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
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| 1 | United States
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Guatemala
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | |
| 4 | Cuba
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
Source: [1]
| Guatemala | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bocanegra  69' |
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
| 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 |
| Guatemala | 4–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 38', 55' Rodríguez 85' Contreras 90+1' |
Report | Linares 25' |
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (México)
| United States | 6–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Beasley 10', 30' Donovan 48'Ching 63'Altidore 87'Onyewu 89' |
Report | Muñoz 31' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Latapy 61' Yorke 79' (pen.) |
Report | Davies 75' |
| United States | 2–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper 54' Adu 69' |
Report |
Group 2
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| 1 | Honduras
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Mexico
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Jamaica
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Canada
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [1]
| Mexico | 2–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Bravo 59' Márquez 73' |
Report | Gerba 78' |
Attendance: 26,900
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| 1 | Costa Rica
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 18 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | El Salvador
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Haiti
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Suriname
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [1]
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Saborío 49' (pen.) |
Report |
| Haiti | 0–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 16' Núñez 90+2' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Suriname |
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| 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
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
- Julian de Guzman
- Andrew Hainault
- Tomasz Radzinski
- Adrian Serioux
- Álvaro Saborío
- Walter Centeno
- Júnior Díaz
- Freddy Fernández
- Victor Núñez
- Jaime Colomé
- Roberto Linares
- Yénier Márquez
- Jensy Muñoz
- Allianni Urgelles
- Rudis Corrales
- César Larios
- Shawn Martin
- Eliseo Quintanilla
- William Torres
- José Manuel Contreras
- Carlos Gallardo
- Marco Pappa
- Mario Rodríguez
- Jean Alcénat
- Frantz Bertin
- Brunel Fucien
- Leonel Saint-Preux
- Carlos Costly
- Amado Guevara
- Julio César de León
- Walter Martínez
- Hendry Thomas
- Omar Cummings
- Ricardo Fuller
- Marlon King
- Andy Williams
- Fernando Arce
- Omar Bravo
- Andrés Guardado
- Jonny Magallon
- Rafael Márquez
- Carlos Salcido
- Matías Vuoso
- Clifton Sandvliet
- Russell Latapy
- Cornell Glen
- Kenwyne Jones
- Freddy Adu
- Jozy Altidore
- Carlos Bocanegra
- Michael Bradley
- Kenny Cooper
- Landon Donovan
- Charlie Davies
- Oguchi Onyewu
1 own goal
- Ricardo Osorio (against Honduras)
- Marlon Felter (against El Salvador)
- Derrik Garden (against El Salvador)
Notes
- ^ a b The two matches between Jamaica and Mexico had their playing dates reversed due to the Hurricane Gustav.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Gustav strikes again! Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, the Jamaica Observer.