2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

2018 CONCACAF U-20 ChampionshipConcacaf UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP USA 2018

Tournament details
Host country| United States
Dates| November 1 – 21, 2018
Teams| 34 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  United States (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 87
Goals scored| 397 (4.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  José Juan Macías
(10 goals)
Best player(s)|  Alex Méndez
Best goalkeeper|  Brady Scott
Fair play award|  Mexico

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International football competition

The 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (27th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted at United States between 1 – 21 November 2018.

A new format was announced, removing the regional Central American and Caribbean qualifiers and guaranteeing each entrant a minimum of four competitive games.[1]

The competition would determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland,[1] The United States, Mexico, Panama and Honduras qualified. It would also determine the CONCACAF teams playing at the 2019 Pan American Games men's football tournament in Lima, Peru.[2]

The United States were the defending champions of the competition. They successfully defended their title as hosts, winning the final 2–0 against Mexico for their 2nd CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.[3]

## Teams

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Unlike previous tournament, there was no qualification for this edition, and a total of 34 teams (out of 41 CONCACAF members) directly entered the final tournament.[1][4] Among them are all three members of the North American Football Union (NAFU), all seven members of the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), and 24 (out of 31) members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).

Zone  | Team  | Appearance  | Previous best performance  | Previous FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances

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NAFU |  Canada | 23rd  | Champions (1986, 1996) | 8
Mexico | 26th  | Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015) | 15
United States (title holders & hosts) | 24th  | Champions (2017) | 15
UNCAF |  Belize | 2nd  | First round (1994) | 0
Costa Rica | 20th  | Champions (1988, 2009) | 9
El Salvador | 17th  | Champions (1964) | 1
Guatemala | 19th  | Runners-up (1962, 1973) | 1
Honduras | 19th  | Champions (1982, 1994) | 7
Nicaragua | 9th  | Second round (1976) | 0
Panama | 11th  | Runners-up (2015) | 5
CFU |  Antigua and Barbuda | 4th  | First round (1980, 1986, 2017) | 0
Aruba | 2nd  | First round (2015) | 0
Barbados | 6th  | First round (1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1990) | 0
Bermuda | 13th  | Second round (1974, 1980) | 0
Cayman Islands | 1st  | Debut | 0
Cuba | 13th  | Runners-up (1970, 1974) | 1
Curaçao[a] | 13th  | Third place (1962) | 0
Dominica | 1st  | Debut | 0
Dominican Republic | 5th  | Second round (1976) | 0
Grenada | 4th  | First round (1978, 1980, 1990) | 0
Guadeloupe[b] | 3rd  | First round (1992, 2011) | 0
Guyana | 3rd  | Second round (1984) | 0
Haiti | 9th  | Second round (1978) | 0
Jamaica | 20th  | Third place (1970) | 1
Martinique[b] | 3rd  | First round (1994, 1996) | 0
Puerto Rico | 8th  | First round (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 2013) | 0
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3rd  | First round (2007, 2017) | 0
Saint Lucia | 1st  | Debut | 0
Saint Martin[b] | 1st  | Debut | 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1st  | Debut | 0
Sint Maarten[b] | 1st  | Debut | 0
Suriname | 6th  | First round (1976, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2011) | 0
Trinidad and Tobago | 20th  | Runners-up (1990) | 2
U.S. Virgin Islands | 1st  | Debut | 0

Notes

1. ^ Includes appearances as the Netherlands Antilles.
2. ^ a b c d Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.

Did not enter

* Anguilla
* Bahamas
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* French Guiana
* Montserrat (withdrew)
* Turks and Caicos Islands

## Venues

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Matches were at played at four stadiums in the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida:

* IMG Academy Stadium
* IMG Soccer Stadium
* IMG Soccer Complex Field #2
* IMG Soccer Complex Field #11

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Bradenton, Florida |

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Location of the host city of the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

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IMG Academy
27°26′27″N 82°36′29″W﻿ / ﻿27.4409°N 82.6081°W﻿ / 27.4409; -82.6081﻿ (IMG Academy)
Capacity: 5,000

## Draw

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The draw for the final tournament was held on 13 September 2018, 10:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida, United States.[5] Based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking, the top six ranked teams were seeded into position one of each group, while the remaining 28 teams were distributed in five pots as follows:[4]

