2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification

2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates16 February – 12 April 2022
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored362 (6.03 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Roselord Borgella
Nicaragua Yessenia Flores
(11 goals each)
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The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification competition, also known as the CONCACAF W Qualifiers, is a women's football tournament that was contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF to decide the participating teams of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. The qualifying matches took place in February and April 2022. A total of six teams in the qualifying competition advanced to the final tournament, joining Canada and the United States, who received byes as the top ranked teams. The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship will serve as the CONCACAF qualifiers to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, as well as for the football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.[1]

Belize had its first international win and draw, having lost all international matches since its debut back in 2001.

Teams

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A total 39 CONCACAF member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, with Canada and the United States having qualified automatically for the final tournament as the top two CONCACAF teams in the FIFA Women's World Rankings of August 2020.[1] Only 30 teams entered the competition.[2]

Automatic qualifiers Teams entering qualification

Notes

  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Not a member of the IOC, ineligible for Olympics
  2. ^ a b c d e f Not a member of FIFA or the IOC, ineligible for World Cup and Olympics

Format

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The qualifying competition was held in February and April 2022. Teams will be drawn into six groups of five, and played two home and two away matches in a single round-robin format. Should more than thirty CONCACAF member associations have entered, a play-in round will be held prior to the qualifying group stage. However, as 30 teams entered qualifying, this was not necessary. The six group winners will advance to the final tournament.[1]

Tiebreakers

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Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Articles 12.3):[3]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. lowest fair play points in all group matches:
    • first yellow card: plus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): plus 3 points;
    • direct red card: plus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

Draw

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The qualification draw took place on 21 August 2021, 15:00 EDT, in Miami, United States.[2] The 30 teams were seeded based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings of June 2021 (in parentheses).[4] The top six teams in the ranking were pre-seeded, and automatically allocated to position 1 in order from group A to F. The remaining teams were placed into pots 1 to 4 based on ranking, with each pot containing six teams. Pot 4 contained the two lowest-ranked teams, along with four unranked teams. In the draw, teams were drawn from each pot and placed in order from group A to F. The position teams were drawn into was based on their pot: pot 1 teams were drawn into position 2, pot 2 teams into position 3, pot 3 teams into position 4 and pot 4 teams into position 5.[5]

Pre-seeded Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  • NR: Not ranked

Schedule

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Below is the schedule of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification tournament.[6]

On 8 October 2021, CONCACAF announced the match dates, after the first window of matches was postponed from November 2021 to February 2022 due to impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Round Match Date
Window 1 2 v 4 16 February 2022
1 v 3 17 February 2022
5 v 2 19 February 2022
4 v 1 20 February 2022
3 v 5 22 February 2022
Window 2 4 v 5 6 April 2022
2 v 3 8 April 2022
5 v 1 9 April 2022
3 v 4 12 April 2022
1 v 2

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico Puerto Rico Suriname Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla
1  Mexico 4 4 0 0 34 0 +34 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship — 6–0 9–0 — —
2  Puerto Rico 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9 — — 2–0 4–0 —
3  Suriname 4 2 0 2 10 12 −2 6 — — — 5–1 5–0
4  Antigua and Barbuda 4 1 0 3 2 17 −15 3 0–8 — — — 1–0
5  Anguilla 4 0 0 4 0 26 −26 0 0–11 0–9 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Puerto Rico 4–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Anguilla 0–9 Puerto Rico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Antigua and Barbuda 0–8 Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Suriname 5–0 Anguilla
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Anguilla 0–11 Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Suriname 5–1 Antigua and Barbuda
  • van Ommeren 27' (pen.)
  • Patra 36'
  • Pique 90+4' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica Saint Kitts and Nevis Guatemala Curaçao United States Virgin Islands
1  Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 22 0 +22 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship — 7–0 5–0 — —
2  Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 3 0 1 13 9 +4 9 — — — 5–1 6–0
3  Guatemala 4 2 0 2 16 7 +9 6 — 1–2 — — 9–0
4  Curaçao 4 1 0 3 2 15 −13 3 0–4 — 0–6 — —
5  U.S. Virgin Islands 4 0 0 4 0 22 −22 0 0–6 — — 0–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Guatemala 9–0 U.S. Virgin Islands
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Curaçao 0–6 Guatemala
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca, Willemstad
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5–1 Curaçao
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Hansen 5'
Guatemala 1–2 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Curaçao 0–4 Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca, Willemstad

