2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round
Football tournament qualification stage
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 five groups of four, in the draw held on 22 October 2008 in Zürich. 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]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
 |
 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Morocco | 1–2 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
El Hamdaoui  83' |
Report | P. Aubameyang 34' Méyé 45' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
 |
 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Mozambique | 0–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mozambique | 1–0 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Tico-Tico 66' |
Report |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Obinna 90+3' |
Report |
| Mozambique | 1–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Dário 83' |
Report |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
 |
 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Notes:
- 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.
Tiebreaking play-off
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 |
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 | — |
| Sudan | 1–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Mudather Karika 23' |
Report | Kanouté 19' |
| Benin | 1–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Omotoyossi 22' |
Report |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
 |
 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Malawi | 0–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dagano 68' |
| Guinea | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| S. Bangoura 65' |
Report | B. Koné 44' Romaric 72' |
| Burkina Faso | 2–3 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Pitroipa 27' Bancé 78' |
Report | Y. Touré 14' Tall  54' (o.g.)Drogba 70' |
| Ivory Coast | 5–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Panandétiguiri 12' (o.g.) Drogba 48', 65' Y. Touré 55' Keïta 68' |
Report |
| Malawi | 1–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Ngwira 64' |
Report | Drogba 67' |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Dagano 47' |
Report |
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Gervinho 16', 31' Tiéné 67' |
Report |
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
Nadir Belhadj- Madjid Bougherra
- Rafik Djebbour
- Karim Matmour
- Antar Yahia
- Karim Ziani
Séïdath Tchomogo- Romuald Boco
Aristide Bancé- Mahamoudou Kéré
- Habib Bamogo
- Jonathan Pitroipa
- Alain Traoré
Geremi Njitap- Pierre Webó
Ahmed Hassan- Emad Moteab
Bruno Ecuele Manga- Éric Mouloungui
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Moise Brou
Anthony Annan- Kwadwo Asamoah
- Michael Essien
- Sulley Muntari
- Prince Tagoe
Mamadou Bah- Sambégou Bangoura
- Oumar Kalabane
- Kamil Zayatte
Salomon Kalou- Kader Keïta
- Siaka Tiéné
McDonald Mariga- Julius Owino
- Allan Wanga
Jacob Ngwira
Mamadou Diallo- Lassane Fané
- Modibo Maïga
- Tenema Ndiaye
- Mamadou Samassa
Mounir El Hamdaoui
Domingues- Tico-Tico
- Dário
Michael Eneramo- Peter Odemwingie
- Ikechukwu Uche
- Yakubu
Patrick Mutesa Mafisango
Mudathir El Tahir- Hassan Korongo
Emmanuel Adebayor- Moustapha Salifou
- Floyd Ayité
Ammar Jemal- Nabil Taïder
- Wissem Ben Yahia
Rainford Kalaba- Francis Kasonde
1 own goal
- Mamadou Tall (against Ivory Coast)
- Saïdou Panandétiguiri (against Ivory Coast)
- Hicham Mahdoufi (against Gabon)
Notes
- 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 Abdoul-Gafar Mamah who played for Togo despite being suspended even though the original score ended as the same scoreline to Gabon.[5]
- 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]
- Moved from original date of the weekend of 2009-06-20 due to Egypt's participation in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[7]
- Due to security concerns arising from the 2009 Guinea protest, the match was moved to Accra, Ghana.[9]