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CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...
(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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in
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consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by
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. The
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,
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and
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qualified. The fourth-place finisher,
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, played a two-game playoff with the
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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
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. The 4th place team competed in a home-and-away playoff against the 5th-place team from
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.


Seeding

The draw took place on 25 November 2007 in
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,
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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
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. 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
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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
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. 2 Belize moved their home leg to the
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. 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
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. The allocation of teams in the draw took place in
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,
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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
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. 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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,
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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 *
Rudis Corrales Rudis Alberto Corrales Rivera (born November 6, 1979) is a retired Salvadoran footballer. Club career Corrales' professional career began in 1997, when he signed a contract with Municipal Limeño. He officially made his debut that same year ...
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Carlos Pavón Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer (born 9 October 1973) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best Honduran footballers in history, and by most as the nation's greatest player ever. Mos ...
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Luton Shelton Luton George Kieshawn Shelton (11 November 1985 – 22 January 2021) was a Jamaican professional footballer who played as a striker or winger. At the time of his death, he was the top scorer for the Jamaican national football team with 35 g ...
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Ali Gerba Ali Ngon Gerba (; born September 4, 1981) is a former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Born in Cameroon, he represented the Canada national team. Club career Canada and United States In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal ...
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Bryan Ruiz Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (; born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer. A left-footed attacking midfielder, he also played as a second striker. Ruiz is the only Central American footballer to have played in the UEFA Champions L ...
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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 ...
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Carlo Costly Carlo Yaír Costly Molina (; born 18 July 1982) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga de Ascenso club Lone FC. Prior to moving to Europe, he played with Platense, where he was the top scorer of the Honduras A ...
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Jozy Altidore Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore ( ; born November 6, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. Altidore made his professional debut in 2006, at the age of 16, with ...
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Celso Borges Celso Borges Mora (born 27 May 1988), is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team. Early years His father is Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-born, Co ...
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Wensley Christoph Wensley Christoph (born 9 December 1984 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese football player. He is capped for Suriname's national team. Christoph has played for Suriname in qualifying matches for the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. In the 2010 qualifying ...
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Clint Dempsey Clinton Drew Dempsey (; born March 9, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward and midfielder. During his career, he played in the Premier League for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur and in Major League Soccer ...
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Álvaro Saborío Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón (; born 25 March 1982) is a Costa Rican professional footballer, who plays as a forward and captains Costa Rican club San Carlos from the Primera División de Costa Rica. Saborío originally retired in 2017, bu ...
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Roberto Linares Roberto Linares Balmaseda (born February 10, 1986) is a football forward from Cuba playing currently for Argentine side All Boys. Club career A powerful and pacy striker, Linares played for his provincial side Villa Clara. He was the Cuban lea ...
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Ronald Cerritos Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores (born January 3, 1975, in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker. Cerritos is the all-time leader in assists of the Major League Soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes ...
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Rodolfo Zelaya Rodolfo Antonio Zelaya García (born 3 July 1988) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Salvadoran club Alianza and the El Salvador national team. In October 2013, Zelaya was given a one-year ban from foot ...
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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 ...
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David Suazo Óscar David Suazo Velázquez (born 5 November 1979) is a Honduran retired professional footballer turned coach who played as a striker. Suazo played more than 300 league games and scored over 980 league goals in Italy during a span of 7 years ...
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Keon Daniel Keon Kelly Daniel (born 16 January 1987 in Lambeau) is a Trinidadian professional association football, footballer who most recently played for Polish side GKS Tychy. Career Club Daniel attended Signal Hill Secondary School in his native Toba ...
* Michael Bradley *
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Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. Donovan is also the co-founder and vice-president of soccer operations for USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC, and serves as strategic advisor fo ...
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Armando Alonso Armando Alonso Rodríguez (born 21 March 1984) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who used to play for Alajuelense. Alonso scored a goal in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 quarter-final match against Atlante F.C. on March 19, 2008. Club ...
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Fernando Arce Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz (born 24 April 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Arce came out of Club América's youth prospects, but never debuted there. Arce debuted for Irapuato in a gam ...
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Jared Borgetti Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (; born 14 August 1973) is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer who currently works as a commentator for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Latin America, ESPN Mexico. As a player, Borgetti wa ...
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Andrés Guardado José Andrés Guardado Hernández (; born 28 September 1986) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and captains the Mexico national team. Popularly known as ''Principito'' (Spanish for '' L ...
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Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who captains and plays for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Described as a versatile player who can play as a forward, winger, and attacking midfield ...
