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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.

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Format

The four teams participating were:

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.

    Goalscorers

    1 goal
  • Rory Fallon
  • Walter Centeno
  • Sebastián Abreu
  • Diego Lugano

    • References

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