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

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| event = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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| details = New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate

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| date1 = 10 October 2009

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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

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align="left"\|{{fb\|Vanuatu}} \|6	1	1	4	5	13	−8	4

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|Opponent

|Result

|Fifth round
(AFC)

|Opponent

|Result

|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}} (H)

|0–0

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|1st leg

|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}} (A)

|2–2

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|2nd leg

Match details

=First leg=

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|attendance = 37,000

|referee = Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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GK	1	Sayed Mohammed Jaffer
RB	15	Abdullah Omar
CB	16	Sayed Mohamed Adnan
CB	17	Hussain Ali Baba
LB	14	Salman Isa	{{suboff\|79}}
CM	5	Mohamed Hubail
CM	7	Sayed Mahmood Jalal
CM	10	Mohamed Salmeen (c)
AM	12	Faouzi Mubarak Aaish
CF	9	Husain Ali	{{suboff\|65}}
CF	6	Jaycee John Okwunwanne	{{suboff\|86}}
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GK	18	Abbas Ahmed Khamis
DF	2	Mohamed Husain
MF	3	Ahmed Hassan Taleb
MF	4	Abdulla Baba Fatadi
MF	13	Mahmood Abdulrahman	{{subon\|79}}
FW	8	A'ala Hubail	{{subon\|86}}
FW	11	Ismail Abdul-Latif	{{subon\|65}}
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GK	1	Mark Paston	{{yel\|76}}
RB	11	Leo Bertos
CB	6	Ryan Nelsen (c)	{{yel\|90+1}}
CB	4	Ben Sigmund
LB	3	Tony Lochhead
DM	5	Ivan Vicelich
DM	7	Simon Elliott
CM	8	Tim Brown		{{suboff\|68}}
RF	14	Rory Fallon		{{suboff\|66}}
CF	10	Chris Killen
LF	9	Shane Smeltz
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GK	18	James Bannatyne
DF	2	Aaron Scott
DF	15	Dave Mulligan
DF	16	Andrew Boyens
MF	12	Michael McGlinchey		{{subon\|68}}
MF	17	Andrew Barron
FW	13	Chris Wood		{{subon\|66}}
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Officials

Assistant referees:
Gábor Erős (Hungary)
Tibor Vámos (Hungary)
Fourth official: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

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Match rules

90 minutes
3 (of 7) substitutions permitted

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=Second leg=

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|time = 20:00 UTC+13:00

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|score = 1–0

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|attendance = 36,500

|referee = Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

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GK	1	Mark Paston
RB	11	Leo Bertos
CB	6	Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB	4	Ben Sigmund
LB	12	Michael McGlinchey		{{suboff\|64}}
DM	5	Ivan Vicelich
DM	3	Tony Lochhead	{{yel\|3}}
CM	8	Tim Brown		{{suboff\|90}}
RF	14	Rory Fallon
CF	10	Chris Killen		{{suboff\|82}}
LF	9	Shane Smeltz
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GK	18	James Bannatyne
DF	2	Aaron Scott
DF	15	Dave Mulligan
DF	16	Andrew Boyens		{{subon\|90}}
MF	7	Simon Elliott
MF	17	Andrew Barron		{{subon\|64}}
FW	13	Chris Wood		{{subon\|82}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|New Zealand}} Ricki Herbert

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GK	1	Sayed Mohammed Jaffer
RB	15	Abdullah Omar
CB	16	Sayed Mohamed Adnan
CB	17	Hussain Ali Baba
LB	14	Salman Isa
RM	5	Mohamed Hubail		{{suboff\|85}}
CM	7	Sayed Mahmood Jalal		{{suboff\|79}}
LM	10	Mohamed Salmeen (c)
AM	4	Abdulla Baba Fatadi
AM	12	Faouzi Mubarak Aaish	{{yel\|27}}	{{suboff\|73}}
CF	6	Jaycee John Okwunwanne	{{yel\|90+3}}
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GK	18	Abbas Ahmed Khamis
DF	2	Mohamed Husain
MF	3	Ahmed Hassan Taleb		{{subon\|85}}
MF	13	Mahmood Abdulrahman		{{subon\|79}}
FW	8	A'ala Hubail
FW	9	Husain Ali
FW	11	Ismail Abdul-Latif		{{subon\|73}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|Czech Republic}} Milan Máčala

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Officials

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

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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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Fifa World Cup Qualification (Afc-Ofc Play-Off)}}

FIFA

Category:New Zealand men's national football team matches

Category:Bahrain national football team matches

qual

Category:FIFA World Cup qualification inter-confederation play-offs

play-off

Category:October 2009 sports events in Asia

Category:November 2009 sports events in New Zealand

Category:2000s in Wellington

Category:Sports competitions in Wellington

Category:2009–10 in Bahraini football

Category:International association football competitions hosted by Bahrain

Category:International association football competitions hosted by New Zealand