2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round
The second round of qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup from the CONCACAF section featured the 13 top-ranked CONCACAF teams in the FIFA World Rankings as of May 2007, along with the 11 winning teams from the First Round. The draw took place on 25 November 2007 in Durban, South Africa.
Format
In this round 12 of the remaining 24 teams would be eliminated. There were 12 ties and the winners advanced to the next round. All games were scheduled to be played in home and away format. Further organisation were involved in the draw, with the 12 ties grouped into three groups of four – each feeding into a separate Third Round group. Within each group of four ties, one tie included a team ranked 1-3, one included a team ranked 4-6 and two included teams ranked 7-12. The 13th ranked side (who received a bye in the first round), were ensured a tie against a team ranked 7-12. All other ties were against First Round Winners.
Group 1
Group 1A
United States | 8–0 | Barbados |
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Dempsey 1', 63' Bradley 12' Ching 20', 89' Donovan 59' Johnson 82' Ferguson 86' (o.g.) |
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United States won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 1B
Saint Lucia | 1–3 | Guatemala |
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McPhee 45' | Report | Romero 24', 43' Trigueros 86' |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (United States)[note 1] Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) |
Guatemala won 9–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 1C
Trinidad and Tobago won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 1D
Antigua and Barbuda | 3–4 | Cuba |
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Skepple 9', 13' Simon 81' |
Report | Colomé 10', 74' Garfield Gonsalves 22' (o.g.) Duarte 85' |
Cuba won 8–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 2
Group 2A
Belize | 0–2 | Mexico |
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Report | Vela 66' Borgetti 90+2' (pen.) |
Reliant Stadium, Houston (United States)[note 2] Attendance: 50,137 Referee: Javier Santillán (Netherlands Antilles) |
Mexico won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 2B
Jamaica | 7–0 | Bahamas |
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Gardner 17' Phillips 23' King 34' Shelton 51', 66' Goodison 75' Daley 89' |
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Bahamas | 0–6 | Jamaica |
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Report | Burton 29', 56' Shelton 35', 38' (pen.), 43' Marshall 40' |
Greenfield Stadium, Daniel Town (Jamaica)[note 3] Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Benito Archundia (México) |
Jamaica won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 2C
Honduras | 4–0 | Puerto Rico |
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de León 25' Palacios 51' Suazo 52', 90+2' |
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) |
Honduras won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 2D
Canada won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 3
Group 3A
Costa Rica won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 3B
Suriname won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 3C
El Salvador won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Group 3D
Haiti won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Goalscorers
A total of 90 goals were scored over 24 games, for an average of 3.75 goals per game.
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goals
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Notes
- ↑ Saint Lucia elected to play their home leg in the United States.
- ↑ Belize elected to play their home leg in the United States.[1]
- ↑ The Bahamas elected to play their home leg in Jamaica.[2]
References
- ↑ Mexico-Belize World Cup qualifier moved to Houston, SI.com; 15 April 2008.
- ↑ Jamaica to host both legs of WC Qualifier against The Bahamas, Jamaica Observer; 11 April 2008.