We now have 26 nations through to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Three more countries were added to the list over the weekend.
New Zealand beat Bahrain 1-0 over two legs with the win coming in Wellington in front of a record football crowd for the country.
Nigeria won an exciting game over Kenya, 3-2, in Nairobi to confirm their place in the finals. Ex-Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins got the winner.
Cameroon beat Morocco 2-0 to clinch their place in South Africa.
In European play-off first legs Russia beat Slovenia 2-1, France beat Republic of Ireland 1-0, Portugal beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 and Greece drew nil-nil with Ukraine. Second legs are on Wednesday.
In the South America-Concacaf play-off Uruguay won 1-0 in Costa Rica to take a huge step towards the finals.
The final place is between Algeria and Egypt who finished completely level in their qualification group. A play-off will take place between them on Wednesday 18 November 2009 in Sudan
The other 23 qualifiers are:
Switzerland
Slovakia
Argentina
Honduras
Ivory Coast
Germany
Denmark
Serbia
Italy
Chile
Mexico
United States
England
Spain
Paraguay
South Africa
Japan
Australia
South Korea
Holland
North Korea
Brazil
Ghana
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