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

15 June 2008
14:00 UTC-7
United States  8–0  Barbados
Dempsey  1', 63'
Bradley  12'
Ching  20', 89'
Donovan  59'
Johnson  82'
Ferguson  86' (o.g.)		 Report

22 June 2008
15:00 UTC-4
Barbados  0–1  United States
Report Lewis  21'
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

United States won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 1B

14 June 2008
20:00 UTC-6
Guatemala  6–0  Saint Lucia
Rodríguez  6'
Ruiz  36', 40', 58', 90+3'
Trigueros  90+1'		 Report

21 June 2008
19:00 UTC-7
Saint Lucia  1–3  Guatemala
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

15 June 2008
17:30 UTC-4
Trinidad and Tobago  1–2  Bermuda
John  22' Report Nusum  8', 40'

Trinidad and Tobago won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 1D

17 June 2008
19:00 UTC-4
Antigua and Barbuda  3–4  Cuba
Skepple  9', 13'
Simon  81'		 Report Colomé  10', 74'
Garfield Gonsalves  22' (o.g.)
Duarte  85'

22 June 2008
17:00 UTC-4
Cuba  4–0  Antigua and Barbuda
Linares  10', 45+2', 53'
Márquez  69'		 Report

Cuba won 8–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 2

Group 2A

15 June 2008
15:30 UTC-5
Belize  0–2  Mexico
Report Vela  66'
Borgetti  90+2' (pen.)
Reliant Stadium, Houston (United States)[note 2]
Attendance: 50,137
Referee: Javier Santillán (Netherlands Antilles)

21 June 2008
21:00 UTC-5
Mexico  7–0  Belize
Vela  7'
Guardado  33'
Arce  45+1', 48'
Borgetti  62', 90+4'
Lennen  90+2' (o.g.)		 Report

Mexico won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 2B

15 June 2008
18:00 UTC-5
Jamaica  7–0  Bahamas
Gardner  17'
Phillips  23'
King  34'
Shelton  51', 66'
Goodison  75'
Daley  89'		 Report
Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

18 June 2008
16:00 UTC-5
Bahamas  0–6  Jamaica
Report Burton  29', 56'
Shelton  35', 38' (pen.), 43'
Marshall  40'

Jamaica won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 2C

4 June 2008
20:30 UTC-6
Honduras  4–0  Puerto Rico
de León  25'
Palacios  51'
Suazo  52', 90+2'		 Report
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

15 June 2008
15:00 UTC-4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–3  Canada
Report Nakajima-Farran  32'
Gerba  43', 88'

20 June 2008
19:30 UTC-4
Canada  4–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
De Rosario  29', 50'
Gerba  38', 63'		 Report James  76'
Saputo Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 11,502
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Canada won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 3

Group 3A

14 June 2008
16:00 UTC-4
Grenada  2–2  Costa Rica
P. Modeste  20'
Roberts  27'		 Report Alonso  42'
V. Núñez  75'
Grenada National Stadium, St. George's
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

21 June 2008
20:00 UTC-6
Costa Rica  3–0  Grenada
Saborio  17'
Ruiz  30'
Azofeifa  89'		 Report

Costa Rica won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 3B

14 June 2008
16:00 UTC-3
Suriname  1–0  Guyana
Sandvliet  52' Report
André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jose Guerrero (Nicaragua)

22 June 2008
15:30 UTC-4
Guyana  1–2  Suriname
Codrington  84' Report Van Dijk  11'
Sandvliet  36'
Providence Stadium, Georgetown
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Suriname won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 3C

15 June 2008
16:00 UTC-4
Panama  1–0  El Salvador
Tejada  21' Report

22 June 2008
18:00 UTC-6
El Salvador  3–1  Panama
Quintanilla  70', 83' (pen.)
Anaya  87'		 Report Garcés  14'

El Salvador won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 3D

22 June 2008
18:00 UTC-4
Netherlands Antilles  0–1  Haiti
Report Martha  77' (o.g.)
Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

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
1 goal
Own goals
  • Belize Tervor Lennen (for Mexico)
  • Netherlands Antilles Eugene Martha (for Haiti)

Notes

  1. ↑ Saint Lucia elected to play their home leg in the United States.
  2. ↑ Belize elected to play their home leg in the United States.[1]
  3. ↑ The Bahamas elected to play their home leg in Jamaica.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mexico-Belize World Cup qualifier moved to Houston, SI.com; 15 April 2008.
  2. ↑ Jamaica to host both legs of WC Qualifier against The Bahamas, Jamaica Observer; 11 April 2008.

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