2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Bahrain Bahrain 30px 0 New Zealand New Zealand 30px 1 New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate First leg 0 0 10 October 2009 Bahrain National Stadium Riffa Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Clear29 °C °FHistory for Manama, Bahrain http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/OBBI/2009/10/10/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA wunderground.com 2009-10-10 2013-05-01 Second leg 0 1 14 November 2009 Westpac Stadium Wellington Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) Scattered clouds13 °C °FHistory for Wellington, New Zealand http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/NZWN/2009/11/14/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA wunderground.com 2009-11-14 2013-05-01 The 2010 FIFA World Cup AFC–OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, New Zealand, and the fifth-placed team from the Asian qualifying tournament, Bahrain. The games were played on 10 October and 14 November 2009 in Riffa and Wellington, respectively. With New Zealand winning 1–0 on aggregate to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since the 1982 tournament. It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off for Bahrain, which lost 2–1 on aggregate to Trinidad and Tobago in their 2006 play-off. New Zealand took part in their first FIFA World Cup inter-confederation play-off after years of AustraliaAustralia moved to the AFC in 2006 and qualified through to the FIFA World Cup through the AFC Qualifying Rounds from 2010. appearing in the inter-confederation play-offs of 1986 vs Scotland, 1994 (1st play-off vs Canada and 2nd play-off vs Argentina), 1998 vs Iran, 2002 vs Uruguay, and 2006 vs Uruguay, and Israel appearing in 1990 against Colombia.Israel moved to UEFA in 1991. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress. New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate and a second consecutive appearance for an OFC team in the FIFA World Cup. Venues left horizontal 550 Bahrain_National_Stadium.jpg Westpac Stadium 14112009.jpg Bahrain National Stadium (left) and Westpac Stadium, venues for the series Background BahrainRoundNew ZealandTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsAustralia86201211120Japan8431116515Bahrain831468−210Qatar8134514−96Uzbekistan8116510−54Final standingsTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsNew Zealand6501145915New Caledonia6222121028Fiji6213811−37Vanuatu6114513−84OpponentResultFifth round (AFC)OpponentResultSaudi Arabia (H)0–01st legSaudi Arabia (A)2–22nd leg Match details First leg 10 October 2009 18:30 UTC+03:00 Bahrain 0–0 Report New Zealand Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa 37,000 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) _thinwhiteborder _sui08h _thinwhiteborder _band_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Bahrain _thinblackborder _nzl0809h _thinblackborder _blacktop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF New Zealand GK 1 Sayed Mohammed JafferRB 15Abdullah OmarCB 16Sayed Mohamed AdnanCB 17Hussain Ali BabaLB 14Salman Isa 79CM 5 Mohamed HubailCM 7 Sayed Mahmood JalalCM 10Mohamed Salmeen (c)AM 12Faouzi Mubarak AaishCF 9 Husain Ali 65CF 6 Jaycee John Okwunwanne 86Substitutions:GK 18Abbas Ahmed KhamisDF 2 Mohamed HusainMF 3 Ahmed Hassan TalebMF 4 Abdulla Baba FatadiMF 13Mahmood Abdulrahman 79FW 8 A'ala Hubail 86FW 11Ismail Abdul-Latif 65Manager:Czech Republic Milan Máčala GK 1Mark Paston 76RB 11Leo BertosCB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c) 90+1CB 4 Ben SigmundLB 3 Tony LochheadDM 5 Ivan VicelichDM 7 Simon ElliottCM 8 Tim Brown 68RF 14Rory Fallon 66CF 10Chris KillenLF 9 Shane SmeltzSubstitutions:GK 18James BannatyneDF 2 Aaron ScottDF 15Dave MulliganDF 16Andrew BoyensMF 12Michael McGlinchey 68MF 17Andrew BarronFW 13Chris Wood 66Manager:New Zealand Ricki Herbert Officials Assistant referees: Gábor Erős (Hungary) Tibor Vámos (Hungary) Fourth official: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)Match rules 90 minutes 3 (of 7) substitutions permitted Second leg 14 November 2009 20:00 UTC+13:00 New Zealand 1–0 Report Bahrain Fallon 45 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 36,500 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) _thinblackborder _nzl0809h _thinblackborder _blacktop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF New Zealand _thinwhiteborder _sui08h _thinwhiteborder _band_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Bahrain GK 1Mark PastonRB 11Leo BertosCB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)CB 4 Ben SigmundLB 12Michael McGlinchey 64DM 5 Ivan VicelichDM 3 Tony Lochhead 3CM 8 Tim Brown 90RF 14Rory FallonCF 10Chris Killen 82LF 9 Shane SmeltzSubstitutions:GK 18James BannatyneDF 2 Aaron ScottDF 15Dave MulliganDF 16Andrew Boyens 90MF 7 Simon ElliottMF 17Andrew Barron 64FW 13Chris Wood 82Manager:New Zealand Ricki Herbert GK 1 Sayed Mohammed JafferRB 15Abdullah OmarCB 16Sayed Mohamed AdnanCB 17Hussain Ali BabaLB 14Salman IsaRM 5 Mohamed Hubail 85CM 7 Sayed Mahmood Jalal 79LM 10Mohamed Salmeen (c)AM 4 Abdulla Baba FatadiAM 12Faouzi Mubarak Aaish 27 73CF 6 Jaycee John Okwunwanne 90+3Substitutions:GK 18Abbas Ahmed KhamisDF 2 Mohamed HusainMF 3 Ahmed Hassan Taleb 85MF 13Mahmood Abdulrahman 79FW 8 A'ala HubailFW 9 Husain AliFW 11Ismail Abdul-Latif 73Manager:Czech Republic Milan Máčala Officials Assistant referees: Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) Fourth official: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level 3 (of 7) substitutions permitted Aftermath New Zealand qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa and were drawn into Group F with defending champions Italy, Slovakia and Paraguay. After drawing 1–1 with Slovakia in their opening match, New Zealand drew 1–1 with Italy, and in their final match, they also drew 0–0 with Paraguay; meaning they finished third in the group on three points. New Zealand's three draws meant that they were the only unbeaten team at the 2010 World Cup. After the play-off, Bahrain qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. They went on to finish third in Group C; losing 2–1 to South Korea in their opening match, then beating India 5–2, before being eliminated from the competition after a 1–0 defeat to Australia. 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