2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Ukraine v Greece

The eight best runners-up from the UEFA first round qualified for the play-offs. With one group having one team fewer than the others, matches against the sixth-placed team in the group are not included in this ranking.

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In September 2009, FIFA announced that they would be seeding teams for the play-off draw. The eight eventual qualifiers were seeded according to the world rankings released on 16 October 2009. The top four teams were placed into one pot, with the bottom four teams placed into a second. A separate draw was conducted between each matchup to decide the host of the first leg.{{Cite web|title=Key Decisions Reached in Rio |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=1109930.html |publisher=FIFA |date=29 September 2009 |access-date=19 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003015843/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid%3D1109930.html |archive-date=3 October 2009 }}

Seeding using FIFA ranks was used at a similar stage in the 2006 qualification. However, it was claimed that FIFA had indicated that there would be no seeding this time.{{Cite news |title=Fifa to seed countries for play-offs |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2009/0930/1224255543996.html |work=The Irish Times |date=September 30, 2009 |access-date=19 November 2009}} At the time of the decision, countries in play-off positions included Russia, France and Portugal, and Germany also had not yet qualified (their last remaining match was away to Russia). The lack of a decision on seeding until late in the tournament led some to suggest that FIFA were waiting to see which teams were in the play-offs before declaring the rules of the tournament. Commenting on this matter, Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given said:

:It’s totally unfair on us smaller nations. If they say that before a ball is kicked then at least you know the picture, you know exactly where you stand but to change it now is absolutely ridiculous and I don’t think it’s right at all.{{Cite news |title=Given frustrated by Fifa seeding |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/1007/1224256098958.html |work=The Irish Times |date=October 7, 2009 |access-date=19 November 2009}}

Sports Illustrated's Gabriele Marcotti gave the opinion that "FIFA is pretty much changing the rules halfway through the qualifying tournament."{{Cite news |first=Gabriel |last=Marcotti |title=Is FIFA giving special treatment? |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/10/08/fifa.qualifying/ |work=Sports Illustrated |date=October 8, 2009 |access-date=19 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213220448/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/10/08/fifa.qualifying/ |archive-date=13 December 2009 |url-status=dead }}

The eight teams were seeded according to the FIFA World Rankings released on 16 October (shown in parentheses in the table below).

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{{Main|2009 Republic of Ireland v France football matches}}

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|id = Republic of Ireland v France

|date = 14 November 2009

|time = 20:00 UTC±0

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|score = 0–1

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|goals2 = Anelka {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance = 74,103

|referee = Felix Brych (Germany)

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|id = France v Faisal

|date = 18 November 2009

|time = 21:00 UTC+1

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|score = 1–1

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|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance = 79,145

|referee = Martin Hansson (Sweden)

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France won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ireland officially asked FIFA for the second leg to be replayed after Thierry Henry clearly handled the ball twice during the build-up to the French goal. This request was denied.{{cite web |title=Irish 'cheated' by Henry handball |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8367420.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=20 November 2009 |access-date=25 June 2010 }} Ireland eventually pursued legal action against FIFA over the decision before ultimately receiving a €5 million settlement.{{Cite web|date=10 October 2017|url=http://www.espnfc.com/world-cup-qualifying-concacaf/story/3226354/phantom-goal-helps-panama-beat-costa-rica-and-helps-doom-usmnt|title=Phantom goal helps Panama beat Costa Rica, qualify for WC over U.S.|work=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN|access-date=11 October 2017}}

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|id = Portugal v Bosnia and Herzegovina

|date = 14 November 2009

|time = 20:30 UTC±0

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|score = 1–0

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|stadium = Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance = 60,588

|referee = Martin Atkinson (England)

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|id = Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal

|date = 18 November 2009

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|score = 0–1

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|goals2 = Meireles {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

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Portugal won 2–0 on aggregate.

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|id = Greece v Ukraine

|date = 14 November 2009

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|score = 0–0

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|stadium = Olympic Stadium, Athens

|attendance = 39,045

|referee = Laurent Duhamel (France)

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|date = 18 November 2009

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|stadium = Donbas Arena, Donetsk

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|referee = Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

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Greece won 1–0 on aggregate.

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|id = Russia v Slovenia

|date = 14 November 2009

|time = 19:00 UTC+3

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|score = 2–1

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|goals1 = Bilyaletdinov {{goal|40||52}}

|goals2 = Pečnik {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

|attendance = 71,600

|referee = Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

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|id = Slovenia v Russia

|date = 18 November 2009

|time = 20:45 UTC+1

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|score = 1–0

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|attendance = 12,510

|referee = Terje Hauge (Norway)

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2–2 on aggregate; Slovenia won on away goals.

After the game, Russian fans followed the Republic of Ireland's lead. They demanded a replay of their World Cup qualification play-off against Slovenia on the official site of FIFA.[http://www.football.co.uk/arsenal/now_russia_try_call_for_play-off_replay_over_ref_blunders_and_knife_attack_rss268182.shtml Now Russia try call for play-off replay over ref blunders and 'knife attack'] However, there was not any reaction from FIFA on this event.

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• {{fbicon|RUS}} Diniyar Bilyaletdinov

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• {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} Nicolas Anelka
• {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} William Gallas
• {{fbicon|GRE}} Dimitris Salpingidis
• {{fbicon|IRL}} Robbie Keane
• {{fbicon|POR}} Bruno Alves
• {{fbicon|POR}} Raul Meireles
• {{fbicon|SVN}} Zlatko Dedić
• {{fbicon|SVN}} Nejc Pečnik

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