After the knockout rounds and first group stage,
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago and United States qualified
for the Final Group Stage.
2006 World Cup Qualifiers
AFC, CAF,
CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA.
CONCACAF Qualification for the World Cup Finals in Germany 2006.
The top three teams of the final group of six qualify for Germany 2006
with the fourth-placed team entering a play-off place against a nation
from Asia.
Confederation of
North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
Initial Draw
Group 1:
Winner of (Grenada vs Guyana) vs USA.
Winner of (Bermuda vs
Montserrat) vs El
Salvador.
Winner of (Haiti vs Turks & Caicos) vs Jamaica.
Winner of (British V.I. vs St. Lucia) vs Panama.
USA, El Salvador, Jamaica, Panama.
USA and Panama move on.
Group 2:
Winner of (Cayman Islands
vs Cuba) vs Costa Rica.
Winner of (Aruba vs Suriname) vs Guatemala.
Winner of (Antigua vs Dutch Antilles) vs Honduras.
Winner of Canada vs Belize.
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Canada.
Costa Rica and Guatemala move on.
Group 3:
Winner of (Dominica vs Bahamas) vs Mexico.
Winner of (US Virgin
Islands vs St. Kitts
and Nevis) vs Barbados.
Winner of (Dominican
Republic vs Anguilla)
vs Trinidad & Tobago.
Winner of Nicaragua vs
St. Vincent and
Grenadines.
Mexico, St. Kitts, Trinidad, St. Vincent.
Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago move on.
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, USA.
Saturday, 3rd September 2005:
For the first time since 1934, USA became the first
CONCACAF team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup as they progressed to Germany 2006
after posting a 2-0 victory over visiting Mexico - on Match Day 7 of the CONCACAF Final Round - at
Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Last Three Games
Wednesday, 7th September 2005:
Costa Rica vs Trinidad & Tobago (2-0)
Mexico vs Panama (5-0)
Guatemala vs USA (0-0)
As expected, Mexico joined USA in
the 2006 World Cup Finals after their 5-0 win against Panama took them to 19 points.
Guatemala's failure to beat USA mean that Costa Rica (13pts) only need a draw in Guatemala
(8pts) to be assured of the third-place spot (if Costa Rica lose at home to USA and
Guatemala win in Mexico).
Saturday, 8th October 2005:
Costa Rica vs USA (3-0)
Mexico vs Guatemala (5-2)
Panama vs Trinidad & Tobago (0-1)
Costa Rica became the third team
to qualify from the CONCACAF region after beating USA 3-0.
Wednesday, 12th October 2005:
Guatemala vs Costa Rica (3-1)
Trinidad & Tobago vs Mexico (2-1)
USA vs Panama (2-0)
Qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals
Costa Rica, Mexico and USA.
Play-Off
Saturday, November 12th 2005:
Trinidad & Tobago vs Bahrain (1-1)
Wednesday, November 16th 2005:
Bahrain vs Trinidad & Tobago (0-1)
Trinidad & Tobago also qualify
for the 2006 World Cup Finals.
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