Joseph Carne-Ross
The CONCACAF final round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the six remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were placed into a single group, with matches played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica topped the group with 23 points, and finished with the best record of any CONCACAF team in the history of the hexagonal.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 23 | Qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||
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10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — |
Source: FIFA
Matches
Matchday 1
Jamaica ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Marshall ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Attendance: 24,329
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)
Costa Rica ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Matchday 2
Costa Rica ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)
Honduras ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Freddy Burgos (Guatemala)
Matchday 3
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Andrews ![]() |
Report | Pardo ![]() |
United States ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Wolff ![]() |
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Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Attendance: 37,319
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Matchday 4
Mexico ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
Matchday 5
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
Foxborough, United States
Attendance: 31,211
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Honduras ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Pavón ![]() |
Report | Ruiz ![]() |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Costa Rica ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 17,800
Referee: John Toro Rendon (Colombia)
Matchday 6
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gustavo Mendez (Uruguay)
Mexico ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Borgetti ![]() |
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Honduras ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Matchday 7
United States ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Gómez ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)
Matchday 8
Mexico ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Fonseca ![]() |
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Matchday 9
Costa Rica ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Honduras ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | John ![]() |
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)
Matchday 10
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Jamaica ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Sunsing ![]() |
Goalscorers
There were 73 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Steven Bryce
Rodrigo Cordero
Luis Marín Murillo
Hernán Medford
Mauricio Solís
William Sunsing
Samuel Caballero
Julio César de León
Rony Morales
José Luis Pineda
Danilo Turcios
Deon Burton
Ricardo Gardner
Jamie Lawrence
Tyrone Marshall
José Manuel Abundis
Jesus Arellano
Alberto García Aspe
Francisco Palencia
Pável Pardo
Víctor Ruiz
Marvin Andrews
Russell Latapy
Clint Mathis
Ante Razov
1 own goal
Heriberto Morales (against Jamaica)