Like the previous year's World Championship twelve teams participated, with defending champions United States and Canada advancing directly to the second-round. The other ten teams split into three preliminary groups for the six remaining second round places. In the preliminary Group C, there was a stalemate among the three teams; all three earned two points with equal goal differentials.
Similar to the previous year's tournament, twelve teams participated, and the U.S. and Canada automatically advanced to the second round as champions. The remaining ten teams were divided into groups to compete for the remaining spots in the second round. In Group C, there was a tie among the three teams, each earning two points with equal goal differentials.