2010 FIFA WORLD CUP (FROM THE GROUND UP)

[OliDegu2008]

Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group A

FORMAT
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.
*I also draw randomly who would play one another*

Morocco wins Group A, but not without challenges. Never-the-less, Morocco qualifies for the 2010 FIFA World Cup


Morocco celebrating a 2-0 victory over Egypt early on in Group A play

Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group A
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Morocco	6	4	1	1	13
Egypt	6	2	3	1	9
Burkina Faso	6	1	3	2	6
Zimbabwe	6	0	3	3	3

MATCHES

Round 3 Group A Match 1 --- March 28, 2009 4PM Morocco vs. Burkina Faso (Dusk)
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca; Attendance: 38,000; Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
39' M. Chamakh (Morocco 1-0)
54' M. El Moutaqui (Morocco) Yellow Card
67' Y. Kone (Burkina Faso 1-1)
83' M. El Hamdaoui (Morocco 2-1)
90' M. Chamakh (pen) (Morocco 3-1)
Result - Morocco W 3-1

Round 3 Group A Match 2 --- March 28, 2009 6PM Egypt vs. Zimbabwe (Sunny)
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo; Attendance: 70,000; Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
8' C. Chimedza (Zimbabwe 1-0)
16' J. Ngwenya (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
22' Hany Said (Egypt 1-1)
63' El-Mohammadi (Egypt) Yellow Card
89' Wael Gomaa (Egypt) Yellow Card
Result - Draw 1-1

Round 3 Group A Match 3 --- June 6, 2009 4PM Zimbabwe vs. Morocco (Sunny)
Rufaro Stadium, Harare; Attendance: 29,864; Referee: Mikael Numbas (Togo)
21' E. Erbate (Morocco) Yellow Card
29' Y. Hadji (Morocco) Yellow Card
47' C. Chimedza (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
48' H. Kharja (Morocco 1-0)
52' B. Mwaruwari (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
57' H. Kharja (Morocco 2-0)
81' M. Chamakh (pen) (Morocco 3-0)
89' H. Shereni (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
Result - Morocco W 3-0

Round 3 Group A Match 4 --- June 8, 2009 8PM Burkina Faso vs. Egypt (Sunny)
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou; Attendance: 30,000; Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
72' Y. Kone (Burkina Faso 1-0)
79' M. Aboutrika (Egypt 1-1)
Result - Draw 1-1

Round 3 Group A Match 5 --- June 20, 2009 2:30PM Morocco vs. Egypt (Dusk)
Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat; Attendance: 22,000; Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
4' H. Kharja (Morocco 1-0)
73' M. Chamakh (Morocco 2-0)
Result - Morocco W 2-0

Round 3 Group A Match 6 --- June 20, 2009 3:30PM Zimbabwe vs. Burkina Faso (Overcast)
Rufaro Stadium, Harare; Attendance: 20,000; Referee: Yeadzi Loova (Mali)
3' C. Chimedza (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
35' G. Mushangazike (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
40' A. Konare (Burkina Faso) Red Card
53' C. Kabore (Burkina Faso) Yellow Card
Result - Draw 0-0

Round 3 Group A Match 7 --- September 4, 2009 4PM Burkina Faso vs. Morocco (Sunny)
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou; Attendance: 33,056; Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
13' M. Chamakh (Morocco 1-0)
13' H. Kharja (Morocco) Yellow Card
60' C. Kabore (Burkina Faso) Yellow Card
74' M. Dagano (pen) (Burkina Faso 1-1)
90' M. Zemmama (Morocco 2-1)
Result - Morocco W 2-1

Round 3 Group A Match 8 --- September 5, 2009 4PM Zimbabwe vs. Egypt (Overcast)
Rufaro Stadium, Harare; Attendance: 34,099; Referee: Brad Eudal (Namibia)
2' Emad Moteab (Egypt 1-0)
22' J. Ngwenya (Zimbabwe 1-1)
27' J. Matola (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
41' M. Aboutrika (Egypt 2-1)
45' G. Mushangazike (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
Result - Egypt W 2-1

