The top three teams automatically qualify for the 2010 World Cup. The fourth place team will compete in a two-game playoff series (home and away) against the fifth-place team from South America.
| TEAM | GAMES PLAYED | WINS | TIES | LOSSES | GOALS FOR | GOALS AGAINST | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 16 |
| Mexico | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 15 |
| Honduras | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
| El Salvador | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
WHO'S STILL ALIVE: United States, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador
WHO'S ELIMINATED: Trinidad and Tobago
OCT. 10 GAMES: Mexico vs. El Salvador, Costa Rica vs. Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras vs. United States
THE UNITED STATES will qualify for the 2010 World Cup
- if they beat Honduras
- if Costa Rica loses to Trinidad and Tobago
- if the U.S. ties Honduras AND if Costa Rica ties Trinidad and Tobago
MEXICO will qualify for the 2010 World Cup
- if they beat El Salvador
- if they tie El Salvador AND if Costa Rica loses to Trinidad and Tobago
HONDURAS will qualify for the 2010 World Cup
- if they beat the United States AND if Costa Rica loses to Trinidad and Tobago
HONDURAS will ensure at worst a CONCACAF/South America playoff berth
- if they beat United States
- if El Salvador does not beat Mexico
COSTA RICA will ensure at worst a CONCACAF/South America playoff berth
- if they beat Trinidad and Tobago
- if El Salvador loses to Mexico
- if Costa Rica ties Trinidad and Tobago AND if El Salvador ties Mexico
COSTA RICA will only be able to qualify via the CONCACAF/South America playoffs
- if they lose to Trinidad and Tobago AND if Honduras beats the United States AND if Mexico does not lose to El Salvador
EL SALVADOR will only be able to qualify via the CONCACAF/South America playoffs
- if they tie Mexico AND if Costa Rica loses to Trinidad and Tobago
- if they beat Mexico AND a) if Honduras beats the United States AND Costa Rica does not beat Trinidad and Tobago OR b) if Costa Rica beats Trinidad and Tobago AND if Honduras does not beat the United States
EL SALVADOR will be eliminated from contention
- if they lose to Mexico
- if they tie Mexico AND if Costa Rica does not lose to Trinidad and Tobago
- if Honduras beats the United States AND if Costa Rica beats Trinidad and Tobago
