2014 FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer Thread

[BroadwayBomber55]

Okay folks,

It's time to do another FIFA World Cup thread.

Brazil is hosting their second FIFA World Cup in 2014, the fifth country to host two World Cups after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany.

Their first was 1950 that showed two key moments: the United States upsetting England 1-0 in Belo Horizonte's Estádio Independência and Uruguay's shocking 2-1 win over hosts Brazil that stunned the crowd inside Rio de Janiero's legendary Estádio do Maracanã to win the World Cup. That match was known as the Maracanazo, The Maracanã Blow.

It is the first World Cup that is staged in the Southern Hemisphere since the 1978 tournament in Argentina.

From the qualifiers that start in June 2011 to the final whistle on July 13, 2014 in the legendary Maracanã, you can talk smack about it.

Tournament: June 13-July 13, 2014

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

The qualification draw for the 2014 World Cup will be held at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro on 30 July 2011.

Brazil automatically qualify as hosts. Spain, as defending champions, have to qualify to get in.

The spot allocations...
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federa...d=1392053.html
Europe (UEFA) - 13 places
Asia (AFC) - 4 guaranteed places + 1 place in play-off
Africa (CAF) - 5 places
North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) - 3 guaranteed places + 1 place in play-off
South America (CONMEBOL) - 4 guaranteed places + 1 place in play-off + Brazil qualified as host nation
Oceania (OFC) - 1 place in play-off

The pairings in play-off games will be determined prior to the main draw, taking place on 29 July 2011 in Rio de Janeiro at a press conference following the meeting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Organising Committee.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminarydraw/index.html

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Europe (UEFA)
2014 Allocation Spots: 13

The qualification process will commence following the completion of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament in mid-2012.

Format
Same as in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying phase: The teams will be split into eight groups of six teams and one group of five. The nine group winners will qualify directly to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the eight best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams only for balance between different groups) will be drawn in two-legged play-offs to determine the other four qualifying nations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9431603.stm

Seeding
July 2011 FIFA Ranking
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federa...d=1444109.html

Note:
- In consideration of the delicate political situations of the relationships between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as between Russia and Georgia, UEFA have requested that FIFA maintain the current UEFA policy to not draw these teams into the same qualification groups. The mechanism for doing so will be confirmed by the FIFA Organising Committee on 29 July 2011 once the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for July 2011 has been established and the respective pots for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Georgia confirmed.
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...res_europe.pdf

Entrants

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Republic of Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
Wales

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Asia (AFC)
2014 Allocation Spots: 4 guaranteed places + 1 place in play-off (4 or 5 places)

The Asian Football Confederation will have four direct qualifiers for the finals tournament in addition to a further possible place via the inter-confederation play-offs against a team from another confederation - either CONCACAF's fourth-placed team, CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team or the OFC's first-placed team, to be chosen through a random draw, rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments (e.g., 2010 against a team from OFC, 2006 against a team from CONCACAF).
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federa...d=1392053.html

Format
Similar to the 2010 FIFA World Cup format
http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournament...lifiers-format

Qualification begins with two sets of two-leg knock-out qualification rounds - the first held on 29 June and 3 July 2011 and the second on 23 and 28 July - reducing the number of teams in the main draw to 20.

As in the 2010 format, the third stage consists of 5 groups of 4 teams (with matches held between September 2011 and February 2012) with the top 2 in each group advancing to 2 groups of 5 that will play a further group stage during 2012.

The top two teams in each group qualify for the 2014 finals directly, with the two third-placed teams playing-off for a chance to qualify via a further inter-confederation qualifying tie (against a team from either the OFC, CONCACAF or CONMEBOL).
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...dures_asia.pdf

Seeding
http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournament...ings-announced

The seedings determined the round of qualification that teams began competition:
Teams ranked 1–5 (the teams that competed in the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals and the interconfederation play-off) do not compete in the qualification rounds, and automatically qualify for the first group stage (drawn in Brazil in July 2011).
Teams ranked 6–27 (other teams that advanced past the first round in 2010 qualification, plus the three first round losers with the 'best' results) receive a bye to the second round of qualification.
Teams ranked 28–43 enter at the first round.
Bye to third round
(Ranked 1st to 5th) Bye to second round
(Ranked 6th to 27th) Competing in first round
(Ranked 28th to 43rd)
Japan
South Korea
Australia
North Korea
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Qatar
Uzbekistan
United Arab Emirates
Syria
Oman
Jordan
Iraq
Singapore
China PR
Kuwait
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Lebanon
Yemen
Tajikistan
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan
Maldives
India
Malaysia
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Nepal
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Mongolia
Pakistan
Palestine
Timor-Leste
Macau
Chinese Taipei
Myanmar
Philippines
Laos