Seeded teams  | Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4  | Pot 5

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* United States (A1)
* Mexico (B1)
* Honduras (C1)
* Panama (D1)
* Costa Rica (E1)
* El Salvador (F1)

* Cuba
* Guatemala
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Haiti
* Canada
* Jamaica

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bermuda
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Curaçao
* Aruba
* Suriname

* Nicaragua
* Dominican Republic
* Puerto Rico
* Guadeloupe
* Saint Lucia
* Guyana

* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Grenada
* Cayman Islands
* Barbados
* Belize
* Dominica

* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Martinique
* Sint Maarten
* Saint Martin

The 34 teams were drawn into six groups: four groups of six teams and two groups of five teams. The winners from each group in the group stage advance to the qualification stage, where the six teams are divided into two groups of three teams (winners of Groups A, C and E in one group, winners of Groups B, D and F in another group). The top two teams from each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the group winners also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

## Squads

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Further information: 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete. Each team must submit a provisional 35-player roster (4 must be goalkeepers) and a final 20-player roster (2 must be goalkeepers). After the completion of the group stage, a team advancing to the qualification stage may replace up to six players with those from the provisional roster.[6]

## Group stage

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The winners of each group in the group stage advance to the qualification stage. If the winners of a group is a non-FIFA member, the highest-ranked FIFA member in the group advances to the qualification stage (Regulations Article 12.9).[6]

Tiebreakers (both group stage and qualification stage)

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 12.5 and 12.8):[6]

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:

4. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
5. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
6. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
7. fair play points in all group matches:

* first yellow card: minus 1 point;
* indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
* direct red card: minus 4 points;
* yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

8. drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

All times are local, EDT (UTC−4) up to 3 November, EST (UTC−5) starting 4 November.[7]

### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States (H) | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 39  | 2  | +37  | 15  | Qualification stage
2  |  Suriname | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 12  | +6  | 9  |
3  |  Puerto Rico | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 16  | 15  | +1  | 9
4  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 11  | +1  | 9
5  |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 8  | 15  | −7  | 3
6  |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 2  | 40  | −38  | 0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

12:45

Trinidad and Tobago | 3–2|  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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* Prowell 39'
* Ramdeen 90+2'
* Garcia 90+5'

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* G. Francis 15', 19'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

15:00

Suriname | 13–2|  U.S. Virgin Islands

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* Doorson  3', 51'
* Elshot 19', 34', 36'
* R. Vlijter 22', 63'
* Verwey 47', 52', 74'
* Vola 50'
* Rigters 70'
* Hoepel 86'

| Report |

* Joseph  55'
* McGuiness 81' (pen.)

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

17:00

United States | 7–1|  Puerto Rico

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* Cardona 5' (o.g.)
* Méndez 11'
* Pomykal 28'
* Akinola 49', 69'
* Rennicks 57' (pen.)
* Llanez 86'

| Report |

* Cosme 33'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

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3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

15:00

Puerto Rico | 1–5|  Trinidad and Tobago

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* Díaz 53'

| Report |

* Rochford 25'
* Lee 40', 57'
* Sween 80'
* Francis 90+4'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez (Mexico)

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

17:30

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–2|  Suriname

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* Da Souza 22'

| Report |

* G. Vlijter 29'
* Verwey 31'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Benjamín Pineda Avila (Costa Rica)

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

18:00

U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–13|  United States

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| Report |

* Dorsey 4'
* Akinola 20'
* Llanez 23', 30', 40'
* Fontana 42'
* Rennicks 62', 66'
* McKenzie 63', 82'
* Pomykal 68'
* Méndez 80' (pen.)
* Perez 90+2'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 620

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

* * *

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

15:00

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3–0|  U.S. Virgin Islands

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* Da Souza 22'
* Fraser 67'
* Francis 84'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Damien Rosa (France)

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

15:00

Suriname | 1–2|  Puerto Rico

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* Godlieb 25'

| Report |

* Servania 74', 90+3'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

19:45

United States | 6–1|  Trinidad and Tobago

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* Servania 6'
* Homer 8' (o.g.)
* Pomykal 45'
* Méndez 52'
* Llanez 56'
* Torres 90+3'

| Report |

* Lee 54'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

* * *

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

15:00

Puerto Rico | 8–0|  U.S. Virgin Islands

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* Hernández 26', 56'
* Rabell 46', 85'
* Servania 51', 71', 88' (pen.)
* Montañez 82'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Benjamín Pineda Avila (Costa Rica)

