CONCACAF 2010 WCQ Recap and Video Highlights: USA, Mexico, and Honduras all win
The CONCACAF Region continued its hexagonal qualification round with all six teams playing. The United States hosted El Salvador, Mexico at Costa Rica, and Honduras was at home against Trinidad & Tobago. The top three teams get an automatic spot while the fourth placed team has a playoff with the fifth place team from South America (CONMEBOL). Here’s a recap of all the matches from Saturday, September 5, 2009 in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying.
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Recap – Saturday, September 5, 2009
The United States, Honduras and Mexico all got much needed wins as they are the top three spots in the hexagonal standings. Costa Rica was leading the group but got crushed by Mexico 0-3 at home and will have a tough last three matches in qualifying. Mexico, who had been struggling, seems to have found their groove and was looking strong with their win at Costa Rica.
The United States, who lost at Mexico in August, responded at home with a gritty 2-1 win against El Salvador. The Americans are in good shape with a match against Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday. Honduras won at home and should be in a battle with Costa Rica for the last automatic spot. The USA and Mexico appear likely to take the top two spots as they have favorable schedule remaining and haven’t lost at home. All the teams will be in action on Wednesday with another set of matches.
Video Highlights
| Saturday, September 5, 2009 | |||||
| Status | Home | Score | Away | STAGE | VENUE (ATT.) |
| FT | United States | 2 - 1 | El Salvador | Third Round | Rio Tinto Stadium (19,066) |
| FT | Honduras | 4 - 1 | Trinidad & Tobago | Third Round | Francisco Morazan (39,700) |
| FT | Costa Rica | 0 - 3 | Mexico | Third Round | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (30,000) |
Updated Standings
| September 6, 2009Fourth Round Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | W | D | L | GS | GA | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | ||||
| 1 |  |
United States | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 2 |  |
Honduras | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 3 | |
Mexico | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 4 |  |
Costa Rica | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 12 | |||
| 5 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 5 | |||
| 6 | |
El Salvador | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 | |||
| Qualifies for the World Cup: 1st , 2nd , 3rd Play-off with a nation from CONMEBOL: 4th |