Notes:
- Brunei have been suspended by FIFA since September 2009 due to government interference.
http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc...t-interference

- Bhutan and Guam are not participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminarydraw/index.html

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Africa (CAF)
2014 Allocation spots: 5

Format:
- Fifty-two out of the 53 national associations affiliated to CAF have entered the qualifying to determine the continent’s five slots for the next World Cup.
http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/f...%29%5B1%5D.pdf

- The proposed format, announced on 16 May 2011, begins with a first round of 12 two-legged knock-out ties to be held on 11 and 15 November 2011.

- The ties, involving the 24 lowest-ranked teams according to FIFA World Rankings, will be drawn in Brazil on 30 July 2011.

- The 12 winners will join the remaining 28 CAF entrants in the second round, which will consist of 10 groups of 4. The winners of each group - held between June 2012 and September 2013 - will advance to a third round of 5 two-legged knock-out ties. The 5 winners of these ties - held in October and November 2013 - will advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.

Seeding
- The July 2011 FIFA Ranking will be used to seed the teams for the first two rounds, both of which will be drawn in Brazil on 30 July 2011.
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...res_africa.pdf

Countries

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Congo DR
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia

Note:
- Mauritania are not participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminarydraw/index.html

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

2014 Allocation Spots: 3 guaranteed places + 1 place in play-off (3 or 4 places)

Format
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...acaribbean.pdf
- Round One. Teams ranked 26–35 will play-off to reduce the number of entrants to 30.

- Round Two. 6 groups of 4 teams. This round includes the 5 qualifiers from the preliminary round plus teams ranked 7–25. The top team in each group advances to the next stage.

- Round Three (Semifinal round). 3 groups of 4. Teams ranked 1–6 face off against the 6 group winners from the previous round. The top two in each group advance.

- Round Four (Hexagonal). The top two teams in each group from the semifinal round compete in one group of 6. The top three teams advance to the World Cup finals, while the 4th place team advances to an inter-confederation playoff.

Seeding
http://www.concacaf.com/page/WCQ/New...347474,00.html

Bye to third round
(Ranked 1st to 6th) Bye to second round
(Ranked 7th to 25th) Competing in first round
(Ranked 26th to 35th)
United States
Mexico
Honduras
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Cuba
Panama
Canada
El Salvador
Grenada
Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti
Antigua and Barbuda
Guyana
Suriname
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Guatemala
Dominica
Puerto Rico
Barbados
Curaçao
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cayman Islands
Nicaragua
Bermuda
Belize
Dominican Republic
British Virgin Islands
Saint Lucia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Bahamas
Aruba
U.S. Virgin Islands
Anguilla
Montserrat

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: South America (CONMEBOL)
2014 Allocation spots: 4 guaranteed places + 1 place in play-off + Brazil qualified as host nation (5 or 6 places)

The format is identical to the previous four World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL, with all competing nations playing each other home and away in a single group.

In qualification for recent World Cup finals tournaments, the CONMEBOL nations have had four direct qualifiers, with a fifth nation competing in a play-off with a team from another confederation. The same number of spots have been retained for the 2014 tournament, despite Brazil's automatic qualification as the host nation.
http://www.peru.com/futbol/portada20...de-Brasil-2014

The fifth-placed team of CONMEBOL will compete in the inter-confederation play-offs with a team from another confederation, which will be either AFC's fifth-placed team, CONCACAF's fourth-placed team or OFC's first-placed team, to be chosen through a random draw, rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments (e.g., 2010 against a team from CONCACAF, 2006 against a team from OFC).
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federa...d=1392053.html

Entrants
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela

Note:
- Brazil automatically qualify as hosts.