Round 3 Group A Match 9 --- October 11, 2009 3PM Morocco vs. Zimbabwe (Dusk)
Fez Stadium, Fes; Attendance: 17,000; Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
7' J. Ngwenya (Zimbabwe 1-0)
9' M. Chamakh (Morocco 1-1)
11' M. Chamakh (Morocco 2-1)
14' M. Chamakh (Morocco 3-1)
45' B. Mwaruwari (pen) (Zimbabwe 3-2)
47' H. Shereni (Zimbabwe 3-3)
Result - Draw 3-3

Round 3 Group A Match 10 --- October 11, 2009 3PM Egypt vs. Burkina Faso (Sunny)
Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo; Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)
27' Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) Yellow Card
60' M. Aboutrika (Egypt) Yellow Card
Result - Draw 0-0

Round 3 Group A Match 11 --- November 15, 2009 8PM Egypt vs. Morocco (Sunny)
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo; Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
36' Amr Zaki (Egypt 1-0)
82' Amr Zaki (Egypt 2-0)
Result - Egypt W 2-0

Round 3 Group A Match 12 --- November 15, 2009 8PM Burkina Faso vs. Zimbabwe (Sunny)
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou; Attendance: 20,000; Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
5' N. Yameogo (Burkina Faso 1-0)
13' N. Yameogo (Burkina Faso) Yellow Card
44' M. Dagano (Burkina Faso 2-0)
49' J. Ngwenya (Zimbabwe 2-1)
71' M. Dagano (Burkina Faso 3-1)
83' T. Chinyama (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card
Result - Burkina Faso W 3-1

*UPDATED LIST FOR TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ON PAGE 1*

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Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group B

FORMAT
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.
*I also draw randomly who would play one another*

Cote d'Ivoire dominates Group B,
qualifies for the 2010 FIFA World Cup


Salmon Kalou and Cote d'Ivoire cruised thru Group B and now set their sights on the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group B
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Cote d'Ivoire	6	5	0	1	15
Angola	6	2	1	3	7
Congo DR	6	2	1	3	7
Guinea	6	2	0	4	6

MATCHES

Round 3 Group B Match 1 --- March 28, 2009 5PM Cote d'Ivoire vs. Congo DR (Rainy/Overcast)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan; Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
7' K. Toure (Cote d' Ivoire) Yellow Card
22' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire 1-0)
24' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire 2-0)
63' Y. Toure (Cote d'Ivoire 3-0)
64' S. Kalou (Cote d'Ivoire) Yellow Card
71' Y. Toure (Cote d'Ivoire 4-0)
78' S. Doumbia (Cote d'Ivoire 5-0)
88' D. Mbokani (Congo DR) Yellow Card
Result - Cote d'Ivoire W 5-0

Round 3 Group B Match 2 --- March 29, 2009 3PM Guinea vs. Angola (Sunny)
Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry; Attendance: 14,000; Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
9' Flavio (Angola 1-0)
56' A. Keita (Guinea 1-1)
60' Manucho (Angola 2-1)
84' I. Bangoura (Guinea 2-2)
89' P. Feundoun (Guinea 3-2)
Result - Guinea W 3-2

Round 3 Group B Match 3 --- June 5, 2009 8PM Angola vs. Cote d'Ivoire (Sunny)
Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda; Attendance: 9,889; Referee: Jon Saer (Togo)
26' Ze Kalanga (Angola 1-0)
64' K. Toure (Cote d'Ivoire) Yellow Card
90' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire) Yellow Card
Result - Angola W 1-0

Round 3 Group B Match 4 --- June 6, 2009 3PM Congo DR vs. Guinea (Sunny)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa; Attendance: 35,000; Referee: Miar Rwewa (Sudan)
20' A. Keita (Guinea 1-0)
38' M. Bah (Guinea) Yellow Card
42' D. Mbokani (Congo DR 1-1)
47' D. Mbokani (Congo DR 2-1)
Result - Congo DR W 2-1

Round 3 Group B Match 5 --- June 20, 2009 3:30PM Cote d'Ivoire vs. Guinea (Overcast)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan; Attendance: 38,209
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
31' S. Kalou (Cote d'Ivoire 1-0)
34' Romaric (Cite d'Ivoire 2-0)
44' I. Camara (Guinea) Yellow Card
45' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire 3-0)
45' Romaric (Cote d'Ivoire 4-0)
57' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire 5-0)
60' S. Kolou (Cote d'Ivoire 6-0)
Result - Cote d'Ivoire W 6-0

