2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round

International football competition July 2023 The AFC fifth round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was held on 5 and 9 September 2009 between the two teams that finished third in the fourth round, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The order for the matches was decided by a random draw held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, the Bahamas.Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed https://web.archive.org/web/20090614120346/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid%3D1065516.html 14 June 2009 Bahrain won the tie on away goals and advanced to a play-off against the winner of the OFC qualifying group, New Zealand, for a place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. Summary The winner switched twice during the stoppage time in the second leg: before the stoppage time, the score was tied at 1–1 and therefore Bahrain had an advantage under the away goals rule. In the first minute of stoppage time, Saudi Arabia pulled the advantage to themselves by Hamad Al-Montashari. However, this was reversed again by Bahraini Ismael Abdullatif in the third minute of stoppage time and Bahrain progressed on the away goals rule.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/news/newsid=1099982/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110425221502/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/news/newsid=1099982/index.html dead April 25, 2011 Last-gasp Bahrain deny Saudis FIFA 9 September 2009 August 19, 2011http://www.the-afc.com/en/previous-competitions/fifa-world-cup-2010/25260-ksa-2-2-bhr-saudis-stunned-in-stoppage-time KSA 2-2 BHR: Saudis stunned in stoppage-time Asian Football Confederation September 10, 2009 August 19, 2011 Matches BHR 2–2 (a) KSA 0–0 2–2 Bahrain v Saudi Arabia 5 September 2009 22:00 UTC+3 BHR 0–0 Report KSA Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa 16,000 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Saudi Arabia v Bahrain 9 September 2009 22:15 UTC+3 KSA 2–2 Report BHR Al-Shamrani 13 Al-Montashari 90+1 Okwunwanne 42 Abdullatif 90+4 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 50,000 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 2–2 on aggregate; Bahrain advanced on the away goals rule. Goalscorers 4 2 BHR Ismail Abdullatif BHR Jaycee John Okwunwanne KSA Hamad Al-Montashari KSA Nasser Al-Shamrani References 5 Qual 2009 2010 Category:2009–10 in Saudi Arabian football Category:2009–10 in Bahraini football Category:September 2009 sports events in Asia