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Oceanic (OFC)
2014 Allocation spots: 1 place in play-off (0 or 1 places)

Format
Qualification is scheduled to begin in August 2011 at the 2011 Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia, where the men's football tournament will double as the first stage of the OFC World Cup qualifying competition. The gold, silver, and bronze medallists will advance to the second phase. These three teams will join seeded team New Zealand in a home-and-away round-robin tournament between June and October 2012, also acting as the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_p...ectionID=24021

The second round winners will compete in the inter-confederation play-offs with a team from another confederation, which will be either AFC's fifth-placed team, CONCACAF's fourth-placed team or CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, to be chosen through a random draw, rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments (e.g., 2010 against a team from AFC, 2006 against a team from CONMEBOL).
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federa...d=1392053.html

Participating nations
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...es_oceania.pdf

American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Tonga
Vanuatu

Note:
- Kiribati and Tuvalu will compete in qualifying matches, though as they are not members of FIFA they will be ineligible for qualification.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

Fixtures: June 15-19, 2011

CONCACAF - First Round
In this round the ten lowest seeded teams were drawn into 5 home-and-away ties.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/ne...713/index.html

The matches were postponed to scattered days in June and July.
http://www.concacaf.com/page/WCQ/New...375767,00.html

The 5 winners will advance to the second round of the CONCACAF qualifiers.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/prelimi...hes/index.html

Note: Matches in Local Time.

First Leg
15/06/11 18:00 Couva Montserrat - Belize

Second Leg
19/06/11 16:00 Belmopan Belize - Montserrat

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Asian (AFC)

From FIFA.com

Fixtures: June 29-July 3, 2011

AFC First Round
In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were randomly drawn into 8 home-and-away ties. The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournament...-2014-fwc-draw

The matches are scheduled to be held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 29 June 2011 and second legs on 3 July. The 8 winners will advance to the second round of the Asian qualifiers - to be held at the end of July 2011.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/prelimi...hes/index.html

Note: Matches in Local Time.

First Leg
29/06/11 15:00 Phnom Penh Cambodia - Laos
29/06/11 15:30 Kathmandu Nepal - Timor-Leste
29/06/11 16:00 Colombo Sri Lanka - Philippines
29/06/11 16:00 Tursunzade Afghanistan - Palestine
29/06/11 18:00 Dhaka Bangladesh - Pakistan
29/06/11 18:30 Ulaan-Baatar Mongolia - Myanmar
29/06/11 19:15 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam - Macau
29/06/11 20:45 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia - Chinese Taipei

Second Leg
02/07/11 15:30 Kathmandu Timor-Leste - Nepal
03/07/11 15:30 Yangon Myanmar - Mongolia
03/07/11 15:30 Manila Philippines - Sri Lanka
03/07/11 17:00 Al Ram Palestine - Afghanistan
03/07/11 18:00 Vientiane Laos - Cambodia
03/07/11 19:00 Taipei Chinese Taipei - Malaysia
03/07/11 19:00 Macau Macau - Vietnam

Notes:
- Malaysia v. Chinese Taipei
Winner advances to the Second Round against Singapore.

- Bangladesh v. Pakistan
Winner advances to the Second Round against Lebanon.

- Cambodia v. Laos
Winner advances to the Second Round against China PR.

- Sri Lanka v. Philippines
Winner advances to the Second Round against Kuwait.

- Afghanistan v. Palestine
Winner advances to the Second Round against Thailand.

- Vietnam v. Macau
Winner advances to the Second Round against Qatar.

- Nepal v. Timor-Leste
Winner advances to the Second Round against Jordan.

- Mongolia v. Myanmar
Winner advances to the Second Round against Oman.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

First Leg FT Scores: June 15, 2011

15/06/11 18:00 Couva Montserrat 2:5 (1:1) Belize

[EvanJ]

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/media/n...212/index.html
Montserrat, arguably the worst national team in the world, could advance because FIFA suspended Belize.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Asian (AFC)

From FIFA.com

Asia (AFC) - AFC First Round

First Leg FT Scores: June 29, 2011

Le Cong Vinh was the star after Vietnam vaporized Macau 6-0. Vinh scored a hat trick.

