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:

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

{{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

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{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=

|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=

|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=

|goals2=

|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=

|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=

|goals2=

|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=

|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=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

Notes

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References

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