WORLD CUP 2010
CONCACAF
3.5 finals berths
Results
03-02-08 Bermuda 1-0 Cayman Islands
06-02-08 El Salvador 12-0 Anguilla
06-02-08 Dominica 1-1 Barbados
06-02-08 Belize 3-1 St Kitts & Nevis
06-02-08 Nicaragua 0-1 Dutch Antilles
06-02-08 Turks & Caicos Islands 2-1 St Lucia
06-02-08 Aruba 0-3 Antigua & Barbuda
1st stage
The 22 lowest-ranked countries of the 35 entrants have been drawn in 11 two-leg ties:
Aruba v Antigua & Barbuda
Bahamas v British Virgin Islands
Belize v St Kitts & Nevis
Bermuda v Cayman Islands
Dominica v Barbados
Dominican Republic v Puerto Rico
El Salvador v Anguilla
Nicaragua v Dutch Antilles
Surinam v Montserrat
Turks & Caicos Islands v St Lucia
US Virgin Islands v Grenada
The winners advance to the 2nd stage, to which the 13 highest-ranked countries received a bye.
2nd stage
The 12 two-leg ties are:
Aruba or Antigua & Barbuda v Cuba
Belize or St Kitts & Nevis v Mexico
Canada v St Vincent & The Grenadines
Guatemala v Turks & Caicos Islands or St Lucia
Haiti v Nicaragua or Dutch Antilles
Honduras v Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico
Jamaica v Bahamas or British Virgin Islands
Panama v El Salvador or Anguilla
Surinam or Montserrat v Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago v Bermuda or Cayman Islands
United States v Dominica or Barbados
US Virgin Islands or Grenada v Costa Rica
The winners will advance to the 3rd stage.
3rd stage
The four-team round-robin groups will be made up as follows:
Group 1
Aruba or Antigua & Barbuda or Cuba;
Barbados or Dominica or United States;
Bermuda or Cayman Islands or Trinidad & Tobago;
Guatemala or St Lucia or Turks & Caicos Islands
Group 2
Bahamas or British Virgin Islands or Jamaica;
Belize or Mexico or St Kitts & Nevis;
Canada or St Vincent & The Grenadines;
Dominican Republic or Honduras or Puerto Rico
Group 3
Anguilla or El Salvador or Panama;
Costa Rica or Grenada or US Virgin Islands;
Dutch Antilles or Haiti or Nicaragua;
Guyana or Montserrat or Surinam
The group winners and runners-up will advance to the 4th stage.
4th stage
The six countries will play in a single round-robin group. The top three will qualify for the finals. The fourth-placed country will meet the fifth-placed South American country in a two-leg tie for a place in the finals.