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.
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.Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed
Venues
Match details
First leg
GK 1 Keylor Navas DF 18 Gilberto Martínez DF 2 Esteban Sirias DF 3 Luis Marín MF 13 Roy Miller MF 8 Randall Azofeifa MF 14 Christian Bolaños MF 5 Celso Borges MF 10 Walter Centeno FW 11 Bryan Ruiz FW 9 Álvaro SaboríoSubstitutes: DF 4 Michael Umaña FW 7 Rolando Fonseca MF 15 Júnior Díaz Manager: René Simões
GK 1 Fernando Muslera DF 2 Diego Lugano DF 4 Mauricio Victorino DF 3 Diego Godín DF 11 Álvaro Pereira MF 8 Sebastián Eguren MF 7 Álvaro Fernández MF 20 Álvaro González MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro FW 10 Diego Forlán FW 9 Luis Suárez Substitutes: MF 17 Jorge Rodríguez FW 19 Sebastián Fernández Manager: Óscar Tabárez
Second leg
GK 1 Fernando Muslera DF 6 Andrés Scotti DF 2 Diego Lugano DF 3 Diego Godín MF 16 Maxi Pereira MF 15 Diego Pérez MF 8 Sebastián Eguren MF 11 Álvaro Pereira MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro FW 10 Diego Forlán FW 9 Luis Suárez Substitutes: FW 13 Sebastián Abreu DF 4 Mauricio Victorino MF 7 Álvaro Fernández Manager: Óscar Tabárez
GK 1 Keylor Navas DF 4 Michael Umaña DF 3 Luis Marín DF 13 Roy Miller DF 17 Pablo Herrera MF 5 Celso Borges MF 10 Walter Centeno MF 15 Júnior Díaz FW 14 Christian Bolaños FW 11 Bryan Ruiz FW 16 Víctor Núñez Substitutes: MF 6 Michael Barrantes FW 7 Rolando Fonseca FW 9 Álvaro Saborío Manager: René Simões
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