2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for the OFC took place between the 25th August, 2007 to the 19th November 2008 in which the New Zealand qualifed through to the play off against Bahrain who was the fifth placed team from the Asian Football Confederation qualifers.

First round
The 2007 South Pacific Games held the first round of qualifying for the OFC. The draw was held on the 12th August, 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand. Tuvalu was the first non-FIFA team to play in a World Cup qualifer as they took on Fiji. The question on Tuvalu was that they would be ineligible as they were not a FIFA member.