2010 FIFA World Cup (1983: Doomsday)
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be held in the Celtic Alliance, the first time the event has been held in Europe since Doomsday.
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[edit] Qualifying tables and results
Given the number of nations that resumed their national football associations and competition in international competitions, FIFA scrapped the invitational format it had used since 1990 and decided to resume the old qualifying format for 2010 and subsequent World Cup competition.
In Feburary 2009, FIFA announced the format for the 2010 World Cup to be held in the Celtic Alliance. Sixteen teams will compete in four groups of four teams apiece next summer, with an eight-team knockout round leading up to a championship match in Dublin. Two of those teams received automatic byes: the Celtic Alliance as the host country, and the Alpine Confederation as the 2006 champion. Nations in the five recognized regions by FIFA are competing for the other 14 berths. The list of nations that have qualified are:
- Celtic Alliance (host country)
- Alpine Confederation (2006 World Cup champion)
- Pais del Oro (Africa Group A winner)
- New Britain (Africa Group B winner)
- Brazil (South America winner)
- Paraguay (qualified from South America)
- Chile (qualified from South America)
- Mexico (CONCACAF winner)
- East Caribbean Federation (qualified from CONCACAF)
- United American Republic (qualified from South America)
- Kingdom of Cleveland (Europe Group A winner)
- Sicily (Europe Group B winner)
- ANZC (Asia/Oceania winner)
- Siberia (Asia/Oceania runner up)
Berths to be filled:
- Winner of home and home series, in November, between Europe Group A runner up Norway and Europe Group B runner up Greece
- Winner of home and home series, in December, between South American fifth-place Guyana and Asia/Oceania third-place Singapore
[edit] PLAYOFF SERIES
Nov. 11 - Norway at Greece; Singapore at Guyana
Nov. 18 - Greece at Norway; Guyana at Singapore
[edit] SOUTH AMERICA
Top four qualify, fifth-place team (Guyana) advances to play-in series.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts |
| Brazil | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 |
| Chile | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 |
| United American Rep. | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| Guyana Cooperativa | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| Colombia | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| Bolivia | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| Peru | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
October 10: Chile 4 Colombia 2; Guyana 2 Ecuador 1; Paraguay 2 Venezuela 1; Peru 1 UAR 2
October 11: Brazil 1 Bolivia 2
October 14: Bolivia 0 Peru 1; Colombia 2 Paraguay 0; Venezuela 0 Brazil 0; Ecuador 0 Chile 1; UAR 1 Guyana 0.
[edit] EUROPE
Group winners qualify, runners-up play home-and-home for berth, loser moves on to play-in series.
[edit] Group A
Winner qualifies.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Cleveland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Norway | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Denmark | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
October 9: Iceland 1 Cleveland 2; Denmark 0 Norway 3
October 16: Cleveland 1 Denmark 0; Norway 3 Iceland 1
[edit] Group B
Winner qualifies.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicily Republic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Confederation of Greece | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Finland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
October 9: Finland 0, Sicily 4; Greece 3 Sweden 1
October 16: Greece 2 Finland 0; Sicily 4 Sweden 1
[edit] CONCACAF
Top two qualify.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts. |
| Mexico | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| East Caribbean Federation | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| Cuba | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Dominican Republic | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
October 10: Mexico 3 Cuba 2; Dominican Republic 1 East Caribbean 4; Puerto Rico 0 Nicaragua 4
October 17: Cuba 1 Dominican Republic 1; East Caribbean 3 Puerto Rico 0; Nicaragua 1 Mexico 2
[edit] ASIA/OCEANIA
Top two qualify; third-place Singapore advances to play-in series.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANZC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Soviet Socialist Siberia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Singapore | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Philippines | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| French Rep. | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
October 17: Siberia 1 Indonesia 2; ANZC 1 Singapore 2; French Rep. 0 Phillippines 3
October 31: Phillippines 1 Siberia 3; Indonesia 0 ANZC 1; Singapore 0 French Rep. 0
[edit] AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST
Group winners qualify.
[edit] Group A
| Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts |
| Pais del Oro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Algeria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Iran | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Assyria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
October 11: Algeria 1 Iran 1; Assyria 0 Pais del Oro 5
October 18: Pais del Oro 0 Algeria 1; Iran 1 Assyria 1
[edit] Group B
| Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts. |
| New Britain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| RZA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Zaire | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Republic of Angola | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
October 10: New Britain 5 Zaire 1; Republic of Angola 2 RZA 2.
October 17: RZA 1 New Britain 2; Zaire 2 Republic of Angola 2.
[edit] News
The final two berths will be determined on November 11 and 18 through two playoff series, home and home, with the winner determined on goal differential. Norway and Greece will play for the final European berth, while Guyana and Singapore play for the at-large berth.
On October 21, FIFA announced the selection for the 2014 World Cup, previously scheduled for Oct. 28 in Dublin, has been pushed back to December 4 to coincide with FIFA's World Congress and to allow for the final play-in series to be fully contested. Brazil is considered the overwhelming favorite, over the ANZC and Siberia, primarily due to the number of and quality of venues in the country, along with sufficient national infrastructure and expected large fan support for each match. Brazil also plans to use World Cup 2014 as a test-run for another major international sporting event it is pursuing: the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The FIFA World Congress, scheduled for December 2-4 in Dublin, features not only the selection of the host nation for the 2014 World Cup, but the following other items:
- The draw for World Cup 2010
- Awards for FIFA's 2009 World Footballer of the Year
- The entrance of several new members (such as Prussia and Canada) into the five regional confederations
- Voting on the expansion of the field from 16 to 24 teams
- and preliminary discussions on a new, permanent host site for FIFA's world headquarters, with presentations from Luque, Paraguay; Singapore; and Zurich, Alpine Confederation.
[edit] Official anthem
"Wild Dances" by SSR pop singer Ruslana was selected by FIFA in 2009 as the official World Cup anthem.