Round 3 Group B Match 6 --- June 20, 2009 3:30PM Angola vs. Congo DR (Sunny)
Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda; Attendance: 3,324; Referee: Marcellus Liokea (Mali)
10' Manucho (Angola 1-0)
38' Z. Matumona (Congo DR) Yellow Card
42' D. Mbokani (pen) (Congo DR 1-1)
89' D. Mbokani (Congo DR 2-1)
Result - Congo DR W 2-1

Round 3 Group B Match 7 --- September 3, 2009 2:30PM Congo DR vs. Cote d'Ivoire (Sunny)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa; Attendance: 46,467; Referee: Bob Asaerqop (Zimbabwe)
9' Romaric (Cote d'Ivoire) Yellow Card
43' Gervinho (Cote d'Ivoire 1-0)
47' Y. Toure (Cote d'Ivoire) Yellow Card
64' L. Mabiala (Congo DR) Yellow Card
88' A. Sami (Congo DR) Yellow Card
88' D. Drogba (pen) (Cote d'Ivoire 2-0)
Result - Cote d'Ivoire W 2-0

Round 3 Group B Match 8 --- September 4, 2009 4PM Angola vs. Guinea (Sunny)
Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda; Attendance: 12,456; Referee: Pele Lopsamica (Egypt)
15' Manucho (Angola 1-0)
24' Manucho (Angola 2-0)
73' Ze Kalanga (Angola 3-0)
Result - Angola W 3-0

Round 3 Group B Match 9 --- October 11, 2009 5PM Cote d'Ivoire vs. Angola (Sunny)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan; Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
18' D. Zokora (Cote d'Ivoire) Yellow Card
52' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire 1-0)
53' S. Kalou (Cote d'Ivoire) Yellow Card
55' Loco (Angola) Yellow Card
66' Xara (Angola) Yellow Card
81' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire 2-0)
90' Ze Kalanga (Angola) Yellow Card
Result - Cote d'Ivoire W 2-0

Round 3 Group B Match 10 --- October 11, 2009 4PM Guinea vs. Congo DR (Sunny)
Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry; Attendance: 14,000; Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
19' I. Bangoura (Guinea 1-0)
23' A, Keita (Guinea 2-0)
35' P. Feindouno (pen) (Guinea 3-0)
39' A. Keita (Guinea) Yellow Card
45' K. Zayatte (Guinea 4-0)
45' H. Ilunga (Congo DR) Yellow Card
48' M. Bah (Guinea) Yellow Card
51' P. Feindouno (pen) (Guinea 5-0)
62' I. Bangoura (Guinea 6-0)
90' I. Diallo (Guinea) Yellow Card
90' Y. Mulumbu (Congo DR) Yellow Card
Result - Guinea W 6-0

Round 3 Group B Match 11 --- November 16, 2009 6PM Guinea vs. Cote d'Ivoire (Sunny)
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana); Attendance: 5,000; Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)
2' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire 1-0)
14' D. Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire 2-0)
45' P. Feindouno (Guinea) Yellow Card
81' S. Kalou (Cote d'Ivoire) Yellow Card
Result - Cote d'Ivoire W 2-0

Round 3 Group B Match 12 --- November 16, 2009 8PM Congo DR vs. Angola (Sunny)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa; Attendance: 12,126; Referee: Aslam Saliq (Morocco)
66' A. Sami (Congo DR) Red Card
Result - Draw 0-0

*UPDATED LIST FOR TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ON PAGE 1*

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Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group C

FORMAT
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.
*I also draw randomly who would play one another*

Group C was a two nation race between Senegal and Nigeria with Senegal advancing to the 2010 World Cup


Senegal had a right to celebrate its defining Group C win over Nigeria which landed the African nation in the 2010 World Cup

Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group C
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Senegal	6	5	0	1	15
Nigeria	6	3	2	1	11
Congo	6	1	2	3	5
Niger	6	1	0	5	3

