2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round

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The first round of qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in the CONCACAF section featured the 22 teams ranked 14 to 35 on the FIFA ranking for CONCACAF as of May 2007. The teams ranked 14th to 24th were randomly drawn against the teams ranked 25th to 35th. The draw took place on 25 November 2007 in Durban, South Africa. The top 13 CONCACAF teams received a bye and advanced directly to the second round.

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Format

In this round, there were 12 sub-groups played as 11 ties of two teams, plus a bye for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The winners and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second round to meet the highest ranked teams in their sub-groups, as determined by the preliminary draw. Further organisation was involved in the draw, with the 12 sub-groups drawn into three groups of four – each feeding into a separate third round group. [1] All ties were played in home and away format, except for three: Puerto Rico–Dominican Republic, Grenada–U.S. Virgin Islands and Montserrat–Suriname 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. [2]

Teams

Group 1Group 2Group 3

Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda

Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles

Placed in a first round sub-group, but received a bye 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 1A

Dominica  Flag of Dominica.svg1–1Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Pacquette Soccerball shade.svg21' Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg43'
Windsor Park, Roseau
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Barbados  Flag of Barbados.svg1–0Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Stanford Soccerball shade.svg80' Report
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Attendance: 4,150
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Barbados won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to play United States in the second round.

Group 1B

Saint Lucia  Flag of Saint Lucia.svg2–0Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg28'
Elva Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report

Saint Lucia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Guatemala in the second round.

Group 1C

Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg1–1Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Burgess Soccerball shade.svg18' Report Grant Soccerball shade.svg87'
Cayman Islands  Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg1–3Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
M. Forbes Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.) Report DeGraff Soccerball shade.svg18', 25'
Steede Soccerball shade.svg52'

Bermuda won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Trinidad and Tobago in the second round.

Group 1D

Aruba  Flag of Aruba.svg0–3Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Report Dublin Soccerball shade.svg23'
Gregory Soccerball shade.svg27'
Sierra Soccerball shade.svg40' (o.g.)
Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad
Attendance: 250
Referee: Roberto Delgado (Cuba)

Antigua and Barbuda won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Cuba in the second round.

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 2A

Saint Kitts and Nevis  Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg1–1Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize
Mitchum Soccerball shade.svg84' Report Smith Soccerball shade.svg39'

Belize won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Mexico in the second round.

Group 2B

Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svg1–1Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
St. Fleur Soccerball shade.svg47' Report Lennon Soccerball shade.svg68'

3–3 on aggregate. Bahamas advanced on the away goals rule to play Jamaica in the second round.

Group 2C

Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Villegas Soccerball shade.svg96' (pen.) Report

Puerto Rico advanced to play Honduras in the second round. 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. [2]

Group 2D

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received a bye and were drawn to play Canada in the second round.

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 4] Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 0–10
Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg7–1 [note 5] 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

Group 3A

Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg10–0Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands
Roberts Soccerball shade.svg3', 8'
R. Charles Soccerball shade.svg9', 43', 65', 87'
Rennie Soccerball shade.svg22'
Langiagne Soccerball shade.svg56'
Bubb Soccerball shade.svg82'
Ferguson Soccerball shade.svg89' (o.g.)
Report

Grenada advanced to play Costa Rica in the second round. 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. [2]

Group 3B

Montserrat  Flag of Montserrat.svg1–7Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Farrell Soccerball shade.svg48' Report Christoph Soccerball shade.svg36', 56'
Wondel Soccerball shade.svg44'
Valies Soccerball shade.svg65'
Huur Soccerball shade.svg82', 85'
Schuurman Soccerball shade.svg88'

Suriname advanced to play Guyana in the second round. 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. [2]

Group 3C

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg12–0Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla
Martin Soccerball shade.svg5', 18'
Corrales Soccerball shade.svg31', 33', 54', 65', 68'
Cerritos Soccerball shade.svg47', 77', 84'
Quintanilla Soccerball shade.svg70'
Umaña Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
Anguilla  Flag of Anguilla.svg0–4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report Cerritos Soccerball shade.svg7'
Corrales Soccerball shade.svg15'
Monteagudo Soccerball shade.svg22'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg36'

El Salvador won 16–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Panama in the second round.

Group 3D

Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0–1Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Report Jongsma Soccerball shade.svg15'
Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg2–0Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Loran Soccerball shade.svg42'
Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report

Netherlands Antilles won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Haiti in the second round.

Goalscorers

There were 68 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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. [2]
  2. Belize moved their home leg to Guatemala. [2]
  3. The British Virgin Islands elected to play their home leg in the Bahamas. The order of the legs (that is, which team was regarded as the "home team" in each match) was determined from the original draw. In the final event, this became crucial in determining the winner of the tie due to the application of the away goals rule. [2]
  4. 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. [2]
  5. 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. [2]
  6. Played in the United States, because Anguilla's stadium was not a suitable venue. [3]

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