In the CONCACAF fourth round of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the United States, Costa Rica, and Honduras finished in the top three places and qualified directly for the 2014 World Cup. Mexico finished in fourth place and defeated New Zealand in the CONCACAF – OFC play-off to gain a spot in the World Cup. Mexico finished in fourth place ahead of Panama after the United States scored two goals against Panama in stoppage time in the final match of qualifying; had Panama retained its 2–1 lead, they would have finished in fourth place and eliminated Mexico on goals scored, who had qualified for the previous five World Cups.[1]
Format
editThe fourth round saw the three group winners and the three group runners-up from the third round compete in a single group of six teams.[2] This stage is referred to as the Hexagonal or Hex, and has been used by CONCACAF to determine its World Cup finals entrants since the qualification tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
The matches were played from 6 February to 15 October 2013. The top three teams advanced to the World Cup finals tournament in Brazil, and the fourth-placed team advanced to a play-off against New Zealand, the winner of the Oceania qualifiers.
Qualified teams
editThe qualifiers for this round were determined by 16 October 2012.
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 22 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Honduras | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Mexico | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 11 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| 5 | Panama | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Jamaica | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Matches
editThe representative from the six national associations met together on 19 October 2012, but could not agree on the schedule for the fourth round.[4] The draw for the fixtures was conducted by CONCACAF and FIFA on 7 November 2012, in Miami Beach, Florida.[5][6]
| Honduras | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
J. García  40'Bengtson 79' | Report | Dempsey 36' |
| Honduras | 2–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Costly 77' Bengtson 80' | Report | Hernández 28', 54' |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Umaña 22' Calvo 82' | Report |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Miller 25' | Report |
| United States | 2–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Altidore 36' E. Johnson 53' | Report |
| United States | 1–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Altidore 73' | Report |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 49' Borges 52' | Report |
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Acosta 2' Borges 9'Campbell 75' | Report | Dempsey 43' (pen.) |
| Jamaica | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson 90+2' | Report | Brenes 74' |
| United States | 2–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| E. Johnson 49' Donovan 78' | Report |
| Honduras | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Bengtson 64' | Report |
| United States | 2–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Zusi 77' Altidore 81' | Report |
| Panama | 2–3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| G. Torres 18' Tejada 83' | Report | Orozco 64' Zusi 90+2'Jóhannsson 90+3' |
Goalscorers
editThere were 63 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.1 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Jhonny Acosta- Randall Brenes
- Diego Calvo
- Joel Campbell
- Roy Miller
- Michael Umaña
Maynor Figueroa- Juan Carlos García
- Óscar García
- Wilson Palacios
- Roger Rojas
Jermaine Anderson- Rodolph Austin
- Jermaine Beckford
- Marvin Elliott
Raúl Jiménez- Aldo de Nigris
Roberto Chen- Blas Pérez
- Román Torres
Landon Donovan- Brad Evans
- Aron Jóhannsson
- Michael Orozco
1 own goal
- Jorge Claros (against Jamaica)
Notes
edit- ^ The fixture Jamaica v Mexico on 18 June was moved to 4 June to allow Mexico to participate in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]
References
edit- ^ Steven Goff (16 October 2013). "Wild finish to CONCACAF World Cup qualifying: U.S. late goals at Panama rescue Mexico". The Washington Post.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedure – North, Central and Caribbean Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2011.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Draw to decide CONCACAF hexagonal schedule". CONCACAF.com. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "CONCACAF to Hold Draw for the Hexagonal Round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Hexagonal fixtures confirmed in CONCACAF". FIFA.com. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.