User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2010 FIFA Rimet Cup

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.

Direct bye to group stage
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

Participate in the qualifying round
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.

Venues

 * McMahon Stadium, Calgary
 * Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
 * Huskies Stadium, Halifax
 * Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
 * Saputo Stadium, Montreal
 * Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa
 * Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon
 * King George V Park, St. John's
 * BMO Field, Toronto
 * Empire Field, Vancouver
 * Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg

Draw
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.

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

!colspan="5"|AFC Cluster

!colspan="5"|CAF Cluster

!colspan="5"|CONCACAF Cluster

!colspan="5"|CONMEBOL Cluster

!colspan="5"|OFC Cluster

!colspan="5"|UEFA Cluster


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