2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying
The 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying was the eighth edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Serving as the region's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers, it was played by eight teams from 28 October to 8 November 2010 in Cancún, Mexico. For the second time in its history, it was won by Canada.
| CONCACAF / FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 28 October – 8 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 62 (3.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Abby Wambach (8 goals) |
The United States, Canada and Mexico received byes into the tournament after taking the top three positions in the 2006 Gold Cup, while five other spots were determined through regional qualification.
Canada and Mexico, by virtue of their semi-final wins, qualified automatically for the 2011 Women's World Cup, while third-place USA advanced to a play-off against Italy for a further finals berth. Also, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago qualified at the 2011 Pan American Games.
Canada won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Mexico in the Final. Just like during their 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship win, Canada did not concede a single goal against in the entire tournament. They scored 17 goals, while allowing none, to win their second CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifier. Contrasting Canada's success, the USA's semifinal loss to Mexico marked the first time ever that the USA did not win a World Cup qualifying match. It was also the second time that the USA failed to appear in a CONCACAF final match, though only because they did not participate in the 1998 Championship.
Qualification edit
North America edit
Direct entry:
United States (Title Holder)
Canada (Runner-up)
Mexico (Host)
Central America edit
Via qualification:
Guatemala (Winner Central American Triangular A)
Costa Rica (Winner Central American Triangular B)
Caribbean edit
Via qualification:
Trinidad and Tobago (Winner Caribbean qualifying Group F)
Haiti (Winner Caribbean qualifying Group G)
Guyana (Winner Caribbean play-off)
Venues edit
On 11 October 2010, CONCACAF announced the tournament would be hosted in Mexico, with all matches scheduled to be played in Cancún.
| Cancún | |
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| Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | Estadio Quintana Roo |
| Capacity: 9,500 | Capacity: 18,844 |
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Squads edit
Group stage edit
Matches were played at Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila and Estadio Quintana Roo in Cancún.[1]
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to:[2]
- greater number of points in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better fair play record in all group matches (red & yellow cards)
- drawing of lots
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| Mexico
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Guyana
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tancredi  63' |
| Mexico | 7–2 | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
| Garza 2', 45' Dominguez 24', 36' (pen.), 67', 79'Worbis 59' |
Report | El-Masri 34' De Souza 39' |
| Mexico | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Dominguez 45' Lopez 58' |
Report |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 |
| Costa Rica
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
 Haiti
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
 Guatemala
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| A. Venegas 51' |
Report |
| Haiti | 0–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cruz 35' Rodríguez 42', 52' |
| United States | 9–0 | Guatemala |
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| Rodriguez 20', 45', 89' Rapinoe 22', 40'Wambach 29', 30'Morgan 49'Lloyd 58' (pen.) |
Report |
| Guatemala | 0–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saintilmond 22' |
| United States | 4–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Wambach 32' (pen.) Cheney 69'Averbuch 73'Morgan 81' |
Report |
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semi finals | Final | |||||
| 5 November | ||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| 8 November | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| 5 November | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 8 November | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
Semifinals edit
Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| United States | 1–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd 25' |
Highlights Article Report | Domínguez 3' Pérez 26' |
Third place play-off edit
Winner advanced to UEFA–CONCACAF play-off.
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cheney 17' Wambach 33', 50' |
Final edit
| 2010 CONCACAF champions |
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 Canada Second title |
Goalscorers edit
There were 62 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Daniela Cruz (against Canada)
References and notes edit
- ^ Quintana Roo to share Women's WC Qualifying Archived 25 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, from www.concacaf.com, retrieved 19 October 2010
- ^ "CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying, 2010 regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2019.