The fixture list draw of Groups 2 and 5 of the European preliminary competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ was conducted on Wednesday 30 January. FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke conducted the draw during the UEFA Congress in Zagreb, Croatia.
In Group 5 between Turkey and Spain will take place in the form of a double header on 28 March and 1 April 2009 respectively.
In Group 2, current European champions Greece open up with a trip to Luxembourg on 6 September, while the matches between the top two ranked teams in the group, namely Greece and Switzerland take place on 15 October 2008 and 5 September 2009.
FIFA informed all groups that should no agreement be found on the fixture list a draw would be conducted to confirm the position of the six teams within a standard match schedule. The standard match schedule is based on sporting criteria and guarantees an equal distribution of home and away match while trying to keep the suspense of the competition.
6. September 2008
Spain – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Belgium – Estonia
Armenia - Turkey
10. September 2008
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Estonia
Spain – Armenia
Turkey - Belgium
11. October 2008
Belgium – Armenia
Turkey – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Estonia - Spain
15. October 2008
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Armenia
Belgium – Spain
Estonia - Turkey
28. March 2009
Belgium – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Armenia – Estonia
Spain -Turkey
1. April 2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Belgium
Estonia – Armenia
Turkey - Spain
5. September 2009
Armenia – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Spain – Belgium
Turkey - Estonia
9. September 2009
Armenia – Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Turkey
Spain – Estonia
10. October 2009
Estonia – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Armenia – Spain
Belgium - Turkey
14. October 2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Spain
Estonia – Belgium
Turkey - Armenia
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