The AFC Fifth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...

 was held on 5 and 9 September 2009 between the two teams that finished third in the fourth round

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round

The AFC Fourth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009....

. The order for the matches was decided by a random draw held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...

, the Bahamas

The Bahamas

The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...

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The winning team will advance to a play-off

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (Inter-confederation play-offs)

For the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, there are two scheduled inter-confederation playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals...

 against the winner of the OFC qualifying group

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. The winner of this play-off will qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals.

The winner switched twice during the stoppage time in the second leg: before the stoppage time, the score was tied by 1-1 and therefore Bahrain had an advantage by away goals rule

Away goals rule

The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

. In the first minute of the stoppage time, Saudi Arabia pulled the advantage to themselves by Hamad Al-Montashari

Hamad Al-Montashari

Hamad Al-Montashari is a Saudi Arabian footballer for Al-Ittihad. Al-Montashari, a defender, was declared the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, defeating Uzbekistan and FC Dynamo Kyiv striker Maksim Shatskikh. With Al-Ittihad, Al-Montashari has won the 2004 and 2005 AFC Champions...

. However, this was reversed again by Bahraini Ismael Abdullatif

Ismael Abdullatif

Ismail Abdul-Latif, sometimes known as Ismail Latif is a Bahraini football striker and winger. At club level, he currently plays for Omani Salalah-based club, Al-Nasr. Abdullatif also plays for the Bahrain national football team, including the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals...

 in the third minute of the stoppage time, and Bahrain won at last by away goals rule.

AFC Fifth Round play-off

2 – 2 on aggregate; Bahrain advanced on the away goals rule

Away goals rule

The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

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