A thrilling Preliminary Draw to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa took place in Durban on Sunday, with 170 teams discovering their tasks.
England paid the price for their failure to reach Euro 2008 on Sunday when they were drawn with Croatia again in one of the toughest qualifying groups for the 2010 World Cup.
European Zone World Cup qualifying groups:
Group 1: Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Albania, Malta
Group 2: Greece, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia, Luxembourg
Group 3: Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, San Marino
Group 4: Germany, Russia, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein
Group 5: Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Armenia, Estonia
Group 6: Croatia, England, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra
Group 7: France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria, Faroe Islands
Group 8: Italy, Bulgaria, Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia, Montenegro
Group 9: Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, FYR Macedonia, Iceland(Top teams in each of the nine groups qualify directly with the eight best runners-up entering two-leg play-offs for four further spots).
North and Central America Zone World Cup qualifying groups:
Group 1A: Dominica v Barbados
Winner plays United States
Group 1B: Turks and Caicos v St Lucia
Winner plays Guatemala
Group 1C: Bermuda v Caymen Islands
Winner plays Trinidad and Tobago
Group 1D: Aruba v Antigua and Barbuda
Winner plays Cuba
Group 2A: Belize v St Kitts and Nevis
Winner plays Mexico
Group 2B: Bahamas v British Virgin Islands
Winner plays Jamaica
Group 2C: Dominican Republic v Puerto Rico
Winners plays Honduras
Group 2D: Canada v St Vincent and Grenadines
Group 3A: American Virgin Islands v Grenada
Winner plays Costa Rica
Group 3B: Surinam v Montserrat
Winner plays Guyana
Group 3C: El Salvador v Anguilla
Winner plays Panama
Group 3D: Nicaragua v Netherlands Antilles
Winner plays Haiti
Asian Zone World Cup qualifying groups:
Group 1: Qatar, Iraq, China,Australia
Group 2: Thailand, Oman, Bahrain, Japan
Group 3: Turkmenistan, Jordan, North Korea, South Korea
Group 4: Singapore, Lebanon, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia
Group 5: Syria, UAE, Kuwait, Iran
All group winners and group runners-up advance to the next stage.
Africa Zone World Cup qualifying groups:
(South Africa as hosts are already qualified)
Group 1: Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Tanzania, Mauritius
Group 2: Guinea, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya
Group 3: Angola, Benin, Uganda, Niger
Group 4: Nigeria, South Africa , Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone
Group 5: Ghana, Libya, Gabon, Lesotho
Group 6: Senegal, Algeria, Liberia, Gambia
Group 7: Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Botswana, Madagascar
Group 8: Morocco, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Mauritania
Group 9: Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Seychelles
Group 10: Mali, Congo, Sudan, Chad
Group 11: Togo, Zambia, Eritrea, Swaziland
Group 12: Egypt, DR Congo, Malawi, Djibouti
The 12 group winners and the eight best runners-up will contest the next stage in the qualification process.
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