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

19:45

Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2|  Suriname

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| Report |

* Cairo 29'
* Elshot 70'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

20:00

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–6|  United States

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| Report |

* Torres 46'
* Llanez 59'
* Fontana 66', 81', 86'
* Servania 90'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 130

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

* * *

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

15:00

Puerto Rico | 4–2|  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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* Servania 4', 68'
* Rabell 16'
* Montañez 76'

| Report |

* Fraser 19'
* Da Souza 37'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

15:00

U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–3|  Trinidad and Tobago

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* Orr 1'
* Lee 77'
* Benny 90'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

17:30

United States | 7–0|  Suriname

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* Méndez 7', 83' (pen.)
* McKenzie 26'
* Akinola 43', 45+1'
* Torres 60'
* Rennicks 79'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Mexico | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 31  | 2  | +29  | 13  | Qualification stage
2  |  Jamaica | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 24  | 3  | +21  | 13  |
3  |  Grenada | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 14  | −7  | 6
4  |  Nicaragua | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 13  | −9  | 6
5  |  Aruba | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 20  | −14  | 4
6  |  Saint Martin[a] | 5  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 23  | −20  | 1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

19:45[note 1]

Mexico | 7–0|  Nicaragua

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* Macías 2', 51'
* D. López 32', 44'
* C. Gutiérrez 70'
* Lozano 85' (pen.)
* Álvarez 86'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

20:45[note 1]

Jamaica | 1–0|  Grenada

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* Topey 87'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

22:00[note 1]

Aruba | 1–1|  Saint Martin

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* Croes  81'

| Report |

* Arrondell 26'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: José Kellys Marquez (Panama)

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4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

10:30

Grenada | 0–3|  Aruba

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| Report |

* Maduro 1'
* Croes  6'
* Phillip 45' (o.g.)

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Fernando Morón Valdelamar (Panama)

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

12:45

Nicaragua | 0–3|  Jamaica

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| Report |

* Rochester 45+3'
* Topey 75'
* Daley 90+1'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

20:00

Saint Martin | 0–4|  Mexico

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| Report |

* Sepúlveda 5', 25'
* Macías 20'
* E. López 46'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Mario Escobar Toca (Guatemala)

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6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

15:00

Grenada | 5–2|  Saint Martin

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* Charles 21', 27'
* Stephen 30', 66'
* Pierre 87'

| Report |

* Freyer 1'
* Pagesy 56'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

17:15

Aruba | 1–2|  Nicaragua

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* Maduro 90+2'

| Report |

* Jacobs 74' (o.g.)
* Caldera 79'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Edgar Ramírez (El Salvador)

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

20:00

Mexico | 2–2|  Jamaica

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* Brown 21' (o.g.)
* Macías 66' (pen.)

| Report |

* Jibbison 61'
* Magee 71'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

* * *

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

15:00

Nicaragua | 2–0|  Saint Martin

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* Acuña 48'
* Palacios 75'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

19:45

Jamaica | 7–1|  Aruba

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* Topey 50'
* Rochester 52' (pen.), 64', 90+5' (pen.)
* Daley 70'
* McIntosh 84', 90+1'

| Report |

* Croes  66'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

20:00

Grenada | 0–8|  Mexico

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| Report |

* Orona 3'
* Macías 31', 71'
* E. López 38', 52'
* A. Gutiérrez 57'
* Hernández 73'
* D. López 89'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: José Kellys Marquez (Panama)

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10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

15:00

Nicaragua | 0–2|  Grenada

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| Report |

* Charles 34'
* Braveboy 71'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

15:00

Saint Martin | 0–11|  Jamaica

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| Report |

* Topey 7'
* Jibbison 16', 27'
* Magee 17', 83'
* Daley 20', 29', 39', 53'
* McIntosh 72'
* Howell 88'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

16:00

Mexico | 10–0|  Aruba

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* Macías 11', 14', 42', 45'
* D. López 21', 27'
* Domínguez 50'
* Hernández 64'
* A. Gutiérrez 71'
* Orona 75'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Honduras | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 30  | 5  | +25  | 15  | Qualification stage
2  |  Cuba | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 19  | 5  | +14  | 12  |
3  |  Dominican Republic | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 23  | 10  | +13  | 9
4  |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 11  | −1  | 6
5  |  Belize | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 5  | 19  | −14  | 3
6  |  Sint Maarten[a] | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 4  | 41  | −37  | 0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

10:30

Cuba | 6–1|  Belize

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* Rodríguez 31', 90+3'
* Oviendo 33'
* Ibarra 42'
* G. Pérez 67'
* Romero 84'

| Report |

* Castillo 45+1' (pen.)

