2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round
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This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF fourth round, often referred to as "the hexagonal" or "the hex", matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The three group winners and three runners-up from the third round contest this round.
Format
In this round, the group winners and runners-up from the third round formed a single double-round-robin, home-and-away group. The top three teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fourth place team competed in a home-and-away play-off against the fifth-place team from CONMEBOL.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | United States |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 | Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Mexico |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 19 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Honduras |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Costa Rica |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | El Salvador |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — |
Results
The allocation of teams in the draw took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 22 November 2008.[2]
| United States | 2–0 | Mexico |
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Bradley  43', 90+2' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 2–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Romero 82', 90+3' |
Report | Edwards 7' Yorke 26' (pen.) |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Honduras |
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| Furtado 48', 59' |
Report |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Honduras |
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| Hyland 90' |
Report | Pavón 51' |
| El Salvador | 2–2 | United States |
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| Quintanilla 15' Castillo 72' |
Report | Altidore 77' Hejduk 88' |
| United States | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Altidore 13', 71', 89' |
Report |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador |
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| Centeno 69' |
Report |
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | United States |
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| Saborío 2' Borges 13' Herrera 69' |
Report | Donovan 90+2' (pen.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–3 | Costa Rica |
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| Edwards 29' Samuel 63' |
Report | Saborío 40' Borges 52', 68' |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Mexico |
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| Martínez 11' Quintanilla 86' (pen.) |
Report | Blanco 71' (pen.) |
| Honduras | 1–0 | El Salvador |
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| Pavón 13' |
Report |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | El Salvador |
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| Glen 7' |
Report |
| Honduras | 4–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Costly 30', 90+2' Pavón 51' M. Valladares 89' |
Report |
| United States | 2–1 | El Salvador |
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| Dempsey 41' Altidore 45+2' |
Report | Castillo 32' |
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | Mexico |
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| Report | Dos Santos 45+1' Franco 62'Guardado 71' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | United States |
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| Report | Clark 62' |
| El Salvador | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Corrales 90+1' |
Report |
| Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| James 26' (o.g.) Centeno 51'Saborío 61', 64' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 0–1 | Honduras |
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| Report | Pavón 64' |
| United States | 2–2 | Costa Rica |
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| Bradley 72' Bornstein 90+5' |
Report | Ruiz 21', 24' |
Goalscorers
There were 88 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.93 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Pablo Herrera
Rudis Corrales
Amado Guevara- David Suazo
- Melvin Valladares
Omar Bravo- Nery Castillo
- Israel Castro
- Giovani dos Santos
- Enrique Esqueda
- Andrés Guardado
- Francisco Palencia
- Pável Pardo
- Óscar Rojas
- Miguel Sabah
- Carlos Salcido
- Carlos Vela
Cornell Glen- Khaleem Hyland
- Collin Samuel
- Hayden Tinto
- Dwight Yorke
Carlos Bocanegra- Jonathan Bornstein
- Ricardo Clark
- Charlie Davies
- Clint Dempsey
- Frankie Hejduk
1 own goal
- Marvin González (against Mexico)
- Julius James (against Costa Rica)
Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 20,200 | 10,000 | 17,280 |
| El Salvador | 33,350 | 17,992 | 26,870 |
| Honduras | 38,000 | 28,000 | 33,760 |
| Mexico | 104,500 | 90,000 | 97,679 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 25,784 | 2,000 | 12,797 |
| United States | 55,647 | 19,066 | 30,538 |
Notes
- Moved from original date of 10 June 2009 due to the United States' participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.