-53 teams / 13 slots.
-9 Groups / 8 of 6 teams, 1 of 5 teams.
-1st of each group (9) qualified for World Cup 2010.
-Best 8 runners-up (2nd) face each other in 4 play-offs (after a draw). 4 winners qualified for World Cup 2010.
Group A
Portugal
Sweden
Denmark
Hungary
Albania
Malta
Group B
Greece
Israel
Switzerland
Moldova
Latvia
Luxembourg
Group C
Czech Republic
Poland
Northern Ireland
Slovakia
Slovenia
San Marino
Group D
Germany
Russia
Finland
Wales
Azerbaidjan
Liechtenstein
Group E
Spain
Turkey
Belgium
Bosnia
Armenia
Estonia
Group F
Croatia
England
Ukraine
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Andorra
Group G
France
Romania
Serbia
Lithuania
Austria
Faroe Islands
Group H
Italy
Bulgaria
Ireland
Cyprus
Georgia
Montenegro
Group I
Holland
Scotland
Norway
Macedonia
Iceland
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ZONE ASIA
3rd Round:
-20 teams / 5 groups of 4 teams.
-First two of each group qualified to 4th round.
4th Round:
-10 teams / 2 groups of 5 teams.
-First two of each group qualified for World Cup 2010.
-3rd of each group play home-and-away play-offs.
-Winner of Asian play-off will face winner of ZONE OCEANIA in home-and-away play-off.
-Winner of ASIA-OCEANIA play-off will qualify for World Cup 2010.
3rd Round Groups
Group A
Australia
China
Irak
Qatar
Group B
Japan
Bahrain
Oman
Thailand
Group C
South Korea
North Korea
Jordan
Turkmenistan
Group D
Saudi Arabia
Ouzbekistan
Lebanon
Singapour
Group E
Iran
Kuwait
UAE
Syria
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ZONE AFRICA
3rd Round:
-48 teams / 12 groups of 4 teams.
-1st of each group + 8 best runners-up (2nd place) qualified for next round.
4th Round:
-20 teams / 5 groups of 4 teams.
-1st of each group qualified for World Cup 2010.
*South Africa qualified as host.
3rd Round Groups
Group A
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Tanzania
Mauritius
Group B
Guinea
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Kenya
Group C
Angola
Benin
Uganda
Niger
Group D
Nigeria
South Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone
Group E
Ghana
Libya
Gabon
Lesotho
Group F
Senegal
Algeria
Liberia
Gambia
Group G
Ivory Coast
Mozambique
Botswana
Madagascar
Group H
Morocco
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Mauritania
Group I
Tunisia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Seychelles
Group J
Mali
Congo
Sudan
Tchad
Group K
Togo
Zambia
Eritrea
Swaziland
Group L
Egypt
Congo RD
Malawi
Djibouti
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ZONE SOUTH AMERICA
-10 teams. League format (home-and-away games).
-1st four qualified for World Cup 2010.
-5th will face the 4th of North and Central America in home-and-away play-off. Winner qualified for World Cup 2010.
1. Paraguay: 10 points.
2. Argentina: 9 pts.
3. Brazil: 8 pts.
4. Colombia: 8 pts.
5. Venezuela: 6 pts.
6. Uruguay: 4 pts.
7. Chile: 4 pts.
8. Ecuador: 3 pts.
9. Peru: 2 pts.
10. Bolivia: 1 pt.
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ZONE NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA
3rd Round:
-12 teams / 3 groups of 4 teams.
-1st two of each group qualified for next round.
4th Round:
-6 teams / 1 group of 6 teams.
-1st three qualified for World Cup 2010.
-4th will face the 5th of ZONE SOUTH AMERICA in home-and-away play-off. Winner will qualify for World Cup 2010.
Currently: qualification games for Groups 1, 2 and 3 of the 3rd Round.
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ZONE OCEANIA
2nd Round:
-4 teams / 1 group of 4 teams.
-1st two face each other again in home-and-away play-off.
-Winner will face the winner of ZONE ASIA play-off (3rd of both Asian groups).
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LET THE ROAD TO WORLD CUP 2010 BEGIN!!!
