Who are the countries that did not qualify for the 2010 World Cup?
Country did not enter World Cup. Country not a FIFA member. The following 32 teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup: 8 of the 32 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 2014 finals: Denmark, New Zealand, North Korea, Paraguay, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and South Africa.
Who are the FIFA Confederations for the 2010 World Cup?
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification competition 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.
Why was Africa chosen to host the World Cup in 2010?
Host selection. Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a short-lived rotation policy, abandoned in 2007, to rotate the event among football confederations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup: Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and a joint bid from Libya and Tunisia.
Where was the 2010 World Cup qualifying draw held?
The draw for the main 2010 World Cup qualifying groups was held in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007.
How many teams were in the World Cup in 2010?
With a pool of entrants comprising 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams at the time, the 2010 World Cup shares with the 2008 Summer Olympics the record for most competing nations in a sporting event. Some controversies arose during the qualifications.
How many teams can qualify for the FIFA World Cup?
The FIFA World Cup qualificationis the process that a national association footballteam goes through to qualify for the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup. The qualification reduces the large field of eligible entrantsfrom 211 to just 32 for the finals as of the 2022 edition (to be expanded to 48 from 2026 onwards).
When did South Africa qualify for the World Cup?
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.