9 teams played in the preliminary rounds, competing to advance to the main draw and join the remaining 3 teams which advanced to the main draw directly.
The winners of each sub-zone main draw then played against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.
[1] Colombia defeated the United States in the North & Central America Zone final, and South Africa defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.
[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, South Africa defeated Colombia and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.
[4] Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada Mexico vs. Canada Colombia vs. Venezuela Colombia vs. Mexico Colombia vs. United States Ecuador vs. Uruguay Brazil vs. South Africa Ecuador vs. South Africa Chile vs. South Africa Colombia vs. South Africa