2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

The third round of qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup from the CONCACAF section featured the 12 winners from the second round. The draw took place on 25 November 2007 in Durban, South Africa.

Format

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

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts        
1   United States 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 3–0 2–0 6–1
2   Trinidad and Tobago 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 2–1 1–1 3–0
3   Guatemala 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5 0–1 0–0 4–1
4   Cuba 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3 0–1 1–3 2–1
Source: [1]
Cuba  1–3  Trinidad and Tobago
Márquez   85' Report Daniel   27', 61'
Glen   66'
Guatemala  0–1  United States
Report Bocanegra   69'

Trinidad and Tobago  1–1  Guatemala
Daniel   84' Report Gallardo   90'
Cuba  0–1  United States
Report Dempsey   40'

United States  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Bradley   9'
Dempsey   18'
Ching   57'
Report
Attendance: 11,452
Guatemala  4–1  Cuba
Ruiz   38', 55'
Rodríguez   85'
Contreras   90+1'
Report Linares   25'

United States  6–1  Cuba
Beasley   10', 30'
Donovan   48'
Ching   63'
Altidore   87'
Onyewu   89'
Report Muñoz   31'
Guatemala  0–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Report

Cuba  2–1  Guatemala
Colomé   45' (pen.)
Urgelles   90'
Report Pappa   80'
Trinidad and Tobago  2–1  United States
Latapy   61'
Yorke   79' (pen.)
Report Davies   75'

Trinidad and Tobago  3–0  Cuba
Jones   67'
Yorke   69'
Daniel   89'
Report
United States  2–0  Guatemala
Cooper   54'
Adu   69'
Report

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts        
1   Honduras 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 1–0 2–0 3–1
2   Mexico 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 2–1 3–0 2–1
3   Jamaica 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 1–0 1–0 3–0
4   Canada 6 0 2 4 6 13 −7 2 1–2 2–2 1–1
Source: [1]
Canada  1–1  Jamaica
De Guzman   47' Report Williams   52'
Attendance: 22,000
Mexico  2–1  Honduras
Pardo   73', 75' Report De León   36'
Attendance: 81,100

Mexico  3–0  Jamaica
Guardado   3'
Arce   33'
Magallón   63'
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Attendance: 96,000
Canada  1–2  Honduras
Serioux   4' Report R. Núñez   47', 56'
Attendance: 13,032

Mexico  2–1  Canada
Bravo   59'
Márquez   73'
Report Gerba   78'
Honduras  2–0  Jamaica
R. Núñez   65'
Guevara   73' (pen.)
Report

Jamaica  1–0  Mexico
Fuller   34' Report
Honduras  3–1  Canada
W. Martínez   9'
Costly   65'
Thomas   90'
Report Hainault   54'

Jamaica  1–0  Honduras
Shelton   16' Report
Canada  2–2  Mexico
Gerba   13'
Radzinski   50'
Report Salcido   35'
Vuoso   64'

Honduras  1–0  Mexico
Osorio   52' (o.g.) Report
Jamaica  3–0  Canada
Shelton   28'
King   58' (pen.)
Cummings   85'
Report
Attendance: 28,000

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts        
1   Costa Rica 6 6 0 0 20 3 +17 18 1–0 2–0 7–0
2   El Salvador 6 3 1 2 11 4 +7 10 1–3 5–0 3–0
3   Haiti 6 0 3 3 4 13 −9 3 1–3 0–0 2–2
4   Suriname 6 0 2 4 4 19 −15 2 1–4 0–2 1–1
Source: [1]
Haiti  2–2  Suriname
Bertin   90'
Fucien   90+5'
Report Christoph   31', 46'
Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador
Saborío   49' (pen.) Report

El Salvador  5–0  Haiti
Zelaya   7', 24', 53'
Larios   58'
Torres   79'
Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Costa Rica  7–0  Suriname
Ledezma   9', 41'
Alpízar   47'
Alonso   78'
Borges   79'
Solís   86'
Ruiz   88'
Report

Suriname  0–2  El Salvador
Report Martin   2'
Felter   12' (o.g.)
Haiti  1–3  Costa Rica
Alcénat   40' Report Ruiz   12', 75'
Alpízar   86'

Suriname  1–4  Costa Rica
Sandvliet   48' Report Centeno   10'
Borges   41'
Alonso   47'
Solís   78'
Haiti  0–0  El Salvador
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Costa Rica  2–0  Haiti
Díaz   16'
Núñez   90+2'
Report
El Salvador  3–0  Suriname
Zelaya   8'
Quintanilla   27'
Garden   81' (o.g.)
Report

Suriname  1–1  Haiti
Christoph   40' Report Saint-Preux   28'
El Salvador  1–3  Costa Rica
Corrales   18' Report Myrie   24', 90+4'
Fernández   30'

Goalscorers

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There were 103 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.86 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The two matches between Jamaica and Mexico had their playing dates reversed due to the Hurricane Gustav.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ Gustav strikes again! Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, the Jamaica Observer.
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