2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round
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 11 matches and the winners advanced to the second round. All games were played in home and away format, 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.[1]
Group 1
Group 1A
Barbados won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to play USA in the Second Round.
Group 1B
Saint Lucia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Guatemala in the Second Round.
Group 1C
Bermuda won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Trinidad and Tobago in the Second Round.
Group 1D
Antigua and Barbuda won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Cuba in the Second Round.
Group 2
Group 2A
Belize  |
3–1 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|---|---|---|
McCauley  7', 41'Roches 23' |
Report | Williams 13' |
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Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City (Guatemala)[note 1]
Attendance: 500 Referee: Howard Stennett (Jamaica) |
Belize won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Mexico in the Second Round.
Group 2B
British Virgin Islands  |
2–2 |  Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 78', 90' (pen.) |
Report | Bethel 40' Mitchell 52' |
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Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau (Bahamas)[note 2]
Attendance: 940 Referee: Felix Mercedes Suazo (Dominican Republic) |
3–3 on aggregate. Bahamas advanced on the away goals rule to play Jamaica in the Second Round.
Group 2C
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.[1]
Group 2D
No matches in this round. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were drawn to play Canada in the Second Round.
Group 3
Group 3A
Grenada  |
10–0 |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Roberts 3', 8' R. Charles 9', 43', 65', 87'S. Rennie 22'Langiagne 56'Bubb 82'Ferguson 89' (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.[1]
Group 3B
Montserrat  |
1–7 |  Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Farrell 48' |
Report | Christoph 36', 56' Wondel 44'Valies 65'Huur 82', 85'Schuurman 88' |
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Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance: 100 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
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.[1]
Group 3C
El Salvador  |
12–0 |  Anguilla |
|---|---|---|
| Martin 5', 18' Corrales 31', 33', 54', 65', 68'Cerritos 47', 77', 84'Quintanilla 70'Umaña 80' |
Report |
| Anguilla |
0–4 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cerritos 7' Corrales 15'Monteagudo 22'Torres 36' |
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RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. (United States)[note 3]
Attendance: 22,670 Referee: Valman Bedeau (Grenada) |
El Salvador won 16–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Panama in the Second Round.
Group 3D
Netherlands Antilles won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Haiti in the Second Round.
Goalscorers
A total of 68 goals were scored over 19 games, for an average of 3.58 goals per game.
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
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Notes
- ↑ Belize moved their home leg to Guatemala.[1]
- ↑ 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.[1]
- ↑ Played in the United States, because Anguilla's stadium is not a suitable venue.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 New World fixtures firmed, FIFA; 11 January 2008.
- ↑ Anguilla-El Salvador World Cup qualifier moved to Washington, USA Today; 22 January 2008.
