WC Euro Qualifying: Swiss and Slovaks Book Tickets For South Africa

Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup from the European region concluded on Wednesday.

Group Two:

At Basel, Switzerland:

Despite being held to a 0-0 stalemate at home by Israel, Switzerland locked up first place in Group Two and a berth in next year's World Cup finals.

Group Three:

At Chorzow, Poland:

Seweryn Gancarszyk's own goal at 3 minutes held up as Slovakia defeated Poland 1-0 on the road to lock up Group Three and their first-ever appearance in the World Cup finals.

European teams in 2010 World Cup finals:

Denmark
Switzerland
Slovakia
Germany
Spain
England
Serbia
Italy
Netherlands

Second-place teams that qualified for the playoffs

Russia
Greece
Ukraine
France
Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal
Republic of Ireland

These eight teams will be squared into four two-match home-and-away playoff series with the winners advancing to the World Cup finals. The draw for these playoffs will take place on Monday with the contests scheduled for November 14 and 18.