2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round

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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

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]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Cameroon (12)
 Egypt (22)
 Ghana (25)
 Nigeria (27)
 Ivory Coast (29)

 Guinea (41)
 Morocco (43)
 Tunisia (47)
 Mali (53)
 Algeria (56)

 Burkina Faso (63)
 Gabon (67)
 Zambia (70)
 Kenya (79)
 Benin (81)

 Rwanda (87)
 Togo (91)
 Mozambique (100)
 Sudan (106)
 Malawi (109)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Cameroon Gabon Togo Morocco
 Cameroon 6 4 1 1 9 2 +7 13 Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations — 2–1 3–0 0–0
 Gabon 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9 Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 0–2 — 3–0 3–1
 Togo 6 2 2 2 3 7 −4 8 1–0 1–0 — 1–1
 Morocco 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 0–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: [4]
Togo 1–0 Cameroon
Adebayor 11' Report
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra (Ghana)[note 3]
Attendance: 26,450
)
Gabon 3–0
Awarded[note 4]		 Togo
Brou
81'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Cameroon 0–0 Morocco
Report
Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 35,000
)
Cameroon 2–1 Gabon
Makoun 25'
Eto'o 64'		 Report Cousin 90'
Morocco 0–2 Cameroon
Report Webó 19'
Eto'o 52'
Fes
Attendance: 17,000
)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Nigeria Tunisia Mozambique Kenya
 Nigeria 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations — 2–2 1–0 3–0
 Tunisia 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
 Mozambique 6 2 1 3 3 5 −2 7 0–0 1–0 — 1–0
 Kenya 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 2–3 1–2 2–1 —
Source: [4]
Kenya 1–2 Tunisia
Oliech 70' Report Jemal 6'
Jemâa 79'
Attendance: 27,000
Mozambique 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Tunisia 2–0 Mozambique
Ben Yahia 21' (pen.)
Darragi 90+1'		 Report
Stade 7 November, Tunis
Attendance: 30,000
)
Tunisia 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Stade 7 November, Tunis
Attendance: 45,000
)
Nigeria 2–2 Tunisia
Odemwingie 23'
Eneramo 80'		 Report Taïder 24'
Darragi 89'
Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Attendance: 52,000
)
Mozambique 1–0 Tunisia
Dário 83' Report
Attendance: 30,000

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Algeria Egypt Zambia Rwanda
 Algeria 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13[a] Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations — 3–1 1–0 3–1
 Egypt 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13[a] Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 2–0 — 1–1 3–0
 Zambia 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5 0–2 0–1 — 1–0
 Rwanda 6 0 2 4 1 8 −7 2 0–0 0–1 0–0 —
Source: [4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.
Rwanda 0–0 Algeria
Report
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Attendance: 22,000
)
Zambia 1–0 Rwanda
Kalaba 78' Report
Attendance: 28,000
Algeria 3–1 Egypt
Matmour 60'
Ghezzal 64'
Djebbour 77'		 Report Aboutrika 86'
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Attendance: 26,500
)
Egypt 3–0 Rwanda
Aboutrika 64', 90'
Hosny 74' (pen.)		 Report
Algeria 3–1 Rwanda
Ghezzal 22'
Belhadj 45+2'
Ziani 90+5' (pen.)		 Report
Mutesa
19'
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Attendance: 22,000
)

Tiebreaking play-off

Main article:
2009 Egypt v Algeria football matches
Egypt 0–1 Algeria
Report Yahia 40'
Attendance: 40,000

Alleged crowd violence at the playoff and the preceding match led to diplomatic tension between Egypt and Algeria.[citation needed]

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ghana Benin Mali Sudan
 Ghana 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations — 1–0 2–2 2–0
 Benin 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 1–0 — 1–1 1–0
 Mali 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9 0–2 3–1 — 1–0
 Sudan 6 0 1 5 2 9 −7 1 0–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source: [4]
Sudan 1–1 Mali
Mudather Karika 23' Report Kanouté 19'
Attendance: 35,000
Ghana 1–0 Benin
Tagoe 1' Report
Attendance: 39,000
Benin 1–0 Sudan
Omotoyossi 22' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Mali 0–2 Ghana
Report Asamoah 67'
Amoah 79'
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Attendance: 40,000
)
Mali 3–1 Benin
Maïga 29'
Diallo 76'
Kanouté 84'		 Report S. Tchomogo 15'
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Attendance: 40,000
)
Ghana 2–0 Sudan
Muntari 14'
Essien 53'		 Report
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 38,000
)
Mali 1–0 Sudan
Kanouté 89' Report
Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Attendance: 15,000
)

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ivory Coast Burkina Faso Malawi Guinea
 Ivory Coast 6 5 1 0 19 4 +15 16 Qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations — 5–0 5–0 3–0
 Burkina Faso 6 4 0 2 10 11 −1 12 Qualified for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 2–3 — 1–0 4–2
 Malawi 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
 Guinea 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3 1–2 1–2 2–1 —
Source: [4]
Burkina Faso 4–2 Guinea
Kéré 23'
Traoré 30'
Dagano 55' (pen.), 71'		 Report Feindouno 65' (pen.)
Zayatte 86'
Attendance: 30,000
Ivory Coast 5–0 Malawi
Romaric 1'
Drogba 6' (pen.), 27'
Kalou 59'
B. Koné 70'		 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 34,000
)
Guinea 2–1 Malawi
Feindouno 25', 43' Report Msowoya 88'
Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 14,000
)
Ivory Coast 3–0 Guinea
Gervinho 16', 31'
Tiéné 67'		 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 28,000
)

Goalscorers

There were 135 goals scored in 61 matches, for an average of 2.21 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Had Angola made it to this round, all the other three teams in their group would have advanced to the African Cup of Nations finals.[1]
  3. 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali
    .
  4. ^ FIFA awarded Gabon a 3 – 0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player Abdoul-Gafar Mamah who played for Togo despite being suspended. The match originally ended 3 – 0 to Gabon.[5]
  5. ^ a b 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.[6]
  6. ^ Moved from original date of the weekend of 2009-06-20 due to Egypt's participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[7]
  7. 2009 Guinea protest, the match was moved to Accra, Ghana.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Qualification procedure for the 2nd round and 3rd round for world Cup/ CAN 2010. Confederation of African Football.
  2. ^ African seeds established, FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2008
  3. ^ 3rd stage format and draw, FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2008
  4. ^ a b c d e "FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ Morocco lose CAS appeal over Togo player, ESPNSoccernet, 12 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Gabon-Cameroon encounter postponed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  7. ^ Egypt's Rwanda World Cup qualifier postponed Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News Egypt.
  8. ISBN 9780415507202
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  9. ^ Guinea 2010 qualifier moved BBC; 3 October 2009
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