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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw ten teams competing for places in the finals in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL. Matches were scheduled so that there were always two games within a week, which was aimed at minimizing player travel time, particularly for players who were based in Europe.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates13 October 2007 – 18 November 2009
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored232 (2.58 per match)
Attendance3,301,363 (36,682 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Humberto Suazo
(10 goals)
← 2006
2014 →

The top four teams in the final standings qualified automatically for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fifth-placed team met the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in a two-legged play-off for a place at the World Cup.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification                    
1   Brazil 18 9 7 2 33 11 +22 34 2010 FIFA World Cup — 4–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 5–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0
2   Chile 18 10 3 5 32 22 +10 33 0–3 — 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 4–0 2–0
3   Paraguay 18 10 3 5 24 16 +8 33 2–0 0–2 — 1–0 1–0 5–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0
4   Argentina 18 8 4 6 23 20 +3 28 1–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–1
5   Uruguay 18 6 6 6 28 20 +8 24 Inter-confederation play-offs 0–4 2–2 2–0 0–1 — 0–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 6–0
6   Ecuador 18 6 5 7 22 26 −4 23 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 — 0–0 0–1 3–1 5–1
7   Colombia 18 6 5 7 14 18 −4 23 0–0 2–4 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–0 1–0
8   Venezuela 18 6 4 8 23 29 −6 22 0–4 2–3 1–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 — 5–3 3–1
9   Bolivia 18 4 3 11 22 36 −14 15 2–1 0–2 4–2 6–1 2–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 — 3–0
10   Peru 18 3 4 11 11 34 −23 13 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 —
Source: FIFA

On 24 November 2008, FIFA suspended the Peruvian Football Federation from all international competition due to governmental interference in its operations.[2] The suspension was lifted on 20 December 2008.[3]

Matches

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The round-by-round fixtures were same as the 2002 and 2006 qualifying tournament.

Matchday 1

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Uruguay  5–0  Bolivia
Suárez   4'
Forlán   38'
Abreu   48'
Sánchez   67'
Bueno   83'		 Report
Attendance: 25,200
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
Argentina  2–0  Chile
Riquelme   27', 45' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Ecuador  0–1  Venezuela
Report Rey   68'
Attendance: 29,644
Peru  0–0  Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Colombia  0–0  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 41,000

Matchday 2

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Venezuela  0–2  Argentina
Report Milito   16'
Messi   43'
Attendance: 10,600
Bolivia  0–0  Colombia
Report
Attendance: 19,469
Chile  2–0  Peru
Suazo   11'
Fernández   51'		 Report
Attendance: 58,000
Paraguay  1–0  Uruguay
Valdez   14' Report
Attendance: 23,200
Brazil  5–0  Ecuador
Vágner Love   19'
Ronaldinho   71'
Kaká   77', 85'
Elano   83'		 Report
Attendance: 87,000

Matchday 3

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Argentina  3–0  Bolivia
Agüero   40'
Riquelme   56', 74'		 Report
Attendance: 43,308
Colombia  1–0  Venezuela
Bustos   82' Report
Attendance: 28,273
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
Paraguay  5–1  Ecuador
Valdez   8'
Riveros   26', 87'
Santa Cruz   50'
Ayala   82'		 Report Kaviedes   79'
Attendance: 25,433
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Uruguay  2–2  Chile
Suárez   42'
Abreu   81'		 Report Salas   59', 70' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Peru  1–1  Brazil
Vargas   72' Report Kaká   41'
Attendance: 45,847

Matchday 4

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Venezuela  5–3  Bolivia
Arismendi   20', 40'
Guerra   81'
Maldonado   89', 90+1'		 Report Moreno   19', 77'
Arce   27'
Attendance: 18,632
Colombia  2–1  Argentina
Bustos   62'
D. Moreno   82'		 Report Messi   36'
Attendance: 41,700
Ecuador  5–1  Peru
Ayoví   10', 48'
Kaviedes   24'
Méndez   44', 62'		 Report Mendoza   86'
Attendance: 28,557
Brazil  2–1  Uruguay
Luís Fabiano   45', 64' Report Abreu   9'
Attendance: 70,000
Chile  0–3  Paraguay
Report Cabañas   24'
Da Silva   45+1', 56'
Attendance: 52,320

