2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
( CONCACAF– CONMEBOL play-off)

Event	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica Uruguay 1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Costa Rica Uruguay 0 1
Date	14 November 2009
Venue	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Referee	Alberto Undiano Mallenco ( Spain)
Attendance	19,500
Weather	Calm 21 °C (70 °F) [1]
Second leg
Uruguay Costa Rica 1 1
Date	18 November 2009
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)
Attendance	62,150
Weather	Party cloudy 20 °C (68 °F) [2]

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. ^[3]

Venues

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (left) and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series

Match details

First leg

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff

14 November 2009

20:15 UTC–6

First leg

Costa Rica	0–1	Uruguay
	Report	Lugano 21'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José

Attendance: 19,500

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ( Spain)

Costa Rica

Uruguay

GK 1 Keylor Navas DF 18 Gilberto Martínez  24' DF 2 Esteban Sirias DF 3 Luis Marín  63' MF 13 Roy Miller  77' MF 8 Randall Azofeifa  30'  53' MF 14 Christian Bolaños MF 5 Celso Borges MF 10 Walter Centeno  90+3' FW 11 Bryan Ruiz FW 9 Álvaro Saborío Substitutes: DF 4 Michael Umaña  24' FW 7 Rolando Fonseca  63' MF 15 Júnior Díaz  77' Manager: René Simões

GK 1 Fernando Muslera DF 2 Diego Lugano DF 4 Mauricio Victorino  34' DF 3 Diego Godín  55' DF 11 Álvaro Pereira MF 8 Sebastián Eguren MF 7 Álvaro Fernández  42' MF 20 Álvaro González MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro  61' FW 10 Diego Forlán FW 9 Luis Suárez  79'  80' Substitutes: MF 17 Jorge Rodríguez  61' FW 19 Sebastián Fernández  80' Manager: Óscar Tabárez

Second leg

18 November 2009

21:00 UTC–2

Second leg

Uruguay	1–1	Costa Rica
Abreu 70'	Report	Centeno 74'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 62,150

Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)

Uruguay

Costa Rica

GK 1 Fernando Muslera DF 6 Andrés Scotti  71' DF 2 Diego Lugano DF 3 Diego Godín MF 16 Maxi Pereira MF 15 Diego Pérez  30' MF 8 Sebastián Eguren MF 11 Álvaro Pereira MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro  83' FW 10 Diego Forlán FW 9 Luis Suárez  64' Substitutes: FW 13 Sebastián Abreu  64' DF 4 Mauricio Victorino  71' MF 7 Álvaro Fernández  83' Manager: Óscar Tabárez

GK 1 Keylor Navas DF 4 Michael Umaña DF 3 Luis Marín  68' DF 13 Roy Miller  16' DF 17 Pablo Herrera MF 5 Celso Borges  57' MF 10 Walter Centeno MF 15 Júnior Díaz FW 14 Christian Bolaños  14' FW 11 Bryan Ruiz FW 16 Víctor Núñez  63' Substitutes: MF 6 Michael Barrantes  57' FW 7 Rolando Fonseca  63' FW 9 Álvaro Saborío  68' Manager: René Simões

Broadcasting rights

Americas

• Brazil: SporTV ^{[ citation needed]}

References