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The fourth round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 13 November 2015 to 6 September 2016.

Format

A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 1 to 6 in the CONCACAF entrant list and 6 third round winners) were divided into three groups of four teams each. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of six matches per team. The top two teams of each group (three group winners and three runners-up) advanced to the fifth round (also called the 'Hexagonal' or 'Hex').

Seeding

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.

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses). The six direct qualifiers are seeded into two pots:

  • Pot 1 contains the teams ranked 1–3.
  • Pot 2 contains the teams ranked 4–6.

Each group contained a team from Pot 1, a team from Pot 2, and two third round winners which were automatically allocated into each group (series winners 1 and 2 into Group A, series winners 3 and 4 into Group B, series winners 5 and 6 into Group C). As the draw was held before the third round was played, the identities of the third round winners were not known at the time of the draw. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot or series won of each team.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the fifth round.

Pot 1 Pot 2
  1.  Costa Rica (15)
  2.  Mexico (17)
  3.  United States (18)
  1.  Honduras (43)
  2.  Panama (63)
  3.  Trinidad and Tobago (80)
third round winners
  1.  Jamaica (85)
  2.  Haiti (117)
  3.  Canada (122)
  4.  El Salvador (127)
  5.  Guatemala (134)
  6.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (134)

Groups

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. 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
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16 Advance to fifth round 0–0 2–0 3–0
2  Honduras 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 0–2 2–1 2–0
3  Canada 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 0–3 1–0 3–1
4  El Salvador 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–3 2–2 0–0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Mexico 3–0 El Salvador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 57,623Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
Canada 1–0 Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
BC Place, VancouverAttendance: 20,108Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
Honduras 0–2 Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro SulaAttendance: 35,209Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
El Salvador 0–0 Canada
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 6,816Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
El Salvador 2–2 Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 9,915Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Canada 0–3 Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
BC Place, VancouverAttendance: 54,798Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Honduras 2–0 El Salvador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro SulaAttendance: 38,000Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Mexico 2–0 Canada
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 64,430Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Honduras 2–1 Canada
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro SulaAttendance: 39,000Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
El Salvador 1–3 Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 24,500Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Mexico 0–0 Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 41,008Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Canada 3–1 El Salvador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
BC Place, VancouverAttendance: 20,726Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 16 Advance to fifth round 3–1 1–0 3–0
2  Panama 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 1–2 1–0 2–0
3  Haiti 6 1 1 4 2 4 −2 4 0–1 0–0 0–1
4  Jamaica 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 4 1–1 0–2 0–2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Costa Rica 1–0 Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San JoséAttendance: 35,000Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Jamaica 0–2 Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 18,000Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
Haiti 0–1 Jamaica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-PrinceAttendance: 12,000Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Panama 1–2 Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama CityAttendance: 26,607Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Jamaica 1–1 Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 21,500Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Haiti 0–0 Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-PrinceAttendance: 12,000Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)
Panama 1–0 Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama CityAttendance: 13,082Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Costa Rica 3–0 Jamaica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San JoséAttendance: 35,062Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Haiti 0–1 Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-PrinceAttendance: 3,200Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
Panama 2–0 Jamaica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama CityAttendance: 19,717Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Jamaica 0–2 Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 3,500Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
Costa Rica 3–1 Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San JoséAttendance: 34,219Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 6 4 1 1 20 3 +17 13 Advance to fifth round 4–0 4–0 6–1
2  Trinidad and Tobago 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 11 0–0 2–2 6–0
3  Guatemala 6 3 1 2 18 11 +7 10 2–0 1–2 9–3
4  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
United States 6–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Busch Stadium, St. LouisAttendance: 43,433Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
Guatemala 1–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala CityAttendance: 18,313Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–4 Guatemala
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Arnos Vale Stadium, KingstownAttendance: 3,500Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of SpainAttendance: 22,809Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–3 Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Arnos Vale Stadium, KingstownAttendance: 3,000Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Guatemala 2–0 United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala CityAttendance: 18,313Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Trinidad and Tobago 6–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of SpainAttendance: 10,800Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
United States 4–0 Guatemala
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Mapfre Stadium, ColumbusAttendance: 20,654Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–6 United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Arnos Vale Stadium, KingstownAttendance: 6,200Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 Guatemala
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of SpainAttendance: 20,147Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
United States 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
EverBank Field, JacksonvilleAttendance: 19,410Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Guatemala 9–3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala CityAttendance: 5,000Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF to Hold Preliminary FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw in Miami on January 15". CONCACAF. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. "USMNT to start 2018 World Cup qualifying in November of 2015". Sports Illustrated. 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Draw Procedures – North, Central American & Caribbean Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015.
  4. "Draw shines light on CONCACAF's WCQ path". CONCACAF. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. "FIFA Men's Ranking – August 2014 (CONCACAF)". FIFA.com. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014.
  6. "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.

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