2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Goalscorers
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round
| year =
| alt =
| caption =
| host countries =
| dates = {{nowrap|22 – 31 March 2015}}
| num_teams = 14
| confederations = 1
| matches = 14
| goals = 51
| attendance = {{#expr: 3500+4370+1169+2661+2300+410+2000+420+4214+1200+1924+1800+9000+500}}
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|BER}} Nahki Wells
{{fbicon|SKN}} Harry Panayiotou
(3 goals each)
| prevseason = 2014
| nextseason = 2022
}}
The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played between 22 and 31 March 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-to-hold-preliminary-fifa-world-cup-qualifying-draw-in-miami-on-january-15|title=CONCACAF to Hold Preliminary FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw in Miami on January 15|publisher=CONCACAF|date=12 January 2015|access-date=2015-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121023219/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-to-hold-preliminary-fifa-world-cup-qualifying-draw-in-miami-on-january-15|archive-date=2015-01-21|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/01/12/usmnt-concacaf-world-cup-qualifying-schedule-hexagonal|title=USMNT to start 2018 World Cup qualifying in November of 2015|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=12 January 2015}}
Format
A total of 14 teams (teams ranked 22–35 in the CONCACAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The seven winners advanced to the second round.
Seeding
The draw for the first round was held on 15 January 2015, 19:40 EST (UTC−5), at the W Hotel at Miami Beach, Florida, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-concacaf-qualifiers-for-fifa-world-cup-russia-2018|title=Official Draw: CONCACAF Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=15 January 2015|access-date=2015-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201053834/http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-concacaf-qualifiers-for-fifa-world-cup-russia-2018|archive-date=2015-02-01|url-status=dead}}
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses).{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=241/concacaf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202232731/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=241/concacaf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2014|title=FIFA Men's Ranking – August 2014 (CONCACAF)|publisher=FIFA.com|date=14 August 2014}} The 14 teams were seeded into two pots:
- Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–7 (i.e., 22–28 in the CONCACAF entrant list).
- Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 8–14 (i.e., 29–35 in the CONCACAF entrant list).
Each tie contained a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the order of legs decided by draw.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
class="wikitable" |
width=50%|Pot 1
!width=50%|Pot 2 |
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{{ordered list|start=1
|{{fb|SKN}} (159) |{{fb|BLZ|1981}} (162) |{{fb|MSR}} (165) |{{fb|DMA}} (168) |{{fb|BRB}} (169) |{{fb|BER}} (173) |{{fb|NCA}} (175) }} |{{ordered list|start=8 |{{fb|TCA}} (181) |{{fb|CUW}} (182) |{{fb|VIR}} (191) |{{fb|BAH}} (193) |{{fb|CAY}} (197) |{{fb|VGB}} (201) |{{fb|AIA}} (207) }} |
Matches
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|BAH}}||0–8|{{fb|BER}}||0–5|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|VGB}}||2–3|{{fb|DMA}}||2–3|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|BRB}}||4–1|{{fb|VIR}}||0–1|4–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SKN}}||12–4{{refn|Order of legs reversed from originally published draw.|group="note"|name="order"}}|{{fb|TCA}}||6–2|6–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|NCA}}||8–0|{{fb|AIA}}||5–0|3–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|BLZ|1981}}||1–1 (a)|{{fb|CAY}}||0–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CUW}}||4–3|{{fb|MSR}}||2–1|2–2}}
|}
{{Football box
|id=Bahamas v Bermuda
|date={{Start date|2015|3|25|df=y}}
|time=19:30 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|BAH}}
|score=0–5
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233519/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310101/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=225880 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|BER}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau
|attendance=3,500
|referee=Armando Villarreal (United States)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Bermuda v Bahamas
|date={{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}
|time=15:00 UTC−3
|team1={{fb-rt|BER}}
|score=3–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021612/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310107/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=230458 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|BAH}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire
|attendance=4,370
|referee=Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
}}
Bermuda won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Guatemala.
