| Tournament statistics | |
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| Top scorer(s) |  Shaun Goater  Francisco Uribe (7 goals) | 
| CONCACAF Qualifiers | 
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF).
A total of 24 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2.25 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. The United States, as hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 1.25 spot open for competition between 22 teams, because Cuba (Caribbean group) withdrew before playing.
There would be three rounds of play. Mexico and Canada received byes and advanced to the second round directly. The remaining 20 teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical considerations.
Format
- Caribbean Zone: The 14 teams played in knockout matches on a home-and-away basis to determine three winners advancing to the second round.
- Central American Zone: The six teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the second round.
In the second round, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.
In the final round, the four teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up would advance to the CONCACAF–OFC intercontinental play-off.
Caribbean Zone
First preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Puerto Rico | 1-2 | 1–1 | 
| Saint Lucia .svg.png.webp) | 2–3 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 1-3 | 
| Dominican Republic  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Puerto Rico | 
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez  67' | Lugris  23' Borja  57' | 
| Puerto Rico .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Dominican Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Paonessa  6' | Rodríguez  3' | 
Puerto Rico advanced to the second preliminary round, 3–2 on aggregate.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Saint Lucia | 
|---|---|---|
| Joseph  33' Jack  56' Brown  66' | Jean  22' | 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second preliminary round, 3–2 on aggregate.
Second preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda  | 2–2(a) |  Haiti | 0-1 | 2–1 | 
| Jamaica  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Puerto Rico | 2–1 | 1-0 | 
| Netherlands Antilles .svg.png.webp) | 1-4 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1-1 | 0-3 | 
| Guyana  | 2–3 |  Suriname | 1–2 | 1-1 | 
| Barbados  | 1–5 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | 0-3 | 
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | w/o |  Cuba | - | - | 
2–2 on aggregate. Bermuda advanced to the first round on away goals.
| Jamaica  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Puerto Rico | 
|---|---|---|
| Hyde  57' Wilson  67' | Espinoza  3' | 
Jamaica advanced to the first round, 3–1 on aggregate.
| Netherlands Antilles .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Regales  38' | Clarke  31' | 
| Antigua and Barbuda  | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp) Netherlands Antilles | 
|---|---|---|
| Edwards  6', 75', 85' | 
Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the first round, 4–1 on aggregate.
Suriname advanced to the first round, 3–2 on aggregate.
| Barbados  | 1–2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| White  55' | Latapy  20' Charles  66' | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 3–0 |  Barbados | 
|---|---|---|
| Faustin  63' Jamerson  72' Lewis  74' | 
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the first round, 5–1 on aggregate.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   | w/o |  Cuba | ||
| withdrew | 
Cuba withdrew, so Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the first round automatically.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda  | 1-5 |  Bermuda | 0-3 | 1-2 | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 2-3 |  Jamaica | 1-2 | 1–1 | 
| Suriname  | 1-2 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0-0 | 1–2 | 
| Antigua and Barbuda  | 0–3 | .svg.png.webp) Bermuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Thompson  21' Cann  70' Jennings  79' | 
| Bermuda .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Goater  42', 47' | Ivor  17' | 
Bermuda advanced to the second round, 5–1 on aggregate.
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 1–2 |  Jamaica | 
|---|---|---|
| Charles  80' | Isaacs  52' Anglin  65' | 
| Jamaica  | 1–1 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Davis  28' | Haynes  41' | 
Jamaica advanced to the second round, 3–2 on aggregate.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 2–1 |  Suriname | 
|---|---|---|
| Joseph  31' Dupont  81' | Francis  17' | 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second round, 2–1 on aggregate.
Central American Zone
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala  | 0-2 | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 0-0 | 0-2 | 
| Nicaragua  | 1–10 |  El Salvador | 0-5 | 1-5 | 
| Panama  | 2-5 |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1-5 | 
Honduras advanced to the second round, 2–0 on aggregate.
| Nicaragua  | 0–5 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Estrada  3' González  17', 78' Castro  21' Ulloa  73' | 
| El Salvador  | 5–1 |  Nicaragua | 
|---|---|---|
| Castro  14', 47' Cienfuegos  34' González  48' Ulloa  67' | César Rostrán  65' | 
El Salvador advanced to the second round, 10–1 on aggregate.
| Panama  | 1–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Mendieta  29' (pen.) | 
Costa Rica advanced to the second round, 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
Group A
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 
| 3 |  Costa Rica | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 
| 4 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | −29 | 
Mexico and Honduras advanced to the final round.
| Costa Rica  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 
|---|---|---|
| Berry  2' Arnáez  35' | Flores  47' Smith  70' Obando  80' | 
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 0–4 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Zague  21' Suárez  55' Uribe  73', 78' | 
| Mexico  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 
|---|---|---|
| De la Torre  12' Uribe  62' | 
| Mexico  | 4–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| García  61', 69' Suárez  64' De la Torre  82' | 
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 0–4 | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 
|---|---|---|
| Flores  16', 22' Suazo  54' Bennett  83' | 
| Honduras .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 
|---|---|---|
| Smith  8' Obando  24' Flores  34' Zelaya  86' | 
| Costa Rica  | 2–0 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Smith  47', 88' | 
| Honduras .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Flores  15' Obando  51' | Ramírez  73' | 
| Mexico  | 11–0 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 
|---|---|---|
| Uribe  5', 38', 88' Hermosillo  14', 23', 76', 80' Bernal  30', 56', 71' Zague  44' (pen.) | 
| Costa Rica  | 5–0 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 
|---|---|---|
| Astúa  6', 50', 70' Medford  43' Arnáez  73' | 
Group B
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  El Salvador | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 
| 3 |  Jamaica | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Bermuda | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 
El Salvador and Canada advanced to the final round.