MATCHES

Round 3 Group C Match 1 --- March 28, 2009 3:30PM Nigeria vs. Niger (Sunny)
Abuja Stadium, Abuja; Attendance: 60,000; Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
47' C. Obasi (Nigeria 1-0)
Result - Nigeria W 1-0

Round 3 Group C Match 2 --- March 29, 2009 4PM Senegal vs. Congo (Overcast)
Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar; Attendance: 55,000; Referee: Richie Masil (Guinea)
48' C. Samba (Congo) Yellow Card
49' I. Dia (Senegal 1-0)
67' P. N'Diaye (Senegal 2-0)
69' I. Sonko (Senegal 3-0)
Result - Senegal W 3-0

Round 3 Group C Match 3 --- June 6, 2009 2PM Congo vs. Nigeria (Sunny)
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville; Attendance: 14,908
Referee: Jerome Dinad (South Africa)
3' J. Yobo (Nigeria) Yellow Card
21' L. Mouithys (Congo 1-0)
39' L. Mouithys (pen) (Congo 2-0)
76' Yakubu (Nigeria 2-1)
85' Yakubu (Nigeria 2-2)
Result - Draw 2-2

Round 3 Group C Match 4 --- June 7, 2009 3PM Niger vs. Senegal (Rainy/Overcast)
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey; Attendance: 24,982
Referee: Mika Niaspe (Congo DR)
44' P. N'Diaye (Senegal 1-0)
64' P. N'Diaye (Senegal 2-0)
71' H. Camara (Senegal 3-0)
90' P. Anicet (Niger 3-1)
Result - Senegal W 3-1

Round 3 Group C Match 5 --- June 20, 2009 7PM Nigeria vs. Senegal (Overcast)
Abuja Stadium, Abuja; Attendance: 51,040; Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
2' O. Nwaneri (Nigeria) Yellow Card
6' S. Diao (Senegal 1-0)
35' C. Obasi (Nigeria 1-1)
45' O. Martins (Nigeria) Yellow Card
47' K. Mangane (Senegal) Yellow Card
84' John Obi Mikel (Nigeria 2-1)
Result - Nigeria W 2-1

Round 3 Group C Match 6 --- July 5, 2009 5PM Congo vs. Niger (Sunny)
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville; Attendance: 26,104
Referee: Michael Crampler (Rwanda)
19' L. Mouithys (Congo 1-0)
53' B. Abdoulaye (Congo) Yellow Card
76' C. Samba (Congo) Yellow Card
80' C. Malonga (Congo 2-0)
Result - Congo W 2-0

Round 3 Group C Match 7 --- September 5, 2009 9PM Niger vs. Nigeria (Night)
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey; Attendance: 21,227
Referee: Yuniadas Mishiapoli
41' O. Maazou (Niger) Yellow Card
45' John Mikel Obi (Nigeria 1-0)
51' T. Taiwo (Nigeria) Yellow Card
Result - Nigeria W 1-0

Round 3 Group C Match 8 --- September 6, 2009 10PM Congo vs. Senegal (Night)
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville; Attendance: 13,101
Referee: Ez-Adad Hakim (Morocco)
15' S. Diao (Senegal 1-0)
20' K. Mangane (Senegal) Yellow Card
50' K. Mangane (Senegal 2-0)
56' C. Samba (Congo) Yellow Card
56' K. Fadiga (pen) (Senegal 3-0)
72' D. Makita (Congo) Yellow Card
76' P. N'Diaye (Senegal 4-0)
80' D. Kamara (Senegal 5-0)
Result - Senegal W 5-0

Round 3 Group C Match 9 --- October 10, 2009 3PM Nigeria vs. Congo (Sunny)
Abuja Stadium, Abuja; Attendance: 13,000; Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
13' Yakubu (Nigeria 1-0)
18' C. Samba (Congo) Yellow Card
28' L. Mouithys (pen) (Congo 1-1)
33' D. Makita (Congo) Red Card
63' O. Ewolo (Congo) Yellow Card
90' D. Etuhu (Nigeria) Yellow Card
Result - Draw 1-1

