2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – OFC play-off)
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup
AFC
– OFC
qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament
, New Zealand, and the fifth-placed team from the Asian qualifying tournament, Bahrain
.
The games were played on October 10 and November 14 of 2009 in Riffa and Wellington
, respectively. With New Zealand winning 1–0 on aggregate score in order to qualify for the FIFA World Cup
for the first time since the 1982 tournament
.
It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup
play-off Bahrain played, Bahrain lost 2–1 on aggregate to Trinidad and Tobago
in their prevoius one
.
New Zealand took part in their FIFA World Cup
first play-off after years of Australia appearing in the play-offs of 1986
vs Scotland, 1994 (1st Play-off
vs Canada and 2nd Play-off
vs Argentina), 1998 vs Iran, 2002
vs Uruguay and 2006
vs Uruguay and Israel in 1990
vs Colombia.
The draw for the order in which the two matches will be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in 2 June 2009. New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate and a second consecutive appearance for an OFC team in the FIFA World Cup.
Final standing
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Team
6
5
0
1
14
5
9
15
6
2
2
2
12
10
2
8
6
2
1
3
8
11
−3
7
6
1
1
4
5
13
−8
4
Opponent
Result
Fifth Round
(AFC)
Opponent
Result
(H)
0–0
1st Leg
(A)
2–2
2nd Leg
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NEW ZEALAND:
|
GK
1
Mark Paston
DF
5
Ivan Vicelich
DF
6
Ryan Nelsen
(c)
DF
4
Ben Sigmund
DF
3
Tony Lochhead
MF
11
Leo Bertos
MF
8
Tim Brown
MF
7
Simon Elliott
FW
14
Rory Fallon
FW
10
Chris Killen
FW
9
Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
GK
18
James Bannatyne
DF
2
Aaron Scott
DF
15
Dave Mulligan
DF
16
Andrew Boyens
MF
12
Michael McGlinchey
MF
17
Andrew Barron
FW
13
Chris Wood
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
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BAHRAIN:
|
GK
1
Sayed Jaffer
DF
16
Sayed Mohamed Adnan
DF
12
Faouzi Mubarak Aaish
DF
14
Salman Isa
MF
7
Sayed Mahmood Jalal
MF
5
Mohamed Hubail
MF
10
Mohamed Salmeen
(c)
MF
17
Hussain Ali Baba
MF
15
Abdullah Omar
FW
6
Jaycee John
FW
4
Abdulla Al-Dakeel
Substitutions:
GK
18
Abbas Ahmed Khamis
DF
2
Mohamed Husain
MF
13
Mahmood Abdulrahman
FW
3
Ahmed Hassan Taleb
FW
8
A'ala Hubail
FW
9
Husain Ali
FW
11
Ismail Abdul-Latif
Manager:
Milan Máčala
and were drawn into Group F with defending champions
Italy
, Slovakia
and Paraguay
. After drawing Slovakia 1–1 in their opening match, New Zealand drew 1–1 to Italy and in the final match they also drew 0–0 to Paraguay, finishing third in the group on three points. New Zealand was the only team to finish unbeaten in a FIFA World Cup without winning the trophy.
After the play-off Bahrain qualifed for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
in Qatar
, Bahrain finished third in Group C after losing to Australia 1–0 and South Korea 2–1 respectively and beating India 5–2.
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
– OFC
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for the Oceania Football Confederation selected New Zealand to compete in a two-legged home-and-away playoff against Bahrain, the fifth-place team from the Asian Football Confederation for a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa...
, New Zealand, and the fifth-placed team from the Asian qualifying tournament, Bahrain
Bahrain national football team
The Bahrain national football team is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association; it was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so...
.
The games were played on October 10 and November 14 of 2009 in Riffa and Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, respectively. With New Zealand winning 1–0 on aggregate score in order to qualify for the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
for the first time since the 1982 tournament
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
.
It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
play-off Bahrain played, Bahrain lost 2–1 on aggregate to Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
in their prevoius one
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – CONCACAF play-off)
The 2006 FIFA World Cup AFC – CONCACAF qualification play-off was a home-and-away play-off between the following teams:*The fifth-place team of the AFC qualifying tournament, Bahrain....
