CLUBS IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA SEEK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION
Mexico
Morelia, Cruz Azul, Monterrey and regular season winner Toluca have prevailed to reach the semifinals of the Mexican first division's Torneo Apertura Liguilla. Following its 4-2 aggregate victory over Santos, Morelia will face Cruz Azul, which eliminated Puebla. After subduing América, Monterrey next faces Toluca, which outlasted San Luis. Morelia and Cruz Azul will play Wednesday and Saturday with Monterrey and Toluca facing off Thursday and Sunday. The Apertura champion will earn a berth in the Group Stage of next year's CONCACAF Champions League while the runner-up will qualify for the Preliminary Round.
Guatemala
Xelajú and Municipal secured semifinal berths in the Liga Nacional title playoffs, finishing first and second as the regular season concluded this past weekend. The other two semifinalists will be decided Wednesday and Saturday when third-seeded Marquense plays sixth-seeded Comunicaciones in a two-game playoff, and fourth-seeded Heredia meets fifth-seeded Juventud Retalteca. Xelajú will face the lowest seeded team that advances.
Panama
Chorillo FC and Tauro FC won the first legs of their semifinal series in the Panamian Torneo Apertura playoffs. Chorrillo FC defeated CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinalists Árabe Unido 3-0 with the return leg to be played Sunday. Tauro beat Atlético Chiriqui 3-0. The second leg is set for Saturday.
Honduras
Marathón qualified for the Champions League for a third straight time, defeating Olimpia 2-0 on Wednesday to overcome a 1-0 first leg loss to win the 2009 Honduran Apertura championship. By winning its seventh championship, Marathon assured itself of at least a Preliminary Round berth in the 2010-11 Champions League. The Verdolagas already have reached the quarterfinals of Champions League for the second consecutive year and will face Pumas in March.
El Salvador
Vista Hermosa and Metapán will meet in a one-game playoff Wednesday to claim the fourth and final spot in the the El Salvadoran Torneo Apertura semifinals. Starting Sunday, FAS will face the playoff winner, while Aguila will play Firpo. The winner will qualify for next season's Champions League.
2010 CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION
Final Round
09.05.2009: San Jose, Costa Rica; Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
COSTA RICA - MEXICO 0:3 (0:1)
09.05.2009: Sandy, Utah USA; Rio Tinto Stadium
UNITED STATES - EL SALVADOR 2:1 (2:1)
09.05.2009: San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS; Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
HONDURAS - TRINDAD 4:1 (2:0)
09.09.2009: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD; Hasely Crawford Stadium
TRINIDAD - UNITED STATES 1:0 (0:0)
09.09.2009: San Salvador, EL SALVADOR; Estadio Cuscatlan
EL SALVADOR - COSTA RICA 1:0 (0:0)
09.09.2009: Ciudad de Mexico, MEXICO; Estadio Azteca
MEXICO - HONDURAS 1:0 (0:0)
10.10.2009: Ciudad de Mexico, MEXICO; Estadio Azteca
MEXICO - EL SALVADOR 4:0 (1:0)
10.10.2009: San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS; Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
HONDURAS - UNITED STATES 3:2 (0:0)
10.10.2009: San Jose, Costa Rica; Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
COSTA RICA - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0:4 (1:0)
10.14.2009: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD; Hasely Crawford Stadium
TRINIDAD - MEXICO 2:2 (1:0)
10.14.2009: San Salvador, EL SALVADOR; Estadio Cuscatlan
EL SALVADOR - HONDURAS 0:1 (0:0)
10.14.2009: Washington, D.C. USA; RFK Stadium
UNITED STATES - COSTA RICA 2:2 (0:2)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Friendlies
11.14.2009: Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Estadio Nacional
HONDURAS - LATVIA 2:1 (1:0)
11.14.2009: Bratislava, Slovakia;
SLOVAKIA - UNITED STATES 1:0 (1:0)
11.14.2009: Skopje, Macedonia;
MACEDONIA - CANADA 3:0 (0:0)
11.17.2009: Bloemfontein, South Africa;
SOUTH AFRICA- JAMAICA 0:0 (0:0)
11.18.2009: Aarhus, Denmark; NRGi Park
DENMARK - UNITED STATES 3:1 (0:1)
11.18.2009: Miami, Florida, USA; Land Shark Stadium
HONDURAS - PERU 1:2 (0:1)