
Global qualifying for South Africa 2010 commenced in the Oceania zone in mid-2007 and culminated over two years later as New Zealand qualified.
New Zealand may have already secured a playoff spot for South Africa 2010, but they produced the goods once again against New Caledonia.
Vanuatu were able to provide their fans with a happy ending after a mediocre FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, defeating Fiji 2-1 in Port Vila.