2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Dates3 February 2008 – 18 November 2009
Teams35 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played109
Goals scored349 (3.2 per match)
Attendance2,292,282 (21,030 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of El Salvador.svg Rudis Corrales
(8 goals)
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The CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football) qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified. The fourth-place finisher, Costa Rica, played a two-game playoff with the CONMEBOL fifth-place finisher, [1] Uruguay, for a possible fourth berth.

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Format

For the first three rounds, a three group structure was created that spanned all three rounds. [2] Each of the three groups had four sub-groups, with the winners of the 12 sub-groups advancing to the third round. The first and second rounds [3] reduced the 35 entrants to 24 and 12 teams, respectively. The remaining 12 teams were then placed into three third-round groups of four based on the preliminary draw, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the fourth and final qualification group. The top three teams from the fourth round group of six (held from February to October 2009) qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fourth-placed team competed in a home-and-away playoff against the 5th-place team from CONMEBOL.

Seeding

The draw for the first three rounds took place on 25 November 2007 in Durban, South Africa, [4] [5] and it determined paths into each of the 12 slots of the three third round groups. In addition, because second round winners are paired off for the third round, the top 13 seeds were subdivided as follows: [6]

In the second round, the 13 top-ranked CONCACAF teams from the May 2007 FIFA World Ranking joined 11 winners from the first round.

Pot A
(byes to 2nd round)
(ranked 1st to 3rd)		Pot B
(byes to 2nd round)
(ranked 4th to 6th)		Pot C
(byes to 2nd round)
(ranked 7th to 12th)
Pot D
(bye to 2nd round)
(ranked 13th)		Pot E
(1st round)
(ranked 14th to 24th)		Pot F
(1st round)
(ranked 25th to 35th)

First round

The 22 teams ranked 14 to 35 competed in the first round. Teams ranked 14th–24th were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25th–35th. Teams played home and away against their opponents, except three ties: Puerto Rico–Dominican Republic, Grenada–U.S. Virgin Islands and Montserrat–Suriname, which were played over one leg in late March due to several Member Associations failing to meet the new FIFA Stadium standards and being unable to secure a home venue. [7] The winners advanced to the second round.

Group 1
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Dominica  Flag of Dominica.svg1–2Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–1 0–1
Turks and Caicos Islands  Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg2–3Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 2–1 0–2
Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg4–2Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 1–1 3–1
Aruba  Flag of Aruba.svg0–4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0–3 0–1
Group 2
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Belize  Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg4–2Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–1 1–1
Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svg3–3 (a)Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 1–1 2–2
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0–1 [note 1] Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico — 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Group 3
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
U.S. Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg0–10 [note 2] Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada — 0–10
Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg7–1 [note 3] Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat — 7–1
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg16–0Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 12–0 4–0
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 0–1 0–2

Second round

In the second round, the 11 first round winners joined the 13 teams which received a bye to the second round. Teams ranked 1st–12th were randomly drawn against the unseeded teams (the 11 first round winners plus Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which was ranked 13th). Teams played home and away against their opponents and the winners advanced to the next round. Matches took place in June 2008.

Group 1
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9–0Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 8–0 1–0
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg9–1Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 6–0 3–1
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg3–2Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1–2 2–0
Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg3–8Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3–4 0–4
Group 2
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Belize  Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg0–9Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–2 0–7
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg13–0Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 7–0 6–0
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg6–2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 4–0 2–2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg1–7 [note 4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0–3 1–4
Group 3
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg2–5Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–2 0–3
Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg3–1Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–0 2–1
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2–3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–0 1–3
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg1–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 0–0 1–0

Third round

The winners from the second round were placed into three groups of four teams, where they played a double round robin home and away schedule. The top two teams from each group advanced to the fourth round.

Group 1

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Flag of Guatemala.svg Flag of Cuba.svg
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6501143+1115— 3–0 2–0 6–1
2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 632196+311 2–1 — 1–1 3–0
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 612367−15 0–1 0–0 — 4–1
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 6105518−133 0–1 1–3 2–1 —
Source: [8]

Group 2

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 640295+412— 1–0 2–0 3–1
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 631296+310 2–1 — 3–0 2–1
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 631266010 1–0 1–0 — 3–0
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6024613−72 1–2 2–2 1–1 —
Source: [8]

Group 3

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of El Salvador.svg Flag of Haiti.svg Flag of Suriname.svg
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 6600203+1718— 1–0 2–0 7–0
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6312114+710 1–3 — 5–0 3–0
3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 6033413−93 1–3 0–0 — 2–2
4Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 6024419−152 1–4 0–2 1–1 —
Source: [8]

Fourth round

The six teams that reached the fourth round formed one double-round-robin, home-and-away group nicknamed the "Hexagonal." The top three teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fourth place team qualified for a home-and-away play-off against the fifth-place team from CONMEBOL.

The allocation of teams in the draw took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 22 November 2008. [9]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of El Salvador.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 106221913+620Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 106131812+619 2–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1
3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 105141711+616 2–3 3–1 — 4–0 1–0 4–1
4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 105141515016Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 3–1 0–3 2–0 — 1–0 4–0
5Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 10226915−68 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 — 2–2
6Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 101361022−126 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 —
Source: [8]

Inter-confederation play-offs

The 4th place team played the 5th place team from the CONMEBOL (South American Zone) Qualification in a home and away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, the Bahamas. [10] The CONCACAF side played the first leg at home.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0–1 1–1

Qualified teams

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States fourth round winners10 October 20098 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994 , 1998, 2002, 2006)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico fourth round runners-up10 October 200913 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 , 1978, 1986 , 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras fourth round third place14 October 20091 (1982)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

There were 349 goals scored in 109 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

Notes

  1. ↑ This tie was played as a one leg tie in Puerto Rico, as the Dominican Republic failed to meet FIFA's new stadium standards and was unable to secure a home venue. [7]
  2. ↑ This tie was played as a one leg tie in Grenada, as the U.S. Virgin Islands failed to meet FIFA's new stadium standards and was unable to secure a home venue. [7]
  3. ↑ This tie was played as a one leg tie in Trinidad and Tobago, because neither side were able to provide a suitable venue according to FIFA's guidelines. [7]
  4. ↑ Order of legs reversed from originally published draw.

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  2. ↑ Preliminary Draw Information - North, Central America and Caribbean, FIFA, retrieved 23 November 2007
  3. ↑ "CONCACAF". Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  4. ↑ U.S. receives first-round bye in World Cup qualifying
  5. ↑ FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – CONCACAF Zone
  6. ↑ Preliminary Draw Information - North, Central America and Caribbean, FIFA, retrieved 23 November 2007
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  8. 1 2 3 4 "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ↑ CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Draw to Take Place on Nov. 22 in Johannesburg Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine , U.S. Soccer.
  10. ↑ Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
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