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2010 FIFA Rimet Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
Dates14 May – 8 June (25 days)
Teams48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Croatia
Runners-up Ukraine
Third place Sweden
Fourth place Russia
2006
2014

The 2010 FIFA Rimet Cup was the 10th edition of FIFA Rimet Cup, a quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA, for the top teams in FIFA World Cup qualification that do not qualify for the FIFA World Cup. It will took place in Canada from 14 May to 8 June 2010, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2009.

Qualification[edit]

Direct bye to group stage[edit]

Sixteen teams earned a direct bye to the group stage based on their performance in qualification. 6 UEFA, 2 CONMEBOL, 1 OFC, 2 AFC, 2 CONCACAF, 3 CAF

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Consecutive
appearances
Previous best
performance
FIFA
Ranking
[nb 1]
 New Caledonia 2008 OFC Nations Cup Runners-Up 10 September 2008
 Canada Hosts 30 March 2009
 Bahrain AFC Fourth Round Group A 3rd place 10 June 2009
 Saudi Arabia AFC Fourth Round Group B 3rd place 17 June 2009
 Burkina Faso CAF Third Round Group E Runners-Up 5 September 2009
 Norway UEFA Group 9 Runners-Up 9 September 2009
 Ecuador CONMEBOL 6th place 14 October 2009
 Colombia CONMEBOL 7th place 14 October 2009
 Costa Rica CONCACAF Fourth Round 4th place 14 October 2009
 El Salvador CONCACAF Fourth Round 5th place 14 October 2009
 Tunisia CAF Third Round Group B Runners-Up 14 November 2009
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA Play-off Runners-Up 18 November 2009
 Republic of Ireland UEFA Play-off Runners-Up 18 November 2009
 Russia UEFA Play-off Runners-Up 18 November 2009
 Ukraine UEFA Play-off Runners-Up 18 November 2009
 Egypt CAF Third Round Group C Runners-Up 18 November 2009

Participate in the qualifying round[edit]

Thirty-two teams played in a two-legged affair in March prior to the Rimet Cup based on their performance in qualification. The winners of the two-legged series would qualify for the main tournament.

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Consecutive
appearances
Previous best
performance
FIFA
Ranking
[nb 2]
 Sweden UEFA Group 1 3rd place
 Latvia UEFA Group 2 3rd place
 Czech Republic UEFA Group 3 3rd place
 Finland UEFA Group 4 3rd place
 Turkey UEFA Group 5 3rd place
 Croatia UEFA Group 6 3rd place
 Austria UEFA Group 7 3rd place
 Bulgaria UEFA Group 8 3rd place
 Scotland UEFA Group 9 3rd place
 Hungary UEFA Group 1 4th place
 Israel UEFA Group 2 4th place
 Northern Ireland UEFA Group 3 4th place
 Wales UEFA Group 4 4th place
 Lithuania UEFA Group 7 4th place
 Venezuela CONMEBOL 8th place
 Bolivia CONMEBOL 9th place
 Fiji 2008 OFC Nations Cup 3rd place
 Vanuatu 2008 OFC Nations Cup 4th place
 Qatar AFC Fourth Round Group A 4th place
 Uzbekistan AFC Fourth Round Group A 5th place
 Iran AFC Fourth Round Group B 4th place
 United Arab Emirates AFC Fourth Round Group B 5th place
 Syria AFC Third Round Group 5 3rd place
 Oman AFC Third Round Group 2 3rd place
 Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF Fourth Round 6th place
 Jamaica CONCACAF Third Round Group 2 3rd place
 Guatemala CONCACAF Third Round Group 1 3rd place
 Haiti CONCACAF Third Round Group 3 3rd place
 Mali CAF Third Round Group D 3rd place
 Togo CAF Third Round Group A 3rd place
 Mozambique CAF Third Round Group B 3rd place
 Zambia CAF Third Round Group C 3rd place

Venues[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 25 March 2010, at 18:00 CEST, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four.

For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of February 2010. Pot 1 contained the hosts Canada (who were automatically assigned to Position A1) and the best seven teams, Pot 2 contained the next best eight teams, and so on for Pots 3 and 4. Teams from the same confederation were not drawn against each other for the group stage, except for UEFA where each group contained up to two teams.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Canada (62) (hosts)
 Croatia (11)
 Russia (12)
 Egypt (17)
 Ukraine (24)
 Israel (26)
 Norway (33)
 Ecuador (37)

 Colombia (38)
 Republic of Ireland (39)
 Turkey (41)
 Sweden (42)
 Costa Rica (44)
 Latvia (47)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (49)
 Venezuela (49)

 Burkina Faso (51)
 Mali (54)
 Tunisia (55)
 Saudi Arabia (57)
 Lithuania (60)
 Bahrain (63)
 Iran (67)
 El Salvador (72)

 Uzbekistan (75)
 Wales (76)
 Jamaica (77)
 Mozambique (84)
 Trinidad and Tobago (85)
 Syria (101)
 Fiji (130)
 New Caledonia (145)

Squads[edit]

Qualifying round[edit]