.
New Zealand took part in their FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
first play-off after years of Australia appearing in the play-offs of 1986
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – OFC play-off)
The 1986 FIFA World Cup UEFA – OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the second-placed team from the UEFA Group 7, Scotland. The games were played on November 20 and December 4 of 1985 in Glasgow and...
vs Scotland, 1994 (1st Play-off
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF – OFC play-off)
The 1994 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF – OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the second-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, Canada. The games were played on July 31 and August 15 of 1993 in...
vs Canada and 2nd Play-off
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – OFC play-off)
The 1994 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL – OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament and CONCACAF – OFC play-off winners, Australia, and the second-placed team from the CONMEBOL Group 1, Argentina. The games were played on October...
vs Argentina), 1998 vs Iran, 2002
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – OFC play-off)
-Second Leg:-Aftermath:Uruguay qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Korea and Japan and were drawn into Group A with defending champions France, Denmark and debutants Senegal...
vs Uruguay and 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – OFC play-off)
The 2006 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL – OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the fifth-placed team from the South American qualifying tournament, Uruguay....
vs Uruguay and Israel in 1990
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – OFC play-off)
The 1990 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL – OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Israel, and the third-best team from the South American qualifying tournament, Colombia. The games were played on October 15 and 29 of 1989 in...
vs Colombia.
The draw for the order in which the two matches will be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in 2 June 2009. New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate and a second consecutive appearance for an OFC team in the FIFA World Cup.
Background
| Bahrain | Round | New Zealand | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Team | ||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 20 | |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
(AFC)
First Leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | BAHRAIN: |
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| GK | 1 | Sayed Jaffer Sayed Mohammed Jaffer Sayed Mohammed Jaffer is a Bahraini footballer currently playing with Muharraq of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team.-External links:*... |
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| DF | 16 | Sayed Mohamed Adnan Sayed Mohamed Adnan Sayed Mohamed Adnan is a Bahrani footballer currently playing for the Brisbane Roar in A-League. He is known for joining up in attacks during open play to help score using his height advantage.-Club career:... |
||
| DF | 12 | Faouzi Mubarak Aaish Faouzi Mubarak Aaish Faouzi Mubarak Aaish is a Moroccan-Bahraini footballer who is a midfielder for the Emirati club Dubai Club. Aaish has made several appearances for the Bahrain national football team, including 14 qualifying matches for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup... |
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| DF | 14 | Salman Isa | ||
| MF | 7 | Sayed Mahmood Jalal Sayed Mahmood Jalal Sayed Mahmood Jalal is a Bahraini footballer currently playing with Al Muharraq Club of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team.... |
||
| MF | 5 | Mohamed Hubail Mohamed Hubail Mohamed Hubail is a Bahraini footballer who was sentenced to a two year term of imprisonment by a special security court in Bahrain after taking part in pro-democratic reform protests in Bahrain in 2011.-Career:... |
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| MF | 10 | Mohamed Salmeen Mohamed Salmeen Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Dhafra and the Bahrain national football team. He is the captain of the Bahrain National team. He wears the famous number 10 jersey for his club and country. Mohamed Salmeen is the son of legendary Bahraini footballing... (c) |
||
| MF | 17 | Hussain Ali Baba Hussain Ali Baba Hussain Ali Baba Mohamed is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al-Jaish of Qatar and the Bahrain national football team. He lives with his wife, Aisha Azizi, in Bahrain. His national team number is #17.-External links:*... |
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| MF | 15 | Abdullah Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah Omar Ismail is a Chadian-born Bahraini professional footballer currently playing for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League as a midfielder. He also plays for the Bahrain national football team.... |
