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
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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| United States |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Guatemala |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | |
| Cuba |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
Source:
| Guatemala | 0–1 | United States |
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| Report | Bocanegra  69' |
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Guatemala |
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| Daniel 84' |
Report | Gallardo 90' |
| Cuba | 0–1 | United States |
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| Report | Dempsey 40' |
| United States | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Bradley 10' Dempsey 18'Ching 57' |
Report |
| Guatemala | 4–1 | Cuba |
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| Ruiz 38', 55' Rodríguez 85' Contreras 90+1' |
Report | Linares 25' |
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (México)
| United States | 6–1 | Cuba |
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| Beasley 11', 31' Donovan 48'Ching 63'Altidore 87'Onyewu 90' |
Report | Muñoz 32' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | United States |
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| Latapy 60' Yorke 79' (pen.) |
Report | Davies 74' |
| United States | 2–0 | Guatemala |
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| Cooper 53' Adu 68' |
Report |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Honduras |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Mexico |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Jamaica |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | |
| Canada |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source:
| Mexico | 2–1 | Canada |
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| Bravo 59' Márquez 73' |
Report | Gerba 78' |
Attendance: 26,900
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| Costa Rica |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 18 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| El Salvador |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| Haiti |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | |
| Suriname |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source:
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador |
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| Saborío 49' (pen.) |
Report |
| Haiti | 1–3 | Costa Rica |
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| Alcénat 40' |
Report | Ruiz 12', 75' Alpízar 86' |
| Haiti | 0–0 | El Salvador |
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| Report |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Haiti |
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| Díaz 16' Núñez 90+2' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Suriname |
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| Zelaya 8' Quintanilla 27' Garden 81' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Suriname | 1–1 | Haiti |
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| Christoph 40' |
Report | Saint-Preux 28' |
| El Salvador | 1–3 | Costa Rica |
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| Corrales 18' |
Report | Myrie 24', 90+4' Fernández 30' |
Goalscorers
A total of 103 goals were scored over 36 games, for an average of 2.86 goals per game.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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Notes
- The two matches between Jamaica and Mexico had their playing dates reversed due to the Hurricane Gustav.[1]
References
- Gustav strikes again! Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, the Jamaica Observer.
External links
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