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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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  United States6501143+11153–02–06–1
2  Trinidad and Tobago632196+3112–11–13–0
3  Guatemala612367−150–10–04–1
4  Cuba6105518−1330–11–32–1
Source: [1]
Cuba  1–3  Trinidad and Tobago
Márquez 85'ReportDaniel 27', 61'
Glen 66'

Cuba  0–1  United States
ReportDempsey 40'

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

United States  6–1  Cuba
Beasley 10', 30'
Donovan 48'
Ching 63'
Altidore 87'
Onyewu 89'
ReportMuñoz 31'

Cuba  2–1  Guatemala
Colomé 45' (pen.)
Urgelles 90'
ReportPappa 80'

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

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Honduras640295+4121–02–03–1
2  Mexico631296+3102–13–02–1
3  Jamaica6312660101–01–03–0
4  Canada6024613−721–22–21–1
Source: [1]
Canada  1–1  Jamaica
De Guzman 47'ReportWilliams 52'
Attendance: 22,000
Mexico  2–1  Honduras
Pardo 73', 75'ReportDe 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'ReportR. Núñez 47', 56'
Attendance: 13,032

Mexico  2–1  Canada
Bravo 59'
Márquez 73'
ReportGerba 78'
Honduras  2–0  Jamaica
R. Núñez 65'
Guevara 73' (pen.)
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Jamaica  1–0  Mexico
Fuller 34'Report
Honduras  3–1  Canada
W. Martínez 9'
Costly 65'
Thomas 90'
ReportHainault 54'

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

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

Group 3

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Costa Rica6600203+17181–02–07–0
2  El Salvador6312114+7101–35–03–0
3  Haiti6033413−931–30–02–2
4  Suriname6024419−1521–40–21–1
Source: [1]
Haiti  2–2  Suriname
Bertin 90'
Fucien 90+5'
ReportChristoph 31', 46'

El Salvador  5–0  Haiti
Zelaya 7', 24', 53'
Larios 58'
Torres 79'
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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'
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Suriname  0–2  El Salvador
ReportMartin 2'
Felter 12' (o.g.)
Haiti  1–3  Costa Rica
Alcénat 40'ReportRuiz 12', 75'
Alpízar 86'

Suriname  1–4  Costa Rica
Sandvliet 48'ReportCenteno 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'
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El Salvador  3–0  Suriname
Zelaya 8'
Quintanilla 27'
Garden 81' (o.g.)
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El Salvador  1–3  Costa Rica
Corrales 18'ReportMyrie 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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