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

12:45

Antigua and Barbuda | 6–1|  Sint Maarten

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* Bramble 12'
* Hakeem 14', 30', 40'
* Benjamin 70'
* Greene 87'

| Report |

* Drijvers 17'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

19:15

Honduras | 7–1|  Dominican Republic

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* Villafranca 8'
* Romero 15', 74'
* López 62' (pen.), 67'
* Palma 80'
* Guevara 90+3'

| Report |

* Vásquez 14'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Iván Cisneros (El Salvador)

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3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

10:30

Dominican Republic | 1–2|  Cuba

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* Lavergne 79'

| Report |

* Ibarra 8'
* Oviendo 60' (pen.)

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

12:45

Belize | 0–1|  Antigua and Barbuda

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| Report |

* Greene 80'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

12:45

Sint Maarten | 0–12|  Honduras

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| Report |

* Palma 6', 42'
* Mejía 18', 74'
* Cálix 22', 41', 62'
* Guevara 30'
* Villafranca 35'
* Rivas 71'
* Chávez 81'
* Santos 86'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Edgar Rangel Araujo (Mexico)

* * *

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

10:30

Belize | 4–2|  Sint Maarten

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* C. Gonzalez 3', 45'
* Chi 38'
* Cacho 49'

| Report |

* Zion 78'
* Drijvers 84'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Jose Torres (Puerto Rico)

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

12:45

Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3|  Dominican Republic

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| Report |

* Lavergne 45', 55'
* López 86'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

19:45

Honduras | 3–1|  Cuba

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* Cálix 31'
* Mejía 84'
* Palma 90+3'

| Report |

* Oviendo 28'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

* * *

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

12:45

Dominican Republic | 12–1|  Sint Maarten

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* Paniagua 2', 31', 40', 43', 45'
* Pineda 5', 36'
* Vásquez 33', 66', 85'
* Paredes 80'
* Ángeles 86'

| Report |

* Drijvers 87'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

15:00

Belize | 0–4|  Honduras

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| Report |

* Villafranca 72', 79', 90', 90+3'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

17:30

Cuba | 3–0|  Antigua and Barbuda

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* G. Pérez 23', 77'
* Flores 38'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez (Mexico)

* * *

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

12:45

Dominican Republic | 6–0|  Belize

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* Ángeles 9', 43'
* Paniagua 20'
* Vásquez 57'
* Lavergne 72'
* Pineda 90+1'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Mexico)

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

12:45

Sint Maarten | 0–7|  Cuba

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| Report |

* G. Pérez 36', 72'
* Rodríguez 45+1'
* Flores 50'
* J. Pérez 76'
* Nodarse 79'
* O. Pérez 88'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

19:45

Honduras | 4–3|  Antigua and Barbuda

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* Palma 21'
* Mejía 67'
* Álvarez 71'
* Guevara 89'

| Report |

* Hakeem 5'
* Isaac 16'
* Bramble 42'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

### Group D

[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Panama | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 17  | 3  | +14  | 15  | Qualification stage
2  |  Canada | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 9  |
3  |  Guadeloupe[a] | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 9
4  |  Dominica | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 14  | −9  | 6
5  |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 3
6  |  Martinique[a] | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 11  | −7  | 3

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ a b Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in the qualification stage.

