The first round of qualifying matches for the

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in the CONCACAF section featured the 22 teams ranked 14 to 35 on the FIFA ranking for CONCACAF as of May 2007. The teams ranked 14th to 24th were randomly drawn against the teams ranked 25th to 35th. The draw took place on 25 November 2007 in

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, South Africa. The top 13 CONCACAF teams received a bye and advanced directly to the

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Format

In this round, there were 11 matches and the winners advanced to the

. 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.New World fixtures firmed
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Teams

Group 1

Group 1A

''Barbados won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to play

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Group 1B

''Saint Lucia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Guatemala in the

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Group 1C

''Bermuda won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play

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Group 1D

''Antigua and Barbuda won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to play

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Group 2

Group 2A

''Belize won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play

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Group 2B

''3–3 on aggregate. Bahamas advanced on the

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to play

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in the

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Group 2C

''Puerto Rico advanced to play Honduras in the

. 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.

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were drawn to play

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Group 3

Group 3A

''Grenada advanced to play Costa Rica in the

. 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.''

Group 3B

''Suriname advanced to play Guyana in the

. 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

''El Salvador won 16–0 on aggregate and advanced to play

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Group 3D

''Netherlands Antilles won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to play

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Goalscorers

A total of 68 goals were scored over 19 games, for an average of 3.58 goals per game. ;6 goals * Rudis Corrales ;4 goals *

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Ricky Charles Ricky Charles (born 16 June 1975) is a Grenadian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Grenada national football team and is his nation's top scorer with 37 goals. Club career Charles played university soccer at Bryant ...

;2 goals *

Deon McCauley Deon McCaulay (born 20 September 1987) is a Belizean international footballer who plays as a forward for Atletico Atlanta of the United Premier Soccer League, the Rome Gladiators of the National Indoor Soccer League, and the Belize national te ...

Devaun DeGraff Devaun "Sammy" DeGraff (born December 25, 1980) is a retired Bermudian football player. Club career DeGraff played the majority of his career with local side North Village Rams, and played for the team for one year in the Bermudian Premier Divis ...

* Anadale Williams * Shawn Martin * Jason Roberts *

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Wensley Christoph Wensley Christoph (born 9 December 1984 in Paramaribo) is a Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic co ...

;1 goal *

Gayson Gregory Gayson Gregory (born 5 April 1982) is an Antiguan footballer who plays for Antigua Barracuda FC in the USL Professional Division and the Antigua and Barbuda national team. Club career Born in Bolands, Gregory was named Most Valuable Player ...

George Dublin George Dublin (born 11 February 1977) is an Antiguan footballer who is currently assistant coach of the Montserrat national football team. Club career Dublin began his career in his native Antigua and Barbuda with Hoppers FC, before moving to ...

Okeem Challenger Okeem Challenger (born 22 August 1989) is an Antiguan and Barbudan footballer who plays for SAP in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. International career Nicknamed ''Soda'', Challenger made his debut for Antigua and Barbuda in a March 2 ...

Demont Mitchell Demont Mitchell (born 24 October 1988) is a retired association football player from The Bahamas who had his career cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident. He has dual American-Bahamian citizenship. Club career As a child, Mitchell ha ...

Lesly St. Fleur Lesly St. Fleur (born 21 March 1989) is a Bahamian international football player, who plays as a striker for Jamaica National Premier League side Montego Bay United and the Bahamas national team. Club career St. Fleur was born in Haiti, and ...

Michael Bethel Mike Bethel (born 21 April 1990) is a Bahamian footballer who plays for local side Renegades. Club career Bethel attended St. Andrews School and joined the University of Tampa in 2008, for whom he scored 4 goals in 36 matches.

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* Rashida Williams *

Elroy Smith Elroy Alexander Smith (born 30 November 1981) is a Belizean football defender that currently plays for Belmopan Bandits, having previously played for several clubs in Liga Nacional de Honduras. International career He made his debut for Beli ...

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* Marshall Forbes * Richard Pacquette * Carlos Monteagudo *

Eliseo Quintanilla Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla Ortíz (born 5 February 1983) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer. Club career Nicknamed ''Cheyo'', Quintanilla started his professional career at Salvadorian giants FAS, making his professional debut in ...

* Emerson Umaña * William Torres *

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* Shane Rennie * Byron Bubb *

Vladimir Farrell Vladimir Santos Farrell (born 31 May 1981) is a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in the Dominican Republic, he represented the Montserrat national team at international level. Career Born in the Dominican Republic, Farrell and h ...

* Angelo Zimmerman * Anton Jongsma *

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 ...

* Petter Villegas * Gerard Williams * Orlando Mitchum * Gilbert Nyhime * Kenwin McPhee * Titus Elva *

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* Raydell Schuurman * David Lowery *

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;1 own goal *

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(against Antigua and Barbuda) *

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(against Grenada)

Notes

References

External links

FIFA.com
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