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[edit]

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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States Mexico Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago
1  United States 10 6 2 2 19 13 +6 20 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0
2  Mexico 10 6 1 3 18 12 +6 19 2–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1
3  Honduras 10 5 1 4 17 11 +6 16 2–3 3–1 — 4–0 1–0 4–1
4  Costa Rica 10 5 1 4 15 15 0 16 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 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: [1]

Results[edit]

The allocation of teams in the draw took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 22 November 2008.[2]

United States 2–0 Mexico
Bradley 43', 90+2' Report
Attendance: 23,776
El Salvador 2–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Romero 82', 90+3' Report Edwards 7'
Yorke 26' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Costa Rica 2–0 Honduras
Furtado 48', 59' Report
Attendance: 18,000
Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
Bravo 20'
Pardo 52' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Honduras
Hyland 90' Report Pavón 51'
Attendance: 23,500
El Salvador 2–2 United States
Quintanilla 15'
Castillo 72'		 Report Altidore 77'
Hejduk 88'
Attendance: 30,350
United States 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Altidore 13', 71', 89' Report
Attendance: 27,959
Honduras 3–1 Mexico
Costly 17', 79'
Pavón 43'		 Report Castillo 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–3 Costa Rica
Edwards 29'
Samuel 63'		 Report Saborío 40'
Borges 52', 68'
Attendance: 8,000
United States 2–1 Honduras
Donovan 43' (pen.)
Bocanegra 68'		 Report Costly 5'
Attendance: 55,647
El Salvador 2–1 Mexico
Martínez 11'
Quintanilla 86' (pen.)		 Report Blanco 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,000
Mexico 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Franco 2'
Rojas 48'		 Report Tinto 45+1'
Attendance: 92,000
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Mexico 2–1 United States
Castro 19'
Sabah 82'		 Report Davies 9'
Attendance: 104,499
Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 El Salvador
Glen 7' Report
Attendance: 25,784
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Honduras 4–0 Costa Rica
Costly 30', 90+2'
Pavón 51'
M. Valladares 89'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
United States 2–1 El Salvador
Dempsey 41'
Altidore 45+2'		 Report Castillo 32'
Attendance: 19,066
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Honduras 4–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Pavón 20', 28'
Guevara 62'
Suazo 83'		 Report Baptiste 86'
Attendance: 38,000
Costa Rica 0–3 Mexico
Report Dos Santos 45+1'
Franco 62'
Guardado 71'
Attendance: 20,000
El Salvador 1–0 Costa Rica
Corrales 90+1' Report
Attendance: 18,000
Mexico 1–0 Honduras
Blanco 76' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 97,897
Mexico 4–1 El Salvador
González 25' (o.g.)
Blanco 71'
Palencia 85'
Vela 90'		 Report Martínez 89'
Attendance: 104,000
Costa Rica 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
James 26' (o.g.)
Centeno 51'
Saborío 61', 64'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Honduras 2–3 United States
de León 47', 78' Report Casey 55', 66'
Donovan 71'
Attendance: 37,000
El Salvador 0–1 Honduras
Report Pavón 64'
Attendance: 28,000
Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 Mexico
Baptiste 23' (pen.), 61' Report Esqueda 57'
Salcido 65'
Attendance: 2,000
United States 2–2 Costa Rica
Bradley 72'
Bornstein 90+5'		 Report Ruiz 21', 24'
Attendance: 26,243

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 88 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.93 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ 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[edit]

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