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| FW | 9 | Husain Ali Husain Ali Husain Ali Ahmed is a Bahraini football player known as Husain Pele. Currently playing for Muharraq Club of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team, he was top goalscorer in the Bahraini premier league in 1998 & 2003 .-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:*... |
||
| FW | 6 | Jaycee John | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| GK | 18 | Abbas Ahmed Khamis Abbas Ahmed Khamis Abbas Ahmed Khamis is a footballer from Bahrain. He plays for Bahrainian football club Al-Ahli Manama, and has played in the Bahrain national football team. He was part of the Bahrain team in AFC Asian Cup 2007 and 2011-External links:... |
||
| DF | 2 | Mohamed Husain Mohamed Husain Mohamed Husain Bahzad is a Bahraini football defender.-International career:He is also a member of the Bahrain national football team, and played for the squad at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.... |
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| MF | 13 | Mahmood Abdulrahman Mahmood Abdulrahman Mahmood Abdulrahman , also known as Ringo, is a Bahraini footballer. He currently plays for Al Shamal Sports Club as well as the Bahrain national football team. He was named Player of the tournament when AlMuharraq won the 2008 AFC Cup... |
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| FW | 3 | Ahmed Hassan Taleb Ahmed Hassan Taleb Ahmed Hassan Taleb is a Bahraini footballer.-International career:He has made 39 appearances for the Bahrain national football team, scoring 4 goals.-References:... |
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| FW | 4 | Abdulla Al-Dakeel Abdulla Al-Dakeel Abdulla Adnan Al Dakeel is a Bahraini footballer.-Club career:At the club level, Al-Dakeel currently plays as an attacker for Muharraq Club .-International career:... |
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| FW | 8 | A'ala Hubail A'ala Hubail On 5 April 2011 A'ala Hubail and his brother Mohamed were arrested by the Bahraini authorities and held in custody on an indefinite basis. A'ala Hubail, a trained paramedic, had attended demonstrations during the 2011 Bahraini protests and had reportedly helped provide medical assistance... |
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| FW | 11 | Ismail Abdul-Latif | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Milan Máčala Milan Mácala Milan Máčala is a Czech football coach who coached various clubs in the Czech Republic and worldwide.He has previously coached in the area with the national teams of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, winning the Gulf Cup of Nations with the latter in 1996 and 1998... |
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NEW ZEALAND:
Mark Paston
Mark Nelson Paston is a New Zealand football goalkeeper who plays for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Early career:...
Ivan Vicelich
Ivan Robert Vicelich is a New Zealand professional footballer of Croatian origin, who currently plays as a defender for Auckland City FC in the ASB Premiership...
Ryan Nelsen
Ryan William Nelsen, ONZM is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender, and is captain of Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. Nelsen captains the New Zealand national team, the All Whites. He joined Blackburn back in 2005 on a free transfer from D.C. United...
(c)
Ben Sigmund
Benjamin Robert Sigmund is a New Zealand soccer player who currently plays for A-League club Wellington Phoenix...
Tony Lochhead
Tony James Lochhead is a New Zealander football defender who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix of the A-League.-Club career:Lochhead went to America to play college soccer for UC Santa Barbara in 2001...
Leo Bertos
Leonida Christos "Leo" Bertos is a New Zealand association football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for New Zealand-based A-League team Wellington Phoenix and has represented the New Zealand national football team.-Early life:Bertos was born in Wellington, to a Greek...
Simon Elliott
Simon John Elliott is a New Zealand International footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Semi-Professional & College career:...
Rory Fallon
Rory Michael Fallon is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen as a forward. He has previously played for Barnsley, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Yeovil Town, Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town. He has been capped by New Zealand at international...
Chris Killen
Christopher John "Chris" Killen is a New Zealand international footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Ruby. Killen grew up in Wellington and played his club football for Miramar Rangers. After a trial with Manchester City, he joined City's youth academy...
Shane Smeltz
Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:...
James Bannatyne
James Bannatyne is an association football goalkeeper who plays for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship...
Aaron Scott (footballer)
Aaron James Scott is a New Zealand footballer who plays for NZFC side Waitakere United and has represented New Zealand under 23 at the Olympics and played for the senior side, the All Whites.-International career:...
Andrew Boyens
Andrew Victor Boyens is a New Zealander international footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer, and has represented New Zealand at the international level.-College:...
