2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth 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.
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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
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- The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- 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]
Costa Rica | 3–1 | United States |
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Saborío 2' Borges 13' Herrera 68' |
Report | Donovan 90+2' (pen.) |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
Honduras | 1–0 | El Salvador |
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Pavón 13' | Report |
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States) |
Honduras | 4-0 | Costa Rica |
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Costly 30', 90+2' Pavón 51' M. Valladares 89' |
Report |
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) |
Honduras | 4-1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Pavón 20', 28' Guevara 62' Suazo 83' |
Report | Baptiste 86' |
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) |
Costa Rica | 0-3 | Mexico |
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Report | dos Santos 45+1' Franco 62' Guardado 71' |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
United States | 2-2 | Costa Rica |
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Bradley 71' Bornstein 90+5' |
Report | Ruiz 20', 23' |
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 36,243 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
Goalscorers
88 goals were scored at 30 games, for an average of 2.93 goals per game.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
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Attendances
Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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Costa Rica | 20,200 | 10,000 | 17,280 |
El Salvador | 33,350 | 17,992 | 26,870 |
Honduras | 38,000 | 28,000 | 33,760 |
Mexico | 104,499 | 90,000 | 97,679 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 25,784 | 2,000 | 12,797 |
United States | 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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 2008–09 in Mexican football
- 2009–10 in Mexican football
- 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
- 2008–09 in Costa Rican football
- Costa Rica at the 2010 FIFA World Cup