2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

For the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
Tournament details
Dates10 October – 18 November 2009
Teams4 (from 4 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored4 (1 per match)
Attendance148,000 (37,000 per match)
Top scorer(s) Walter Centeno
Rory Fallon
Sebastián Abreu
Diego Lugano
(1 goal each)

Qualified teams

The four teams participating were:

Confederation Placement Team
AFC Fifth Round (play-off) winner  Bahrain
CONCACAF Fourth Round 4th place  Costa Rica
CONMEBOL Round-robin 5th place  Uruguay
OFC Second Round winner  New Zealand

Format

The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as:

This allocation allowed better start times of the matches than the previous one, because teams were now in closer time zones. The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, The Bahamas.[1]

Matches

AFC v OFC
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bahrain  0–1  New Zealand 0–0 0–1
Bahrain 0–0 New Zealand
(Report)
Attendance: 37,000
New Zealand 1–0 Bahrain
Fallon  45' (Report)
Attendance: 36,500

New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

CONCACAF v CONMEBOL
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Costa Rica  1–2  Uruguay 0–1 1–1
Costa Rica 0–1 Uruguay
(Report) Lugano  21'
Attendance: 19,500
Uruguay 1–1 Costa Rica
Abreu  70' (Report) Centeno  74'
Attendance: 55,000

Uruguay won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 4 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.

1 goal

References
  1. Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed Archived 14 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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