The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) was a home-and-away

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qualification play-off that took place in March 2017 to determine the final team that would participate in the

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. It was the second edition of the competition. The

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(CFU) representative,

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, met the

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(UNCAF) representative,

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, in the play-off. The matches took place on 24 and 28 March 2017, as it was the only international window on the

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that occurred after the

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and 2016 Caribbean Cup fifth place playoff had finished but before the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was scheduled to begin. CONCACAF conducted a draw to determine the order of matches, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in

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, on 3 February 2017, 12:00 EST ( UTC−5). Nicaragua overcame a 3–1 first leg deficit to defeat Haiti 3–0 in the second leg and win the play-off 4–3 on aggregate, qualifying for their second appearance in the Gold Cup and their first since 2009.

Qualified teams

Matches

If tied on aggregate,

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were the first tie-breaker.

First leg

Second leg

won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the

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References

External links

CONCACAF Gold Cup
, CONCACAF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU - UNCAF play-off) 2017

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