala finished level on points, goal differential, goals scored and head-to-head record, a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine second place. Costa Rica won the play-off 5–2 to finish second.
 
| Guatemala  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz  | 
Report | Razov  | 
| Barbados  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | 
  | 
| Costa Rica  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
  | 
| Costa Rica  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wanchope  | 
Report | Pezzarossi  | 
| Costa Rica  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| United States  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| McBride  | 
Report | 
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 51,996
Referee: Edgar Rangel (Mexico)
| Guatemala  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | 
  | 
Play-off
Goalscorers
There were 122 goals scored in 37 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Michael Forde
 Jim Brennan
 Alejandro Madrigal
 Reynaldo Parks
 Carlos Castro Borja
 Mauricio Cienfuegos
 Jaime Vladimir Cubías
 Juan Carlos Padilla
 Jorge Rodríguez
 Daniel Velasquez
 Mario Acevedo
 Dwight Pezzarossi
 Amado Guevara
 Christian Santamaría
 Luis Santamaría
 Wilmer Velásquez
 Deon Burton
 Theodore Whitmore
 Andy Williams
 Duilio Davino
 Rafael Márquez
 Ramón Ramírez
 Jorge Dely Valdés
 Jamal Ballantyne
 Marlon James
 Reynold Carrington
 Stokely Mason
 Anthony Rougier
 Cobi Jones
 Clint Mathis
 John O'Brien
 Eddie Pope
 Tab Ramos
1 own goal
 Paul Fenwick (against Mexico)
 Jorge Dely Valdés (against Trinidad and Tobago)
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 21 April 2024.