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

12:45

Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–1|  Martinique

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| Report |

* Henriol 87'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Bryan López Castellanos (Guatemala)

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

17:45[note 1]

Panama | 4–0|  Guadeloupe

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* S. Díaz 38', 88'
* M. Díaz 55'
* Orelien 90'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

18:00[note 1]

Canada | 4–0|  Dominica

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* Okello 24', 32'
* Hernández 81'
* Bair 83'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

* * *

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

10:30

Guadeloupe | 1–2|  Canada

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* Archimede 46'

| Report |

* Choinière 7'
* Reid 79'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

12:45

Dominica | 3–2|  Saint Kitts and Nevis

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* Parillon 3', 66'
* Cuffy 45+4'

| Report |

* Shade 28'
* Nicholls 57'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

19:45

Martinique | 1–5|  Panama

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* Henriol 89'

| Report |

* Michalet 1' (o.g.)
* Orelien 32', 37'
* Valanta 74'
* Kirton 90+4'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

* * *

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

12:45

Dominica | 2–1|  Martinique

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* Parillon 50', 68'

| Report |

* Raphael 23'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

12:45

Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2–3|  Guadeloupe

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* Shade 5'
* Simmonds 81'

| Report |

* Bapaume 36'
* Archimede 38', 85'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Malik Badawi (United States)

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

17:15

Panama | 2–1|  Canada

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* S. Díaz 45+2', 59'

| Report |

* Okello 55'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

* * *

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

12:45

Guadeloupe | 2–0|  Martinique

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* Archimede 6'
* Virginie-Jovial 81'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Edgar Rangel Araujo (Mexico)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

15:00

Canada | 1–2|  Saint Kitts and Nevis

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* Perruzza 72'

| Report |

* Martin 23'
* Shade 38'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Mario Escobar Toca (Guatemala)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

17:30

Dominica | 0–4|  Panama

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| Report |

* Valanta 18' (pen.), 75'
* McKenzie 60'
* West 64'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

* * *

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

12:45

Guadeloupe | 3–0|  Dominica

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* Laug 2'
* Archimede 14', 72' (pen.)

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Nikolai Nyron (Trinidad and Tobago)

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

12:45

Martinique | 1–2|  Canada

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* Raphael 69' (pen.)

| Report |

* Yeates 8'
* Bayiha 15'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Malik Badawi (United States)

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

17:30

Panama | 2–1|  Saint Kitts and Nevis

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* Valanta 82'
* McKenzie 84'

| Report |

* Martin 31'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

### Group E

[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Costa Rica | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 0  | +14  | 12  | Qualification stage
2  |  Haiti | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 1  | +8  | 9  |
3  |  Saint Lucia | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 8  | −5  | 6
4  |  Barbados | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 8  | −7  | 1
5  |  Bermuda | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 10  | −10  | 1

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

10:30

Haiti | 1–0|  Saint Lucia

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* M. Pierre 26'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

17:30

Costa Rica | 5–0|  Bermuda

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* Araya 19', 39'
* Cortés 48'
* Gómez 71'
* Montenegro 90+1'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)

* * *

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

15:00

Bermuda | 0–4|  Haiti

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| Report |

* Élysée 12', 43'
* Bissainthe 60' (pen.)
* Borgelin 90+1'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

19:45

Barbados | 0–2|  Costa Rica

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| Report |

* Mesén 47'
* Araya 82' (pen.)

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

* * *

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

12:45

Saint Lucia | 2–1|  Barbados

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* Philip  14'
* Ribot 51' (pen.)

| Report |

* Francis 47'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Nikolai Nyron (Trinidad and Tobago)

5 November 2018 (2018-11-05)

17:30

Costa Rica | 1–0|  Haiti

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* Reyes 31'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Iván Barton Cisneros (El Salvador)

* * *

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

12:45

Saint Lucia | 1–0|  Bermuda

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* Richard 59'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)

17:30

Haiti | 4–0|  Barbados

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* Bissainthe 39' (pen.), 45+1'
* D. Pierre 45'
* Damus 90'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

* * *

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

10:30

Barbados | 0–0|  Bermuda

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| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Selvin Brown Chavarria (Honduras)

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)

17:30

Saint Lucia | 0–6|  Costa Rica

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| Report |

* Gamboa 45+1'
* Parkins 64'
* Abarca 77'
* Villegas 85', 89'
* Navarro 90'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

### Group F

[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  El Salvador | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 9  | Qualification stage
2  |  Guatemala | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 10  | 5  | +5  | 7  |
3  |  Curaçao | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 0  | 6
4  |  Cayman Islands | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 4
5  |  Guyana | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 11  | −4  | 3

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

10:30

Guatemala | 4–0|  Guyana

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* Barrientos 45'
* Ardon 53'
* Cifuentes 64'
* Santis 72'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)

