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(Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football)

qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...

stage for the

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consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The

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and Honduras qualified. The fourth-place finisher, Costa Rica, played a two-game playoff with the CONMEBOL fifth-place finisher,

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, for a possible fourth berth.

Format

The First and Second Rounds reduced the 35 entrants to 24 and 12 teams, respectively. The remaining 12 teams were then placed into three Third Round groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the Fourth and final qualification group. The Third Round began in August 2008 and ended in November 2008. The top 3 teams from the Fourth Round group of 6 (held from February to October 2009) qualified for the

. The 4th place team competed in a home-and-away playoff against the 5th-place team from CONMEBOL.

Seeding

The draw took place on 25 November 2007 in

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and it determined the fixtures for the preliminary rounds. In addition, because second round winners are paired off for the third round, the top 13 seeds have been subdivided as follows: * Pot A: The top 3 teams, who would be top seeds of each third round group. * Pot B: The next 3 teams, who would be the seconds seeds of the third round groups. * Pot C: The next 6 teams, who would receive a bye to the second round, and would not be drawn against a Pot A or Pot B team in that round. * Pot D: St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who also receive a bye in the first round, but would be paired against one of the top 12 teams in Round 2. In the 2nd round, the 13 top-ranked CONCACAF teams from the May 2007 FIFA World Ranking joined 11 winners from the 1st Round.

First round

The 22 teams ranked 14 to 35 competed in the First Round. Teams ranked 14th–24th were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25th–35th. Teams played home and away against their opponents, 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.New World fixtures firmed
FIFA; 11 January 2008. The winners advanced to the Second Round. , - ! colspan="5" , Group 1 , - ! colspan="5" , Group 2 , - ! colspan="5" , Group 3 ¹ Belize moved their home leg to Guatemala. ² Both legs played in

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. ³ Played as one leg due to a lack of acceptable grounds for FIFA competition. ⁴ Played as one leg at

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because neither side are able to provide a suitable venue according to FIFA's guidelines. ⁵ Played in the

because Anguilla's stadium is not a suitable venue.

Second round

In the Second Round, the 11 first round winners joined the 13 teams which received a bye to the Second Round. Teams ranked 1st–12th were randomly drawn against the unseeded teams (the 11 first round winners plus

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, which was ranked 13th). Teams played home and away against their opponents and the winners advanced to the next round. Matches took place in June 2008. , - ! colspan="5" , Group 1 , - ! colspan="5" , Group 2 , - ! colspan="5" , Group 3 ¹ Saint Lucia moved their home leg to the

. ² Belize moved their home leg to the

. ³ Bahamas moved their home leg to

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. ⁴ Order of legs reversed subsequent to original draw.

Third round

The winners from the Second Round were placed into three groups of four teams, where they played a double round robin home and away schedule. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Fourth Round.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Fourth round

The six teams that reached the fourth round formed one double-round-robin, home-and-away group nicknamed the "Hexagonal." The top three teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fourth place team qualified for a home-and-away

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against the fifth-place team from CONMEBOL. The allocation of teams in the draw took place in

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on 22 November 2008.CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Draw to Take Place on Nov. 22 in Johannesburg
, U.S. Soccer.

Inter-confederation play-offs

The 4th place team played the 5th place team from the CONMEBOL (South American Zone) Qualification in a home and away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the

. The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in

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.Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed
The CONCACAF side played the first leg at home.

Qualified teams

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

A total of 350 goals were scored over 111 games(including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 3.15 goals per game. ;8 goals *

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Luis Alonso Anaya Luis Alonso Anaya Merino (born May 19, 1981) is a Salvadoran former professional football player. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team. Club career Anaya started his senior ca ...

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Byron Bubb Byron Bubb (born 17 December 1981) is a professional footballer, who plays for Southern Football League side Barton Rovers. He usually plays as a winger, but can also operate in "the hole" if needed. Born in England, he represented Grenada at ...

* Dorset Langaigne *

Patrick Modeste Patrick Modeste (born September 30, 1976 in Grenada) is a Grenadian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the for ...

* Shane Rennie * Jose Manuel Contreras * Carlos Gallardo *

Marco Pappa Marco Pablo Pappa Ponce (born 15 November 1987) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Achuapa. Club career Born in Guatemala City, Pappa, who plays as a winger, joined his local side, Munici ...

