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
United States 8–0 Barbados
Dempsey  1', 63'
Bradley  12'
Ching  20', 89'
Donovan  59'
Johnson  82'
Ferguson  86' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 11,476
Barbados 0–1 United States
Report Lewis  21'
Attendance: 2,000

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

Group 1B
Guatemala 6–0 Saint Lucia
Rodríguez  6'
Ruiz  36', 40', 58', 90+3'
Trigueros  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 24,600
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

Guatemala won 9–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 1C
Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Bermuda
John  22' Report Nusum  8', 40'
Attendance: 4,585
Bermuda 0–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Report Roberts  9'
John  66'
Attendance: 5,000

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

Group 1D
Antigua and Barbuda 3–4 Cuba
Skepple  9', 13'
Simon  81'		 Report Colomé  10', 74'
Garfield Gonsalves  22' (o.g.)
Duarte  85'
Attendance: 4,500
Cuba 4–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Linares  10', 45+2', 53'
Márquez  69'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000

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

Group 2

Group 2A
Belize 0–2 Mexico
Report Vela  66'
Borgetti  90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,137
Referee: Javier Santillán (Netherlands Antilles)
Mexico 7–0 Belize
Vela  7'
Guardado  33'
Arce  45+1', 48'
Borgetti  62', 90+4'
Lennen  90+2' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 42,000

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

Group 2B
Jamaica 7–0 Bahamas
Gardner  17'
Phillips  23'
King  34'
Shelton  51', 66'
Goodison  75'
Daley  89'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Bahamas 0–6 Jamaica
Report Burton  29', 56'
Shelton  35', 38' (pen.), 43'
Marshall  40'
Attendance: 10,500

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

Group 2C
Honduras 4–0 Puerto Rico
de León  25'
Palacios  51'
Suazo  52', 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Puerto Rico 2–2 Honduras
Megaloudis  32'
Villegas  41'		 Report Suazo  23'
Palacios  52'
Attendance: 5,000

Honduras won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Group 2D
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–3 Canada
Report Nakajima-Farran  32'
Gerba  43', 88'
Attendance: 5,000
Canada 4–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
De Rosario  29', 50'
Gerba  38', 63'		 Report James  76'
Attendance: 11,502

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

Group 3

Group 3A
Grenada 2–2 Costa Rica
P. Modeste  20'
Roberts  27'		 Report Alonso  42'
V. Núñez  75'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Costa Rica 3–0 Grenada
Saborio  17'
Ruiz  30'
Azofeifa  89'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)

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

Group 3B
Suriname 1–0 Guyana
Sandvliet  52' Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jose Guerrero (Nicaragua)
Guyana 1–2 Suriname
Codrington  84' Report Van Dijk  11'
Sandvliet  36'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

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

Group 3C
Panama 1–0 El Salvador
Tejada  21' Report
Attendance: 22,150
El Salvador 3–1 Panama
Quintanilla  70', 83' (pen.)
Anaya  87'		 Report Garcés  14'
Attendance: 27,420

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

Group 3D
Haiti 0–0 Netherlands Antilles
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Netherlands Antilles 0–1 Haiti
Report Martha  77' (o.g.)
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
1 own goal

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 Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Observer; 11 April 2008.
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