The South American zone of

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saw ten teams competing for places in the finals in

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. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by

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. Matches were scheduled so that there were always two games within a week, which was aimed at minimizing player travel time, particularly for players who were based in Europe. The top four teams in the final standings qualified automatically for the

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. The fifth-placed team met the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in a two-legged

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for a place at the World Cup.

Standings

On 24 November 2008, FIFA suspended the

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from all international competition due to governmental interference in its operations. The suspension was lifted on 20 December 2008.

Matches

The round-by-round fixtures were same as the

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and 2006 qualifying tournament.

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Inter-confederation play-offs

The team from fourth place in the CONCACAF qualifying fourth round (

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) entered into a home and away play-off against the team which finished fifth in the CONMEBOL qualifying group (

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). The winner of this play-off qualified for the

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.Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed

Qualified teams

The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

Notes

This was the first time that Argentina lost more than 2 or 4 matches and has not finished as leader (1st) or runner-up (2nd) of their qualifying group, during a FIFA World Cup qualification.

References

External links

at FIFA.com

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