2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF–CONMEBOL qualification play-off were a series of two-legged home-and-away ties between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, Costa Rica, and the fifth-placed team from the South American qualifying tournament, Uruguay.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
(CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off)

Event	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica Uruguay 1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Costa Rica Uruguay 0 1
Date	14 November 2009
Venue	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Referee	Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Attendance	19,500
Weather	Calm 21 °C (70 °F)
Second leg
Uruguay Costa Rica 1 1
Date	18 November 2009
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance	62,150
Weather	Party cloudy 20 °C (68 °F)

The games were played on 14 and 18 November 2009. In the first leg, held in San José, Uruguay beat Costa Rica 1–0, while in the second leg played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, both teams tied 1–1. Uruguay won the series 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 World Cup.

Overview

It was the third consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off that Uruguay has participated in after 3–1 on aggregate win over Australia for Korea/Japan 2002 and losing to Australia 4–2 on penalties for Germany 2006.

The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, The Bahamas.

Venues

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (left) and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series

Match details

First leg

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff

14 November 2009

20:15 UTC–6

First leg

Costa Rica	0–1	Uruguay
	Report	Lugano 21'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José

Attendance: 19,500

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Costa Rica

Uruguay

GK	1	Keylor Navas
DF	18	Gilberto Martínez		24'
DF	2	Esteban Sirias
DF	3	Luis Marín		63'
MF	13	Roy Miller		77'
MF	8	Randall Azofeifa	30'  53'
MF	14	Christian Bolaños
MF	5	Celso Borges
MF	10	Walter Centeno	90+3'
FW	11	Bryan Ruiz
FW	9	Álvaro Saborío
Substitutes:
DF	4	Michael Umaña		24'
FW	7	Rolando Fonseca		63'
MF	15	Júnior Díaz		77'
Manager:
René Simões

GK	1	Fernando Muslera
DF	2	Diego Lugano
DF	4	Mauricio Victorino	34'
DF	3	Diego Godín	55'
DF	11	Álvaro Pereira
MF	8	Sebastián Eguren
MF	7	Álvaro Fernández	42'
MF	20	Álvaro González
MF	14	Nicolás Lodeiro		61'
FW	10	Diego Forlán
FW	9	Luis Suárez	79'	80'
Substitutes:
MF	17	Jorge Rodríguez		61'
FW	19	Sebastián Fernández		80'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

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Second leg

18 November 2009

21:00 UTC–2

Second leg

Uruguay	1–1	Costa Rica
Abreu 70'	Report	Centeno 74'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 62,150

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Uruguay

Costa Rica

GK	1	Fernando Muslera
DF	6	Andrés Scotti		71'
DF	2	Diego Lugano
DF	3	Diego Godín
MF	16	Maxi Pereira
MF	15	Diego Pérez	30'
MF	8	Sebastián Eguren
MF	11	Álvaro Pereira
MF	14	Nicolás Lodeiro		83'
FW	10	Diego Forlán
FW	9	Luis Suárez		64'
Substitutes:
FW	13	Sebastián Abreu		64'
DF	4	Mauricio Victorino		71'
MF	7	Álvaro Fernández		83'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

GK	1	Keylor Navas
DF	4	Michael Umaña
DF	3	Luis Marín		68'
DF	13	Roy Miller	16'
DF	17	Pablo Herrera
MF	5	Celso Borges		57'
MF	10	Walter Centeno
MF	15	Júnior Díaz
FW	14	Christian Bolaños	14'
FW	11	Bryan Ruiz
FW	16	Víctor Núñez		63'
Substitutes:
MF	6	Michael Barrantes		57'
FW	7	Rolando Fonseca		63'
FW	9	Álvaro Saborío		68'
Manager:
René Simões

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