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Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations.Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) – was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament.
Iran vs South Korea at Azadi Stadium,Tehran. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the final tournament in South Africa and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots, while Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not enter qualification.
^ For security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan. [1] ^ Bhutan withdrew. [2] ^ Guam withdrew. [3] ^ FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia. [4] ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
Iraq needed 1 point to advance to the final stage on the last matchday, but failed to advance to the final round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as a 1–0 defeat to Qatar saw them finish in third in the group. Following this, the Iraq FA decided to disband the team and sacked Hamad. [32]
The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals in South Africa. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, nearly two months after the end of UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of Montenegro.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) Tournament details; Dates: 10 October – 18 November 2009: Teams: 4 (from 4 confederations) Tournament statistics; Matches played: 4: Goals scored: 4 (1 per match) Attendance: 148,000 (37,000 per match) Top scorer(s) Walter Centeno Rory Fallon Sebastián Abreu Diego Lugano (1 ...
Among the 19 winners of the first round, the 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) received a bye and advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers (along with the five teams directly seeded to the third round). The eight remaining first round winners played in this round.
The AFC fourth round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009.