Matchday 5

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Uruguay  1–1  Venezuela
Lugano   12' Report Vargas   56'
Attendance: 41,831
Peru  1–1  Colombia
Mariño   40' Report Rodallega   8'
Attendance: 25,000
Paraguay  2–0  Brazil
Santa Cruz   26'
Cabañas   49'		 Report
Attendance: 38,000
Argentina  1–1  Ecuador
Palacio   90+3' Report Urrutia   69'
Attendance: 41,167
Bolivia  0–2  Chile
Report Medel   29', 76'
Attendance: 27,722

Matchday 6

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Uruguay  6–0  Peru
Forlán   8', 38' (pen.), 57'
Bueno   61', 69'
Abreu   90'		 Report
Attendance: 20,016
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Bolivia  4–2  Paraguay
Botero   23', 70'
R. García   25'
Moreno   76'		 Report Santa Cruz   66'
Valdez   82'
Attendance: 8,561
Ecuador  0–0  Colombia
Report
Attendance: 33,588
Venezuela  2–3  Chile
Maldonado   59'
Arango   80'		 Report Suazo   65' (pen.), 90+2'
Jara   72'
Attendance: 38,000

Matchday 7

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Argentina  1–1  Paraguay
Agüero   60' Report Heinze   13' (o.g.)
Attendance: 46,250
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Ecuador  3–1  Bolivia
Caicedo   21'
Méndez   51' (pen.)
Benítez   72'		 Report Botero   40'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Colombia  0–1  Uruguay
Report Eguren   15'
Attendance: 35,024
Peru  1–0  Venezuela
Alva   39' Report
Attendance: 25,500
Chile  0–3  Brazil
Report Luís Fabiano   21', 83'
Robinho   45'
Attendance: 60,239

Matchday 8

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Paraguay  2–0  Venezuela
Riveros   28'
Valdez   45'		 Report
Attendance: 31,867
Uruguay  0–0  Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Chile  4–0  Colombia
Jara   26'
Suazo   38'
Fuentes   48'
Fernández   71'		 Report
Attendance: 47,459
Brazil  0–0  Bolivia
Report
Attendance: 31,422
Peru  1–1  Argentina
Fano   90+3' Report Cambiasso   82'
Attendance: 40,000

Matchday 9

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Bolivia  3–0  Peru
Botero   4', 16'
R. García   81'		 Report
Attendance: 23,147
Argentina  2–1  Uruguay
Messi   6'
Agüero   13'		 Report Lugano   40'
Attendance: 42,421
Colombia  0–1  Paraguay
Report Cabañas   9'
Attendance: 26,000
Venezuela  0–4  Brazil
Report Kaká   6'
Robinho   10', 67'
Adriano   19'
Attendance: 38,000
Ecuador  1–0  Chile
Benítez   71' Report
Attendance: 33,079

Matchday 10

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Bolivia  2–2  Uruguay
Moreno   15', 42' Report Bueno   64'
Abreu   88'
Attendance: 21,075
Paraguay  1–0  Peru
Cardozo   81' Report
Attendance: 31,545
Chile  1–0  Argentina
Orellana   35' Report
Attendance: 65,000
Brazil  0–0  Colombia
Report
Attendance: 54,910
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
Venezuela  3–1  Ecuador
Maldonado   48'
Moreno   56'
Arango   67'		 Report Mina   12'
Attendance: 10,581
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Matchday 11

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Uruguay  2–0  Paraguay
Forlán   28'
Lugano   57'		 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Argentina  4–0  Venezuela
Messi   26'
Tevez   47'
Rodríguez   51'
Agüero   73'		 Report
Attendance: 46,085
Colombia  2–0  Bolivia
Torres   26'
Rentería   88'		 Report
Attendance: 22,044
Ecuador  1–1  Brazil
Noboa   89' Report Júlio Baptista   72'
Attendance: 40,000
Peru  1–3  Chile
Fano   34' Report Sánchez   2'
Suazo   32' (pen.)
Fernández   70'
Attendance: 48,700

Matchday 12

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Venezuela  2–0  Colombia
Miku   78'
Arango   82'		 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Bolivia  6–1  Argentina
Moreno   12'
Botero   34' (pen.), 55', 66'
Da Rosa   45'
Torrico   87'		 Report González   25'
Attendance: 30,487
Ecuador  1–1  Paraguay
Noboa   63' Report É. Benítez   90+2'
Attendance: 36,853
Chile  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 55,000
Brazil  3–0  Peru
Luís Fabiano   18' (pen.), 27'
Felipe Melo   64'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000

