2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round

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Costa Rica facing Honduras during the first matchday of the round

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 United States Mexico Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago
1  United States (Q) 10 6 2 2 19 13 +6 20 — 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0
2  Mexico (Q) 10 6 1 3 18 12 +6 19 2–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1
3  Honduras (Q) 10 5 1 4 17 11 +6 16 2–3 3–1 — 4–0 1–0 4–1
4  Costa Rica (A) 10 5 1 4 15 15 0 16 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 —
Source:[citation needed]
(Q) The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup; (A) Costa Rica advanced to the CONMEBOL–CONCACAF play-off

Results[]

The allocation of teams in the draw took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 22 November 2008.[1]

United States 2–0 Mexico
Bradley Goal 43', 90+2' Report
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 23,776
El Salvador 2–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Romero Goal 82', 90+3' Report Edwards Goal 7'
Yorke Goal 26' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Costa Rica 2–0 Honduras
Furtado Goal 48', 59' Report
Attendance: 18,000
Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
Bravo Goal 20'
Pardo Goal 52' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Honduras
Hyland Goal 90' Report Pavón Goal 51'
Attendance: 23,500
El Salvador 2–2 United States
Quintanilla Goal 15'
Castillo Goal 72'		 Report Altidore Goal 77'
Hejduk Goal 88'
Attendance: 30,350
United States 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Altidore Goal 13', 71', 89' Report
LP Field, Nashville
Attendance: 27,959
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Honduras 3–1 Mexico
Costly Goal 17', 79'
Pavón Goal 43'		 Report Castillo Goal 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: (Canada)
Costa Rica 1–0 El Salvador
Centeno Goal 69' Report
Attendance: 19,200
Costa Rica 3–1 United States
Saborío Goal 2'
Borges Goal 13'
Herrera Goal 68'		 Report Donovan Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: (Trinidad and Tobago)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–3 Costa Rica
Edwards Goal 29'
Samuel Goal 63'		 Report Saborío Goal 40'
Borges Goal 52', 68'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Jamaica)
United States 2–1 Honduras
Donovan Goal 43' (pen.)
Bocanegra Goal 68'		 Report Costly Goal 5'
Attendance: 55,647
El Salvador 2–1 Mexico
Martínez Goal 11'
Quintanilla Goal 86' (pen.)		 Report Blanco Goal 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,000
Honduras 1–0 El Salvador
Pavón Goal 13' Report
Attendance: 28,000
Mexico 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Franco Goal 2'
Rojas Goal 48'		 Report Tinto Goal 45+1'
Attendance: 92,000
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Mexico 2–1 United States
Castro Goal 19'
Sabah Goal 82'		 Report Davies Goal 9'
Attendance: 104,499
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 El Salvador
Glen Goal 7' Report
Attendance: 25,784
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Honduras 4–0 Costa Rica
Costly Goal 30', 90+2'
Pavón Goal 51'
M. Valladares Goal 89'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
United States 2–1 El Salvador
Dempsey Goal 41'
Altidore Goal 45+2'		 Report Castillo Goal 31'
Attendance: 19,066
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Honduras 4–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Pavón Goal 20', 28'
Guevara Goal 62'
Suazo Goal 83'		 Report Baptiste Goal 86'
Attendance: 38,000
Costa Rica 0–3 Mexico
Report Dos Santos Goal 45+1'
Franco Goal 62'
Guardado Goal 71'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Trinidad and Tobago)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 United States
Report Clark Goal 61'
Attendance: 4,700
El Salvador 1–0 Costa Rica
Corrales Goal 90+1' Report
Attendance: 18,000
Mexico 1–0 Honduras
Blanco Goal 76' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 97,897
Referee: (Jamaica)
Mexico 4–1 El Salvador
González Goal 25' (o.g.)
Blanco Goal 71'
Palencia Goal 85'
Vela Goal 90'		 Report Martínez Goal 89'
Attendance: 104,000
Costa Rica 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
James Goal 26' (o.g.)
Centeno Goal 51'
Saborío Goal 61', 64'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Honduras 2–3 United States
de León Goal 47', 78' Report Casey Goal 55', 66'
Donovan Goal 71'
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
El Salvador 0–1 Honduras
Report Pavón Goal 64'
Attendance: 28,000
Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 Mexico
Baptiste Goal 23' (pen.), 61' Report Esqueda Goal 57'
Salcido Goal 65'
Attendance: 2,000
United States 2–2 Costa Rica
Bradley Goal 71'
Bornstein Goal 90+5'		 Report Ruiz Goal 20', 23'
Attendance: 36,243

Goalscorers[]

88 goals were scored in 30 games, for an average of 2.93 goals per game.

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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[]

  1. ^ Moved from original date of 10 June 2009 due to the United States' participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

References[]

  1. ^ CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Draw to Take Place on Nov. 22 in Johannesburg, Chicago: United States Soccer Federation, 7 November 2008, archived from the original on 12 December 2008, retrieved 26 March 2009

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