2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
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The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The fourth place finisher will play a two game playoff with the CONMEBOL fifth place finisher[1] for a possible fourth berth.
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[edit] Format
There will be two preliminary rounds[2] which will reduce the 35 entrants to 24 and then 12. This will be followed by 3 third round groups of 4 (held across the second half of 2008), with the top two in each group advancing. The top 3 teams from the fourth round group of 6 (held from February to October 2009) will qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The 4th place team will compete in a home-and-away playoff against the fifth-place team from CONMEBOL.
[edit] Seeding
The draw took place on November 25, 2007 in Durban, South Africa[3][4] and it determined the fixtures for the preliminary rounds. In addition, because second round winners are paired off for the third round, the top 13 seeds have been subdivided as follows:[5]
- Pot A: The top 3 teams, who would be top seeds of each third round group.
- Pot B: The next 3 teams, who would be the seconds seeds of the third round groups.
- Pot C: The next 6 teams, who would receive a bye to the second round, and would not be drawn against a Pot A or Pot B team in that round.
- Pot D: St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who also receive a bye in the first round, but would be paired against one of the top 12 teams in Round 2.
In the 2nd round, the 13 top-ranked CONCACAF teams from the May 2007 FIFA World Ranking will join 11 winners from the 1st 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 (byes to 2nd Round) (Ranked 13th) |
Pot E (1st Round) (Ranked 14th to 24th) |
Pot F (1st Round) (Ranked 25th to 35th) |
[edit] First Round
The 22 teams ranked 14 to 35 will compete in the First Round. Teams ranked 14th–24th were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25th–35th in the First round. Teams will play home and away against their opponents, except three ties: Puerto Rico–Dominican Republic, Grenada–U.S. Virgin Islands and Montserrat–Suriname, which will be 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.[6] The winners advance to the next round.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification for Third Round Group 1 | ||||
Dominica  |
1–2 |  Barbados |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Turks and Caicos Islands  |
2–3 |  Saint Lucia |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Bermuda  |
4–2 |  Cayman Islands |
1–1 | 3–1 |
Aruba  |
0–4 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
0–3 | 0–1 |
| Qualification for Third Round Group 2 | ||||
Belize  |
4–2 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
3–11 | 1–1 |
Bahamas  |
(a) 3–3 |  British Virgin Islands |
1–1 | 2–22 |
Dominican Republic  |
0–1 |  Puerto Rico |
n/a | 0–1 (aet)3 |
| Qualification for Third Round Group 3 | ||||
U.S. Virgin Islands  |
0–10 |  Grenada |
n/a | 0–103 |
Suriname  |
7–1 |  Montserrat |
n/a | 7–14 |
El Salvador  |
16–0 |  Anguilla |
12–0 | 4–05 |
Nicaragua  |
0–3 |  Netherlands Antilles |
0–1 | 0–2 |
1Belize moved their home leg to Guatemala.[6]
2Both legs played in the Bahamas.[6]
3Played as one leg due to a lack of acceptable grounds for FIFA competition.[6]
4Played as one leg at Trinidad and Tobago because neither side are able to provide a suitable venue according to FIFA's guidelines.[6]
5Played in the United States because Anguilla's stadium is not a suitable venue.[7]
[edit] Second Round
In the Second Round, the 11 first round winners will join 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 will play home and away against their opponents and the winners advance to the next round. Matches will take place in June 2008.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Qualification for Third Round Group 1 | ||||
USA  |
Barbados |
June 15 | June 22 | |
Guatemala  |
Saint Lucia |
June 14 | June 216 | |
Trinidad and Tobago  |
Bermuda |
June 15 | June 22 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
 Cuba |
June 15 | June 22 | |
| Qualification for Third Round Group 2 | ||||
| Belize |
 Mexico |
June 157 | June 21 | |
Jamaica  |
Bahamas |
June 15 | June 188 | |
Honduras  |
Puerto Rico |
4–0 | June 14 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  |
 Canada |
June 159 | June 20 | |
| Qualification for Third Round Group 3 | ||||
| Grenada |
 Costa Rica |
June 14 | June 21 | |
| Suriname |
 Guyana |
June 14 | June 22 | |
Panama  |
El Salvador |
June 15 | June 22 | |
Haiti  |
Netherlands Antilles |
June 15 | June 22 | |
6Saint Lucia moved their home leg to the United States.
7Belize moved their home leg to the United States.[8]
8The Bahamas elected to play their home leg in Jamaica.[9]
9Order of legs reversed subsequent to original draw.[10]
[edit] Third Round
The winners of round two will be placed into three groups of four teams, with 3 home and 3 away fixtures. The top two teams from each group move on to the final round.
Match days are: [11]
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
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[edit] Fourth Round
The top three teams from the final group will qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fourth place team will compete in a home-and-away playoff against the fifth-place team from CONMEBOL.
Match days are:
- 11 February 2009
- 28 March 2009
- 1 April 2009
- 6 June 2009
- 10 June 2009
- 19 August 2009
- 5 September 2009
- 9 September 2009
- 10 October 2009
- 14 October 2009
[edit] Goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Country | Total goals | Goals by round | ||||
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| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | PO | ||||
| 1 | Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera | El Salvador |
6 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Ronald Cerritos | El Salvador |
4 | 4 | ||||
| Ricky Charles | Grenada |
4 | ||||||
| 4 | Deon McCauley | Belize |
2 | 2 | ||||
| Devaun Degraff | Bermuda |
2 | ||||||
| Anadale Williams | British Virgin Islands |
2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Shawn Hasani Martin | El Salvador |
2 | ||||||
| Byron Bubb | Grenada |
2 | ||||||
| Jason Roberts | 2 | |||||||
| David Suazo | Honduras |
x | 2 | |||||
| Wensley Christoph | Suriname |
2 | ||||||
| Kenzo Huur | 2 | |||||||
x – Promoted
- – Eliminated
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
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[edit] References
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ Concacaf
- ^ U.S. receives first-round bye in World Cup qualifying
- ^ FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - CONCACAF Zone
- ^ Preliminary Draw Information - North, Central America and Caribbean, FIFA, retrieved 23 November 2007
- ^ a b c d e New World fixtures firmed, FIFA; 2008-01-11.
- ^ Anguilla-El Salvador World Cup qualifier moved to Washington, USA Today; 2008-01-22.
- ^ Mexico-Belize World Cup qualifier moved to Houston, SI.com; 2008-04-15.
- ^ Jamaica to host both legs of WC Qualifier against The Bahamas, Jamaica Observer; 2008-04-11.
- ^ Opener Against Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Moved, The Voyageurs; 2008-01-10.
- ^ The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Men's National Team
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