2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Central American Zone

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The CONCACAF Central American Zone of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between six teams from the Central America zone. The teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners advanced to the semi-final round. The runners-up advanced to the play-offs.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification El Salvador Guatemala Belize
1  El Salvador 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 Qualify for the semi-finals 1–1 5–0
2  Guatemala 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5 Advance to the play-offs 0–1 0–0
3  Belize 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1 1–3 1–2
Source: [1]
El Salvador 5–0 Belize
Report
Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Nelson Calix (Honduras)

Belize 1–2 Guatemala
Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rafael Pedroza (Panama)

Guatemala 0–1 El Salvador
Report Arce 50'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico)

Belize 1–3 El Salvador
  • Burgess 65'
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Roger Miranda (Nicaragua)

El Salvador 1–1 Guatemala
Arce 45' Report Plata 20'

Guatemala 0–0 Belize
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
  • The matches between Belize and Guatemala were played on neutral ground due to a border dispute.[citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Qualify for the semi-finals 1–0 4–0
2  Honduras 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9 Advance to the play-offs 3–1 3–0
3  Nicaragua 4 0 0 4 0 10 −10 0 0–2 0–1
Source: [1]
Honduras 3–0 Nicaragua
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ramon Argueta (El Salvador)

Nicaragua 0–2 Panama
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Jones (Belize)

Panama 1–0 Honduras
Ju. Dely Valdés 70' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Marvin Amores (Costa Rica)

Nicaragua 0–1 Honduras
Report Ramírez 83'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hugo Castillo (Guatemala)

Honduras 3–1 Panama
Report
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Mario Ramirez (Guatemala)

Panama 4–0 Nicaragua
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

External links

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