2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF First Round

This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF First Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 22 teams ranked 14 to 35 on the FIFA ranking for CONCACAF in May 2007 competed in this round, with teams ranked 14th to 24th randomly drawn against teams ranked 25th to 35th. The draw took place on 25 November, 2007 in Durban. The top 13 teams of CONCACAF received a bye and advanced directly to the second round.

Format

In this round, there were 11 matches and the winners advanced to the second round. All games were played in home and away format, 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. [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=670749.html#new+world+fixtures+firmed New World fixtures firmed] , FIFA; 2008-01-11.]

Group 1

Group 1A

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date = 2008-02-06
time = 19:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|DMA
team2 = fb|BRB
score = 1 – 1
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goals1 = Pacquette goal|21
goals2 = Williams goal|43
stadium = Windsor Park, Roseau
attendance = 4,200
referee = Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 16:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|BRB
team2 = fb|DMA
score = 1 – 0
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goals1 = Stanford goal|80
stadium = Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
attendance = 4,150
referee = Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Barbados won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to play USA in the Second Round.----

Group 1B

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date = 2008-02-06
time = 19:45 UTC-5
team1 = fb-rt|TCA
team2 = fb|LCA
score = 2 – 1
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goals1 = Lowery goal|31 G. Glinton goal|74
goals2 = Nyhime goal|90+2
stadium = National Stadium, Providenciales
attendance = 2,200
referee = Alfredo Whittaker (Cayman Islands)

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 15:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|LCA
team2 = fb|TCA
score = 2 – 0
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goals1 = McPhee goal|28 Elva goal|85
goals2 =
stadium = Vieux Fort National Stadium, Vieux Fort
attendance = 1,200
referee = Mark Forde (Barbados)

Saint Lucia won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to play Guatemala in the Second Round.----

Group 1C

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date = 2008-02-03
time = 15:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|BER
team2 = fb|CAY
score = 1 – 1
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goals1 = Burgess goal|18
goals2 = Grant goal|87
stadium = Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
attendance = 2,000
referee = Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

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date = 2008-03-30
time = 20:00 UTC-5
team1 = fb-rt|CAY
team2 = fb|BER
score = 1 – 3
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goals1 = M. Forbes goal|63|pen.
goals2 = Degraff goal|18 goal|25
Steede goal|52
stadium = Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town
attendance = 3,200
referee = Jair Marrufo (United States)

Bermuda won 4 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to play Trinidad and Tobago in the Second Round.----

Group 1D

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date = 2008-02-06
time = 20:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|ARU
team2 = fb|ATG
score = 0 – 3
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goals2 = Dublin goal|23 Gregory goal|27
Sierra goal|40|o.g.
stadium = Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad
attendance = 250
referee = Roberto Delgado (Cuba)

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 16:15 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|ATG
team2 = fb|ARU
score = 1 – 0
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goals1 = Challenger goal|86
stadium = Antigua Recreation Ground, Saint John's
attendance = 1,000
referee = Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Antigua and Barbuda won 4 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to play Cuba in the Second Round.

Group 2

Group 2A

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date = 2008-02-06
time = 15:00 UTC-6
team1 = fb-rt|BLZ
team2 = fb|SKN
score = 3 – 1
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goals1 = McCauley goal|7 goal|41 Roches goal|23
goals2 = Williams goal|13
stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City (Guatemala)¹
attendance = 500
referee = Howard Stennett (Jamaica)

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 19:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|SKN
team2 = fb|BLZ
score = 1 – 1
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goals1 = Mitchum goal|84
goals2 = Smith goal|39
stadium = Warner Park, Basseterre
attendance = 0
referee = Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Belize won 4 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to play Mexico in the Second Round.----

Group 2B

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 19:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|BAH
team2 = fb|VGB
score = 1 – 1
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goals1 = St. Fleur goal|47
goals2 = Lennon goal|68
stadium = Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau
attendance = 450
referee = Roberto Moreno (Panama)

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date = 2008-03-30
time = 15:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|VGB
team2 = fb|BAH
score = 2 – 2
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=250441/match=10000011/report.html Report]
goals1 = Williams goal|78 goal|90
goals2 = Bethel goal|40
Mitchell goal|52
stadium = Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau²
attendance = 940
referee = Felix Mercedes Suazo (Dominican Republic)3 – 3 on aggregate; Bahamas advanced on the away goals rule to play Jamaica in the Second Round.----

Group 2C

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 20:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|PUR
team2 = fb|DOM
score = 1 – 0 (aet)
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=250441/match=10000013/report.html Report]
goals1 = Villegas goal|96|pen.
stadium = Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon
attendance = 8,000
referee = Mauricio Morales (Mexico)

Puerto Rico advanced to play Honduras in the Second Round. This tie was played as a one leg tie in Puerto Rico, as the Dominican Republic failed to meet FIFA's new stadium standards and was unable to secure a home venue.----

Group 2D

No matches in this round. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were drawn to play Canada in the Second Round.

Group 3

Group 3A

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 15:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|GRN
team2 = fb|VIR
score = 10 – 0
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goals1 = Roberts goal|3 goal|8 R. Charles goal|9 goal|43 goal|65 goal|87 S. Rennie goal|22 Langiagne goal|56 Bubb goal|82 Ferguson goal|89|o.g.
goals2 =
stadium = Grenada National Stadium, St. George's
attendance = 3,000
referee = Otis James (Guyana)

Grenada advanced to play Costa Rica in the Second Round. This tie was played as a one leg tie in Grenada, as the U.S. Virgin Islands failed to meet FIFA's new stadium standards and was unable to secure a home venue.