Matchday 13

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Uruguay  0–4  Brazil
Report Dani Alves   12'
Juan   36'
Luís Fabiano   52'
Kaká   75' (pen.)
Attendance: 52,000
Bolivia  0–1  Venezuela
Report Rivero   33' (o.g.)
Attendance: 23,427
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Argentina  1–0  Colombia
Díaz   56' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Paraguay  0–2  Chile
Report Fernández   13'
Suazo   50'
Attendance: 34,000
Peru  1–2  Ecuador
Vargas   52' Report Montero   38'
Tenorio   59'
Attendance: 17,050

Matchday 14

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Ecuador  2–0  Argentina
Ayoví   72'
Palacios   83'		 Report
Attendance: 36,359
Colombia  1–0  Peru
Falcao   25' Report
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Brazil  2–1  Paraguay
Robinho   40'
Nilmar   49'		 Report Cabañas   25'
Attendance: 56,682
Chile  4–0  Bolivia
Beausejour   43'
Estrada   74'
Sánchez   78', 88'		 Report
Attendance: 60,214
Venezuela  2–2  Uruguay
Maldonado   9'
Rey   74'		 Report Suárez   60'
Forlán   72'
Attendance: 37,000

Matchday 15

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Colombia  2–0  Ecuador
Martínez   82'
Gutiérrez   90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 42,000
Peru  1–0  Uruguay
Rengifo   86' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Paraguay  1–0  Bolivia
Cabañas   45+1' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 25,094
Argentina  1–3  Brazil
Dátolo   65' Report Luisão   23'
Luís Fabiano   30', 68'
Attendance: 37,000
Chile  2–2  Venezuela
Vidal   11'
Millar   53'		 Report Maldonado   34'
Rey   45+1'
Attendance: 44,000

Matchday 16

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Bolivia  1–3  Ecuador
Yecerotte   85' Report Méndez   4'
Valencia   46'
Benítez   66'
Attendance: 10,200
Uruguay  3–1  Colombia
Suárez   7'
Scotti   77'
Eguren   87'		 Report Martínez   63'
Attendance: 30,000
Paraguay  1–0  Argentina
Valdez   27' Report
Attendance: 38,000
Brazil  4–2  Chile
Nilmar   31', 74', 76'
Baptista   40'		 Report Suazo   45+1' (pen.), 52'
Attendance: 30,000
Venezuela  3–1  Peru
Miku   33', 52'
Vargas   65'		 Report Fuenmayor   41' (o.g.)
Attendance: 31,703
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Matchday 17

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Argentina  2–1  Peru
Higuaín   48'
Palermo   90+2'		 Report Rengifo   89'
Attendance: 38,019
Colombia  2–4  Chile
Martínez   14'
G. Moreno   63'		 Report Ponce   34'
Suazo   35'
Valdivia   71'
Orellana   78'
Attendance: 18,000
Ecuador  1–2  Uruguay
Valencia   68' Report Suárez   69'
Forlán   90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 42,700
Venezuela  1–2  Paraguay
A. Rondón   85' Report Cabañas   56'
Cardozo   80'
Attendance: 41,680
Bolivia  2–1  Brazil
Olivares   10'
Moreno   32'		 Report Nilmar   70'
Attendance: 16,557
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Matchday 18

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Peru  1–0  Bolivia
Fano   54' Report
Attendance: 4,373
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Brazil  0–0  Venezuela
Report
Attendance: 23,746
Chile  1–0  Ecuador
Suazo   53' Report
Attendance: 47,000
Uruguay  0–1  Argentina
Report Bolatti   84'
Attendance: 60,000
Paraguay  0–2  Colombia
Report Ramos   61'
Rodallega   80'
Attendance: 17,503

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off)

The team from fourth place in the CONCACAF qualifying fourth round (Costa Rica) entered into a home and away play-off against the team which finished fifth in the CONMEBOL qualifying group (Uruguay). The winner of this play-off qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. 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.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Costa Rica   1–2   Uruguay 0–1 1–1

Qualified teams

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The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Brazil Winners 5 September 2009 18 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
  Chile Runners-up 10 October 2009 7 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1998)
  Paraguay Third place 9 September 2009 7 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006)
  Argentina Fourth place 14 October 2009 14 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
  Uruguay CONCACAF v CONMEBOL play-off winners 18 November 2009 10 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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There were 232 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA.com: Scorer stats

Notes

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This was the first time that Argentina lost more than 2 or 4 matches and has not finished as leader (1st) or runner-up (2nd) of their qualifying group, during a FIFA World Cup qualification.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ FIFA.com Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Suspension of the Peruvian FA". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Combined bidding confirmed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  4. ^ Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
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