France's sports teachers are outraged by the manner in which the national football team qualified for next year's World Cup
Algerians at home and abroad exploded with joy as the final whistle sounded in Khartoum to send the north African country to its first football World Cup since 1986.
Uruguay finished the job on Wednesday, qualifying for the 2010 World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica.
Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor said he had made good on a promise to clean the team's boots after Wednesday's victory over Russia earned them a place at the World Cup in South Africa.
France striker Thierry Henry admits he intentionally handled the ball to set up William Gallas' equalizing goal, sending France to the World Cup at Ireland's expense after an intense 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
Fit-again Alessandro del Piero is keen to get his campaign underway after playing just 10 minutes with Juventus so far this season but the captain may have to take up an unfamiliar role to get back into the team.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will get a close-up of the missing piece of his jigsaw puzzle on Saturday when Gareth Barry runs out for Manchester City at Anfield for a match with huge implications for both clubs.
France striker Thierry Henry admits he intentionally handled the ball to set up William Gallas' equalizing goal, sending France to the World Cup at Ireland's expense after an intense 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
SARAJEVO: Bosnia will attack like a pack of hungry wolves when they rejoin battle with Portugal in the second leg of their World Cup playoff in Zenica on Wednesday, coach Miroslav Blazevic has promised.
Italy's fringe players will be given the chance to stake a claim for a place in coach Marcello Lippi's World Cup squad in South Africa next year when they host Sweden in Cervia on Wednesday.
Russia will stick to their crowd-pleasing style of attacking play when they take a narrow lead over Slovenia into Wednesday's World Cup playoff return leg, coach Guus Hiddink said.
France, tantalizingly close to a World Cup berth after a precious 1-0 win in Dublin, are wary of an Ireland backlash in the return leg of their playoff in Paris on Wednesday.
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