2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) – was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. A total of 205 teams entered the qualification competition, with South Africa, as the host, qualifying for the World Cup automatically. The first qualification matches were played on 25 August 2007 and qualification concluded on 18 November 2009. Overall, 2,338 goals were scored over 852 matches, scoring on average 2.74 per match.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2007 – 18 November 2009 |
| Teams | 205 (from 6 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 852 |
| Goals scored | 2,338 (2.74 per match) |
| Attendance | 19,336,189 (22,695 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Moumouni Dagano Osea Vakatalesau(12 goals each) |
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