The qualifying draw for Brazil 2014 set the first group phase and semifinal round of CONCACAF qualifiers, and the road will steepen quickly. For El Salvador, a relatively easy first phase looms, with Suriname the toughest test in Group A. But if they advance, they meet Mexico and Costa Rica in semifinal group B, and likely Trinidad-Tobago from first phase group B. Two teams from each semifinal group reach the final round, where the top three qualify and the fourth meets the OFC winner in the playoffs.
» First group phase:
• Group A: El Salvador, Suriname, Cayman Is, Dominican Rep
• Group B: Trinidad-Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, Bermuda
• Group C: Panama, Dominica, Nicaragua, Bahamas
• Group D: Canada, St Kitts-Nevis, Puerto Rico, St Lucia
• Group E: Grenada, Guatemala, St Vincent-Grenadines, Belize
• Group F: Haiti, Antigua-Barbuda, Curaçao, US Virgin Is
» Semifinal round:
• Group A: United States, Jamaica, [1st first phase group E], [1st first phase group F]
• Group B: Mexico, Costa Rica, [1st first phase group A], [1st first phase group B]
• Group C: Honduras, Cuba, [1st first phase group D], [1st first phase group C]