2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminary Draw Results - North American Zone

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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminary Draw Results - North American

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone

ROUND ONE
_ The 10 lowest ranked PMAs (based on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of March 2011) contested Round One.
_ The 10 teams were paired into 5 home-and-away series played in the period from 15 June - 17 July 2011.
_ The 5 series winners advanced to Round Two.

ROUND TWO
_ The 5 Round One winners join the 19 next highest-ranked PMAs (based on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of
March 2011) that received a bye from Round One.
_ The 24 teams will be drawn into 6 groups of 4 teams each.
_ The matches are foreseen to be played in the period from 2 September - 15 November 2011.
_ All 6 group winners advance to the Round Three.

Group A
1 El Salvador
2 Suriname
3 Cayman Islands
4 Dominican Republic

Group B
1 Trinidad and Tobago
2 Guyana
3 Barbados
4 Bermuda

Group C
1 Panama
2 Dominica
3 Nicaragua
4 Bahamas

Group D
1 Canada
2 St. Kitts and Nevis
3 Puerto Rico
4 St. Lucia

Group E
1 Grenada
2 Guatemala
3 St. Vincent / Grenadines
4 Belize

Group F
1 Haiti
2 Antigua and Barbuda
3 Curaçao
4 US Virgin Islands

ROUND THREE
_ In Round Three, the 6 group winners from Round Two then join the remaining 6 teams that received byes for Round One and Round Two.
_ The 12 teams will be drawn into 3 groups of 4 teams each.
_ The matches are foreseen to be played in the period from 8 June - 16 October 2012.
_ All 3 group winners and 3 group runners-up advance to Round Four.

Group A
1 USA
2 Jamaica
3 Winner E
4 Winner F

Group B
1 Mexico
2 Costa Rica
3 Winner A
4 Winner B

Group C
1 Honduras
2 Cuba
3 Winner D
4 Winner C

ROUND FOUR
_ The 3 group winners and 3 group runners-up from Round Three will contest Round Four.
_ The 6 teams will constitute a group of 6 teams.
_ The matches are foreseen to be played in the period from 6 February - 15 October 2013.

The top 3 teams qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
The fourth placed team advances to the intercontinental play-off