On 16 March 2011, CONCACAF finalized its qualification format for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. CONCACAF has been alloted 3.5 places at the next FIFA World Cup.
All 35 members of CONCACAF have entered qualifying.
The first round of CONCACAF qualifying will pit teams seeded 26 through 35 against each other in five home-and-away knockout series. The five winners advance to the second round.
In the second round, teams seeded 7 through 24 enter the competition. These nineteen teams plus the five first-round winners will be drawn into six groups of four. It is unknown whether a team will play each of the other teams in its group both home and away or simply once at a neutral site. The six group winners advance to the third round.
The third round of qualifying will mark the debut of teams seeded 1 through 6. These six teams plus the six second-round winners will be drawn into three groups of four teams. Each team will play the others teams in its group both home and away. The top two from each group advance to the fourth round.
The fourth round of qualifying consists of one group of six teams. Each team plays the other teams in the group both home and away. The top three teams qualify directly to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brasil.
The fourth-place team advances to an inter-confederation home-and-away playoff series against a team from a yet-to-be-determined confederation. The winner of this inter-confederation playoff advances to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brasil.
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