Round 3 Group C Match 10 --- October 11, 2009 4PM Senegal vs. Niger (Dusk)
Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar; Attendance: 12,178; Referee: Jerry Tropa (Madagascar)
29' H. Modi (Niger) Yellow Card
70' K. Fadiga (Senegal 1-0)
Result - Senegal W 1-0

Round 3 Group C Match 11 --- November 14, 2009 3PM Senegal vs. Nigeria (Dusk)
Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar; Attendance: 59,323; Referee: Jeremy Baogea (Egypt)
42' K. Fadiga (Senegal 1-0)
Result - Senegal W 1-0

Round 3 Group C Match 12 --- November 14, 2009 3PM Niger vs. Congo (Overcast)
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey; Attendance: 14,243
Referee: Brian Bafadiola (Uganda)
22' D. Kamilou (Niger 1-0)
30' D. Kamilou (Niger 2-0)
54' C. Samba (Congo) Yellow Card
75' I. Lauali (Niger) Yellow Card
90' I. Alassane (Niger) Yellow Card
Result - Niger W 2-0

*UPDATED LIST FOR TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ON PAGE 1*

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Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group D

FORMAT
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.
*I also draw randomly who would play one another*

South Africa wins Group D, however due to FIFA rules is not "allowed" to win the group due to automatic qualification thus meaning all results against them are void. So, by a hair on their chinny chin-chins, Ghana advances via tie-breaker over Tunisia in goal difference


Ghana right now is saying sometimes it is better to be lucky than good

Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group D (non-adjusted standings)
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
South Africa	6	4	1	1	13
Ghana	6	3	1	2	10
Tunisia	6	2	2	2	8
Uganda	6	1	0	5	3

Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group D (adjusted standings)
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Ghana	4	2	1	1	7 (+6)
Tunisia	4	2	1	1	7 (+1)
Uganda	4	1	0	3	3

MATCHES

Round 3 Group D Match 1 --- March 28, 2009 3PM Ghana vs. Uganda (Sunny)
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi; Attendance: 39,000; Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
1' I. Sekagya (Uganda) Yellow Card
18' K. Asamoah (Ghana 1-0)
55' M. Amoah (Ghana 2-0)
61' S. Muntari (Ghana 3-0)
63' S. Appiah (Ghana) Yellow Card
65' I. Sekagya (Uganda (OWN GOAL) Ghana 4-0)
76' P. Tagoe (Ghana 5-0)
80' M. Essien (Ghana 6-0)
Result - Ghana W 6-0

Round 3 Group D Match 2 --- March 29, 2009 4PM Tunisia vs. South Africa (Dusk)
Stade 7 November, Radès; Attendance: 30,000; Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
31' Y. Mikari (Tunisia) Yellow Card
45' A. Chermiti (Tunisia 1-0)
58' S. Pa Gaxa (South Africa) Red Card
61' N. Morris (South Africa) Yellow Card
84' S. Nkosi (South Africa 1-1)
Result - Draw 1-1

Round 3 Group D Match 3 --- June 7, 2009 5PM South Africa vs. Ghana (Sunny)
Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria; Attendance: 33,221; Referee: Sia Neola (Senegal)
19' B. McCarthy (South Africa 1-0)
48' B. McCarthy (South Africa 2-0)
55' S. Pienaar (South Africa 3-0)
74' A. Mokoena (South Africa) Yellow Card
90' M. Agogo (Ghana 3-1)
Result - South Africa W 3-1

Round 3 Group D Match 4 --- June 9, 2009 3:30PM Uganda vs. Tunisia (Sunny)
Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala; Attendance: 27,656
Referee: Masadiene Grenninea (Guinea)
2' A. Chermiti (Tunisia 1-0)
19' S. Ghezal (Tunisia) Yellow Card
43' J. Bagole (Uganda) Yellow Card
45' E. Sepuya (pen) (Uganda 1-1)
77' M. Serumagga (Uganda) Yellow Card
82' S. Allagui (Tunisia 2-1)
Result - Tunisia W 2-1

Round 3 Group D Match 5 --- June 20, 2009 5PM Ghana vs. Tunisia (Sunny)
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra; Attendance: 38,000; Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
32' H. Ragued (Tunisia) Yellow Card
38' E. Addo (Ghana) Yellow Card
58' S. Appiah (Ghana 1-0)
63' E. Addo (Ghana 2-0)
Result - Ghana W 2-0

