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unusual facts about 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3


Jamie Ward

After a promising start to his career at Sheffield United, Ward was called into the senior team in March 2009 ahead of two World Cup Qualifiers against Poland and Slovenia.


Chan Kin Seng

He also has played for the Macau team in the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup, 2006 Lusophony Games and scored both goals for Macau in their 2-13 aggregate 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match loss to Thailand.

Edgar Castillo

Castillo was called up to the national side for World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica in Mexico City and Honduras in San Pedro Sula on March 28 and April 1, 2009 but was unable to travel to either match because he had "lost" his Mexican passport.

Eduardo Carvalho

After UEFA Euro 2008, Eduardo was called for new national team coach Carlos Queiroz for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Denmark, where he played understudy to Quim.

Jelena Čanković

In September 2013, Čanković made her debut for the senior Serbia women's national football team in a 9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification defeat in Switzerland.

Jon Nurse

The forward then earned his second cap a month later when he played 69 minutes in the second leg against Dominica in Bridgetown on 26 March 2008, which Barbados won 1–0 to qualify for the Second Round of qualification.

Mate Bilić

He eventually made his full international debut on 14 October 2009, in the nation's final 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan in Astana, coming on as a substitute for Mario Mandžukić in the 63rd minute; Croatia won the game 2–1, but failed to reach the play-offs after finishing third in their group.

Robert Green

On 6 June 2009 Green made his first England start in their 4–0 win in Almaty against Kazakhstan in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying game.

Rory Fallon

On 14 November 2009, Fallon scored the only goal in the second leg of New Zealand's World Cup qualifier against Bahrain, to send New Zealand to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, their first appearance at the finals in 28 years.

Zhongshan Soccer Stadium

On September 30, 2007, Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-pin committed to delay the stadium's closing schedule to the end of 2008 for hosting 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers.


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