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

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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

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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

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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

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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 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 ...

;4 goals *

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 ...

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 * Devaun DeGraff * Anadale Williams * Shawn Martin * Jason Roberts * Kenzo Huur *

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 ...

;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 Playe ...

* George Dublin *

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 ...

* Demont Mitchell * Lesly St. Fleur * Michael Bethel *

Dwayne Stanford Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Goidelic languages, Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a s ...

Rashida Williams Rashida (رشيدة) is a feminine Arabic given name. Notable people with the name include: * Rashida (Chinese politician), one of the first group of women elected to parliament in China * Rashida al-Qaili, Yemeni journalist * Rashida Beal (born ...

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 Belize ...

* Harrison Roches *

Kwame Steede Kwame Steede (born 4 July 1980) is a Bermudian football coach and former player. He was appointed head coach of the Devonshire Cougars in 2015. Club career Next to spending his entire local league career at Devonshire Cougars, Steede had playe ...

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 ...

* Rohan Lennon * Allean Grant *

Marshall Forbes Marshall Lamar Forbes-Moore (born 6 November 1980) is a Caymanian football forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * ...

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 ...

Carlos Monteagudo Carlos Romeo Monteagudo Alfaro (born April 29, 1985) is a Salvadoran professional footballer. Club career Independiente Nacional 1906 Monteagudo started his professional career at hometown club Independiente Nacional 1906 in 2004. However, for ...

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 * Dorset Langiagne * Shane Rennie *

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 ...

* Vladimir Farrell * Angelo Zimmerman * Anton Jongsma * Tyrone Loran *

Petter Villegas Petter Villegas (born November 15, 1975 in Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian-born Puerto Rican footballer who played for Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League. Career Youth and college Villegas came to the United States with h ...

* Gerard Williams * Orlando Mitchum *

Gilbert Nyhime Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South A ...

* Kenwin McPhee *

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 ...

* Cleon Wondel * Melvin Valies * Raydell Schuurman * David Lowery *

Gavin Glinton Gavin Glinton (born 1 March 1979 in Grand Turk) is a Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two ...

;1 own goal * Dario Sierra (against Antigua and Barbuda) * Dwight Ferguson (against Grenada)

Notes

References

External links

FIFA.com
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