| CONCACAF / FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers | |
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|   | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico | 
| Dates | 28 October – 8 November | 
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada  (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Mexico | 
| Third place |  United States | 
| Fourth place |  Costa Rica | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 62 (3.88 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Abby Wambach (8 goals) | 
| ← 2006   2014 → | |
The 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying was the eighth edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Serving as the region's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers, it was played by eight teams from 28 October to 8 November 2010 in Cancún, Mexico. For the second time in its history, it was won by Canada.
The United States, Canada and Mexico received byes into the tournament after taking the top three positions in the 2006 Gold Cup, while five other spots were determined through regional qualification.
Canada and Mexico, by virtue of their semi-final wins, qualified automatically for the 2011 Women's World Cup, while third-place USA advanced to a play-off against Italy for a further finals berth. Also, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago qualified at the 2011 Pan American Games.
Canada won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Mexico in the Final. Just like during their 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship win, Canada did not concede a single goal against in the entire tournament. They scored 17 goals, while allowing none, to win their second CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifier. Contrasting Canada's success, the USA's semifinal loss to Mexico marked the first time ever that the USA did not win a World Cup qualifying match. It was also the second time that the USA failed to appear in a CONCACAF final match, though only because they did not participate in the 1998 Championship.
Direct entry:
 United States (Title Holder)
  United States (Title Holder) Canada (Runner-up)
  Canada (Runner-up) Mexico (Host)
  Mexico (Host)Via qualification:
 Guatemala (Winner Central American Triangular A)
  Guatemala (Winner Central American Triangular A) Costa Rica (Winner Central American Triangular B)
  Costa Rica (Winner Central American Triangular B)Via qualification:
 Trinidad and Tobago (Winner Caribbean qualifying Group F)
  Trinidad and Tobago (Winner Caribbean qualifying Group F) Haiti (Winner Caribbean qualifying Group G)
  Haiti (Winner Caribbean qualifying Group G) Guyana (Winner Caribbean play-off)
  Guyana (Winner Caribbean play-off)On 11 October 2010, CONCACAF announced the tournament would be hosted in Mexico, with all matches scheduled to be played in Cancún.
| Cancún | |
|---|---|
| Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | Estadio Quintana Roo | 
| Capacity: 9,500 | Capacity: 18,844 | 
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Matches were played at Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila and Estadio Quintana Roo in Cancún. [1]
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to: [2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | 
|  Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | 
|  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 
|  Guyana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 0–1 |  Canada | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tancredi  63' | 
| Mexico  | 7–2 |  Guyana | 
|---|---|---|
| Garza  2', 45' Dominguez  24', 36' (pen.), 67', 79' Worbis  59' | Report | El-Masri  34' De Souza  39' | 
| Mexico  | 2–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Dominguez  45' Lopez  58' | Report | 
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | 
|  Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 
|  Haiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | 
|  Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | 
| Costa Rica  | 1–0 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Venegas  51' | Report | 
| Haiti  | 0–3 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cruz  35' Rodríguez  42', 52' | 
| United States  | 9–0 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez  20', 45', 89' Rapinoe  22', 40' Wambach  29', 30' Morgan  49' Lloyd  58' (pen.) | Report | 
| Guatemala  | 0–1 |  Haiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saintilmond  22' | 
| United States  | 4–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Wambach  32' (pen.) Cheney  69' Averbuch  73' Morgan  81' | Report | 
| Semi finals | Final | |||||
| 5 November | ||||||
|  Canada | 4 | |||||
| 8 November | ||||||
|  Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
|  Canada | 1 | |||||
| 5 November | ||||||
|  Mexico | 0 | |||||
|  United States | 1 | |||||
|  Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 8 November | ||||||
|  Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
|  United States | 3 | |||||
Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Canada  | 4–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Bélanger  62' Filigno  72' Sinclair  75' Cruz  90+3' (o.g.) | Report | 
| United States  | 1–2 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd  25' | Highlights Article Report | Domínguez  3' Pérez  26' | 
Winner advanced to UEFA–CONCACAF play-off.
| Costa Rica  | 0–3 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cheney  17' Wambach  33', 50' | 
| 2010 CONCACAF champions | 
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|  Canada Second title | 
There were 62 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
 Daniela Cruz (against Canada)
  Daniela Cruz (against Canada)