The second round of CONCACAF matches for

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was played from 7 to 16 June 2015.

Format

A total of 20 teams (teams ranked 9–21 in the CONCACAF entrant list and seven

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winners) played home-and-away over

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. The ten winners advanced to the

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Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 15 January 2015, 19:40 EST ( UTC−5), at the W Hotel at

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, United States. The seeding was based on the

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of August 2014 (shown in parentheses). The 20 teams were seeded into four pots: *Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 8–10 (i.e., 16–18 in the CONCACAF entrant list). *Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 11–13 (i.e., 19–21 in the CONCACAF entrant list). *Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 1–7 (i.e., 9–15 in the CONCACAF entrant list). *Pot 6 contained the seven

winners. Each tie contained a team from Pot 3 and a team from Pot 4 (first three ties), or a team from Pot 5 and a team from Pot 6 (last seven ties), with the order of legs decided by draw. As the draw was held before the first round was played, the identities of teams in Pot 6 (first round winners) were not known at the time of the draw. Note: Bolded teams qualified for the

Matches

6–6 on aggregate.

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won on the

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and advanced to the

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won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Grenada won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

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Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wa ...

won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Guatemala won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Aruba won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

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El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by ...

won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 1–1 on aggregate.

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coas ...

won on the

and advanced to the

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Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to ...

won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links

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Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean: Round 2
FIFA.com
World Cup Qualifying – Men
CONCACAF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round 2 Qual2