Round 3 Group D Match 6 --- June 22, 2009 6PM South Africa vs. Uganda (Sunny)
Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria; Attendance: 24,440
Referee: John Dwewald (Cameroon)
9' M. Sibaya (South Africa) Yellow Card
87' K. Dikgacoi (South Africa 1-0)
89' S. Nkosi (South Africa) Yellow Card
Result - South Africa W 1-0

Round 3 Group D Match 7 --- September 6, 2009 2PM Uganda vs. Ghana (Sunny)
Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala; Attendance: 12,249
Referee: Kampir Niasl (Seychelles)
34' J. Bagole (Uganda) Yellow Card
38' A. Mwesigwa (Uganda) Yellow Card
55' J. Kabagambe (Uganda 1-0)
61' J. Kizito (Uganda 2-0)
Result - Uganda W 2-0

Round 3 Group D Match 8 --- September 6, 2009 2:30PM South Africa vs. Tunisia (Sunny)
Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria; Attendance: 43,129
Referee: Maher Tiuapaem (Congo DR)
37' S. Pa Gaxa (South Africa) Yellow Card
51' T. Modise (South Africa 1-0)
62' C. Ben Saada (Tunisia) Yellow Card
67' M. Booth (South Africa 2-0)
75' T. Belaid (Tunisia) Yellow Card
Result - South Africa W 2-0

Round 3 Group D Match 9 --- October 11, 2009 4PM Ghana vs. South Africa (Sunny)
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi; Attendance: 39,000; Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
8' E. Addo (Ghana) Yellow Card
44' M. Amoah (Ghana 1-0)
62' P. Tagoe (Ghana 2-0)
89' K. Dikgacoi (South Africa 2-1)
90' S. Muntari (Ghana 3-1)
Result - Ghana W 3-1

Round 3 Group D Match 10 --- October 11, 2009 6PM Tunisia vs. Uganda (Dusk)
Stade 7 November, Radès; Attendance: 45,000; Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
4' C. Ben Saada (Tunisia 1-0)
19' I. Sekagya (Uganda) Red Card
58' S. Ghezal (Tunisia) Yellow Card
77' C. Ben Saada (Tunisia 2-0)
Result - Tunisia W 2-0

Round 3 Group D Match 11 --- November 15, 2009 6PM Tunisia vs. Ghana (Dusk)
Stade 7 November, Radès; Attendance: 50,000; Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
20' S. Ben Frej (Tunisia) Yellow Card
Result - Draw 0-0

Round 3 Group D Match 12 --- November 18, 2009 1PM Uganda vs. South Africa (Sunny)
Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala; Attendance: 13,001
Referee: Mericulies Hernandez (Sudan)
6' T. Bonseu (Uganda) Yellow Card
6' E. Sepuya (Uganda) Yellow Card
6' B. Parker (pen) (South Africa 1-0)
27' T. Batabaire (Uganda) Yellow Card
Result - South Africa W 1-0

*UPDATED LIST FOR TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ON PAGE 1*

[OliDegu2008]

Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group E

FORMAT
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.
*I also draw randomly who would play one another*

Cameroon holds of Mali and Algeria to qualify for the 2010 World Cup


Samuel Eto'o and his Cameroon teammates are celebrating another trip to the World Cup

Africa (CAF) Final Group Stage Group E
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Cameroon	6	3	2	1	11
Algeria	6	3	1	2	10
Mali	6	2	2	2	8
Namibia	6	1	1	4	4

MATCHES

Round 3 Group E Match 1 --- March 28, 2009 4PM Cameroon vs. Namibia (Dusk)
Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé; Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
34' S. Eto'o (Cameroon 1-0)
47' S. Eto'o (Cameroon 2-0)
48' A. Song (Cameroon) Yellow Card
64' S. Eto'o (Cameroon 3-0)
80' P. Alo'o (Cameroon 4-0)
Result - Cameroon W 4-0

