For the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, there are two scheduled inter-confederation playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as:
This allocation allows better start times of the matches than the previous one, because teams are now in closer time zones. The draw for the order in which the two matches will be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, the Bahamas.[1]
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| 10 October 2009 18:30 UTC+03:00 |
Bahrain | 0 – 0 | New Zealand | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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| 14 November 2009 20:00 UTC+13:00 |
New Zealand | 1 – 0 | Bahrain | Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
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| Fallon 45' | Report |
New Zealand won 1 – 0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| 14 November 2009 20:00 UTC−06:00 |
Costa Rica | 0 – 1 | Uruguay | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
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| Report | Lugano 21' |
| 18 November 2009 21:00 UTC−02:00 |
Uruguay | 1 – 1 | Costa Rica | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 62,150 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
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| Abreu 70' | Report | Centeno 74' |
Uruguay won 2 – 1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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