2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round
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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.
Format
In this round, there were 12 sub-groups played as 11 ties of two teams, plus a bye for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The winners and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second round to meet the highest ranked teams in their sub-groups, as determined by the preliminary draw. Further organisation was involved in the draw, with the 12 sub-groups drawn into three groups of four – each feeding into a separate third round group.[1] All ties were played in home and away format, except for three: Puerto Rico–Dominican Republic, Grenada–U.S. Virgin Islands and Montserrat–Suriname 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.[2]
Teams
† Placed in a first round sub-group, but received a bye to the second round.
Group 1
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dominica  |
1–2 |  Barbados |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Turks and Caicos Islands  |
2–3 |  Saint Lucia |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Bermuda  |
4–2 |  Cayman Islands |
1–1 | 3–1 |
Aruba  |
0–4 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
0–3 | 0–1 |
Group 1A
Barbados won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to play United States in the second round.
Group 1B
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2–1 | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
Lowery  31' G. Glinton 74' |
Report | Nyhime 90+2' |
| Saint Lucia | 2–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|
| McPhee 28' Elva 85' |
Report |
Saint Lucia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Guatemala in the second round.
Group 1C
| Bermuda | 1–1 | Cayman Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Burgess 18' |
Report | Grant 87' |
Bermuda won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Trinidad and Tobago in the second round.
Group 1D
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Challenger 86' |
Report |
Antigua and Barbuda won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Cuba in the second round.
Group 2
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belize  |
4–2 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Bahamas  |
3–3 (a) |  British Virgin Islands |
1–1 | 2–2 |
Dominican Republic  |
0–1[note 1] |  Puerto Rico |
— | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Group 2A
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–1 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchum 84' |
Report | Smith 39' |
Belize won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Mexico in the second round.
Group 2B
| Bahamas | 1–1 | British Virgin Islands |
|---|---|---|
| St. Fleur 47' |
Report | Lennon 68' |
3–3 on aggregate. Bahamas advanced on the away goals rule to play Jamaica in the second round.
Group 2C
| Puerto Rico | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Villegas 96' (pen.) |
Report |
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.[2]
Group 2D
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received a bye and were drawn to play Canada in the second round.
Group 3
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Virgin Islands  |
0–10[note 4] |  Grenada |
— | 0–10 |
Suriname  |
7–1[note 5] |  Montserrat |
— | 7–1 |
El Salvador  |
16–0 |  Anguilla |
12–0 | 4–0 |
Nicaragua  |
0–3 |  Netherlands Antilles |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Group 3A
| Grenada | 10–0 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Roberts 3', 8' R. Charles 9', 43', 65', 87' 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.[2]
Group 3B
| Montserrat | 1–7 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Farrell 48' |
Report | Christoph 36', 56' Wondel 44' Valies 65' Huur 82', 85' Schuurman 88' |
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.[2]
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' |
El Salvador won 16–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Panama in the second round.
Group 3D
| Nicaragua | 0–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jongsma 15' |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Loran 42' Zimmerman 81' |
Report |
Netherlands Antilles won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Haiti in the second round.
Goalscorers
There were 68 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
Deon McCauley
Devaun DeGraff
Anadale Williams
Shawn Martin
Jason Roberts
Kenzo Huur- Wensley Christoph
1 goal
Gayson Gregory- George Dublin
- Okeem Challenger
Demont Mitchell- Lesly St. Fleur
- Michael Bethel
Dwayne Stanford- Rashida Williams
- Elroy Smith
- Harrison Roches
- Kwame Steede
- Tyrell Burgess
- Rohan Lennon
Allean Grant- Marshall Forbes
Richard Pacquette- Carlos Monteagudo
- Eliseo Quintanilla
- Emerson Umaña
- William Torres
- Dorset Langiagne
- Shane Rennie
- Byron Bubb
Vladimir Farrell
Angelo Zimmerman- Anton Jongsma
- Tyrone Loran
Petter Villegas
Gerard Williams- Orlando Mitchum
Gilbert Nyhime- Kenwin McPhee
- Titus Elva
- Cleon Wondel
- Melvin Valies
- Raydell Schuurman
David Lowery- Gavin Glinton
1 own goal
Dario Sierra (against Antigua and Barbuda)
Dwight Ferguson (against Grenada)
Notes
- 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.[2]