There will be a qualification held to determine the two qualifiers from the Caribbean and three from Central America who will join Canada, Mexico and the United States at the final tournament.
Per FIFA regulations[1] the group tiebreakers for all qualifying tournaments will be: On 17 May 2011 CONCACAF announced the groups for the Caribbean qualifying.
The group winners will advance to the second round, where two of them will qualify for the final qualifying tournament.
On 3 May 2011, the UNCAF announced the two groups that will fight for three spots for the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.
[4] Played from 13–17 September 2011 in El Salvador.