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Clifton Sandvliet Clifton Sandvliet (born August 18, 1977) is a Surinamese retired professional footballer. He played for SV Transvaal, Walking Boys Company and the National Army. Sandvliet won three top scorer standings of the league SVB. His record with the n ...
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Dwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian former professional footballer and current manager of Australian A-League club Macarthur FC. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester Unit ...
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Andy Furtado Andy Furtado Dixon (born 3 January 1980) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Belén. Club career He lost the Second Division championship final in May 2005 with Fusión Tibás. In August 2008 Furtado signed a 4-month contract ...
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Jaime Colomé Jaime Colomé Valencia (born June 30, 1979 in Havana) is a Cuban retired footballer. Club career Colomé played most of his career as a midfielder for Ciudad La Habana. He played the 2016/17 season at Parham in Antigua and Barbuda alongside c ...
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Julio César de León Julio César de León Dailey (; born 13 September 1979) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Olancho F.C. in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso as a midfielder. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and was an importan ...
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Amado Guevara Amado Guevara (born 2 May 1976) is a Honduran former professional footballer and manager. He was the coach of Puerto Rico from 2018 to 2019. A former midfielder, he is the second all-time cap leader for the Honduras national team seconded by Ma ...
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Wilson Palacios Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo (; born 29 July 1984) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in La Ceiba, he played for Victoria and Olimpia in Honduras before moving to England, where he played ...
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Guillermo Franco Guillermo "Guille" Luis Franco Farquarson (born 3 November 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Argentina, he represented the Mexico national team. Early life Guillermo Franco was born in Corrientes, the ...
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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 Playe ...
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Tyio Simon Tyio Simon (born 29 September 1978) is an Antiguan and Barbudan footballer, currently playing for SAP in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. International career Simon, not be confused with fellow Antiguan midfielder Troy Simon, made his ...
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Tyrell Burgess Tyrell Allen Burgess (born 5 March 1986) is a Bermudian footballer, currently playing for North Village Rams. Career College and amateur Born in Smith's Parish, Burgess began his career at North Village CC, before moving from his native Bermu ...
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Leonel Duarte Leonel Duarte Plat, (born 1 August 1987) is a Cuban retired footballer. Club career Duarte played his entire career for his provincial side Ciego de Ávila, except for a season in Germany with amateur side SV Einheit 1875 Worbis. Internation ...
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Richard Pacquette Richard Francis Pacquette (born 28 January 1983) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Amersham Town. He has played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers, Mansfield Town, Milton Keynes Dons and Brentford, and ...
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Emerson Umaña Emerson David Umaña Corleto (born November 12, 1981, in San Vicente, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran former professional football midfielder. Club career Umaña started his career at hometown club Independiente in the Salvadoran second divisio ...
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Byron Bubb Byron Bubb (born 17 December 1981) is a professional Association footballer, footballer, who plays for Southern Football League side Barton Rovers F.C., Barton Rovers. He usually plays as a winger, but can also operate in Forward (association fo ...
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Dorset Langaigne Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , Do ...
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Patrick Modeste Patrick Modeste (born September 30, 1976 in Grenada) is a Grenadian football player, who represented Q.P.R., and the Grenada national football team The Grenada national football team represents Grenada in international football and is co ...
* 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, Munic ...
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Nigel Codrington Nigel Codrington (born 5 July 1979) is a Guyanese former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, ...
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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 Ju ...
* Brunel Fucien *
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, where he was general ...
* Alain Vubert * Walter Martinez *
Hendry Thomas Hendry Bernardo Thomas Suazo (born 23 February 1985), also known as ''Buchuca'', is a Honduran former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Thomas has been described as displaying a "rugged approach driven by his ample physical gift ...
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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 20 ...
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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, Cinc ...
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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 homeland ...
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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 February ...
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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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Ian Goodison Ian De Souza Goodison (born 21 November 1972) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career at English side Tranmere Rovers. Club career Born in Montego Bay, Saint James, Goodison began h ...
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Tyrone Marshall Tyrone Everton Marshall (born 12 November 1974) is a retired Jamaican footballer and current head coach of FC Cincinnati 2, the reserve team of Major League Soccer's FC Cincinnati. Career Youth and College Marshall moved to the Fort Lauderdal ...
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Demar Phillips Demar Constantine Phillips (born 23 September 1983) is a Jamaican Association football, footballer who plays as a left wingback. Early life Demar Phillips was born on 23 September 1983 in a small town in the district of Saint Thomas Parish, Ja ...
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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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Nery Castillo Nery Alberto Castillo Confalonieri (born 13 June 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Early years Nery Castillo was born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where his father, a Uruguayan professional footballer, ...
