2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
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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.
Contents
Format
The four teams participating were:
| Confederation | Placement | Team |
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| AFC | Fifth Round (play-off for 5th place) winner |  Bahrain |
| CONCACAF | Fourth Round (Hexagonal) 4th place |  Costa Rica |
| CONMEBOL | Round-robin 5th place |  Uruguay |
| OFC | Second Round winner |  New Zealand |
The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as:
- AFC Fifth Round winner v OFC Second Round winner
- CONCACAF Fourth Round Fourth Place v CONMEBOL Fifth Place
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
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Bahrain |
0–1 | New Zealand |
0–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
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OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
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Second leg
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CONCACAF v CONMEBOL
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Costa Rica |
1–2 | Uruguay |
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Costa Rica |
0–1 | Uruguay |
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| (Report) | Lugano  21' |
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Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
Goalscorers
- 1 goal
