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

October 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) 2010 10 October – 18 November 2009 4 4 4 4 CRC Walter CentenoNZL Rory FallonURU Sebastián AbreuURU Diego Lugano(1 goal each) 2006 2014 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. Qualified teams The four teams participating were: Confederation Placement Team AFC Fifth round (play-off) winner Bahrain CONCACAF Fourth round 4th place Costa Rica CONMEBOL Round-robin 5th place Uruguay OFC Second round winner New Zealand Format 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.FIFA.com 2010 FIFA World Cup - News - Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/intercontinental-play-off-dates-confirmed-1065516 https://web.archive.org/web/20210604144342/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/intercontinental-play-off-dates-confirmed-1065516 dead 4 June 2021 2021-06-04 www.fifa.com en-GB Matches AFC v OFC 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off) BHR 0–1 NZL 0–0 0–1 Bahrain v New Zealand 10 October 2009 18:30 UTC+03:00 Bahrain 0–0 (Report) New Zealand Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa 37,000 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) New Zealand v Bahrain 14 November 2009 20:00 UTC+13:00 New Zealand 1–0 (Report) Bahrain Fallon 45 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 36,500 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. CONCACAF v CONMEBOL 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off) CRC 1–2 URU 0–1 1–1 Costa Rica v Uruguay 14 November 2009 20:00 UTC–6 Costa Rica 0–1 (Report) Uruguay Lugano 21 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José 19,500 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Uruguay v Costa Rica 18 November 2009 21:00 UTC–2 Uruguay 1–1 (Report) Costa Rica Abreu 70 Centeno 74 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 55,000 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) Uruguay won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Goalscorers 4 4 CRC Walter Centeno NZL Rory Fallon URU Sebastián Abreu URU Diego Lugano References World Cup Playoffs *