2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round
Qualification round for FIFA soccer tournament
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This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF third round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
The third round saw the teams ranked 1–6 joined by the 6 group winners from the second round. These teams were drawn into three groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1]
The matches were played from 8 June to 16 October 2012. The top two teams from each group advanced to the fourth round.
Seeding
The draw for the third round was held before the second round matches were played, so only the six teams with byes to the round were known at the time of the draw. Teams were seeded into three pots, with Pot 1 containing the top 3 seeds, Pot 2 seeds 4 to 6, and Pot 3 the 6 (unknown) group winners from the second round (designated Winner A to Winner F). Each third round group will contain one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2 and two teams from Pot 3.[1]
Note: The identity of teams in Pot 3 (second round winners) were not known at the time of the draw.
Groups
Group A
United States  | 3–1 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
Bocanegra  8'Dempsey 44' (pen.)Gomez 72' |
Report | Byers 65' |
Guatemala  | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Pappa 83' |
Report | Dempsey 40' |
| Guatemala | 3–1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| C. Ruiz 60', 79' Pezzarossi 90+1' |
Report | Byers 39' |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Report | C. Ruiz 26' |
| United States | 1–0 |  Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Gomez 55' |
Report |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Blackstock 25' |
Report | E. Johnson 20', 90' |
Group B
Costa Rica  | 2–2 |  El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Saborío 10' Campbell 15' |
Report | Gutiérrez 23' Romero 53' |
Guyana  | 0–4 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saborío 20', 26', 52' Campbell 72' |
| Costa Rica | 0–2 |  Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Salcido 44' Zavala 52' |
| Guyana | 2–3 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Richardson 1' Nurse 62' |
Report | Romero 13' Alas 51'Burgos 77' |
| Mexico | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| J. Hernández 61' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cubero 31' |
| Mexico | 2–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Peralta 64' J. Hernández 85' |
Report |
Group C
Canada  | 1–0 |  Panama |
|---|---|---|
| De Rosario 77' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 100 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Dexter Blackstock- Quinton Griffith
Dwayne De Rosario- David Edgar
- Iain Hume
- Will Johnson
- Olivier Occean
- Tosaint Ricketts
Christian Bolaños- Celso Borges
- José Miguel Cubero
- Cristian Gamboa
Alberto Gómez
Jaime Alas- Rafael Burgos
- Alfredo Pacheco
Carlos Figueroa- Marco Pappa
Chris Nurse- Gregory Richardson
Víctor Bernárdez- Marvin Chávez
Rodolph Austin- Ryan Johnson
- Nyron Nosworthy
Giovani dos Santos- Andrés Guardado
- Héctor Moreno
- Ángel Reyna
Rolando Blackburn
1 own goal
- Charles Pollard (against Mexico)
- J. P. Rodrigues (against Mexico)
- Héctor Moreno (against Guyana)
Notes
- Guyana played its home World Cup qualifier against Mexico at BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, citing a conflict with the originally announced venue of Providence Stadium, Providence.[3]