12:45

El Salvador | 2–1|  Curaçao

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* Sánchez 61'
* Rosales 89'

| Report |

* Vrutaal 79'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

* * *

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

15:15

Curaçao | 1–3|  Guatemala

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* Alvarado 90+3' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Alvarado 6'
* Rivas 13'
* Mejía 57'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Mexico)

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

17:30

Cayman Islands | 1–3|  El Salvador

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* Foster 56'

| Report |

* Portillo 39' (pen.)
* Cruz 41'
* Clavel 51'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

* * *

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

10:30

Guyana | 2–3|  Cayman Islands

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* Benjamin 5'
* Macey 60'

| Report |

* Holness  45' (pen.)
* Foster 58'
* Campbell 67'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

19:30

El Salvador | 2–1|  Guatemala

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* Henríquez 33', 59'

| Report |

* Barrientos 13'

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

* * *

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

12:45

Guyana | 3–4|  Curaçao

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* Benjamin 7'
* Britton 45', 58'

| Report |

* Fermina 10'
* Valpoort 27'
* Jackman 33' (o.g.)
* Vicario 56'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #11, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

17:30

Guatemala | 2–2|  Cayman Islands

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* Barrientos 14' (pen.)
* Santis 33'

| Report |

* Parchmont  16'
* Duval 54'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

* * *

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

10:30

Cayman Islands | 2–4|  Curaçao

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* Foster 26'
* Clarke-Ramirez 34'

| Report |

* Vandepitte 12', 36'
* Vicario 73'
* Rojer 79'

IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Damien Rosa (France)

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

19:45

Guyana | 2–0|  El Salvador

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* Benjamin 45'
* Garrett 63'

| Report |

IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Benbito Celima (Haiti)

## Qualification stage

[edit]

The top two teams of each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the winners of each group also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

### Group G

[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States (H) | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 6  | Final and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2  |  Honduras | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | −1  | 1  | 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
3  |  Costa Rica | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 1  |

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

18:30

Honduras | 1–1|  Costa Rica

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* Villafranca 20'

| Report |

* Gómez 47'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)

* * *

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

19:15

United States | 4–0|  Costa Rica

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* Méndez 15'
* Llanez 19'
* Torres 49'
* Akinola 76'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 1,450

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

* * *

19 November 2018 (2018-11-19)

20:00

Honduras | 0–1|  United States

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| Report |

* Akinola 51'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Attendance: 2,100

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

### Group H

[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Mexico | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 4[a] | Final and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2  |  Panama | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 4[a] | 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
3  |  El Salvador | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 0  |

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ a b Fair play points: Mexico −1, Panama −2.

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

16:15

Panama | 1–0|  El Salvador

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* McKenzie 74'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras)

* * *

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

17:00

Mexico | 1–0|  El Salvador

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* D. López 11'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Juan Calderón Pérez (Costa Rica)

* * *

19 November 2018 (2018-11-19)

17:30

Panama | 2–2|  Mexico

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* Walker 34', 45+1'

| Report |

* D. López 53' (pen.)
* Hernández 61'

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

## Final

[edit]

In the final, if the match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.10).[6]

21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)

19:00

United States | 2–0|  Mexico

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* Méndez 17', 50'

| Report |

IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton, Florida

Referee: Iván Barton Cisneros (El Salvador)

## Awards

[edit]

### Winners

[edit]

2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship winners

United States
2nd title

### Individual awards

[edit]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[8]

Award  | Player

|

Golden Ball  |  Alex Méndez
Golden Boot  |  José Juan Macías (10 goals)
Golden Glove  |  Brady Scott
Fair Play Award  |  Mexico
Best XI[9] Goalkeepers  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards

|
|
|

Brady Scott |

* Sergiño Dest
* Chris Gloster
* Mark McKenzie
* Gilberto Sepúlveda

* Brandon Servania
* Alex Méndez
* Diego Lainez

* Ayo Akinola
* Ulysses Llanez
* José Juan Macías

## Goalscorers

[edit]

There were 397 goals scored in 87 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match.

