European qualification for the 2010 World Cup
Finals in South Africa.
UEFA
Union of European
Football Associations.
Divided into eight groups of six teams and one group of five, the
53 teams representing Europe have 13 qualification slots to play for.
Group 1:
Albania, 
Denmark, 
Hungary, Malta, 
Portugal,  Sweden.
Group 2:
 Greece,
 Israel,
 Latvia,
Luxembourg, 
Moldova, 
Switzerland.
Group 3:
Czech Republic, 
Northern Ireland,  Poland,
 San
Marino, 
Slovakia, 
Slovenia.
Group 4:
Azerbaijan, 
Finland, 
Germany, 
Liechtenstein,  Russia,
 Wales.
Group 5:
Armenia, 
Belgium, 
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 
Estonia,  Spain,  Turkey.
Group 6:
Andorra, 
Belarus, 
Croatia, 
England, 
Kazakhstan, 
Ukraine.
Group 7:
Austria, 
Faroe Islands,  France,
Lithuania, 
Romania,  Serbia.
Group 8:
Bulgaria,  Cyprus,
Georgia,  Italy, 
Montenegro, 
Republic of Ireland.
Group 9:
 FYR Macedonia, 
Holland, 
Iceland,  Norway,
Scotland.
Stage Two
The nine group winners automatically qualify for the 2010 World Cup Finals, while the eight best second-placed teams
enter four, home and away play-offs for the right to join them.
Group Winners
Denmark, England, Germany, Holland, Italy, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland.
Play-Off Matches
14th November, 2009:
Greece vs Ukraine (0:0)
Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (1:0)
1:0 (Bruno Alves 31)
Republic of Ireland vs France (0:1)
0:1 (Nicolas Anelka 72)
Russia vs Slovenia (2:1)
1:0 (Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 40)
2:0 (Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 51)
2:1 (Nejc Pecnik 88)
18th November, 2009:
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Portugal (0:1)
0:1 (Raul Meireles 55)
 Sejad Salihovic,
Bosnia-Herzegovina (77)
France vs Republic of Ireland (1:1aet)
0:1 (Robbie Keane 33)
1:1 (William Gallas 104)
Slovenia vs Russia (1:0)
1:0 (Zlatko Dedic 44)
Alexander Kerzhakov,
Russia (66)
Yuri Zhirkov, Russia (90)
Ukraine vs Greece (0:1)
0:1 (Dimitrios Salpigidis 31)
France, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia join the group winners.
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