2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round
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This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Third Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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. 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.
The matches are scheduled to be played from 8 June to 16 October 2012. The top two teams from each group will advance to the fourth round
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† Second round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA...
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Format
The third round will see the teams ranked 1–6 joined by the 6 group winners from the second round2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Second Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:The second round saw the teams ranked 7–25 joined by the 5 winners from the first 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
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on 30 July 2011.
The matches are scheduled to be played from 8 June to 16 October 2012. The top two teams from each group will advance to the fourth round
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round
This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Fourth Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:The fourth round will see the 3 group winners and 3 group runners-up from the third round compete in a single group of 6 teams...
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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.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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† Second round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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