North, Central America and Caribbean
Nine teams from CONCACAF will move on to the group stages at the weekend, while nine more will have to contemplate where it all went wrong.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
Cuba were made to sweat in their first qualifier for South Africa 2010, as they only just shaded Antigua and Barbuda 4-3 on Tuesday.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
Reinhold Fanz is in charge of Cuba's bid for a place at South Africa 2010. "I want to make their dream come true!" he told FIFA.com.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
Wednesday was a fateful day in CONCACAF as Grenada hammered USVI, Belize made a date with Mexico and Barbados squeaked through.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
The Aruban motto is 'one happy island,' but there aren't too many smiles in the national team as they edge dangerously close to early elimination.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
Wednesday's slate of CONCACAF qualifiers had a little bit of everything - a 12-0 drubbing, a few upsets and a first-ever win on home soil.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™