GOLD CUP  Video |  Photos | News | Results | Shop | More  CHAMPIONS LEAGUE  Video |  Photos | News | Results | Shop | More  TOURNAMENTS MEN'S: World Cup | Olympics | Under-20s | Under-17s WOMEN'S: World Cup | Olympics | Under-20s | Under-17s OTHER: Futsal | Beach soccer | More competitions  OTHER VIDEO: Highlights/Features | CONCACAF TV INFORMATION: Confederations | National Associations | Signals SOCIAL MEDIA: Like us on FACEBOOK | Follow us on TWITTER  SHOP CONCACAF FIND YOUR TEAM'S GEAR

NEW YORK - Montserrat will host Belize at Trinidad's Ato Boldon Stadium on Wednesday to open World Cup qualifying in one of five CONCACAF preliminary round match-ups.

Belize will host the second leg four days later in Belmopan with the winner advancing to the World Cup qualifying draw at Rio de Janeiro on July 30.

Anguilla will play the Dominican Republic July 8 and July 10, with both games in Estadio de Futbol Pan Americano in San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic.

The U.S. Virgin Islands will host the first leg of its series with the British Virgin Islands on July 3 in St. Thomas and then travel to Tortola for the second leg a week later.

Guillermo Trinidad Stadium in Oranjestad will be the venue for the first leg on July 8 for Aruba's series against St. Lucia, which will host the second leg on July 12.

The final series between Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands will be played July 2 and July 9, beginning in Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands.

The five winners, along with Bermuda, will be grouped together for the World Cup draw. They will join 18 other teams, all divided into six-team pots. The 24 teams will be drawn into six, four-team groups for the first group stage.

The six first-round group winners will advance to a semifinal round with the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Cuba. The 12 teams will then be divided into three, four-team groups, with the top two in each qualifying for a final six-team, or "hexagonal" round.

CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
(Winners advance; home teams listed first)
Preliminary Round
First Leg
Wednesday, June 15
Montserrat vs. Belize at Malibar, Trinidad
Saturday, July 2
Turks & Caicos vs. Bahamas
Sunday, July 3
U.S. Virgin Islands vs. British Virgin Islands
Friday, July 8
Anguilla vs. Dominican Republic at San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Aruba vs. St. Lucia

Second Leg
Sunday, June 19
Belize vs. Montserrat
Saturday, July 9
Bahamas vs. Turks & Caicos
Sunday, July 10
Dominican Republic vs. Anguilla
British Virgin Islands vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Tuesday, July 12
St. Lucia vs. Aruba