| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Panama United States |
| Dates | 16 October – 17 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 27 (2.25 per match) |
The 2003 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held to determine the four CONCACAF entrants into the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was hosted in United Arab Emirates.
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Main article: 2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying |
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
| Region | Qualification | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean (CFU) | Caribbean qualifying |  Cuba Haiti
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| Central America (UNCAF) | Central American qualifying |  El Salvador Guatemala
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| host |  Panama
| |
| North America (NAFU) |  United States
| |
| automatically qualified |  Canada Mexico
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| # | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | +4 |
| 2 | Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | +4 |
| 3 | Cuba
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 |
| 4 | Guatemala
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -5 |
| Canada | 2 – 0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
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| United States | 2 – 0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 1 – 2 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 |
| 2 | United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | +2 |
| 3 | Haiti
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 4 | El Salvador
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -4 |