CONCACAF WCQ semifinal round commences.........

[JaMekAn]

Jamaica will now join Honduras and 10 more Stage 2 winners in the Semifinal Round of the of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualification that will be composed of three groups of four teams with matches running from 20 August – 19 November 2008.

The top two from each of the three groups will advance to the six-team CONCACAF Final Round scheduled for 11 February - 14 October 2009.

[Karl]

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Jamaica secure place in CONCACAF World Cup Qualification Semifinal Round



6/19/2008 - Jamaica secured their place in the Semifinal Round of the 2010 CONCACAF World Cup Qualification after defeating the Bahamas 6:0 on Wednesday and claiming the series 13:0 on aggregate.



Luton Shelton scored three times, Deon Burton had two goals, while Tyrone Marshall added another for Jamaica in their Stage 2 second-leg encounter triumph at Greenfield’s Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium. The result extends the Reggae Boyz’ unbeaten streak in CONCACAF World Cup Qualification to six matches.

The road for CONCACAF teams to the FIFA World Cup ™ South Africa 2010 continues with the remaining second-leg match-ups for the CONCACAF World Cup Qualification Stage 2 from 20-22 June. COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Jamaica will now join Honduras and 10 more Stage 2 winners in the Semifinal Round of the of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualification that will be composed of three groups of four teams with matches running from 20 August – 19 November 2008.

The top two from each of the three groups will advance to the six-team CONCACAF Final Round scheduled for 11 February - 14 October 2009.

The top three teams from the CONCACAF Final Round in 2009 will automatically qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. CONCACAF's fourth place finisher will play off with CONMEBOL's fifth-place team in a home-and-away series for one of the last berths to the FIFA event.

2010 CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION
STAGE 2
Series 1
22.06.2008: Bridgetown, BARBADOS; Kensington Oval (15:00)
BARBADOS – USA
USA lead 8:0 on aggregate

Series 2
21.06.2008: Los Angeles, California USA; LA Memorial Coliseum (19:00)
ST. LUCIA – GUATEMALA
Guatemala lead 6:0 on aggregate

Series 3
22.06.2008: Hamilton, BERMUDA; National Sports Centre (19:30)
BERMUDA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Bermuda lead 2:1 on aggregate

Series 4
22.06.2008: La Habana, CUBA; Estadio Pedro Marrero (17:00)
CUBA – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
Cuba lead 4:3 on aggregate

Series 5
21.06.2008: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MEXICO; Estadio Universitario (21:00)
MEXICO – BELIZE
Mexico lead 2:0 on aggregate

Series 6
18.06.2008: Greenfield, JAMAICA; Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium (A: 10500)

BAHAMAS – JAMAICA 0:6 (0:5)
Deon BURTON 29’, 55’; Luton SHELTON 35’, 37’ pen, 42’; Tyrone MARSHALL 39’

BAH: Dwayne Whylly – Happy Hall-C, Conner Sheenan (45: Michael Bethel), Lesley St. Fleur, Shemord Thompson, Demont Mitchell, Cameron Hepple (90: Denair Mitchell), Daron Beneby, Kyle Williams, Gavin Christie, Nesly Jean. Booked: none
TD: Neider DOS SANTOS

JAM: Donovan Ricketts – Tyrone Marshall, Jermaine Taylor (45: Richard Langley), Ian Goodison, Ricardo Gardner-C (45: O’Brian Woodbine), Rudolph Austin, Andrew Williams (59: Omar Daley), Evan Taylor, Demar Phillips, Luton Shelton, Deon Burton. Booked: none
TD: Rene SIMOES

R: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX)
Jamaica win 13:0 on aggregate

Series 8
20.06.2008: Montreal, Quebec CANADA; Stade Saputo (19:30)
CANADA – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
Canada lead 3:0 on aggregate

Series 9
21.06.2008: San José, COSTA RICA; Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (20:00)
COSTA RICA – GRENADA
Tied 2:2 on aggregate

Series 10
22.06.2008: Georgetown, GUYANA; National Stadium (15:30)
GUYANA – SURINAM
Surinam lead 1:0 on aggregate

Series 11
22.06.2008: San Salvador, EL SALVADOR; Estadio Cuscatlan (18:00)
EL SALVADOR – PANAMA
Panama lead 1:0 on aggregate

Series 12
22.06.2008: Willemstad, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; Ergilio Hato Stadium (18:00)
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES – HAITI
Aggregate tied 0:0

Photos by Garfield Robinson