2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 3 February 2008 – 18 November 2009 35 1 {{#expr: 4200 + 4150 + 2200 + 1200 + 2000 + 3200 + 250 + 1000 + 500 + 2000 + 450 + 940 + 8000 + 3000 + 100 + 15000 + 22670 + 7000 + 9000 + 11476 + 2000 + 24600 + 12000 + 4585 + 5000 + 4500 + 2000 + 50137 + 42000 + 20000 + 10500 + 20000 + 5000 + 5000 + 11502 + 10000 + 16000 + 3000 + 12000 + 22150 + 27420 + 6000 + 9000 + 4000 + 26000 + 9500 + 12000 + 11452 + 19750 + 20249 + 29000 + 6000 + 19000 + 18000 + 9303 + 22000 + 81100 + 96000 + 13032 + 26900 + 39000 + 27000 + 36000 + 25000 + 14145 + 45000 + 28000 + 7800 + 27000 + 21000 + 11000 + 4500 + 14700 + 3000 + 10000 + 5500 + 20000 + 800 + 20000 + 23776 + 25000 + 18000 + 90000 + 23500 + 30350 + 27959 + 28000 + 19200 + 19200 + 8000 + 55647 + 33000 + 28000 + 92000 + 104499 + 25784 + 30000 + 19066 + 38000 + 20000 + 4700 + 18000 + 97897 + 104000 + 10000 + 37000 + 28000 + 2000 + 26243 | top_scorer = SLV Rudis Corrales(8 goals) | prevseason = 2006 | nextseason = 2014 }} FIFA 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification The CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football) qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified. The fourth-place finisher, Costa Rica, played a two-game playoff with the CONMEBOL fifth-place finisher,FIFA.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070610190624/http://fifa.com/worldcup/regulations/index.html 2007-06-10 Uruguay, for a possible fourth berth. Format For the first three rounds, a three group structure was created that spanned all three rounds.Preliminary Draw Information - North, Central America and Caribbean, FIFA, retrieved 23 November 2007 Each of the three groups had four sub-groups, with the winners of the 12 sub-groups advancing to the third round. The first and second roundshttp://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4041 CONCACAF 2007-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20071212235915/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4041 2007-12-12 dead reduced the 35 entrants to 24 and 12 teams, respectively. The remaining 12 teams were then placed into three third-round groups of four based on the preliminary draw, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the fourth and final qualification group. The top three teams from the fourth round group of six (held from February to October 2009) qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fourth-placed team competed in a home-and-away playoff against the 5th-place team from CONMEBOL. Seeding The draw for the first three rounds took place on 25 November 2007 in Durban, South Africa,U.S. receives first-round bye in World Cup qualifyingFIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – CONCACAF Zone and it determined paths into each of the 12 slots of the three third round groups. In addition, because second round winners are paired off for the third round, the top 13 seeds were subdivided as follows:Preliminary Draw Information - North, Central America and Caribbean, FIFA, retrieved 23 November 2007 Pot A: The top 3 teams, who would be top seeds of each third round group. Pot B: The next 3 teams, who would be the seconds seeds of the third round groups. Pot C: The next 6 teams, who would receive a bye to the second round, and would not be drawn against a Pot A or Pot B team in that round. Pot D: St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who also receive a bye in the first round, but would be paired against one of the top 12 teams in Round 2. In the second round, the 13 top-ranked CONCACAF teams from the May 2007 FIFA World Ranking joined 11 winners from the first round. Pot A(byes to 2nd round)(ranked 1st to 3rd)Pot B(byes to 2nd round)(ranked 4th to 6th)Pot C(byes to 2nd round)(ranked 7th to 12th)MEX USA CRCHON 1949 PAN TRIJAM CUB HAI GUA CAN GUYPot D(bye to 2nd round)(ranked 13th)Pot E(1st round)(ranked 14th to 24th)Pot F(1st round)(ranked 25th to 35th)VINBRB SUR BER ATG SKN DOM SLV BAH NCA GRN LCATCA ANT VGB DMA CAY PUR AIA BLZ 1981 VIR MSR ARU First round 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round The 22 teams ranked 14 to 35 competed in the first round. Teams ranked 14th–24th were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25th–35th. Teams played home and away against their opponents, except three ties: Puerto Rico–Dominican Republic, Grenada–U.S. Virgin Islands and Montserrat–Suriname, which 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.New World fixtures firmed, FIFA; 11 January 2008. The winners advanced to the second round. Group 1 Group1 Group 2 Group2 Group 3 Group3 Second round 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round In the second round, the 11 first round winners joined the 13 teams which received a bye to the second round. Teams ranked 1st–12th were randomly drawn against the unseeded teams (the 11 first round winners plus Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which was ranked 13th). Teams played home and away against their opponents and the winners advanced to the next round. Matches took place in June 2008. Group 1 Group1 Group 2 Group2 Group 3 Group3 Third round 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round The winners from the second round were placed into three groups of four teams, where they played a double round robin home and away schedule. The top two teams from each group advanced to the fourth round. Group 1 Group 1 Group 2 Group 2 Group 3 Group 3 Fourth round 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round The six teams that reached the fourth round formed one double-round-robin, home-and-away group nicknamed the "Hexagonal." The top three teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fourth place team qualified for a home-and-away play-off against the fifth-place team from CONMEBOL. The allocation of teams in the draw took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 22 November 2008.CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Draw to Take Place on Nov. 22 in Johannesburg https://web.archive.org/web/20081212220045/http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_11206657.html 2008-12-12 , U.S. Soccer. Inter-confederation play-offs 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off) The 4th place team played the 5th place team from the CONMEBOL (South American Zone) Qualification in a home and away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, the Bahamas.Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed https://web.archive.org/web/20090614120346/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid%3D1065516.html 2009-06-14 The CONCACAF side played the first leg at home. playoff2 Qualified teams The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 USA 1 fourth round winners 10 October 2009 8 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) MEX 2 fourth round runners-up 10 October 2009 13 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) HON 1949 3 fourth round third place 14 October 2009 1 (1982) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Top goalscorers 349 109 SLV Rudis Corrales HON 1949 Carlos Pavón JAM Luton Shelton CAN Ali Gerba CRC Bryan Ruiz SLV Eliseo Quintanilla GUA Carlos Ruíz HON 1949 Carlo Costly USA Jozy Altidore CRC Celso Borges SUR Wensley Christoph USA Clint Dempsey Below are full goalscorer lists for each round: 22em First round Second round Third round Fourth round Notes note References External links North, Central America & Caribbean Zone at FIFA.com CONCACAF Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) World Cup World Cup World Cup