The first legs were played on 24 February 2010 and the second legs were played on 3 March 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AFC Cluster
Oman  0–4  Iran 0–2 0–2
Syria  5–2  Qatar 1–0 4–2
United Arab Emirates  2–4  Uzbekistan 1–0 1–4
CAF Cluster
Mali  3–1  Togo 2–1 1–0
Zambia  0–1  Mozambique 0–0 0–1
CONCACAF Cluster
Jamaica  4–3  Guatemala 2–1 2–2
Haiti  1–1 (1–3 p)  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
CONMEBOL Cluster
Bolivia  2–3  Venezuela 1–0 1–3
OFC Cluster
Vanuatu  1–4  Fiji 0–0 1–4
UEFA Cluster
Israel  2–0  Czech Republic 2–0 0–0
Wales  3–3 (a)  Austria 1–1 2–2
Northern Ireland  3–4  Latvia 1–3 2–1
Bulgaria  1–7  Turkey 1–1 0–6
Hungary  1–4  Sweden 1–4 0–0
Lithuania  2–1  Finland 0–0 2–1
Scotland  3–5  Croatia 2–2 1–3

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to knockout round
2  Canada 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
3  Bahrain 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA.com
Canada 0–3 Sweden
Ibrahimović 9', 56'
Svensson
Attendance: 20,189
Bahrain 1–1 Mozambique
Al-Dakeel 15' Sonito 63'
Attendance: 9,812

Canada 1–1 Bahrain
De Rosario 54' Aaish 48'
Attendance: 18,955
Mozambique 0–4 Sweden
Elmander 12'
Toivonen 33'
Ibrahimović 60' (pen.)
Hysén 68'
Attendance: 11,736

Mozambique 1–2 Canada
Dominguês 27' Ricketts 44' (pen.)
Klukowski 90+2'
Attendance: 20,394
Sweden 2–0 Bahrain
Toivonen 59'
Elmander 67'
Attendance: 6,171

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 Advance to knockout round
2  Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
3  Jamaica 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
4  Israel 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA.com
Turkey 0–0 Burkina Faso
Attendance: 20,189
Jamaica 1–0 Israel
Shelton 40'
Attendance: 7,600

Turkey 3–1 Jamaica
Yılmaz 53'
Turan 68'
Şentürk 85'
Cummings 27'
Attendance: 18,955
Israel 0–2 Burkina Faso
Bancé 81', 84'
Attendance: 11,593

Israel 2–4 Turkey
Golan 49'
Yitzhaki 73'
Şentürk 10', 46'
Erdinç 60'
İnan 76'
Attendance: 10,684
Burkina Faso 3–3 Jamaica
Nakoulma 10'
Traoré 53', 77'
Johnson 17'
Daley 30'
Johnson 83'
Attendance: 10,000

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to knockout round
2  Ecuador 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: FIFA.com
Ecuador 3–1 Lithuania
Fiji 0–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ecuador 2–0 Fiji
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 Lithuania

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Ecuador
Lithuania 1–2 Fiji

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Advance to knockout round
2  Iran 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Latvia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA.com
Russia 2–3 Iran
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Latvia

Russia 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Latvia 1–1 Iran

Latvia 0–4 Russia
Iran 0–0 Trinidad and Tobago

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout round
2  Colombia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  El Salvador 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIFA.com
Egypt 3–0 Colombia
El Salvador 1–2 Wales

Egypt 2–0 El Salvador
Wales 1–1 Colombia

Wales 1–2 Egypt
Colombia 5–0 El Salvador

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout round
2  Republic of Ireland 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Mali 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: FIFA.com
Ukraine 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Mali 0–2 Syria

Ukraine 2–0 Mali
Syria 1–2 Republic of Ireland

Syria 0–2 Ukraine
Republic of Ireland 2–3 Mali

Group G[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6 Advance to knockout round
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
4  New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source: FIFA.com
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Norway
Costa Rica 6–1 New Caledonia

Saudi Arabia 2–3 Costa Rica
New Caledonia 0–8 Norway

New Caledonia 0–6 Saudi Arabia
Norway 2–1 Costa Rica

Group H[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout round
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Uzbekistan 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4  Venezuela 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA.com


Croatia 4–2 Uzbekistan
Tunisia 1–0 Venezuela

Croatia 0–1 Tunisia
Venezuela 1–1 Uzbekistan

Venezuela 0–2 Croatia
Uzbekistan 1–1 Tunisia

Knockout stage[edit]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
27 May – St. John's
 
 
 Sweden3
 
30 May – Vancouver
 
 Iran1
 
 Sweden (a.e.t.)2
 
27 May – Edmonton
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1
 
4 June – Ottawa
 
 Burkina Faso0
 
 Sweden1 (3)
 
27 May – Montreal
 
 Croatia (pen.) 1 (4) 
 
 Egypt1
 
30 May – Hamilton
 
 Croatia (a.e.t.)2
 
 Croatia2
 
27 May – Ottawa
 
 Republic of Ireland0
 
 Norway2
 
8 June – Toronto
 
 Republic of Ireland3
 
 Croatia2
 
28 May – Toronto
 
 Ukraine0
 
 Russia (a.e.t.)1
 
1 June – Edmonton
 
 Canada0
 
 Russia1
 
28 May – Halifax
 
 Turkey0
 
 Turkey (pen.) 1 (5) 
 
4 June – Vancouver
 
 Ecuador1 (4)
 
 Russia0
 
28 May – Saskatoon
 
 Ukraine2 Third place
 
 Tunisia0
 
1 June – Calgary7 June – Montreal
 
 Colombia1
 
 Colombia2 Sweden4
 
28 May – Winnipeg
 
 Ukraine3  Russia3
 
 Ukraine4
 
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 


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