There were many surprises in the past rounds of the Caribbean Cup, due to the good performance of teams like Saint Kits and Antigua and Barbuda which each defeated what were seen as a stronger teams like the Dominican Republic which was placed 5th at the last Caribbean Cup. The Caribbean Cup this time around will provide the 5th place team a chance to battle the 5th place team from the Central American Cup, for a chance to go to the Concacaf Gold Cup, and a chance to go to the World Cup 2018.