29/06/11 20:45 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2:1 (1:0) Chinese Taipei
29/06/11 19:15 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 6:0 (3:0) Macau
29/06/11 18:30 Ulaan-Baatar Mongolia 1:0 (0:0) Myanmar
29/06/11 18:00 Dhaka Bangladesh 3:0 (2:0) Pakistan
29/06/11 16:00 Tursunzade Afghanistan 0:2 (0:1) Palestine
29/06/11 16:00 Colombo Sri Lanka 1:1 (1:0) Philippines
29/06/11 15:30 Kathmandu Nepal 2:1 (1:0) Timor-Leste
29/06/11 15:00 Phnom Penh Cambodia 4:2 (0:1) Laos

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

Fixtures: July 2-12, 2011
First Leg
02/07/11 17:00 Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands - Bahamas
03/07/11 16:00 Charlotte Amalie US Virgin Islands - British Virgin Islands
08/07/11 15:30 San Cristobal Anguilla - Dominican Republic
08/07/11 20:00 Oranjestad Aruba - St. Lucia

Second Leg
09/07/11 16:00 Nassau Bahamas - Turks and Caicos Islands
10/07/11 15:30 San Cristobal Dominican Republic - Anguilla
10/07/11 15:30 Tortola British Virgin Islands - US Virgin Islands
12/07/11 15:00 Castries St. Lucia - Aruba

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Asia (AFC)

From FIFA.com

Asia (AFC) - AFC First Round

Second Leg FT Scores: July 2-3, 2011

8 Asian teams advance to the Second Round of Asian (AFC) World Cup Qualifying.

Nepal crushed Timor-Leste 5-0 in the second leg from Kathmandu due to the lack of technical infrastructure in Timor-Leste.

Ju Manu Rai scored two goals in the tie. The Shrestha brothers, Rabin and Jagjit also scored in the 5-0 vaporizing.

Phil Younghusband bagged a brace as the Philippines blitzed Sri Lanka 4-0 in Manila.

The craziest game came in Vientiane, Laos as Laos needed extra time to edge out Cambodia 6-2 after extra time after the second leg saw Laos defeat Cambodia 4-2 in the second leg.

After scoring 2 away goals in Phnom Penh, Lamnao Singto and Khampheng Sayavutthi gave Thim Xad a 2-0 halftime lead at home against the Angkor Warriors.

However, Chhin Chhoeun made it 2-1 in the 45th minute to put Cambodia in the away goals board.

Two minutes later, Souliya Syphasay gave Laos a 3-1 lead. 8 minutes later, Singto's second in the 55th minute gave Cambodia a 4-1 lead and 6-5 on aggregate.

But Kouch Sokumpheak forced extra time with his 75th minute goal.

Laos got the upperhand in extra time with Visay Phaphovanin hitting Laos the front with his 94th minute goal before Sysomvang Kanlaya sealed the tie with a 112th minute penalty.

Soe Pai and Mai Aih Naing sent Mongolia packing as Myanmar stole the tie with a 2-0 second leg victory.

Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh added four more goals to his two-legged tie as Vietnam blitzed Macau 7-1.

Mohd Aidil Radzak and Safiq Rahim scored two away goals as Malaysia stunned Chinese Taipei and advanced via the away goals rule.

Palestine and Bangladesh round out the 8 winners that advance to the AFC Second Round of World Cup Qualifying.

03/07/11 20:30 Lahore Pakistan 0:0 Bangladesh
- Bangladesh won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Lebanon.

03/07/11 19:00 Macau Macau 1:7 (0:4) Vietnam
- Vietnam won 13–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Qatar.

03/07/11 19:00 Taipei Chinese Taipei 3:2 (2:2) Malaysia
- Aggregate tied 4–4. Malaysia advanced on the away goals rule to the Second Round against Singapore (+1 away goal differential, 2-1).

03/07/11 18:00 Vientiane Laos 6:2 a.e.t. (4:2, 2:1) Cambodia
- Laos won 8–6 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the Second Round against China PR.

03/07/11 17:00 Al Ram Palestine 1:1 (1:0) Afghanistan
- Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Thailand.

03/07/11 15:30 Yangon Myanmar 2:0 (0:0) Mongolia
- Myanmar won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Oman.

03/07/11 15:30 Manila Philippines 4:0 (2:0) Sri Lanka
- Philippines won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Kuwait.

02/07/11 15:30 Kathmandu Timor-Leste 0:5 (0:1) Nepal
- Nepal won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Jordan.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

First Leg FT Scores: July 2, 2011

Bahamas grabbed a stranglehold of their tie against Turks and Caicos Islands with a 4-0 romp.

Nesley Jean scored twice.

02/07/11 17:00 Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands 0:4 (0:2) Bahamas

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

First Leg FT Scores: July 3, 2011

In the battle between the Virgin Islands, U.S.'s and British's, the U.S. Virgin Islands led by a 6th minute goal from Alderman Lesmond and a 52nd minute goal from Reid Klopp defeat the British Virgin Islands 2-0.