Michael McGlinchey
Michael Ryan McGlinchey is an association footballer currently playing for A-League club Central Coast Mariners....
Andrew Barron
Andrew Barron is a retired New Zealand association football player. Barron, naturally a central midfielder last played for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship and was also an All White who played at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making him one of very few amateur All Whites in...
Chris Wood (footballer born 1991)
Christopher "Chris" Grant Wood is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Birmingham City on loan from West Bromwich Albion...
Ricki HerbertRicki Herbert
Ricki Lloyd Herbert, CNZM is a New Zealand former association football player who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain...
OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
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Second Leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | NEW ZEALAND: |
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| GK | 1 | Mark Paston Mark Paston Mark Nelson Paston is a New Zealand football goalkeeper who plays for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Early career:... |
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| DF | 5 | Ivan Vicelich Ivan Vicelich Ivan Robert Vicelich is a New Zealand professional footballer of Croatian origin, who currently plays as a defender for Auckland City FC in the ASB Premiership... |
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| DF | 6 | Ryan Nelsen Ryan Nelsen Ryan William Nelsen, ONZM is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender, and is captain of Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. Nelsen captains the New Zealand national team, the All Whites. He joined Blackburn back in 2005 on a free transfer from D.C. United... (c) |
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| DF | 4 | Ben Sigmund Ben Sigmund Benjamin Robert Sigmund is a New Zealand soccer player who currently plays for A-League club Wellington Phoenix... |
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| DF | 3 | Tony Lochhead Tony Lochhead Tony James Lochhead is a New Zealander football defender who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix of the A-League.-Club career:Lochhead went to America to play college soccer for UC Santa Barbara in 2001... |
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| MF | 11 | Leo Bertos Leo Bertos Leonida Christos "Leo" Bertos is a New Zealand association football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for New Zealand-based A-League team Wellington Phoenix and has represented the New Zealand national football team.-Early life:Bertos was born in Wellington, to a Greek... |
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| MF | 8 | Tim Brown | ||
| MF | 12 | Michael McGlinchey Michael McGlinchey Michael Ryan McGlinchey is an association footballer currently playing for A-League club Central Coast Mariners.... |
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| FW | 14 | Rory Fallon Rory Fallon Rory Michael Fallon is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen as a forward. He has previously played for Barnsley, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Yeovil Town, Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town. He has been capped by New Zealand at international... |
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| FW | 10 | Chris Killen Chris Killen Christopher John "Chris" Killen is a New Zealand international footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Ruby. Killen grew up in Wellington and played his club football for Miramar Rangers. After a trial with Manchester City, he joined City's youth academy... |
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| FW | 9 | Shane Smeltz Shane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
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| Substitutions: | ||||
| GK | 18 | James Bannatyne James Bannatyne James Bannatyne is an association football goalkeeper who plays for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship... |
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| DF | 2 | Aaron Scott Aaron Scott (footballer) Aaron James Scott is a New Zealand footballer who plays for NZFC side Waitakere United and has represented New Zealand under 23 at the Olympics and played for the senior side, the All Whites.-International career:... |
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| DF | 15 | Dave Mulligan | ||
| DF | 16 | Andrew Boyens Andrew Boyens Andrew Victor Boyens is a New Zealander international footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer, and has represented New Zealand at the international level.-College:... |
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| MF | 7 | Simon Elliott Simon Elliott Simon John Elliott is a New Zealand International footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Semi-Professional & College career:... |
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| MF | 17 | Andrew Barron Andrew Barron Andrew Barron is a retired New Zealand association football player. Barron, naturally a central midfielder last played for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship and was also an All White who played at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making him one of very few amateur All Whites in... |
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| FW | 13 | Chris Wood Chris Wood (footballer born 1991) Christopher "Chris" Grant Wood is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Birmingham City on loan from West Bromwich Albion... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Ricki Herbert Ricki Herbert Ricki Lloyd Herbert, CNZM is a New Zealand former association football player who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain... |
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BAHRAIN:
Sayed Mohammed Jaffer
Sayed Mohammed Jaffer is a Bahraini footballer currently playing with Muharraq of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team.-External links:*...