10 goals

* José Juan Macías

8 goals

* Alexis Méndez

7 goals

* Josué Villafranca
* Daniel López
* Jaden Servania
* Ayo Akinola
* Ulysses Llanez

6 goals

* Erick Japa
* Luther Archimède
* Nicque Daley

5 goals

* Geobel Pérez
* Ronaldo Vásquez
* Luis Palma

4 goals

* Zayn Hakeem
* Jamie Parillon
* Gerard Lavergne
* Cristian Cálix
* Carlos Mejía
* Tevin Rochester
* Jamoi Topey
* Saed Díaz
* Diego Valanta
* Brian Elshot
* Alvaro Verwey
* Isaiah Lee
* Anthony Fontana
* Justin Rennicks
* Juan Torres

3 goals

* Glenbert Croes
* Noble Okello
* Kareem Foster
* Ronaldo Araya
* Rolando Oviendo
* Jean Carlos Rodríguez
* Juan Ángeles
* Juanca
* Jesron Charles
* Rudy Barrientos
* Kelsey Benjamin
* Bicou Bissainthe
* Selvin Guevara
* Leonardo Jibbison
* Tyreek Magee
* Ricardo McIntosh
* Diego Hernández
* Edgar López
* Axel McKenzie
* Ángel Orelien
* Alejandro Rabell
* Tyrese Shade
* Trezine Da Souza
* Gidson Francis
* Jaeremi Drijvers
* Mark McKenzie
* Paxton Pomykal

2 goals

* TJ Bramble
* Keon Greene
* Keano Maduro
* Carlos Gonzalez
* Andrés Gómez
* Carlos Villegas
* Christian Flores
* Rivaldo Ibarra
* Gianni Vandepitte
* Jaron Vicario
* Siliazar Henríquez
* Rahim Stephen
* Óscar Santis
* Thair Britton
* Naël Élysée
* Éverson López
* César Romero
* Axel Raphael
* Bryan Henriol
* Alexis Gutiérrez
* Efraín Orona
* Gilberto Sepúlveda
* Ernesto Walker
* Kevin Hernández
* Kevin Montañez
* Romario Martin
* Trivis Fraser
* Rievaldo Doorson
* Roscello Vlijter
* Brandon Servania

1 goal

* Javorn Benjamin
* Akeem Isaac
* Ray Francis
* Dion Cacho
* Jonard Castillo
* Andir Chi
* Theo Bair
* Clément Bayiha
* Mathieu Choinière
* José Hernández
* Jordan Perruzza
* Adonijah Reid
* Steffen Yeates
* Jabari Campbell
* Alexander Clarke-Ramirez
* Mason Duval
* Albertini Holness
* Kion Parchmont
* Josué Abarca
* Walter Cortés
* Alexis Gamboa
* Diego Mesén
* Jurguens Montenegro
* Joshua Navarro
* Rashir Parkins
* Andy Reyes
* Frank Nodarse
* José Pérez
* Omar Pérez
* Yandri Romero
* Carlito Fermina
* Giorney Rojer
* Meghon Valpoort
* Luchenthly Vrutaal
* Reon Cuffy
* Brian López
* Sergio Paredes
* Fernando Clavel
* Jorge Cruz
* José Portillo
* Cristian Rosales
* Gerson Sánchez
* Leon Braveboy
* Dorrel Pierre
* Mathis Bapaume
* Dylan Laug
* Edrick Virginie-Jovial
* Carlos Alvarado
* José Ardon
* Nery Cifuentes
* Óscar Mejía
* Edin Rivas
* Jeremy Garrett
* Chris Macey
* Antonio Borgelin
* Ronaldo Damus
* Delentz Pierre
* McJeffrey Pierre
* Gerson Chávez
* Mariano Álvarez
* Elison Rivas
* Mikel Santos
* Maliek Howell
* Kevin Álvarez
* Misael Domínguez
* Carlos Gutiérrez
* Adrián Lozano
* Estarling Acuña
* Alexander Caldera
* Eliam Palacios
* Maikell Díaz
* Carlos Kirton
* Jesús West
* Luis Miguel Cosme
* Gerald Díaz
* Esquick Nicholls
* Dijhorn Simmonds
* Nangee Philip
* Sebastin Ribot
* Aaron Richard
* Akim Arrondell
* Nolan Freyer
* Isais Pagesy
* Leonidas Zion
* Shaquille Cairo
* Ayad Godlieb
* Ferando Hoepel
* Jamilhio Rigters
* Gleofilo Vlijter
* Mgwenze Vola
* Che Benny
* Jabarry Francis
* Judah Garcia
* Nickel Orr
* Jaydon Prowell
* Mark Ramdeen
* John-Paul Rochford
* Kerdell Sween
* Griffin Dorsey
* Emanuel Perez
* Rakeem Joseph
* Ramesses McGuiness

