2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first roundThe first round of CONCACAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played in March and June 2021.[1] FormatA total of 30 teams (CONCACAF teams ranked 6 to 35 based on the FIFA rankings of July 2020) were divided into six groups of five teams each. In each group, teams played against each other once in a single round-robin format, for a total of four matches per team (two home and two away). The top team of each of the six groups advanced to the second round.[2] SeedingThe draw for the first round was held, along with the draw for the third round, on 19 August 2020, 19:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[3] The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2020 (shown in parentheses). Teams in Pot 1 were pre-seeded to positions A1 to F1 based on their ranking (A1 as the highest-ranked team in Pot 1, and F1 as the lowest-ranked in Pot 1). The remaining teams were drawn by pot into the first available group alphabetically. Each team was assigned the position in their group based on their pot number (Pot 2 was placed in position 2, Pot 3 was placed in position 3).[4] Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
ScheduleThe matches were originally scheduled for 7–13 October and 11–17 November 2020. However, CONCACAF announced on 8 September 2020 that the matches would be postponed, and would not begin until March 2021.[6][7] The schedule for the March 2021 matches was announced on 26 February 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and related quarantine and travel restrictions in certain countries, some matches took place at neutral venues.[8][9]
GroupsGroup A
Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevester Richards (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic) Attendance: 0 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Group B
IMG Academy, Bradenton (United States) Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Group C
Referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City (Guatemala) Attendance: 0 Referee: Germán Martínez (El Salvador)
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City (Guatemala) Attendance: 0 Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's (Grenada) Attendance: 50 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) Group D
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
Inter Miami CF Stadium, Fort Lauderdale (United States) Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Attendance: 0 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Mexico)
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Attendance: 0 Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Attendance: 0 Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador) Group E
Saint Lucia withdrew before playing.
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic) Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic) Attendance: 0 Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) Group F
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic) Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Referee: Óscar Macías Romo (Mexico)
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Attendance: 0 Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Attendance: 0 Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic) GoalscorersThere were 214 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 3.82 goals per match. 6 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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