Sayed Mohamed Adnan
Sayed Mohamed Adnan is a Bahrani footballer currently playing for the Brisbane Roar in A-League. He is known for joining up in attacks during open play to help score using his height advantage.-Club career:...
Faouzi Mubarak Aaish
Faouzi Mubarak Aaish is a Moroccan-Bahraini footballer who is a midfielder for the Emirati club Dubai Club. Aaish has made several appearances for the Bahrain national football team, including 14 qualifying matches for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup...
Sayed Mahmood Jalal
Sayed Mahmood Jalal is a Bahraini footballer currently playing with Al Muharraq Club of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team....
Mohamed Hubail
Mohamed Hubail is a Bahraini footballer who was sentenced to a two year term of imprisonment by a special security court in Bahrain after taking part in pro-democratic reform protests in Bahrain in 2011.-Career:...
Mohamed Salmeen
Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Dhafra and the Bahrain national football team. He is the captain of the Bahrain National team. He wears the famous number 10 jersey for his club and country. Mohamed Salmeen is the son of legendary Bahraini footballing...
(c)
Hussain Ali Baba
Hussain Ali Baba Mohamed is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al-Jaish of Qatar and the Bahrain national football team. He lives with his wife, Aisha Azizi, in Bahrain. His national team number is #17.-External links:*...
Abdullah Omar
Abdullah Omar Ismail is a Chadian-born Bahraini professional footballer currently playing for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League as a midfielder. He also plays for the Bahrain national football team....
Abdulla Al-Dakeel
Abdulla Adnan Al Dakeel is a Bahraini footballer.-Club career:At the club level, Al-Dakeel currently plays as an attacker for Muharraq Club .-International career:...
Abbas Ahmed Khamis
Abbas Ahmed Khamis is a footballer from Bahrain. He plays for Bahrainian football club Al-Ahli Manama, and has played in the Bahrain national football team. He was part of the Bahrain team in AFC Asian Cup 2007 and 2011-External links:...
Mohamed Husain
Mohamed Husain Bahzad is a Bahraini football defender.-International career:He is also a member of the Bahrain national football team, and played for the squad at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt....
Mahmood Abdulrahman
Mahmood Abdulrahman , also known as Ringo, is a Bahraini footballer. He currently plays for Al Shamal Sports Club as well as the Bahrain national football team. He was named Player of the tournament when AlMuharraq won the 2008 AFC Cup...
Ahmed Hassan Taleb
Ahmed Hassan Taleb is a Bahraini footballer.-International career:He has made 39 appearances for the Bahrain national football team, scoring 4 goals.-References:...
A'ala Hubail
On 5 April 2011 A'ala Hubail and his brother Mohamed were arrested by the Bahraini authorities and held in custody on an indefinite basis. A'ala Hubail, a trained paramedic, had attended demonstrations during the 2011 Bahraini protests and had reportedly helped provide medical assistance...
Husain Ali
Husain Ali Ahmed is a Bahraini football player known as Husain Pele. Currently playing for Muharraq Club of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team, he was top goalscorer in the Bahraini premier league in 1998 & 2003 .-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:*...
Milan MáčalaMilan Mácala
Milan Máčala is a Czech football coach who coached various clubs in the Czech Republic and worldwide.He has previously coached in the area with the national teams of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, winning the Gulf Cup of Nations with the latter in 1996 and 1998...
OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
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Aftermath
New Zealand qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and were drawn into Group F with defending champions
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
, Slovakia
Slovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...
and Paraguay
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
. After drawing Slovakia 1–1 in their opening match, New Zealand drew 1–1 to Italy and in the final match they also drew 0–0 to Paraguay, finishing third in the group on three points. New Zealand was the only team to finish unbeaten in a FIFA World Cup without winning the trophy.
After the play-off Bahrain qualifed for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
2011 AFC Asian Cup
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...
in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, Bahrain finished third in Group C after losing to Australia 1–0 and South Korea 2–1 respectively and beating India 5–2.