Round 3 Group E Match 2 --- March 29, 2009 4:30PM Mali vs. Algeria (Dusk)
Stade 26 mars, Bamako; Attendance: 40,000; Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
35' M. Sissoko (Mali) Yellow Card
45' R. Saifi (Algeria 1-0)
45' R. Djebbour (Algeria 2-0)
68' R. Djebbour (Algeria 3-0)
70' K. Ziani (Algeria) Yellow Card
90' D. Sidibe (Mali) Yellow Card
Result - Algeria W 3-0

Round 3 Group E Match 3 --- June 6, 2009 2PM Algeria vs. Cameroon (Dusk)
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida; Attendance: 26,500; Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
3' R. Djebbour (pen) (Algeria 1-0)
13' R. Djebbour (Algeria) Yellow Card
70' R. Song (Cameroon) Yellow Card
80' K. Matmour (Algeria) Yellow Card
Result - Algeria W 1-0

Round 3 Group E Match 4 --- June 7, 2009 1PM Namibia vs. Mali (Sunny)
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek; Attendance: 4,340; Referee: Mohammed Usia (Egypt)
20' F. Kanoute (Mali 1-0)
42' M. Maiga (Mali 2-0)
77' M. Sidibe (Mali 3-0)
90' L. Kaimbi (Namibia 3-1)
Result - Mali W 3-1

Round 3 Group E Match 5 --- June 20, 2009 5PM Cameroon vs. Mali (Dusk)
Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé; Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
5' S. Eto'o (Cameroon 1-0)
9' S. Eto'o (Cameroon 2-0)
78' R. Song (Cameroon) Yellow Card
Result - Cameroon W 2-0

Round 3 Group E Match 6 --- June 22, 2009 4:30PM Algeria vs. Namibia (Dusk)
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida; Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
7' A. Ghezzal (Algeria 1-0)
9' R. Djebbour (Algeria 2-0)
42' A. Ghezzal (Algeria 3-0)
Result - Algeria W 3-0

Round 3 Group E Match 7 --- September 5, 2009 5PM Namibia vs. Cameroon (Sunny)
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek; Attendance: 1,450; Referee: Jakar Mosap (Morocco)
3' S. Eto'o (Cameroon 1-0)
7' R. Song (Cameroon 2-0)
9' C. Benjamin (Namibia 2-1)
24' N. N'Koulou (Cameroon) Red Card
42' S. Eto'o (Cameroon 3-1)
43' S. Eto'o (Cameroon 4-1)
45' B. Assou-Ekotto (Cameroon) Yellow Card
50' S. Bassong (Cameroon) Yellow Card
56' S. Bassong (Cameroon) Yellow Card (2) = Red Card
Result - Cameroon W 4-1

Round 3 Group E Match 8 --- September 9, 2009 9PM Algeria vs. Mali (Dusk)
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida; Attendance: 22,000; Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
16' B. Soumare (Mali) Yellow Card
56' A. Tamboura (Mali 1-0)
69' F. Kanoute (Mali 2-0)
Result - Mali W 2-0

Round 3 Group E Match 9 --- October 11, 2009 6PM Cameroon vs. Algeria (Dusk)
Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé; Attendance: 37,408
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
42' A. Bikey (Cameroon) Yellow Card
45' S. Eto'o (Cameroon) Yellow Card
56' R. Saifi (Algeria 1-0)
58' P. Webo (Cameroon 1-1)
59' B. Assou-Ekotto (Cameroon) Yellow Card
Result - Draw 1-1

Round 3 Group E Match 10 --- October 15, 2009 5:30PM Mali vs. Namibia (Dusk)
Stade 26 mars, Bamako; Attendance: 40,000; Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
41' M. Maiga (Mali) Yellow Card
53' M. Sidibe (Mali) Yellow Card
58' V. Helu (Namibia) Yellow Card
Result - Draw 0-0

Round 3 Group E Match 11 ---November 16, 2009 4PM Mali vs. Cameroon (Dusk)
Stade 26 mars, Bamako; Attendance: 15,000; Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
7' Geremi (Cameroon) Yellow Card
25' S. Eto'o (pen) (Cameroon 1-0)
41' M. Maigi (Mali) Yellow Card
45' M. Sissoko (Mali) Yellow Card
50' M. Bagayoko (Mali 1-1)
51' M. Sissoko (Mali) Yellow Card (2) = Red Card
87' N. N'Koulou (Cameroon) Yellow Card
89' A. Tamboura (Mali) Yellow Card
Result - Draw 1-1

