34 teams had been eliminated before the actual draw — 6 from OFC, 5 from CAF and 23 from AFC — and CONMEBOL qualification also had started (no draw was required for this confederation, as all 10 members play in the same group, with the order of fixtures the same as for the 2006 qualification rounds).
Začetni žreb za prvi del kvalifikacij (kvalifikacijske skupine v Oceaniji, drugi krog kvalifikacij v CAF in AFC) je bil napovedan za 28. maj 2007 v Zürichu, a ni bil izpeljan.