2010 FIFA World Cup world title. Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent: all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations. They are also the only national team since 1978 to win a World Cup after losing a game in the group stage. As a result of their win, Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Host nation South Africa and both 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France were all eliminated in the first round of the
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) Cup. <section begin=playoff2 /> <section end=playoff2 /> 1–1 on aggregate. Australia won 4–2 on penalties and qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. There were 5 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.25 goals per match. 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) For the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The four teams participating were: The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 10 September 2005 during the FIFA Congress in