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Israel Castro Israel Castro Macías (born 20 December 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Pumas UNAM He joined the Pumas youth system and worked his way through the ranks to debut in 2002; he ...
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Giovani dos Santos Giovani dos Santos Ramírez ( ; born 11 May 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer. A versatile forward, dos Santos can play as an attacking midfielder, winger, and secondary striker. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Dos Santos began his ...
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Enrique Esqueda Enrique Alejandro Esqueda Tirado (born 19 April 1988) is a Mexican former professional footballer who last played for East Bengal F.C. in the I-League. He represented Mexico at the 2015 Copa América. He is popularly known by his nickname "Pale ...
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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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Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Álvarez (; born 13 February 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current head coach of Spanish team Barcelona Atlètic. Nicknamed '' El Káiser'', he is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and o ...
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Francisco Palencia Juan Francisco Palencia Hernández (born 28 April 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Club career Cruz Azul Palencia trained with the Cruz Azul youth system at age 13 and made his debut in the Primera División (Firs ...
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Miguel Sabah Miguel Sabah Rodríguez (born 14 November 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. Throughout his career, he played for Guadalajara, Cruz Azul, Monarcas Morelia, and Club León. Sabah made his debut in the ...
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Matías Vuoso Vicente José Matías Vuoso (born 3 November 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Argentina, he played for the Mexico national team. Born in Mar del Plata, Vuoso began his career at Independiente in 200 ...
* Vladimir Farrell *
Anton Jongsma Anton Jongsma (born 13 January 1983 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch- Curaçaoan footballer who currently plays for WKE in the Dutch Topklasse The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topklasse (; en, Top Class), is the ...
* Tyrone Loran *
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 *
Luis Tejada Luis Carlos "Matador" Tejada Hansell (born 28 March 1982) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Molinos El Pirata. Club career Tejada's debut in professional soccer was with Tauro in the local league, where he man ...
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Chris Megaloudis Christopher Megaloudis (born May 14, 1984 in Queens, New York) is a Puerto Rican international footballer. Career Youth career Chris played soccer in high school at Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School. He is the school's all-time leading go ...
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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 ...
* Gilbert Nihyme * Marlon James * Kenzo Huur * Melvin Valies * Germaine Van Dijk * Cleon Wondel *
Russell Latapy Russell Nigel Latapy CM (born 2 August 1968) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant coach of Macarthur. In a senior career which spanned more than twenty years at b ...
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Darryl Roberts Darryl Bevon Roberts (born 26 September 1983 in Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Joseph) is a Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadian association football, footballer who last played for Kaya F.C.–Iloilo, Kaya F.C–Iloilo and for the Trinid ...
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Collin Samuel Collin Andrew Samuel CM (born 27 August 1981) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer who played as a winger or striker. He represented Trinidad and Tobago at senior international level and played in the 2006 World Cup. He pl ...
* Hayden Tinto *
Gavin Glinton Gavin Glinton (born 1 March 1979 in Grand Turk) is a Turks and Caicos Islands football coach and former professional soccer player. He played for the LA Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS. He also played for the Charleston ...
* 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 th ...
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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 Major ...
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Ricardo Clark Ricardo Anthony Clark (born February 10, 1983) is an American retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. He appeared for MetroStars, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC in the United States, Eintracht Frankfurt ...
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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 Port ...
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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 Gal ...
* Eddie Johnson *
Eddie Lewis Edward Lewis may refer to: Politicians * Edward Lewis (Devizes MP) (1650–1674), British MP for Devizes, 1669–1674 * Edward Lewis (Radnor MP), British MP for Radnor, 1761–1768, 1769–1774 and 1775–1790 * Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1 ...
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Oguchi Onyewu Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu (born May 13, 1982) is an American former soccer player who is the secretary-general of R.E. Virton. He was previously the sporting director for Orlando City B. During his professional career, he played as a defender ...
;1 own goal * Dario Sierra (against Antigua and Barbuda) * Daryl Ferguson (against United States) * Tervor Lennen (against Mexico) *
Marvin González Marvin René González Leiva (born April 17, 1982) is a Salvadoran former footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Born in El Refugio, González came through the reserves of FAS in 2001 to claim his place in the senior team and to st ...
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Ricardo Osorio Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (born 30 March 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Born in Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Osorio made his debut in the Primera División de México in 2001 ...
(against Honduras) * Eugene Martha (against Haiti) * Marlon Felter (against El Salvador) * Derrik Garden (against El Salvador) * Dwight Ferguson (against Grenada)


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North, Central America & Caribbean Zone
at FIFA.com {{FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...
FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...