Eleven games were contested on Tuesday as the opening round of CONCACAF-regional qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup came to a conclusion.
GROUP A:
At St. George's Grenada:
Lyle Taylor scored twice (85', PK-87') as Montserrat came from behind to knock off hosts Grenada 2-1.
At San Salvador, El Salvador:
Eriq Zavaleta (40'), David Rugamas (68'), and Walmer Martinez (85') each scored once as El Salvador dominated visiting Antigua and Barbuda 3-0 to win Group A and advance to the second qualifying round.
Final Group A Standings:
1. El Salvador (GP: 4; GD: +12; PTS: 10)
2. Montserrat (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 8)
3. Antigua and Barbuda (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. Grenada (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
5. United States Virgin Islands (GP: 4; GD: -15; PTS: 0)
El Salvador won Group A and advanced to the second qualifying round.
GROUP B:
At Bradenton, Florida:
Kole Hall's equalizer in the 65th minute lifted Bermuda to a 1-1 draw with the Cayman Islands.
Mark Eubanks scored for Caymanians at 23 points.
At Bridgeview, Illinois:
Jonathan David produced a natural hat trick (59', 73', PK-77') as Canada demolished Suriname 4-0 to win Group B and a berth in the second qualifying round.
Final Group B Standings:
1. Canada (GP: 4; GD: +26; PTS: 12)
2. Suriname (GP: 4; GD: +11; PTS: 9)
3. Bermuda (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 4)
4. Aruba (GP: 4; GD: -15; PTS: 3)
5. Cayman Islands (GP: 4; GD: -16; PTS: 1)
Canada won Group B and advanced to the second qualifying round.
GROUP C:
At St. George's, Grenada:
Maikel Rayes scored the only goal of the match in the 64th minute as Cuba defeated Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1-0.
At Willemstad, Curacao:
A 0-0 home stalemate with Guatemala was good enough for Curacao, who won Group C and advanced to the second qualifying round.
Final Group C Standings:
1. Curacao (GP: 4; GD: +14; PTS: 10)
2. Guatemala (GP: 4; GD: +14; PTS: 10)
3. Cuba (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
4. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (GP: 4; GD: -13; PTS: 0)
5. British Virgin Islands (GP: 4; GD: -19; PTS: 0)
Curacao (while level on points [10] and goal differential [+14] with Guatemala, outscored La Bicolor 15-14), won Group C and advanced to the second qualifying round.
GROUP D:
At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic:
Julian Wade's equalizer at 57 minutes carried Dominica to a 1-1 draw with Barbados.
Emile Saimovici scored for the Bajan Tridents in the 48th minute.
At Panama City, Panama:
Anibal Godoy (8'), Edgar Barcenas (67'), and Cecilio Waterman (86') as Panama locked up the Group D title and a second-qualifying-round berth with a 3-0 domination of the Dominican Republic.
Final Group D Standings:
1. Panama (GP: 4; GD: +18; PTS: 12)
2. Dominican Republic (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
3. Barbados (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. Dominica (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
5. Anguilla (GP: 4; GD: -23; PTS: 0)
Panama won Group D and advanced to the second qualifying rouns.
GROUP E:
At Port-au-Prince, Haiti:
Derrick Etienne scored the lone goal of the match in the 63rd minute as Haiti defeated visiting Nicaragua 1-0 to win Group E and advance to the second qualifying round.
Final Group E Standings:
1. Haiti (GP: 3; GD: +13; PTS: 9)
2. Nicaragua (GP: 3; GD: +9; PTS: 6)
3. Belize (GP: 3: GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Turks and Caicos Islands (GP: 3; GD: -22; PTS: 0)
w-Saint Lucia (GP: 0; GD: 0; PTS: 0)
w-Withdrew before beginning of competition
Haiti won Group E and advanced to the second qualifying round.
GROUP F:
At Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Ricardo Rivera (12') and Isaac Angking (PK-28') each scored once as Puerto Rico blanked Guyana 2-0.
At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic:
Duane Muckette (36') and Khaleem Hyland (74') each scored once as Trinidad and Tobago blanked second-qualifying-round-bound Saint Kitts and Nevis 2-0.
Final Group F Standings:
1. Saint Kitts and Nevis (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Trinidad and Tobago (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 8)
3. Puerto Rico (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 7)
4. Guyana (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
5. Bahamas (GP: 4; GD: -15; PTS; 1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis won Group F and advanced to the second round of qualifying.
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