Nigel Codrington Nigel Codrington (born 5 July 1979) is a Guyanese former footballer whose last club was Camptown Georgetown in the GFF Super League. He is the all-time top scorer of Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, i ...

Frantz Bertin Frantz Bertin (born 30 May 1983) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Bertin was born in Paris, France. After beginning his career with Red Star FC, he finished his formation in Italy with Juv ...

Brunel Fucien Brunel Fucien (born 26 August 1984) is a Haitian footballer currently playing for AS Capoise of the Ligue Haïtienne. He previously played for Haitian club Aigle Noir AC, for Chilean club Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), c ...

Leonel Saint-Preux Leonel Saint-Preux (born February 12, 1985, in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti) is a Haitian footballer who last played as a forward for Atlético Vega Real in 2018. Career Club Saint-Preux began his career with Haitian club Zénith FC, Zénith, where he w ...

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* Walter Martinez *

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Melvin Valladares Melvin Yovany Valladares Castillo (born 14 July 1984) is a Honduran football striker who currently plays for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional. Club career Valladares made his professional debut for Municipal Valencia on 6 August 2 ...

Omar Cummings Omar Cummings (born 13 July 1982) is a former Jamaican international footballer who played as a forward. He spent his entire professional career in the United States. Career Youth and amateur Cummings attended Jonathan Grant High School, Cin ...

Omar Daley Omar Daley (born 25 April 1981) is a Jamaican footballer. He plays as a winger. He has also played for the Jamaica national team winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He has played for Portmore United in his homelan ...

Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller (born 31 October 1979) is a retired Jamaican professional footballer who played as a forward. Fuller started his football career with Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens, before he moved to England with Crystal Palace in Februa ...

Ricardo Gardner Ricardo Wayne Gardner (born 25 September 1978), commonly known as Bibi, is a Jamaican former professional footballer. He works as assistant coach at Portmore United. A left winger, he could also play in the centre of midfield or at left wingbac ...

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Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

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Jonny Magallón José Jonny Magallón Oliva (born 21 November 1981) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A defender capable of playing as a centre back and full-back, he started his senior career with Guadalajara in 2003. ...

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* Óscar Rojas *

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Tyrone Loran Tyrone Gabriel Loran (born 29 June 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He won five caps for Netherlands Antilles in 2008. He started his career with Volendam in 2000; two years later, he moved to England to play ...

Angelo Zimmerman Angelo Zimmerman (born 19 March 1984 in Willemstad, Curaçao, in the former Netherlands Antilles) is a footballer who currently plays for ONS Sneek in the Dutch Topklasse. He formerly played for Cambuur Leeuwarden, FC Emmen, BV Veendam and RBC Roo ...

José Luis Garcés José Luis Garcés Rivera (born 9 May 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Liga Panameña de Futbol side San Francisco. Club career At club level, Garcés plays in the striker position. Nicknamed ''el Pistolero'', he played ...

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* Gerard Williams *

Titus Elva Titus Elva (born 5 February 1974) is a Saint Lucian retired footballer, who played as a striker. International career Elva represented Saint Lucia at the international level over a span of 13 years, scoring 17 goals. Personal life He is the f ...

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* Marlon James *

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* David Lowery *

Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. The last club he played for was Ettan Fotboll club Österlen FF. From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at ...

Jonathan Bornstein Jonathan Rey Bornstein (born November 7, 1984) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back. He has captained and made 38 appearances for the United States national team. In addition to also playing for Chivas USA in Majo ...

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Kenny Cooper Kenneth Scott Cooper Jr. (born October 21, 1984) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. He began his soccer career with Manchester United but failed to break through to the first team. He went on to play for clubs in Po ...

Frankie Hejduk Frank Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk (born August 5, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a wingback and midfielder. At the club level he represented the Tampa Bay Mutiny, Bayer Leverkusen, St. Gallen, Columbus Crew, and the LA Ga ...

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* Oguchi Onyewu ;1 own goal * Dario Sierra (against Antigua and Barbuda) * Daryl Ferguson (against United States) * Tervor Lennen (against Mexico) * Marvin González (against Mexico) * Ricardo Osorio (against Honduras) * Eugene Martha (against Haiti) * Marlon Felter (against El Salvador) * Derrik Garden (against El Salvador) * Dwight Ferguson (footballer), Dwight Ferguson (against Grenada)

References

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