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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Group 2C

Honduras 4–0 Puerto Rico
de León 25'
Palacios 51'
Suazo 52', 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Honduras won 6–2 on aggregate.

Group 2D

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.

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
Saborío 17'
Ruiz 30'
Azofeifa 89'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000

Costa Rica won 5–2 on aggregate.

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.

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.

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.

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

  • Barbados Daryl Ferguson (playing against United States)
  • Belize Tervor Lennen (against Mexico)
  • Netherlands Antilles Eugene Martha (against Haiti)

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". Jamaica Observer. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.
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