| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 October – 18 November 2009 |
| Teams | 4 (from 4 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 4 (1 per match) |
| Attendance | 148,000 (37,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Walter Centeno Rory Fallon Sebastián Abreu Diego Lugano(1 goal each) |
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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.
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
|
The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as:
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.[1]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain
|
0–1 | New Zealand
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Bahrain | 0–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
Fallon  45' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica
|
1–2 | Uruguay
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Costa Rica | 0–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Lugano 21' |
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
| Uruguay | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Abreu 70' |
(Report) | Centeno 74' |
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Uruguay won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
There were 4 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.
1 goal
Rory Fallon Sebastián Abreu Diego Lugano
