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Revision as of 19:11, 10 October 2009
The European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification will see 53 teams competing for 13 places. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008. The qualification process also marks the first official competition for Montenegro.
Seeding
After initially proposing to use a similar system to recent World Cup and European Championship qualification (based on results across the previous two European qualification cycles), the UEFA Executive Committee decided on 27 September 2007 at its meeting in Istanbul that seeding for the qualifiers would be based on FIFA World Rankings, in accordance with the FIFA World Cup regulations (which note that where teams are ranked on "performance" criteria, the FIFA World Rankings must be used).[1]
The FIFA World Ranking used for seeding was the most recent at the time of the preliminary draw, namely the November 2007 edition. Initially scheduled for 21 November, the release date was moved to 23 November to include the final match days of Euro 2008 qualification.[2]
Format
Eight groups of six teams and one group of five will contest the European qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The nine group-winners will qualify directly, while the eight best second-placed teams will contest home and away play-off matches for the remaining four places. In determining the best eight second-placed teams, the results against teams finishing last in the six-team groups will not be counted for consistency between the five- and six-team groups.[3]
First round
The draw for the group stage took place in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007.[4] During the draw, teams were drawn from the 6 pots A-F (see above) into the nine groups below, starting with pot F, which filled position 6 in the groups, then continued with pot E filling position 5, pot D in position 4 and so on.[5]
| Legend for Qualifying Countries |
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| Countries that have qualified for the 2010 World Cup |
| Countries that are guaranteed to come at least second in their group, and if they fail to win their group they are guaranteed a play-off berth |
| Countries that have finished second in their group, or are guaranteed to come at least second in their group, but are not guaranteed a play-off berth yet |
| Countries that can no longer qualify for the World Cup Finals |
| Countries that can no longer qualify for 2010 World Cup and whose results will not count towards UEFA Play-Off placement calculation |
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Group 9
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Second round
The UEFA second round (often referred to as the play-off stage) will be contested by the best eight runners-up from the nine first round groups. The winners of each of four home and away ties will join the group winners in the World Cup finals in South Africa.
Ranking of second-placed teams
Because one group has one team fewer than the others, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.
The table below reflects the current standings, but does not take into account that the team finishing bottom in each group may change, altering the points each team can bring forward, or that other teams in the individual groups may yet finish second.
The European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification will see 53 teams competing for 13 places. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008. The qualification process also marks the first official competition for Montenegro.
Seeding
After initially proposing to use a similar system to recent World Cup and European Championship qualification (based on results across the previous two European qualification cycles), the UEFA Executive Committee decided on 27 September 2007 at its meeting in Istanbul that seeding for the qualifiers would be based on FIFA World Rankings, in accordance with the FIFA World Cup regulations (which note that where teams are ranked on "performance" criteria, the FIFA World Rankings must be used).[6]
The FIFA World Ranking used for seeding was the most recent at the time of the preliminary draw, namely the November 2007 edition. Initially scheduled for 21 November, the release date was moved to 23 November to include the final match days of Euro 2008 qualification.[7]
Format
Eight groups of six teams and one group of five will contest the European qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The nine group-winners will qualify directly, while the eight best second-placed teams will contest home and away play-off matches for the remaining four places. In determining the best eight second-placed teams, the results against teams finishing last in the six-team groups will not be counted for consistency between the five- and six-team groups.[8]
First round
The draw for the group stage took place in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007.[9] During the draw, teams were drawn from the 6 pots A-F (see above) into the nine groups below, starting with pot F, which filled position 6 in the groups, then continued with pot E filling position 5, pot D in position 4 and so on.[10]
| Legend for Qualifying Countries |
|---|
| Countries that have qualified for the 2010 World Cup |
| Countries that are guaranteed to come at least second in their group, and if they fail to win their group they are guaranteed a play-off berth |
| Countries that have finished second in their group, or are guaranteed to come at least second in their group, but are not guaranteed a play-off berth yet |
| Countries that can no longer qualify for the World Cup Finals |
| Countries that can no longer qualify for 2010 World Cup and whose results will not count towards UEFA Play-Off placement calculation |
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Group 9
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Second round
The UEFA second round (often referred to as the play-off stage) will be contested by the best eight runners-up from the nine first round groups. The winners of each of four home and away ties will join the group winners in the World Cup finals in South Africa.
Ranking of second-placed teams
Because one group has one team fewer than the others, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, eight matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the second-placed table.
The table below reflects the current standings, but does not take into account that the team finishing bottom in each group may change, altering the points each team can bring forward, or that other teams in the individual groups may yet finish second.
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Seeding and draw
The matches will be played on 14 and 18 November 2009, with a draw for the ties to be held in Zürich on 19 October. The eight teams will be seeded according to the world rankings to be released on 16 October. The top four teams will be seeded into one pot, with the bottom four teams seeded into a second. A separate draw will be conducted to decide who will host the second leg.[11]
Goalscorers
As of 9 September 2009, there have been 575 goals scored over 215 games, for an average of 2.67 goals per game.
England are currently the highest scoring team in the European section with 31 goals. Germany are second with 24; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, and Slovakia are joint at third with 21 goals each.
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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References
- ^ "All clear for December EURO draw". Geneva, Switzerland: UEFA. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking on Friday 23 November 2007". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "EXCO unveils World Cup programme". Geneva, Switzerland: UEFA. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Preliminary Draw Information" (PDF). Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "All clear for December EURO draw". Geneva, Switzerland: UEFA. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking on Friday 23 November 2007". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "EXCO unveils World Cup programme". Geneva, Switzerland: UEFA. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Preliminary Draw Information" (PDF). Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Key Decisions Reached in Rio". Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: FIFA. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
External links
- European Zone at FIFA.com
Seeding and draw
The matches will be played on 14 and 18 November 2009, with a draw for the ties to be held in Zürich on 19 October. The eight teams will be seeded according to the world rankings to be released on 16 October. The top four teams will be seeded into one pot, with the bottom four teams seeded into a second. A separate draw will be conducted to decide who will host the second leg.[1]
Goalscorers
As of 9 September 2009, there have been 575 goals scored over 215 games, for an average of 2.67 goals per game.
England are currently the highest scoring team in the European section with 31 goals. Germany are second with 24; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, and Slovakia are joint at third with 21 goals each.
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 2 own goals
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- 1 own goal
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References
- ^ "Key Decisions Reached in Rio". Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: FIFA. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
External links
- European Zone at FIFA.com