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Jamaica Dominican Republic Bermuda Cayman Islands Grenada
1  Jamaica 4 4 0 0 24 2 +22 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship — 5–1 4–0 — —
2  Dominican Republic 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 9 — — 1–0 — 9–0
3  Bermuda 4 2 0 2 12 5 +7 6 — — — 6–0 6–0
4  Cayman Islands 4 1 0 3 2 19 −17 3 0–9 0–4 — — —
5  Grenada 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0 1–6 — — 0–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Jamaica 4–0 Bermuda
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Grenada 1–6 Jamaica
  • Frank 52'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Bermuda 6–0 Cayman Islands
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
IMG Academy, Bradenton (United States)
Grenada 0–2 Cayman Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Windsor 53'
  • Godet 86'
Cayman Islands 0–9 Jamaica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Bermuda 6–0 Grenada
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Panama El Salvador Belize Barbados Aruba
1  Panama 4 4 0 0 24 0 +24 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship — 2–0 — 5–0 —
2  El Salvador 4 3 0 1 15 3 +12 9 — — 6–0 2–0 —
3  Belize 4 1 1 2 4 15 −11 4 0–8 — — — 1–1
4  Barbados 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3 — — 0–3 — 3–1
5  Aruba 4 0 1 3 3 20 −17 1 0–9 1–7 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
El Salvador 6–0 Belize
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Panama 5–0 Barbados
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Aruba 1–7 El Salvador
  • Luperon 90'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic)
Belize 0–8 Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Barbados 3–1 Aruba
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Susanna 68'
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic)
Belize 1–1 Aruba
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
El Salvador 2–0 Barbados
  • López 1'
  • Yard 16' (o.g.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Aruba 0–9 Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Barbados 0–3 Belize
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Haiti Cuba Honduras Saint Vincent and the Grenadines British Virgin Islands
1  Haiti 4 4 0 0 44 0 +44 12 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship — 6–0 6–0 — —
2  Cuba 4 2 1 1 17 6 +11 7 — — 0–0 3–0 —
3  Honduras 4 2 1 1 6 7 −1 7 — — — 2–1 4–0
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 1 0 3 6 17 −11 3 0–11 — — — 5–1
5  British Virgin Islands 4 0 0 4 1 44 −43 0 0–21 0–14 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Cuba 3–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Haiti 6–0 Honduras
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
British Virgin Islands 0–14 Cuba
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Peláez 10', 23', 45'
  • Lee 26', 32', 39', 56', 63', 83'
  • Valdez 57', 79'
  • Pérez 68'
  • Palma 77'
  • Núñez 87'
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–11 Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba (Cuba)
Honduras 4–0 British Virgin Islands
  • Díaz 27'
  • Moncada 47'
  • Haylock 75'
  • López 77'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Cuba 0–0 Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
British Virgin Islands 0–21 Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Honduras 2–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Haylock 26'
  • García 53' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Creese 45+2'
Haiti 6–0 Cuba
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Trinidad and Tobago Guyana Nicaragua Dominica Turks and Caicos Islands
1  Trinidad and Tobago 4 3 1 0 19 3 +16 10 Qualification to 2022 CONCACAF W Championship — 2–2 2–1 — —
2  Guyana 4 2 2 0 13 2 +11 8 — — 0–0 4–0 —
3  Nicaragua 4 2 1 1 30 2 +28 7 — — — 10–0 19–0
4  Dominica 4 1 0 3 8 17 −9 3 0–2 — — — 8–1
5  Turks and Caicos Islands 4 0 0 4 1 47 −46 0 0–13 0–7 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Guyana 4–0 Dominica
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Turks and Caicos Islands 0–7 Guyana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Nicaragua 19–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Dominica 8–1 Turks and Caicos Islands
  • K. Samuel 11'
  • Humphreys 32', 46', 48'
  • S. Finn 33', 40'
  • Bertrand 84'
  • Briyan. Philip 90'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Delphin 45+2'