The first stage saw the 34 nations - Puerto Rico did not enter - drawn into groups to decide who will progress. The teams were drawn into ten groups of three and two groups of two.
The nations play on a cup basis to determine who will go through.
First of all, the 20 lowest rank nations were drawn into the groups (1-7 and 8-11) containing three teams. They will play each other in a two-legged tie for the right to take on the other team drawn into that same group. The match dates are February 18 and March 31, 2004.
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The winners of the 12 groups advance to the second stage, when they are drawn into a rather more simple three groups of four teams.
Group 1: Winners of Groups 1-4
Group 2: Winners of Groups 5-8
Group 3: Winners of Groups 9-12
Match Dates: August 18, September 4/5, September 8, October 9/10, October 13 and November 17, 2004.
The top two in each group will advance to the final stage. Here, there is one group of six teams.
Match Dates: February 9, March 26/27, March 30, June 4/5, June 8, August 17, September 3/4, September 7, October 8/9 and October 12, 2005.
The top three teams qualify automatically for the finals. The fourth placed team will play-off with the winner of a knock-out match in the Asian region.
| First Stage Groupings |
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Grenada |
Guyana |
USA |
| Group 2 |
Bermuda |
Monsterrat |
El Salvador |
| Group 3 |
Haiti |
Turks and Caicos |
Jamaica |
| Group 4 |
British Virgin Islands |
St Lucia |
Panama |
| Group 5 |
Cayman Islands |
Cuba |
Costa Rica |
| Group 6 |
Aruba |
Surinam |
Guatemala |
| Group 7 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Netherlands Antilles |
Honduras |
| Group 8 |
Canada |
Belize |
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| Group 9 |
Dominica |
Bahamas |
Mexico |
| Group 10 |
US Virgin Islands |
St Kitts and Nevis |
Barbados |
| Group 11 |
Dominican Republic |
Anguilla |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| Group 12 |
Nicaragua |
St Vincent & Gren |
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Ties between team from Pots E and F; First Leg |
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| Haiti |
5 - 0 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| British Virgin Islands |
0 - 1 |
St Lucia |
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| Cayman Islands |
1 - 2 |
Cuba |
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In Grand Cayman; 22/02/04
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| Antigua & Barbuda |
2 - 0 |
Netherlands Antilles |
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| US Virgin Islands |
0 - 4 |
St Kitts and Nevis |
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In St Thomas/St John; 18/02/04
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| Dominican Republic |
0 - 0 |
Anguilla |
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In Santo Domingo; 19/03/04
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Ties between team from Pots E and F; Second leg: March 31, 2004 |
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In Blairmont; 14/03/04, Aggregate: 1 - 8
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In Plymouth; 21/03/04, Aggregate: 0 - 20
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| Turks and Caicos Islands |
0 - 2 |
Haiti |
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In Hialeah; 21/02/04, Aggregate: 0 - 7
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| St Lucia |
9 - 0 |
British Virgin Islands |
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In Vieux Fort; 28/03/04, Aggregate: 10 - 1
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| Cuba |
3 - 0 |
Cayman Islands |
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In Havana; 27/03/04, Aggregate: 5 - 1
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In Paramaribo; 27/03/04, Aggregate: 10 - 2
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| Netherlands Antilles |
3 - 0 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
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In Willemstad; 31/03/04, Aggregate: 3 - 2
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In Nassau; 28/03/04, Aggregate: 2 - 4
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| St Kitts and Nevis |
7 - 0 |
US Virgin Islands |
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In Basseterre; 31/03/04, Aggregate: 11 - 0
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| Anguilla |
0 - 6 |
Dominican Republic |
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In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 21/03/04, Aggregate: 0 - 6
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