æz ðə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd tə ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn wˈɜːld kˈʌp ɪn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə, bɛnˈæɡlɪˌoʊ plˈeɪd ˈɔːl θɹˈiː ɡɹˈuːp stˈeɪdʒ mˈætʃᵻz ɪn ɐn ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl ɡɹˈuːp stˈeɪdʒ ˈɛɡzɪt, kənsˈiːdɪŋ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ɡˈoʊl.
As the national team qualified to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Benaglio played all three group stage matches in an eventual group stage exit, conceding only one goal.