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 | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 19 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | |
6 | ![]() |
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
(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 | ![]() |
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Bradley ![]() |
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El Salvador ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Romero ![]() |
Report | Edwards ![]() Yorke ![]() |
Costa Rica ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Furtado ![]() |
Report |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Hyland ![]() |
Report | Pavón ![]() |
El Salvador ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Quintanilla ![]() Castillo ![]() |
Report | Altidore ![]() Hejduk ![]() |
United States ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Altidore ![]() |
Report |
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Centeno ![]() |
Report |
Costa Rica ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Saborío ![]() Borges ![]() Herrera ![]() |
Report | Donovan ![]() |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Edwards ![]() Samuel ![]() |
Report | Saborío ![]() Borges ![]() |
El Salvador ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Martínez ![]() Quintanilla ![]() |
Report | Blanco ![]() |
Honduras ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Pavón ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Glen ![]() |
Report |
Honduras ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Costly ![]() Pavón ![]() M. Valladares ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
United States ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Dempsey ![]() Altidore ![]() |
Report | Castillo ![]() |
Honduras ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Pavón ![]() Guevara ![]() Suazo ![]() |
Report | Baptiste ![]() |
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Costa Rica ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Dos Santos ![]() Franco ![]() Guardado ![]() |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Clark ![]() |
El Salvador ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Corrales ![]() |
Report |
Costa Rica ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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James ![]() Centeno ![]() Saborío ![]() |
Report |
El Salvador ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Pavón ![]() |
United States ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Bradley ![]() Bornstein ![]() |
Report | Ruiz ![]() |
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
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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Attendances[]
Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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20,200 | 10,000 | 17,280 |
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33,350 | 17,992 | 26,870 |
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38,000 | 28,000 | 33,760 |
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104,500 | 90,000 | 97,679 |
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25,784 | 2,000 | 12,797 |
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55,647 | 19,066 | 30,538 |
Notes[]
- ^ Moved from original date of 10 June 2009 due to the United States' participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
References[]
- ^ 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
External links[]
Categories:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 2008–09 in Mexican football
- Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2008–09 in Honduran football
- Honduras at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2008–09 in Salvadoran football
- 2009–10 in Salvadoran football
- 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago football
- 2009 in American soccer
- United States at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2008–09 in Costa Rican football
- Costa Rica at the 2010 FIFA World Cup