 The CONCACAF qualifiers were played between 8 nations, an increase from last years 6, for the first time, between 15 December 2010, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for the third year in a row, seeing Jamaica return after four years and newcomers Guatemala joining the tournament. Zvisinei, zvisingadzivisiki, makwikwi aya akarwiwa pakati penyika ina dzakasimba muCONCACAF: El Salvador, Costa Rica, Mexico neUnited States, dzakasangana mumasemi-fainari emutambo uyu, zvichiratidza pachena kuti ndidzo dzaitonga semakwikwi mana makuru. Zvisinei, vakwikwidzi chete ndivo vakakwanisa kupinda muNdebe yeNyika, izvo zvakatungamirira kumitambo miviri yakakura yemasemi-fainari iyo yakaona mitambo miviri ichienda ku penalty shootouts. Pakupedzisira, vaiva El Salvador neMexico avo vakakwanisa, mushure mekunge vakwikwidzana 3-3 uye 1-1 vachikwikwidzana neCosta Rica neUnited States. Nyika dzakakwanisa kupinda mumakwikwi aya dzakazopinda mumakwikwi aya ne 2-1 ne 1-0 zvichiita kuti El Salvador ikwanise kupinda mumakwikwi eWorld Cup mushure mekubvisa Costa Rica, iyo yakakwanisa kupinda mumakwikwi aya gore rakapera, ukuwo Mexico yakwanisa kupinda mumakwikwi aya mushure mekunge yakundikana kupinda mumakwikwi eWorld Cup kwemakore maviri, zvichireva kuti United States yakundikana kupinda mumakwikwi aya kubvira muna 2007.. Mexico ndiyo yaifarirwa neCONCACAF muRavenna mushure mekukunda El Salvador mumutambo wekupedzisira wekugadzirira. United States yakapedza iri yechitatu pashure pokurova Costa Rica mumutambo wenzvimbo yechitatu. 