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{{Football box
|id=British Virgin Islands v Dominica
|date={{Start date|2015|3|26|df=y}}
|time=19:00 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|VGB}}
|score=2–3
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150610234433/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310103/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=225881 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|DMA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Elizee {{goal|45+1}}
- Mit. Joseph {{goal|65}}
- Peltier {{goal|80}}
|stadium=Windsor Park, Roseau (Dominica){{refn|Both legs were played in Dominica due to incomplete work at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground of the British Virgin Islands.{{cite web|url=http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/bvi-to-play-fifa-home-qualifying-matches-in-dominica-1.1826948 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150207042802/http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/bvi-to-play-fifa-home-qualifying-matches-in-dominica-1.1826948 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 February 2015 |title=BVI to play FIFA home qualifying matches in Dominica |publisher=Virgin Islands Daily News |date=3 February 2015 }}|group="note"|name="BVI"}}
|attendance=1,169
|referee=Karl Tyrell (Jamaica)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Dominica v British Virgin Islands
|date={{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}
|time=17:00 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|DMA}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611022845/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310113/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=230459 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|VGB}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Windsor Park, Roseau
|attendance=2,661
|referee=Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
}}
Dominica won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Canada.
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{{Football box
|id=Barbados v U.S. Virgin Islands
|date={{Start date|2015|3|22|df=y}}
|time=19:00 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|BRB}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021607/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310104/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=225882 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|VIR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Browne {{goal|16}}
|stadium=Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown
|attendance=2,300
|referee=Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
}}
{{Football box
|id=U.S. Virgin Islands v Barbados
|date={{Start date|2015|3|26|df=y}}
|time=15:30 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|VIR}}
|score=0–4
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611022849/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310117/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=230460 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|BRB}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Sargeant {{goal|4}}
- Jam. Chandler {{goal|25}}
- Harte {{goal|76}}
- Jab. Chandler {{goal|90}}
|stadium=Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground, Charlotte Amalie
|attendance=410
|referee=Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
}}
Barbados won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Aruba.
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{{Football box
|id=Saint Kitts and Nevis v Turks and Caicos Islands
|date={{Start date|2015|3|23|df=y}}
|time=20:00 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|SKN}}
|score=6–2
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021602/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310102/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=225883 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|TCA}}
|goals1=
- Harris {{goal|18}}
- T. Leader {{goal|43}}
- O. Mitchum {{goal|45+3||90}}
- Hanley {{goal|68}}
- O'Loughlin {{goal|86}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Warner Park, Basseterre
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Turks and Caicos Islands v Saint Kitts and Nevis
|date={{Start date|2015|3|26|df=y}}
|time=19:00 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|TCA}}
|score=2–6
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021622/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310110/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=230461 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|SKN}}
|goals1=
- Calixte {{goal|5|pen.|14|pen.}}
|goals2=
- J. Leader {{goal|7||29}}
- Panayiotou {{goal|33|pen.|55||60}}
- Robbins {{goal|73}}
|stadium=TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales
|attendance=420
|referee=Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
}}
Saint Kitts and Nevis won 12–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against El Salvador.
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{{Football box
|id=Nicaragua v Anguilla
|date={{Start date|2015|3|23|df=y}}
|time=18:00 UTC−6
|team1={{fb-rt|NCA}}
|score=5–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021557/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310100/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=225884 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|AIA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua
|attendance=4,214
|referee=Jafeth Perea (Panama)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Anguilla v Nicaragua
|date={{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}
|time=17:00 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|AIA}}
|score=0–3
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021617/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310109/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=230462 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|NCA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Ronald Webster Park, The Valley
|attendance=1,200
|referee=Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
}}
Nicaragua won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Suriname.
