2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round
The first round of qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup 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 Durban, South Africa. The top 13 CONCACAF teams received a bye and advanced directly to the second round. Format. In this round, there were 11 matches and the winners advanced to the second  round. 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. Group 1. Group 1A. "Barbados won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to play United States in the Second Round." Group 1B. "Saint Lucia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Guatemala in the Second Round." Group 1C. "Bermuda won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to  play Trinidad and Tobago in the Second Round." Group 1D. "Antigua and Barbuda won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Cuba in the Second Round." Group 2. Group 2A. "Belize won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to play Mexico in the Second Round." Group 2B. "3–3 on aggregate. Bahamas advanced on the away goals rule to play Jamaica in the Second Round." Group 2C. "Puerto Rico advanced to play Honduras in the Second Round. 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. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were drawn to play Canada in the Second Round. Group 3. Group 3A. "Grenada advanced to play Costa Rica in the Second Round. 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 Second Round. 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 Panama in the Second Round." Group 3D. "Netherlands Antilles won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to play Haiti in the Second Round." Goalscorers. A total of 68 goals were scored over 19 games, for an average of 3.58 goals per game.