The fourth roundofCONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 13 November 2015 to 6 September 2016.[1][2]
A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 1 to 6 in the CONCACAF entrant list and 6 third round winners) were divided into three groups of four teams each. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of six matches per team. The top two teams of each group (three group winners and three runners-up) advanced to the fifth round (also called the 'Hexagonal' or 'Hex').[1]
The draw for the fourth round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1][3][4]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses).[5] The six direct qualifiers are seeded into two pots:
Each group contained a team from Pot 1, a team from Pot 2, and two third round winners which were automatically allocated into each group (series winners 1 and 2 into Group A, series winners 3 and 4 into Group B, series winners 5 and 6 into Group C).[3] As the draw was held before the third round was played, the identities of the third round winners were not known at the time of the draw. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot or series won of each team.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the fifth round.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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| third round winners | |
 Haiti (117) Canada (122) El Salvador (127) Guatemala (134) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (134) | |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers |
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[6]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Mexico
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 16 | Advance to fifth round | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Honduras
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Canada
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | El Salvador
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |
| Mexico | 3–0 | El Salvador |
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 42' 64' |
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Attendance: 57,623
Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
| Canada | 1–0 | Honduras |
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Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
| Honduras | 0–2 | Mexico |
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72' |
Attendance: 35,209
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
| El Salvador | 0–0 | Canada |
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Attendance: 6,816
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Honduras |
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88' |
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59' |
Attendance: 9,915
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
| Canada | 0–3 | Mexico |
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40' 72' |
Attendance: 54,798
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
| Honduras | 2–0 | El Salvador |
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90+4' |
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Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
| Mexico | 2–0 | Canada |
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45+3' |
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Attendance: 64,430
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
| Honduras | 2–1 | Canada |
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50' |
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Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
| El Salvador | 1–3 | Mexico |
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58' 73' (pen.) |
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
| Mexico | 0–0 | Honduras |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Attendance: 41,008
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
| Canada | 3–1 | El Salvador |
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53' 90+2' |
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Attendance: 20,726
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Costa Rica
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 16 | Advance to fifth round | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Panama
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Haiti
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | ||
| 4 | Jamaica
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Haiti |
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Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
| Jamaica | 0–2 | Panama |
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52' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
| Haiti | 0–1 | Jamaica |
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
| Panama | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
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69' |
Attendance: 26,607
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
| Jamaica | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
| Haiti | 0–0 | Panama |
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)
| Panama | 1–0 | Haiti |
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Attendance: 13,082
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | Jamaica |
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37' 76' |
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Attendance: 35,062
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
| Haiti | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
| Panama | 2–0 | Jamaica |
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90+2' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Attendance: 19,717
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
| Jamaica | 0–2 | Haiti |
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88' |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | Panama |
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84' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Attendance: 34,219
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | United States
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 13 | Advance to fifth round | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Guatemala
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 10 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 9–3 | ||
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 0 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — |
| United States | 6–1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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29' 31', 74' 51' 58' |
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Attendance: 43,433
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
| Guatemala | 1–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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80' |
Attendance: 18,313
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–4 | Guatemala |
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32' 48' 81' |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 | United States |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Attendance: 22,809
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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77' |
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71', 82' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
| Guatemala | 2–0 | United States |
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15' |
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Attendance: 18,313
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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49' 60' 66' 86', 89' |
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Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
| United States | 4–0 | Guatemala |
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35' 46' 89' |
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Attendance: 20,654
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–6 | United States |
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32' 43' (pen.) 71', 90+2' 78' |
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–2 | Guatemala |
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Attendance: 20,147
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
| United States | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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59', 62' 71' |
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Attendance: 19,410
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
| Guatemala | 9–3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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20', 27', 36', 57', 59' 55' 78' 83' |
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90' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
There were 107 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Oalex Anderson2 goals
Christian Bolaños Bryan Ruiz Nelson Bonilla Rafael Morales Gerson Tinoco Romell Quioto Andrés Guardado Luis Tejada Trevin Caesar Levi Garcia Kenwyne Jones Geoff Cameron Sacha Kljestan Christian Pulisic Bobby Wood1 goal
Nikolas Ledgerwood Manjrekar James Jhonny Acosta Randall Azofeifa Celso Borges Cristian Gamboa Rónald Matarrita Marco Ureña Johan Venegas Alexander Larín Pablo Punyed Jairo Arreola Stefano Cincotta Dennis López Minor López Jean Márquez Carlos Mejía Kevin Lafrance Duckens Nazon Alberth Elis Boniek García Anthony Lozano Mario Martínez Clayton Donaldson Je-Vaughn Watson Jürgen Damm Javier Hernández Héctor Herrera Raúl Jiménez Hirving Lozano Héctor Moreno Ángel Sepúlveda Carlos Vela Abdiel Arroyo Felipe Baloy Armando Cooper Gabriel Torres Nazir McBurnette Myron Samuel Shandel Samuel Sheldon Bateau Khaleem Hyland Kevin Molino Paul Arriola Matt Besler Clint Dempsey Fabian Johnson Gyasi Zardes Graham Zusi1 own goal
Wes Morgan (against Panama)