(ABOVE) Manuel Rosas (pictured) and Nicaragua will host Suriname in a FIFA World Cup Qualifying match on June 7, 2015, in Managua.
MIAMI – Qualifying in CONCACAF for the 2018 FIFA World Cup continues Sunday with second round play, when Nicaragua hosts Suriname at the Estadio Nacional in Managua.
Twenty teams will contest ten, two-legged series through June 16 to determine which sides will advance to the next phase.
The upcoming round consists of one team from North America, four from Central America and 15 from the Caribbean, including St. Vincent & the Grenadines – the recently crowned winner of the 2015 Windward Islands Football Association Men's Championship.
Three of the sides – Canada, El Salvador and Guatemala – will also play in July’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.
CONCACAF.com takes a look at all match-ups:
NICARAGUA v SURINAME
1st leg: June 7 (Estadio Nacional – Managua, Nicaragua)
2nd leg: June 16 (Andre Kamperveen Stadion – Paramaribo, Suriname)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: Nicaragua defeated Anguilla (agg: 8-0); Suriname (bye).
- Competition scorers: Nicaragua – Juan Barrera, Luis Fernando Copete, Raul Leguias (2 goals each); Luis Galeano, Norfran Lazo (1)
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES v GUYANA
1st leg: June 10 (Arnos Vale Playing Field – Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines)
2nd leg: June 14 (Providence Stadium – Providence, Guyana)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Guyana (byes).
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines won the 2015 Windward Football Association Men’s Championship in May, topping the final table in the four-team tournament with a perfect 3W-0D-0L record.
- Emerald George (St. Vincent & the Grenadines) was named MVP of the 2015 Windward Football Association Men’s Championship.
- With four goals, Myron Samuel (St. Vincent & the Grenadines) was the top scorer in the 2015 Windward Football Association Men’s Championship.
- Guyana reached the third round of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
ARUBA v BARBADOS
1st leg: June 10 (Complejo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad – Oranjestad, Aruba)
2nd leg: June 14 (Usain Bolt Sports Complex – Bridgetown, Barbados)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: Aruba (bye); Barbados defeated US Virgin Islands (agg: 4-1)
- Competition scorers: Barbados – Jabari Chandler, Jamal Chandler, Mario Harte, Raheem Sargeant (1 goal each)
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA v ST. LUCIA
1st leg: June 10 (Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – North Sound, Antigua & Barbuda)
2nd leg: June 14 (Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – North Sound, Antigua & Barbuda)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: Antigua & Barbuda and St. Lucia (byes).
- Romiel Felix and Malik St. Prix scored one goal each for St. Lucia in the 2015 Windward Football Association Men’s Championship.
CURACAO v CUBA
1st leg: June 10 (Stadion Ergilio Hato – Willemstad, Curacao)
2nd leg: June 14 (Estadio Pedro Marrero – Havana, Cuba)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: Curacao defeated Montserrat (agg: 4-3); Cuba (bye).
- Competition scorers: Curacao – Darryl Lachman, Vidarrell Merencia, Charlton Vicento, Felitciano Zschusschen (1 goal each).
- Curacao defeated Trinidad & Tobago, 1-0, in an international friendly on June 5, 2015…Charlton Vicento (85’) scored the winning goal.
- Curacao head coach is Patrick Kluivert, the former Ajax, AC Milan, Barcelona and Netherlands star.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC v BELIZE
1st leg: June 11 (Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
2nd leg: June 14 (FFB Stadium – Belmopan, Belize)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: Dominican Republic (bye); Belize prevailed over the Cayman Islands on the away-goal rule (agg: 1-1).
- Competition scorers: Belize – Elroy Kuylen (1 goal).
DOMINICA v CANADA
1st leg: June 11 (Windsor Park – Roseau, Dominica)
2nd leg: June 16 (BMO Field – Toronto, Canada)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: Dominica defeated the British Virgin Islands (agg: 3-2); Canada (bye).
- Competition scorers: Dominica – Glenworth Elizee, Mitchell Joseph, Randolph Peltier (1 goal each).
- Canada will play in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup (automatic North American entrant)
ST. KITTS & NEVIS v EL SALVADOR
1st leg: June 11 (Warner Park – Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis)
2nd leg: June 16 (Estadio Cuscatlan – San Salvador, El Salvador)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: St. Kitts & Nevis defeated Turks & Caicos Islands (agg: 12-4); El Salvador (bye).
- Competition scorers: St. Kitts & Nevis – Harrison Panayioutou (3 goals); Josh Leader, Orlando Mitchum (2); Tishan Hanley, Atiba Harris, Thrizen Leader, Errol O’Loughlin, Ryan Robbins (1).
- El Salvador qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup (4th place, 2014 Central American Cup).
PUERTO RICO v GRENADA
1st leg: June 12 (Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel – Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
2nd leg: June 16 (National Cricket Stadium – St. George’s, Grenada)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: Puerto Rico and Grenada (byes).
GUATEMALA v BERMUDA
1st leg: June 12 (Estadio Mateo Flores – Guatemala City, Guatemala)
2nd leg: June 15 (Bermuda National Sports Centre – Devonshire, Bermuda)
- 2018 WCQ, 1st Round: Guatemala (bye); Bermuda defeated Bahamas (agg: 8-0).
- Competition scorers: Bermuda – Nahki Wells (3 goals); Justin Donawa (2 goals); Tyrell Burgess, Dante Leverock, Zeiko Lewis.
- Guatemala qualified for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Runner-up, 2014 Central American Cup).
