2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup AFC–OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, New Zealand, and the fifth-placed team from the Asian qualifying tournament, Bahrain.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
(AFC–OFC play-off)
Event2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Bahrain New Zealand
0 1
New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate
First leg
Bahrain New Zealand
0 0
Date10 October 2009
VenueBahrain National Stadium, Riffa
RefereeViktor Kassai (Hungary)
WeatherClear
29 °C (84 °F)[1]
Second leg
New Zealand Bahrain
1 0
Date14 November 2009
VenueWestpac Stadium, Wellington
RefereeJorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
WeatherScattered clouds
13 °C (55 °F)[2]

The games were played on 10 October and 14 November 2009 in Riffa and Wellington, respectively. With New Zealand winning 1–0 on aggregate score in order to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since the 1982 tournament.

It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off Bahrain played, Bahrain lost 2–1 on aggregate to Trinidad and Tobago in their previous play-off.

New Zealand took part in their first FIFA World Cup inter-confederation play-off after years of Australia[3] appearing in the inter-confederation play-offs of 1986 vs Scotland, 1994 (1st play-off vs Canada and 2nd play-off vs Argentina), 1998 vs Iran, 2002 vs Uruguay, and 2006 vs Uruguay, and Israel appearing in 1990 against Colombia.[4]

The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress. New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate and a second consecutive appearance for an OFC team in the FIFA World Cup.

Background
Bahrain Round New Zealand
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 86201211120
 Japan 8431116515
 Bahrain 831468−210
 Qatar 8134514−96
 Uzbekistan 8116510−54
 Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 6501145915
 New Caledonia 6222121028
 Fiji 6213811−37
 Vanuatu 6114513−84
Opponent Result Fifth round
(AFC)		 Opponent Result
 Saudi Arabia (H) 0–0 1st leg
 Saudi Arabia (A) 2–2 2nd leg

Play-off match

First leg
Bahrain 0–0 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 37,000

BAHRAIN:
GK1Sayed Jaffer
DF16Sayed Mohamed Adnan
DF12Faouzi Mubarak Aaish
DF14Salman Isa 79'
MF7Sayed Mahmood Jalal
MF5Mohamed Hubail
MF10Mohamed Salmeen (c)
MF17Hussain Ali Baba
MF15Abdullah Omar
FW9Husain Ali 65'
FW6Jaycee John 86'
Substitutions:
GK18Abbas Ahmed Khamis
DF2Mohamed Husain
MF13Mahmood Abdulrahman 79'
FW3Ahmed Hassan Taleb
FW4Abdulla Al-Dakeel
FW8A'ala Hubail 86'
FW11Ismail Abdul-Latif 65'
Manager:
Milan Máčala

NEW ZEALAND:
GK1Mark Paston 76'
DF5Ivan Vicelich
DF6Ryan Nelsen (c) 90+1'
DF4Ben Sigmund
DF3Tony Lochhead
MF11Leo Bertos
MF8Tim Brown 68'
MF7Simon Elliott
FW14Rory Fallon 66'
FW10Chris Killen
FW9Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
GK18James Bannatyne
DF2Aaron Scott
DF15Dave Mulligan
DF16Andrew Boyens
MF12Michael McGlinchey 68'
MF17Andrew Barron
FW13Chris Wood 66'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Officials

Match rules

Second leg
New Zealand 1–0 Bahrain
Fallon  45' Report
Attendance: 36,500

NEW ZEALAND:
GK1Mark Paston
DF5Ivan Vicelich
DF6Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF4Ben Sigmund
DF3Tony Lochhead 3'
MF11Leo Bertos
MF8Tim Brown 90'
MF12Michael McGlinchey 64'
FW14Rory Fallon
FW10Chris Killen 82'
FW9Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
GK18James Bannatyne
DF2Aaron Scott
DF15Dave Mulligan
DF16Andrew Boyens 90'
MF7Simon Elliott
MF17Andrew Barron 64'
FW13Chris Wood 82'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

BAHRAIN:
GK1Sayed Jaffer
DF16Sayed Mohamed Adnan
DF12Faouzi Mubarak Aaish 27' 73'
DF14Salman Isa
MF7Sayed Mahmood Jalal 79'
MF5Mohamed Hubail 85'
MF10Mohamed Salmeen (c)
MF17Hussain Ali Baba
MF15Abdullah Omar
FW6Jaycee John 90+3'
FW4Abdulla Al-Dakeel
Substitutions:
GK18Abbas Ahmed Khamis
DF2Mohamed Husain
MF13Mahmood Abdulrahman 79'
FW3Ahmed Hassan Taleb 85'
FW8A'ala Hubail
FW9Husain Ali
FW11Ismail Abdul-Latif 73'
Manager:
Milan Máčala

Officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level:
  • 3 (of 7) substitutions permitted

Aftermath

New Zealand qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa and were drawn into Group F with defending champions Italy, Slovakia and Paraguay. After drawing 1–1 with Slovakia in their opening match, New Zealand drew 1–1 with Italy, and in their final match, they also drew 0–0 with Paraguay; meaning they finished third in the group on three points. New Zealand's three draws meant that they were the only unbeaten team at the 2010 World Cup.

After the play-off, Bahrain qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. They went on to finish third in Group C; losing 2–1 to South Korea in their opening match, then beating India 5–2, before being eliminated from the competition after a 1–0 defeat to Australia.

References
  1. "History for Manama, Bahrain". wunderground.com. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. "History for Wellington, New Zealand". wunderground.com. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. Australia moved to the AFC in 2006 and qualified through to the FIFA World Cup through the AFC Qualifying Rounds from 2010.
  4. Israel moved to UEFA in 1991.

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