1 own goal

* Mark Jacobs (against Nicaragua)
* Chad Phillip (against Aruba)
* Carlos Alvarado (against Curaçao)
* Cecil Jackman (against Curaçao)
* Javain Brown (against Mexico)
* Jean-Claude Michalet (against Panama)
* Nicolás Cardona (against United States)
* Justin Homer (against United States)

## Qualification for international tournaments

[edit]

### Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

[edit]

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Team  | Qualified on  | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1

|
|

Mexico | 16 November 2018[10] | 15 (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Panama | 16 November 2018[10] | 5 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015)
United States | 16 November 2018[10] | 15 (1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Honduras | 19 November 2018[11] | 7 (1977, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017)

1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

### Qualified teams for Pan American Games

[edit]

The tournament was used to determine the four teams from CONCACAF which would qualify for the 2019 Pan American Games men's football tournament. The top team from each of the three zones, i.e., Caribbean (CFU), Central American (UNCAF), and North American (NAFU), would qualify, with the fourth team to be determined by CONCACAF at a later date.[2] However, United States declined to participate, so Mexico qualified for the North American berth.

Team  | Zone  | Qualified on  | Previous appearances in Pan American Games2

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|
|

Jamaica | CFU | 10 November 2018 | 4 (1971, 1975, 1999, 2007)
Panama | UNCAF | 19 November 2018 | 1 (2015)
Mexico | NAFU | 2019 (confirmed by CONCACAF) | 14 (1955, 1959, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Honduras[12] | UNCAF | 2019 (confirmed by CONCACAF) | 4 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2007)

2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Controversy

[edit]

### Cuban defectors

[edit]

Further information: List of Cuban football players who have defected to the United States

Twelve of the Cuban players (Arturo Hector Godoy, Bruno Manuel Rendon Cardoso, Christopher Yoel Llorente Fernandez, Danny Echeverria Diaz Frank Leidam Nodarse Chavez, Geobel Perez Oquendo, Josue Vega Alvarez, Juan Manuel Andreus Milanes, Omar Perez Ramirez Omar Proenza Calderon, Rivaldo Ibarra Thompson, Rolando Aldahir Oviendo Valdez and Yandri Romero Clark.) opted to stay in United States following the team's exit from the competition.[13]

### Visa issues

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Octavio Rodríguez, the assistant coach of the Guatemalan staff team and four players; Carlos Orellana (Guastatoya), Carlos Monterroso (Municipal), Nelso Iván García (Communications) and Luis Francisco Estrada (Siquinalá) were denied visas to participate in the tournament.[14] A further seven players from Honduras were also denied visas.[15]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e Kick-off delayed by weather.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Concacaf to Host Record Number of Teams in November for Its Redesigned Under-20 Championship". concacaf-web-prod.corebine.com. CONCACAF. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
2. ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. ^ "Mendez brace leads U.S. past Mexico in CU20 Final". CONCACAF. 21 November 2018.
4. ^ a b "Draw Confirmed for the 2018 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 14 August 2018.
5. ^ "Draw Reveals Groups for the 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF.com. 13 September 2018.
6. ^ a b c d "2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
7. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
8. ^ "TSG announces the 2018 CU20 individual awards". CONCACAF. 21 November 2018.
9. ^ "TSG announces the 2018 CU20 Best XI". CONCACAF. 21 November 2018.
10. ^ a b c "CONCACAF trio secure tickets to Poland 2019". FIFA.com. 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
11. ^ "Honduras complete CONCACAF quartet". FIFA.com. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018.
12. ^ "Honduras competirá en fútbol en Panamericanos de Lima 2019" (in Spanish). Diario Más. 5 March 2019.
13. ^ "Doce futbolistas del equipo Cuba sub-20 se quedan en Estados Unidos". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
14. ^ "Patojos sin visa a pocos días del Premundial Sub 20 de CONCACAF | La Red". La Red (in European Spanish). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
15. ^ "Embajada de Estados Unidos niega la visa a siete jugadores de Honduras – Diez – Diario Deportivo". Diez – Diario Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

## External links

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* Under 20s – Men, CONCACAF.com

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