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Group 3B

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 18:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|MSR
team2 = fb|SUR
score = 1 – 7
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=250441/match=10000017/report.html Report]
goals1 = Farrell goal|48
goals2 = Christoph goal|36 goal|56
Wondel goal|44
Valies goal|65
Huur goal|82 goal|85
Schuurman goal|88
stadium = Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya (Trinidad and Tobago)
attendance = 100
referee = Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Suriname advanced to play Guyana in the Second Round. This tie was played as a one leg tie in Trinidad and Tobago, because neither side were able to provide a suitable venue according to FIFA's guidelines.----

Group 3C

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date = 2008-02-06
time = 19:30 UTC-6
team1 = fb-rt|SLV
team2 = fb|AIA
score = 12 – 0
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goals1 = Martin goal|5 goal|18 Corrales goal|31 goal|33 goal|54 goal|65 goal|68 Cerritos goal|47 goal|77 goal|84 Quintanilla goal|70 Umaña goal|80
stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
attendance = 15,000
referee = Javier Jauregui (Netherlands Antilles)

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 20:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|AIA
team2 = fb|SLV
score = 0 – 4
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goals2 = Cerritos goal|7 Corrales goal|15 Monteagudo goal|22
Torres goal|36
stadium = RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. (United States)³
attendance = 22,670
referee = Valman Bedeau (Grenada)

El Salvador won 16 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to play Panama in the Second Round.----

Group 3D

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date = 2008-02-06
time = 15:00 UTC-6
team1 = fb-rt|NCA
team2 = fb|ANT
score = 0 – 1
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goals2 = Jongsma goal|15
stadium = Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba
attendance = 7,000
referee = Walter Lopez (Guatemala)

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date = 2008-03-26
time = 20:00 UTC-4
team1 = fb-rt|ANT
team2 = fb|NCA
score = 2 – 0
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goals1 = Loran goal|42
Zimmerman goal|81
stadium = Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad
attendance = 9,000
referee = Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

Netherlands Antilles won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to play Haiti in the Second Round.

Goalscorers

;6 goals
*flagicon|SLV Rudis Corrales

;4 goals
*flagicon|SLV Ronald Cerritos
*flagicon|GRN Ricky Charles

;2 goals
*flagicon|BLZ Deon McCauley
*flagicon|BER Devaun Degraff
*flagicon|VGB Anadale Williams
*flagicon|SLV Shawn Martin
*flagicon|GRN Jason Roberts
*flagicon|SUR Kenzo Huur
*flagicon|SUR Wensley Christoph

;1 goal
*flagicon|ATG Gayson Gregory
*flagicon|ATG George Dublin
*flagicon|ATG Okeem Challenger
*flagicon|BAH Demont Mitchell
*flagicon|BAH Lesly St. Fleur
*flagicon|BAH Michael Bethel
*flagicon|BRB Dwayne Stanford
*flagicon|BRB Rashida Williams
*flagicon|BLZ "'Elroy Smith
*flagicon|BLZ Harrison Roches
*flagicon|BER Kwame Steede
*flagicon|BER Tyrell Burgess
*flagicon|VGB Rohan Lennon
*flagicon|CAY Allean Grant
*flagicon|CAY Marshall Forbes
*flagicon|DMA Richard Pacquette
*flagicon|SLV Carlos Monteagudo
*flagicon|SLV Eliseo Quintanilla
*flagicon|SLV Emerson Umaña
*flagicon|SLV William Torres
*flagicon|GRN Dorset Langiagne
*flagicon|GRN Shane Rennie
*flagicon|GRN Byron Bubb
*flagicon|MSR Vladimir Farrell
*flagicon|ANT Angelo Zimmerman
*flagicon|ANT Anton Jongsma
*flagicon|ANT Tyronne Loran
*flagicon|PUR Petter Villegas
*flagicon|SKN Gerard Williams
*flagicon|SKN Orlando Mitchum
*flagicon|LCA Gilbert Nyhime
*flagicon|LCA Kenwin McPhee
*flagicon|LCA Titus Elva
*flagicon|SUR Cleon Wondel
*flagicon|SUR Melvin Valies
*flagicon|SUR Raydell Schuurman
*flagicon|TCA David Lowery
*flagicon|TCA Gavin Glinton

;Own goals

*flagicon|ARU Dario Sierra (playing against Antigua and Barbuda)
*flagicon|VIR Dwight Ferguson (playing against Grenada)"BOLD indicates that the player's team advanced to the Second Round."

Notes

¹ Belize moved their home leg to Guatemala.

² The British Virgin Islands elected to play their home leg in the Bahamas. The order of the legs (that is, which team was regarded as the "home team" in each match) was determined from the original draw. In the final event, this became crucial in determining the winner of the tie due to the application of the away goals rule.

³ Played in the United States, because Anguilla's stadium is not a suitable venue. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2008-01-22-1578071612_x.htm Anguilla-El Salvador World Cup qualifier moved to Washington] , USA Today; 2008-01-22.]

References

External links

* [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/index.html FIFA.com]