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#1282: World Cup 2002, from Slavin (fwd)
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Soccer-World Cup qualifying draw for CONCACAF
TOKYO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - First round draw for the North and Central American
and Caribbean qualifying competition of the 2002 World Cup made on Tuesday:
Central American zone:
Group A
1. El Salvador
2. Belize
3. Guatemala
Group B
1. Honduras
2. Nicaragua
3. Panama
The two group winners qualify for the semifinal round of 12 teams. The two
runners-up play off against the runners-up in Caribbean groups 2 and 3 for
places in the semifinal round.
Caribbean zone:
Group 1
Cuba v Cayman Islands
St Lucia v Surinam
Aruba v Puerto Rico
Barbados v Grenada
Group 2
St Vincent v U.S. Virgin Islands
St Kitts and Nevis v Turks and Caicos Islands
Guyana v Antigua
British Virgin Islands v Bermuda
Group 3
Trinidad v Netherlands Antilles
Dominican Republic v Montserrat
Dominica v Haiti
Anguilla v Bahamas
Teams play knockout tournament in three rounds. The three group winners
qualify for semifinal round. The runner-up of group 1 plays off against
Canada for a place in the semifinal round. The two other runners-up play off
against the runners-up in the Central American zone for places in the
semifinal round.
Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico and the United States qualify directly for the
semifinal round.
The 12 teams qualified for the semifinal round will be drawn into three
groups of four teams. The two top teams from each group qualify for the final
round of six teams. They will play off in a single group from which the top
three teams qualify for the finals in Japan and South Korea.
05:59 12-07-99
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