2010 World Cup pathway

2010 FIFA World Cup final pathway

The draw for the final stage of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is now in place. Times and venues are still yet to be confirmed for all matches, but here are just some of the things you need to know.

Stage 4 Groups

2010 FIFA World Cup Round 4 Qualifying DrawPotsGroup AGroup B Pot 1AustraliaKorea RepublicPot 2JapanI.R. IranPot 3BahrainSaudi Arabia Pot 4Uzbekistan
QatarUAE
DPR Korea

Australia's Group Schedule

Matchday Schedule - Group AMatchdayDateHome TeamAway Team 1September 6Qatar
BahrainUzbekistan
Japan2September 10Uzbekistan
QatarAustralia
Bahrain3October 15Australia
JapanQatar
Uzbekistan4November 19Bahrain
QatarAustralia
Japan5February 11Japan
UzbekistanAustralia
Bahrain6March 28Uzbekistan
JapanQatar
Bahrain7April 1Australia
BahrainUzbekistan
Qatar8June 6Qatar
UzbekistanAustralia
Japan9June 10Australia
JapanBahrain
Qatar10June 17Australia
BahrainJapan
Uzbekistan

2010 World Cup qualifying results (as at 1st July 2008)

Australia

Rd 3 v Qatar (Melbourne) - 3-0 Rd 3 v China (Kunming) - 0-0 Rd 3 v Iraq (Brisbane) - 1-0 Rd 3 v Iraq (Dubai) - 0-1 Rd 3 v Qatar (Doha) - 3-1 Rd 3 v China (Sydney) - 0-1

Finished 1st in Group 1

Japan

Rd 3 v Thailand (Saitama) - 4-1 Rd 3 v Bahrain (Manama) - 0-1 Rd 3 v Oman (Nissan) - 3-0 Rd 3 v Oman (Muscat) - 1-1 Rd 3 v Thailand (Bangkok) - 3-0 Rd 3 v Bahrain (Saitama) - 1-0

Finished 1st in Group 2

Bahrain

Rd 1 v Malaysia (Manama) - 4-1 Rd 1 v Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) - 0-0 Rd 3 v Oman (Muscat) - 1-0 Rd 3 v Japan (Manama) - 1-0 Rd 3 v Thailand (Bangkok) - 3-2 Rd 3 v Thailand (Manama) - 1-1 Rd 3 v Oman (Manama) - 1-1 Rd 3 v Japan (Saitama) - 0-1

Finished 2nd in Group 2

Uzbekistan

Rd 1 v Chinese Taipei (Tashkent) - 9-0 Rd 1 v Chinese Taipei (Taipei) - 2-0 Rd 3 v Lebanon (Beirut) - 1-0 Rd 3 v Saudi Arabia (Tashkent) - 3-0 Rd 3 v Singapore (Singapore) - 7-3 Rd 3 v Singapore (Tashkent) - 1-0 Rd 3 v Lebanon (Tashkent) - 3-0 Rd 3 v Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) - 0-4

Finished 2nd in Group 4

Qatar

Rd 1 v Sri Lanka (Colombo) - 1-0 Rd 1 v Sri Lanka (Doha) - 5-0 Rd 3 v Australia (Melbourne) - 0-3 Rd 3 v Iraq (Doha) - 2-0 Rd 3 v China (Doha) - 0-0 Rd 3 v China (Tianjin) - 1-0 Rd 3 v Australia (Doha) - 1-3 Rd 3 v Iraq (Dubai) - 1-0

Finished 2nd in Group 1