2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONCACAF ) - Wikipedia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONCACAF ) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONCACAF ) Tournament details Dates 22 March 2015 -- 10 October 2017 Teams 35 ( from 1 confederation ) Tournament statistics Matches played 112 Goals scored 319 ( 2.85 per match ) Attendance 1,930,157 ( 17,234 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Carlos Ruiz ( 9 goals ) ← 2014 2022 → All statistics correct as of 10 October 2017. The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF ). A total of 3.5 slots ( 3 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play - off slot ) in the final tournament were available for CONCACAF teams. In a change to previous qualification tournaments for this confederation, the first three rounds were played as knockout rounds, with both the fourth round and the final round ( referred to as the `` Hexagonal '' ) played as group stages. The first round was played during the FIFA international dates of 23 -- 31 March 2015. CONCACAF announced the full format details on 12 January 2015. Contents 1 Format 2 Entrants 3 Schedule 4 First round 5 Second round 6 Third round 7 Fourth round 7.1 Groups 7.1. 1 Group A 7.1. 2 Group B 7.1. 3 Group C 8 Fifth round 9 Inter-confederation play - offs 10 Qualified teams 11 Top goalscorers 12 Notes 13 References 14 External links Format The qualification structure was as follows : First round : A total of 14 teams ( lowest ranked teams are assigned spots 22 -- 35 ) played home - and - away over two legs. The seven winners advanced to the second round. Second round : A total of 20 teams ( second lowest ranked teams are assigned spots 9 -- 21 and seven first round winners ) played home - and - away over two legs. The ten winners advanced to the third round. Third round : A total of 12 teams ( teams ranked 7 -- 8 by CONCACAF and ten second round winners ) played home - and - away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the fourth round. Fourth round : A total of 12 teams ( teams ranked 1 -- 6 by CONCACAF and six third round winners ) were divided into three groups of four teams to play home - and - away round - robin matches. The top two teams of each group advanced to the fifth round. Fifth round : The six teams which had advanced from the fourth round played home - and - away round - robin matches in one single group ( often referred to as the `` Hexagonal '' ). The top three teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fourth - placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play - offs. Entrants All 35 FIFA - affiliated national teams from CONCACAF entered qualification. The seeding -- used to draw the first four rounds of the qualifiers -- was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 ( shown in parentheses ). From the August 2014 FIFA World Rankings Bye to fourth round ( Ranked 1st to 6th ) Bye to third round ( Ranked 7th to 8th ) Bye to second round ( Ranked 9th to 21st ) Competing in first round ( Ranked 22nd to 35th ) Costa Rica ( 15 ) Mexico ( 17 ) United States ( 18 ) Honduras ( 43 ) Panama ( 63 ) Trinidad and Tobago ( 80 ) Jamaica ( 85 ) Haiti ( 117 ) Canada ( 122 ) Cuba ( 124 ) Aruba ( 124 ) Dominican Republic ( 126 ) El Salvador ( 127 ) Suriname ( 131 ) Guatemala ( 134 ) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ( 134 ) Saint Lucia ( 138 ) Grenada ( 142 ) Antigua and Barbuda ( 149 ) Guyana ( 153 ) Puerto Rico ( 155 ) Saint Kitts and Nevis ( 159 ) Belize ( 162 ) Montserrat ( 165 ) Dominica ( 168 ) Barbados ( 169 ) Bermuda ( 173 ) Nicaragua ( 175 ) Turks and Caicos Islands ( 181 ) Curaçao ( 182 ) U.S. Virgin Islands ( 191 ) Bahamas ( 193 ) Cayman Islands ( 197 ) British Virgin Islands ( 201 ) Anguilla ( 207 ) Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. Round Matchday Date First round First leg 22 -- 31 March 2015 Second leg Second round First leg 8 -- 16 June 2015 Second leg Third round First leg 31 August -- 8 September 2015 Second leg Fourth round Matchday 1 9 -- 17 November 2015 Matchday 2 Matchday 3 21 -- 29 March 2016 Matchday 4 Matchday 5 29 August -- 6 September 2016 Matchday 6 Round Matchday Date Fifth round Matchday 1 7 -- 15 November 2016 Matchday 2 Matchday 3 20 -- 28 March 2017 Matchday 4 Matchday 5 5 -- 13 June 2017 Matchday 6 Matchday 7 28 August -- 5 September 2017 Matchday 8 Matchday 9 2 -- 10 October 2017 Matchday 10 The inter-confederation play - offs were scheduled to be played between 6 -- 14 November 2017. First round Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification -- CONCACAF First Round The draw for the first round was held on 15 January 2015, 19 : 40 EST ( UTC − 5 ), at the W Hotel at Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Bahamas 0 -- 8 Bermuda 0 -- 5 0 -- 3 British Virgin Islands 2 -- 3 Dominica 2 -- 3 0 -- 0 Barbados 4 -- 1 U.S. Virgin Islands 0 -- 1 4 -- 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 -- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 6 -- 2 6 -- 2 Nicaragua 8 -- 0 Anguilla 5 -- 0 3 -- 0 Belize 1 -- 1 ( a ) Cayman Islands 0 -- 0 1 -- 1 Curaçao 4 -- 3 Montserrat 2 -- 1 2 -- 2 Second round Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification -- CONCACAF Second Round