2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round
This page provides the summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 20 qualifiers (the 12 group winners and the best 8 runners-up from the second round) were split into 5 groups of four, in the draw held on 22 October 2008 in Zürich, Switzerland. Teams in each group will play a home-and-away round-robin in 2009, with the 5 groups winners advancing to the World Cup Finals in South Africa (together with hosts South Africa).[note 1]
This round also doubles as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with the top three teams in each group qualifying for the finals (together with hosts Angola).[note 2]
Seeding
Teams were seeded based on their FIFA World Rankings in October 2008 (number in parentheses).[2] One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group.[3]
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Group A
Ranking
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- Cameroon qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Cameroon, Gabon and Togo qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.
Results
Cameroon  |
0–0 |  Morocco |
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Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) |
Group B
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- Nigeria qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Nigeria, Tunisia, and Mozambique qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Results
Group C
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- Algeria and Egypt finished with identical overall and head-to-head records. Algeria won the tiebreaking play-off 1–0 to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Algeria, Egypt and Zambia qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Results
Tiebreaking play-off
Alleged crowd violence at the playoff and the preceding match led to diplomatic tension between Egypt and Algeria.
Group D
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- Ghana qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Ghana, Benin and Mali qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Results
Group E
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- Côte d'Ivoire qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Malawi qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Results
Burkina Faso  |
2–3 |  Ivory Coast |
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Pitroipa  27' Bancé 78' |
Report | Touré Yaya 14' Tall 54' (o.g.)Drogba 70' |
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5–0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Panandétiguiri 12' (o.g.) Drogba 48', 65' Touré Yaya 55' Keïta 68' |
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Goalscorers
As of 15 November, there have been 134 goals scored over 60 games at an average of 2.23 goals per game.
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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Notes
- ↑ South Africa also entered World Cup qualifying in order to qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Had they made it to this round, their matches would not have been counted in determining who would advance to the World Cup finals in their group.[1]
- ↑ Had Angola made it to this round, all the other three teams in their group would advance to the African Cup of Nations finals.[1]
- ↑ Togo were barred from hosting qualifiers due to violence during their 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali.
- ↑ FIFA awarded Gabon a 3 – 0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player Abdul Mamah who played for Togo despite being suspended. The match originally ended 3 – 0 to Gabon.[4]
- 1 2 The Gabon v Cameroon match was originally scheduled for 2009-06-20, but postponed at the request of Gabon for mourning the death of President Omar Bongo. The reverse match was also rescheduled.[5]
- ↑ Moved from original date of the weekend of 2009-06-20 due to Egypt's participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]
- ↑ Due to security concerns arising from the 2009 Guinea protest, the match was moved to Accra, Ghana.[7]
References
- 1 2 Qualification procedure for the 2nd round and 3rd round for world Cup/ CAN 2010. Confederation of African Football.
- ↑ African seeds established, FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2008
- ↑ 3rd stage format and draw, FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2008
- ↑ Morocco lose CAS appeal over Togo player, ESPNSoccernet, 12 November 2009.
- ↑ "Gabon-Cameroon encounter postponed". FIFA. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ↑ Egypt's Rwanda World Cup qualifier postponed. Daily News Egypt.
- ↑ Guinea 2010 qualifier moved BBC; 3 October 2009