| Bermuda .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Lightbourne  77' | 
| El Salvador  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
|---|---|---|
| González  32' | Miller  86' | 
| El Salvador  | 4–1 | .svg.png.webp) Bermuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Palacios  22' González  44' Cienfuegos  52' Rivera  56' | Goater  80' | 
| Jamaica  | 0–2 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Meléndez  8', 85' | 
| El Salvador  | 2–1 |  Jamaica | 
|---|---|---|
| Meléndez  21' Díaz Arce  64' | Davis  35' | 
Final round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 1994 FIFA World Cup | 
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | inter-confederation play-offs | 
| 3 |  El Salvador | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Honduras | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 
| El Salvador  | 2–1 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Borja  41' (pen.) Iraheta  77' | Garcia Aspe  75' | 
| Canada .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Bunbury  25' Catliff  33' | 
| Mexico  | 4–0 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez  20', 34' Flores  53' Garcia Aspe  68' | 
| Honduras .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Bennett  28', 63' | 
| Honduras .svg.png.webp) | 1–4 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Flores  56' | Garcia Aspe  2' Flores  44' Garcia  49' Smith  89' (o.g.) | 
| El Salvador  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
|---|---|---|
| González  58' | Catliff  27' Mobilio  60' | 
Inter-confederation play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada .svg.png.webp) | 3–3 (1–4 p) | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 
Qualified teams
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  United States | Hosts | 4 July 1988 | 4 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990) | 
|  Mexico | Final round winners | 9 May 1993 | 9 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986) | 
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
 Kentoine Jennings Kentoine Jennings
.svg.png.webp) Colin Miller Colin Miller
 Juan Carlos Arguedas Juan Carlos Arguedas
 Luis Diego Arnáez Luis Diego Arnáez
 Austin Berry Austin Berry
 Óscar Ramírez Óscar Ramírez
 Richard Smith Richard Smith
 Dinardo Rodríguez Dinardo Rodríguez
 Mauricio Cienfuegos Mauricio Cienfuegos
 Raúl Díaz Arce Raúl Díaz Arce
 Guillermo Rivera Guillermo Rivera
 Charlie Eliezar Charlie Eliezar
 Ignacio Ambríz Ignacio Ambríz
 Hugo Sanchez Hugo Sanchez
 Claudio Suárez Claudio Suárez
 José Manuel de la Torre José Manuel de la Torre
 Zague Zague
 Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo
 Earl Jean Earl Jean
 Curtis Joseph Curtis Joseph
 Hutson Charles Hutson Charles
- 1 goal
 Quentin Clarke Quentin Clarke
 Luke Ivor Luke Ivor
 Tyrone White Tyrone White
 Paul Cann Paul Cann
 Kyle Lightbourne Kyle Lightbourne
 Neil Paynter Neil Paynter
 Sammy Swan Sammy Swan
 Kenneth Thompson Kenneth Thompson
.svg.png.webp) Geoff Aunger Geoff Aunger
.svg.png.webp) Lyndon Hooper Lyndon Hooper
.svg.png.webp) Mark Watson Mark Watson
 Rónald González Brenes Rónald González Brenes
 Hernán Medford Hernán Medford
 Miguel Estrada Miguel Estrada
 William Renderos Iraheta William Renderos Iraheta
 Julio Palacios Lozano Julio Palacios Lozano
 Kevin Archer Kevin Archer
 Antonhy Stanton Antonhy Stanton
.svg.png.webp) Marco Antonio Anariba Marco Antonio Anariba
.svg.png.webp) Eugenio Dolmo Flores Eugenio Dolmo Flores
.svg.png.webp) Alex Pineda Chacón Alex Pineda Chacón
.svg.png.webp) Antonio Zelaya Antonio Zelaya
 Winston Anglin Winston Anglin
 Ricardo Hyde Ricardo Hyde
 Peter Isaacs Peter Isaacs
 Roderick Reid Roderick Reid
 Linnal Wilson Linnal Wilson
 Francisco Javier Cruz Francisco Javier Cruz
.svg.png.webp) Giovanni Regales Giovanni Regales
 César Rostrán César Rostrán
 Ramiro Borja Ramiro Borja
 Andre Espinoza Andre Espinoza
 Marcos Lugris Marcos Lugris
 Franco Paonessa Franco Paonessa
 Alphonsus Brown Alphonsus Brown
 Francis Dupont Francis Dupont
 Rodney Jack Rodney Jack
 Joseph Francis Joseph Francis
 Eric Godlieb Eric Godlieb
 Marciano Leyman Marciano Leyman
 Stanley Samson Stanley Samson
 Brian Haynes Brian Haynes
 Marvin Faustin Marvin Faustin
 Kerry Jamerson Kerry Jamerson
 Russell Latapy Russell Latapy
 Leonson Lewis Leonson Lewis
- 1 own goal
.svg.png.webp) Nick Dasovic (playing against Australia) Nick Dasovic (playing against Australia)
.svg.png.webp) Dangelo Bautista (playing against Canada) Dangelo Bautista (playing against Canada)
.svg.png.webp) Richardson Smith (playing against Mexico) Richardson Smith (playing against Mexico)