The draw for the second round was held on 15 January 2015, 19 : 40 EST ( UTC − 5 ), at the W Hotel at Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 -- 6 ( a ) Guyana 2 -- 2 4 -- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 5 -- 4 Saint Lucia 1 -- 3 4 -- 1 Puerto Rico 1 -- 2 Grenada 1 -- 0 0 -- 2 Dominica 0 -- 6 Canada 0 -- 2 0 -- 4 Dominican Republic 1 -- 5 Belize 1 -- 2 0 -- 3 Guatemala 1 -- 0 Bermuda 0 -- 0 1 -- 0 Aruba 3 -- 2 Barbados 0 -- 2 3 -- 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 -- 6 El Salvador 2 -- 2 1 -- 4 Curaçao 1 -- 1 ( a ) Cuba 0 -- 0 1 -- 1 Nicaragua 4 -- 1 Suriname 1 -- 0 3 -- 1 Third round Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification -- CONCACAF Third Round The draw for the third round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Curaçao 0 -- 2 El Salvador 0 -- 1 0 -- 1 Canada 4 -- 1 Belize 3 -- 0 1 -- 1 Grenada 1 -- 6 Haiti 1 -- 3 0 -- 3 Jamaica 4 -- 3 Nicaragua 2 -- 3 2 -- 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 -- 2 Aruba 2 -- 0 1 -- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 1 -- 2 Guatemala 1 -- 0 0 -- 2 Fourth round Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification -- CONCACAF Fourth Round The draw for the fourth round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Groups 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria ( regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7 ) : Points ( 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss ) Overall goal difference Overall goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams ( if the tie is only between two teams in home - and - away league format ) Fair play points first yellow card : minus 1 point indirect red card ( second yellow card ) : minus 3 points direct red card : minus 4 points yellow card and direct red card : minus 5 points Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee Group A Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico 6 5 0 13 + 12 16 Advance to fifth round -- 0 -- 0 2 -- 0 3 -- 0 Honduras 6 6 6 0 8 0 -- 2 -- 2 -- 1 2 -- 0 Canada 6 5 8 − 3 7 0 -- 3 1 -- 0 -- 3 -- 1 El Salvador 6 0 13 − 9 1 -- 3 2 -- 2 0 -- 0 -- Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Qualification tiebreakers Group B Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica 6 5 0 11 + 8 16 Advance to fifth round -- 3 -- 1 1 -- 0 3 -- 0 Panama 6 7 5 + 2 10 1 -- 2 -- 1 -- 0 2 -- 0 Haiti 6 − 2 0 -- 1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 Jamaica 6 10 − 8 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 0 -- 2 -- Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Qualification tiebreakers Group C Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States 6 20 + 17 13 Advance to fifth round -- 4 -- 0 4 -- 0 6 -- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 6 13 9 + 4 11 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 2 6 -- 0 Guatemala 6 18 11 + 7 10 2 -- 0 1 -- 2 -- 9 -- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 0 0 6 6 34 − 28 0 0 -- 6 2 -- 3 0 -- 4 -- Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Qualification tiebreakers Fifth round Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification -- CONCACAF Fifth Round As with every World Cup qualification campaign since 1998, CONCACAF held a six - team, home - and - away round - robin group known as the ' Hexagonal ', or ' Hex ', as its final and decisive round. As a result of the abolition of the February and August fixtures from the FIFA calendar, the ' Hex ' for the first time was not contained within a single calendar year, but instead began in November 2016 and concluded in October 2017. The draw for the fifth round ( to decide the fixtures ) was held on 8 July 2016, 10 : 00 EDT ( UTC − 4 ), at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, United States. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria ( regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7 ) : Points ( 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss ) Overall goal difference Overall goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams ( if the tie is only between two teams in home - and - away league format ) Fair play points first yellow card : minus 1 point indirect red card ( second yellow card ) : minus 3 points direct red card : minus 4 points yellow card and direct red card : minus 5 points Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico 10 6 16 7 + 9 21 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup -- 2 -- 0 1 -- 0 3 -- 0 1 -- 1 3 -- 1 Costa Rica 10 14 8 + 6 16 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 1 4 -- 0 2 -- 1 Panama 10 9 10 − 1 13 0 -- 0 2 -- 1 -- 2 -- 2 1 -- 1 3 -- 0 Honduras 10 13 19 − 6 13 Advance to inter-confederation play - offs 3 -- 2 1 -- 1 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 3 -- 1 5 United States 10 17 13 + 4 12 1 -- 2 0 -- 2 4 -- 0 6 -- 0 -- 2 -- 0 6 Trinidad and Tobago 10 0 8 7 19 − 12 6 0 -- 1 0 -- 2 1 -- 0 1 -- 2 2 -- 1 -- Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Qualification tiebreakers Inter-confederation play - offs Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONCACAF -- AFC play - off ) The draw for the inter-confederation play - offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg. The fourth - placed team from CONCACAF was drawn against the fifth - placed team from AFC, with the CONCACAF team hosting the first leg. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Honduras Play - off 1 Australia 10 Nov 15 Nov Qualified teams The following teams from CONCACAF have qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament Mexico 1 ! Fifth round winners 000000002017 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2017 15 ( 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 ) Costa Rica 2 ! Fifth round runners - up 000000002017 - 10 - 07 - 0000 7 October 2017 4 ( 1990, 2002, 2006, 2014 ) Panama 3 ! Fifth round third place 000000002017 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 2017 0 ( debut ) Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Top goalscorers 9 goals Carlos Ruiz 8 goals Jozy Altidore 7 goals Christian Pulisic 6 goals Romell Quioto 5 goals Nelson Bonilla Oalex Anderson Tevin Slater Joevin Jones Clint Dempsey Bobby Wood 4 goals Deon McCaulay Cyle Larin Tosaint Ricketts Christian Bolaños Marco Ureña Alberth Elis Hirving Lozano For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each round : First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Notes ^ Jump up to : Order of legs reversed from originally published draw. Jump up ^ FIFA awarded Aruba a 3 -- 0 win as a result of Barbados fielding the ineligible player Hadan Holligan. Holligan failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the competition. The match originally ended 1 -- 0 to Barbados. References Jump up ^ `` Current allocation of FIFA World Cup TM confederation slots maintained ''. FIFA.com. 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Concacaf estrenará formato de eliminatoria ; sigue el Hexagonal '' ( New format for Concacaf qualification - Hexagonal retained ) ( in Spanish ). ESPN Mexico. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Canada begins 2018 World Cup qualification in June ''. Sportsnet. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` CONCACAF to Hold Preliminary FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw in Miami on January 15 ''. CONCACAF. 12 January 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` USMNT to start 2018 World Cup qualifying in November of 2014 ''. Sports Illustrated. 12 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Draw Procedures -- North, Central American and Caribbean Zone '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Jump up ^ `` Road to Russia with new milestone ''. FIFA.com. 15 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` FIFA Men 's Ranking -- August 2014 ( CONCACAF ) ''. FIFA.com. 14 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` FIFA Calendar ''. FIFA.com. ^ Jump up to : `` Official Draw : CONCACAF Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 ''. CONCACAF.com. 15 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Barbados sanctioned for fielding ineligible player ''. FIFA. 29 June 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Draw shines light on CONCACAF 's WCQ path ''. CONCACAF. 25 July 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Regulations -- 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Jump up ^ `` Official Draw Scheduled for the Final Round of CONCACAF Qualifying for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 ''. CONCACAF.com. 1 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Draw : CONCACAF Qualifying for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 ''. CONCACAF.com. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Mexico to open Hex on the road ''. FIFA.com. 8 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Preliminary Draw procedures outlined ''. fifa.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Preliminary Draw results in full ''. FIFA.com. 25 July 2015. External links Official FIFA World Cup website Qualifiers -- North, Central America and Caribbean, FIFA.com World Cup Qualifying -- Men, CONCACAF.com 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round ( play - off ) CAF First Round Second Round Third Round CONCACAF First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Fifth Round CONMEBOL Round Robin OFC First Round Second Round ( Nations Cup ) Third Round UEFA First Round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Second Round ( play - offs ) Play - offs CONCACAF v AFC OFC v CONMEBOL Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONCACAF)&oldid=809251742 '' Categories : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONCACAF ) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONCACAF ) 2014 -- 15 in CONCACAF football 2015 -- 16 in CONCACAF football 2016 -- 17 in CONCACAF football Hidden categories : CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Use dmy dates from February 2016 Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bosanski Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Latviešu Lietuvių Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Română Русский Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 8 November 2017, at 00 : 03. 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Question: how many teams qualify for the world cup from concacaf
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