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{{Football box
|id=Belize v Cayman Islands
|date={{Start date|2015|3|25|df=y}}
|time=20:00 UTC−6
|team1={{fb-rt|BLZ|1981}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150614095610/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310105/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=225885 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|CAY}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=FFB Stadium, Belmopan
|attendance=1,924
|referee=Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Cayman Islands v Belize
|date={{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}
|time=19:00 UTC−5
|team1={{fb-rt|CAY}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150614064601/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310108/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=230465 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|BLZ|1981}}
|goals1=
- M. Ebanks {{goal|5}}
|goals2=
- Kuylen {{goal|20}}
|stadium=Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town
|attendance=1,800
|referee=Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
}}
1–1 on aggregate. Belize won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Dominican Republic.
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{{Football box
|id=Curaçao v Montserrat
|date={{Start date|2015|3|27|df=y}}
|time=20:00 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|CUW}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150614104333/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310106/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=225886 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|MSR}}
|goals1=
- Merencia {{goal|8}}
- Zschusschen {{goal|39|pen.}}
|goals2=
- Taylor {{goal|24}}
|stadium=Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad
|attendance=9,000
|referee=Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Montserrat v Curaçao
|date={{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}
|time=19:00 UTC−4
|team1={{fb-rt|MSR}}
|score=2–2
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611113128/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274825/match=300310111/report.html Report (FIFA)]
[https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=230466 Report (CONCACAF)]
|team2={{fb|CUW}}
|goals1=
- Willer {{goal|65}}
- Woods-Garness {{goal|83}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Blakes Estate Stadium, St. John's
|attendance=500
|referee=Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
}}
Curaçao won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Cuba.
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=51 |matches=14
|3 goals=
- {{fbicon|BER}} Nahki Wells
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Harry Panayiotou
|2 goals=
- {{fbicon|BER}} Justin Donawa
- {{fbicon|NCA}} Juan Barrera
- {{fbicon|NCA}} Luis Copete
- {{fbicon|NCA}} Raúl Leguías
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Joash Leader
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Orlando Mitchum
- {{fbicon|TCA}} Widlin Calixte
|1 goal=
- {{fbicon|BRB}} Jabarry Chandler
- {{fbicon|BRB}} Jamal Chandler
- {{fbicon|BRB}} Mario Harte
- {{fbicon|BRB}} Raheim Sargeant
- {{fbicon|BLZ|1981}} Elroy Kuylen
- {{fbicon|BER}} Tyrell Burgess
- {{fbicon|BER}} Dante Leverock
- {{fbicon|BER}} Zeiko Lewis
- {{fbicon|VGB}} Edward Moss
- {{fbicon|VGB}} Jordan Johnson
- {{fbicon|CAY}} Mark Ebanks
- {{fbicon|CUW}} Darryl Lachman
- {{fbicon|CUW}} Papito Merencia
- {{fbicon|CUW}} Charlton Vicento
- {{fbicon|CUW}} Felitciano Zschusschen
- {{fbicon|DMA}} Glensworth Elizee
- {{fbicon|DMA}} Mitchell Joseph
- {{fbicon|DMA}} Randolph Peltier
- {{fbicon|MSR}} Lyle Taylor
- {{fbicon|MSR}} Jamal Willer
- {{fbicon|MSR}} Bradley Woods-Garness
- {{fbicon|NCA}} Luis Galeano
- {{fbicon|NCA}} Norfran Lazo
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Tishan Hanley
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Atiba Harris
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Thrizen Leader
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Errol O'Loughlin
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Ryan Robbins
- {{fbicon|TCA}} Billy Forbes
- {{fbicon|VIR}} Jamie Browne
|1 own goal=
- {{fbicon|SKN}} Thrizen Leader (against Turks and Caicos Islands)
}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html|Official FIFA World Cup website}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071125114347/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/index.html#274825 Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean: Round 1], FIFA.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170322181505/http://www.concacaf.com/category/world-cup-qualifying-men World Cup Qualifying – Men], CONCACAF.com
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