List of Qualified Teams

During the preliminary draw that took place in Durban, some 170 odd teams discovered the number of hurdles they had to overcome to participate in the FIFA World Cup 2010. The world teams are divided into 6 zones; namely, European Zone, South American Zone, African Zone, Asian Zone, Oceanian Zone, North Central American & Caribbean Zone.

From the European Zone the four playoff winners qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals to be held in South Africa. Of the South American teams the four winners qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. From the African Zone the five group winners qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. Among the Asian Zone members two group winners & two runner- ups qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. The winner from the Oceanian Zone has to play in a playoff match against Asian Zone. From the North Central American & Caribbean Zone the top three teams qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.

1. Brazil, 2.
2. Germany,
3. Italy,
4. Spain,
5. England,
6. Argentina,
7. .France,
8. Netherlands,
9. Mexico,
10. Croatia,
11. USA,
12. Switzerland,
13. Paraguay
14. Czech Republic
15. Russia,
16. Ghana,
17. Australia,
18. Korea republic,
19. Japan,
20. Greece,
21. Denmark,
22. Serbia,
23. Cameroon,
24. Cote de’Ivoire
25. Nigeria,
26. Uruguay,
27. Costa Rica,
28. Egypt,
29. Saudi Arabia,
30. Chile,
31. South Africa,
32. Korea DPR.

Names of the teams that have already qualified are: Japan, Netherlands, Australia, Portugal, South Africa, Serbia will replace Iran, Korea Republic, Denmark, Korea DPR, Costa Rica, , Honduras & Turkey.

The top 7 teams in the following list plus South Africa are seeded.

The pots:

Pot1: Italy, Brazil, France, Germany, England South Africa, Spain, Argentina

Pot2: Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Netherlands, Serbia, Switzerland, Denmark, Russia,

Pot3: Costa Rica, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, USA, Australia, Korea DPR, Mexico, Japan,

Pot4: Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile,

Possible draw which will happen using random.org:

Group A: Denmark, Korea Republic, Uruguay, South Africa,

Group B: Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Chile.

Group C: France, Mexico, Czech Republic, Cameroon

Group D: Switzerland, Egypt, Spain, Korea DPR

Group E: Greece, Cote d’Ivoire, Argentina, Australia

Group F: Croatia, Ghana, Italy, Costa Rica

Group G: Russia, Paraguay, England, Saudi Arabia

Group H: Serbia, Nigeria, Brazil, USA

Some of the lists are probable teams because the qualifying matches are still on.