Round 3 Group E Match 12 --- November 16, 2009 4PM Namibia vs. Algeria (Sunny)
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek; Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Janice Vewariulopa (Mauritius)
21' C. Khaiseb (Namibia) Yellow Card
32' Q. Jacobs (Namibia) Yellow Card
84' M. Bougherra (Algeria) Yellow Card
86' R. Bester (Namibia 1-0)
Result - Namibia W 1-0

*UPDATED LIST FOR TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ON PAGE 1*

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Format

The First and Second Rounds will reduce the 35 entrants to 24 and 12 teams, respectively. The remaining 12 teams will then be placed into three Third Round groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the Fourth and final qualification group. The Third Round will begin in August 2008 and end in November 2008. The top 3 teams from the Fourth Round group of 6 (held from February to October 2009) will qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The 4th place team will compete in a home-and-away playoff against the 5th-place team from CONMEBOL.

Seeding
The draw will take place on 25 November 2007 in Durban, South Africa and it will deterimne the fixtures for the preliminary rounds. In addition, because second round winners are paired off for the third round, the top 13 seeds have been subdivided as follows:

Pot A: The top 3 teams, who would be top seeds of each third round group.

Pot B: The next 3 teams, who would be the seconds seeds of the third round groups.

Pot C: The next 6 teams, who would receive a bye to the second round, and would not be drawn against a Pot A or Pot B team in that round.

Pot D: St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who also receive a bye in the first round, but would be paired against one of the top 12 teams in Round 2.
In the 2nd round, the 13 top-ranked CONCACAF teams from the May 2007 FIFA World Ranking joined 11 winners from the 1st Round.

POT A (Byes to 2nd Round - Ranked 1st-3rd)

• Mexico
• United States
• Costa Rica

POT B (Byes to 2nd Round - Ranked 4th-6th)

• Honduras
• Panama
• Trinidad and Tobago

POT C (Byes to 2nd Round - Ranked 7th-12th)

• Jamaica
• Cuba
• Haiti
• Guatemala
• Canada
• Guyana

POT D (Bye to 2nd Round - Ranked 13th)

• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

POT E (1st Round - Ranked 14th-24th)

• Barbados
• Suriname
• Bermuda
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Bahamas
• Nicaragua
• Grenada
• Saint Lucia

POT F (1st Round - Ranked 25th-35th)

• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Netherland Antilles
• British Virgin Islands
• Dominica
• Cayman Islands
• Puerto Rico
• Anguilla
• Belize
• U.S. Virgin Islands
• Montserrat
• Aruba

[OliDegu2008]

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round

Format

The 22 teams ranked 14 to 35 on the FIFA ranking for CONCACAF in May 2007 competed in this round, with teams ranked 14th to 24th randomly drawn against teams ranked 25th to 35th. The top 13 teams of CONCACAF received a bye and advanced directly to the second round.

POT E (1st Round - Ranked 14th-24th)
Barbados
Suriname
Bermuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Bahamas
Nicaragua
Grenada
Saint Lucia

POT F (1st Round - Ranked 25th-35th)
Turks and Caicos Islands
Netherland Antilles
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Cayman Islands
Puerto Rico
Anguilla
Belize
U.S. Virgin Islands
Montserrat
Aruba

Tiebreakers for home-and-away legs

Knock-out qualifiers (such as the inter-confederation play-offs, the second round of UEFA qualifying and many preliminary ties) are played over two legs. Below is a list of how the tiebreakers will apply if the aggregate score does not determine the winner.

1. The team that scores a greater aggregate number of goals qualifies.
2. Away goals rule applies
3. Extra time
4. Penalty shootout

[doncoryell]

Not much into soccer but your write ups are good and get right to the point to keep it straight forward for a novice like me. I might even pick up the game for my ps2. I've got a few friends who are into it.

I did get to see the great Pele when I was younger when he played in the NASL with the New York Cosmos a couple of times on TV and also saw some ASL games in nearby East Providence, RI when the Rhode Island Oceaneers were around. That was many moons ago.