===South America (CONMEBOL)==="(10 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths; a playoff against CONCACAF determined which confederation filled the extra berth)"The CONMEBOL qualification process again featured a league system (home and away matches) for a single group of 10 associations, with matches played from October 2007 to October 2009.
New Zealand won the group, and will play a home and away playoff with the fifth-place Asian nation for a World Cup berth.