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All 53 UEFA member associations entered the draw for the FIFA World Cup. There are eight groups of six teams and one of five, with each side playing home and away against the others in the section. The nine group winners will advance to the 2010 finals in South Africa, while the eight best runners-up will contest four play-off matches to determine Europe’s other four finalists.

Play-off for Final Tournament

DateHomeScoreAway
14/11/09Russia2-1SloveniaMore »
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, (RUS) - Referee:Claus Bo Larsen (DEN)
14/11/09Greece0-0UkraineMore »
OACA Spiros Louis, Athens, (GRE) - Referee:Laurent Duhamel (FRA)
14/11/09Republic of Ireland0-1FranceMore »
Croke Park, Dublin, (IRL) - Referee:Felix Brych (GER)
14/11/09Portugal1-0Bosnia-HerzegovinaMore »
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon, (POR) - Referee:Martin Atkinson (ENG)
18/11/09Ukraine0-1GreeceMore »
Shakhtyor, Donetsk, (UKR) - Referee:Olegário Benquerença (POR)
18/11/09Slovenia1-0 (ag) RussiaMore »
Ljudski vrt, Maribor, (SVN) - Referee:Terje Hauge (NOR)
18/11/09Bosnia-Herzegovina0-1PortugalMore »
Bilino Polje, Zenica, (BIH) - Referee:Roberto Rosetti (ITA)
18/11/09France1-1 (aet) Republic of IrelandMore »
Stade de France, Paris, (FRA) - Referee:Martin Hansson (SWE)

Last updated: 20/11/2009 20.00 CET
Key:
aet:
Match decided after extra time
ag:
Match decided on away goals