03/07/11 16:00 Charlotte Amalie US Virgin Islands 2:0 (1:0) British Virgin Islands

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

First Leg FT Scores: July 8, 2011

08/07/11 20:00 Oranjestad Aruba 4:2 (1:1) St. Lucia
08/07/11 15:30 San Cristobal Anguilla 0:2 (0:2) Dominican Republic

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

Second Leg FT Scores: July 9, 2011

Bahamas moves on the second round in emphatic fashion with a 6-0 vaporizing over Turks or Caicos Islands.

Lesly St. Fleur scored 5 goals in the game.

09/07/11 16:00 Nassau Bahamas 6:0 (2:0) Turks and Caicos Islands
- Bahamas wins 10–0 on aggregate.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

Second Leg FT Scores: July 10, 2011

Inoel Navarro bagged a brace and Jonathan Faña scored his second goal in the tie as the Dominican Republic thrashed Anguilla 4-0.

Meanwhile, Dwayne Thomas's away goal 1 minute in helps the U.S. Virgin Islands edge the British Virginia Islands 2-1.

10/07/11 15:30 San Cristobal Dominican Republic 4:0 (3:0) Anguilla
- Dominican Republic wins 6–0 on aggregate.

10/07/11 15:00 Tortola British Virgin Islands 1:2 (1:1) US Virgin Islands
- U.S. Virgin Islands wins 4–1 on aggregate.

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

Second Leg FT Scores: July 12, 2011

Saint Lucia joins Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands and Bahamas into the second round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup after a dramatic tie that ended in penalties after a gamed Aruba forced extra time.

Aruba had a 4-2 aggregate lead over Saint Lucia heading to the second leg from Castries's Mindoo Philip Park, but Jamal Joseph quickly erased that by scoring a hat trick. Joseph scored twice within the first 20 minutes to give Saint Lucia a 2-0 lead, but Frederick Gomez kept Aruba in it with a goal before halftime to give Aruba a 5-4 aggregate lead.

However, Joseph completed his hat trick in the 71st minute before Kurt Frederick gave Saint Lucia a 4-1 second leg lead 2 minutes later, but Gomez forced extra time and wiped off Saint Lucia's two away-goal advantage with his goal in the 75th minute.

No goals were scored in extra time, so penalties decided the contest.

Saint Lucia edged Aruba 5-4 in penaties. Both teams scored their first four spot kicks.

In the 5th, Pernel Williams converted his penalty while Jelano Cruden missed his sending Saint Lucia to the next round of CONCACAF qualifying.

12/07/11 15:30 Castries St. Lucia 4:2 a.e.t. (4:2, 2:1) 5:4 PSO Aruba
- 6–6 on aggregate after extra time; Saint Lucia won 5–4 on penalty kicks.

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Suspension lifted: Belize will take on Montserrat in the second leg in Honduras on July 17
http://www.concacaf.com/page/WCQ/New...388449,00.html

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

Second Leg Fixtures: July 17, 2011

17/07/11 16:00 San Pedro Sula Belize - Montserrat

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - First Round

Second Leg FT Scores: July 17, 2011

Despite having a brief suspension and FIFA threatening to eliminate them due to government interference, Belize moves on to the second round of CONCACAF Qualifying.

Belize defeats Montserrat defeat 3-1 in the second leg from San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

17/07/11 16:00 San Pedro Sula Belize 3:1 (1:0) Montserrat

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2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

From FIFA.com

CONCACAF - Second Round

Draw: July 30, 2011

The second round will see the teams ranked 7–25 joined by the 5 winners from the first round. These teams will be drawn into six groups of four teams at the main group draw in Brazil on 30 July 2011. The matches are foreseen to be played from 2 September to 15 November 2011.

The top team from each group will advance to the third round.
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...acaribbean.pdf

Seeding
Teams were seeded into four pots – designated Pots 4 to 7 in the draw. Pot 4 included teams ranked 7–12, Pot 5 teams ranked 13–18, Pot 6 teams ranked 19–24, and Pot 7 the team ranked 25 along with the 5 first round winners.
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...acaribbean.pdf

Pot 4 Pot 7
Panama
Canada
El Salvador
Grenada
Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti

Pot 5
Antigua and Barbuda
Guyana
Suriname
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Guatemala
Dominica

Pot 6
Puerto Rico
Barbados
Curaçao
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cayman Islands
Nicaragua

Pot 7
Bermuda
Bahamas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic
Saint Lucia
Belize