Clint Dempsey Tally Leads Team USA Past Cuba

Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup from the CONCACAF region continued Saturday:

Group 1:

At Havana, Cuba:

Clint Dempsey provided the only goal (40') of a match which saw the United States blank Cuba on the road 1-0.


At Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad

Carlo Gallardo Najera's second-half-stoppage-time equalizer lifted Guatemala to a 1-1 road draw against Trinidad & Tobago. Keon Daniel scored for the Trinidadians at 84 minutes.

GROUP ONE STANDINGS:

1. United States (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Trinidad & Tobago (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Guatemala (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1
4. Cuba (GP: 2; GD: -3 ; PTS: 0)

Group 2:

At Mexico City:

Goals courtesy of Andres Guardado (2'), Fernando Enrique Ruiz Arce (32'), and Jose Jonny Oliva Magallon (62') lifted Mexico to a decisive 3-0 home triumph at Jamaica's expense.

At Montreal:

Ramon Nunez scored twice (47', 56') to lift Honduras to a come-from-behind 2-1 road win over Canada.

GROUP TWO STANDINGS:

1. Mexico (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Honduras (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Canada (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Jamaica (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

Group 3:

At San Salvador, El Salvador:

Rodolfo Zelaya's hat trick (8', 24', 52') helped propel El Salvador to a 5-0 annihilation of visiting Haiti.

At San Jose, Costa Rica:

Froylan Ledezma's double (8', 41') was only the start of a major scoring barrage by Costa Rica as the hosts demolished Suriname 7-0.

GROUP THREE STANDINGS:

1. Costa Rica (GP: 2; GD: +8; PTS: 6)
2. El Salvador (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
3. Haiti (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 1)
4. Suriname (GP: 2; GD: -7; PTS: 1)