World Cup qualifiers...

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African Group 1:

TOGO 4-1 ZAMBIA

Togo are now 2 points clear of Senegal at the top of the group, with 3 games to play, with Zambia a point further back.

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African Group 1:

MALI 4-1 LIBERIA

Impressive win for Mali, but both teams are out of contention.

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African Group 2:

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 4-0 UGANDA

DR Congo move up to 2nd in the group, behind South Africa. Uganda are already eliminated.

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African Group 2:

GHANA 2-1 BURKINA FASO

Ghana join DR Congo on 12 points. They're 3 points behind South Africa with 3 games to play.

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African Group 3:

EGYPT 6-1 SUDAN

Egypt go 3rd, behind the Ivory Coast and Cameroon. Just 3 points separate the three.

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African Group 4:

RWANDA 1-1 NIGERIA

Nigeria are held to a surprise draw and lose their place at the top of the group.

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African Group 4:

ANGOLA 2-1 ALGERIA

Angola now lead the group on goal difference from Nigeria.

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African Group 4:

ZIMBABWE 1-0 GABON

A Peter Ndlovu goal keeps Zimbabwe in contention. They're 3 points off the top.

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African Group 5:

GUINEA 1-0 KENYA

Guinea go 2nd, 4 points behind Morocco. Tunisia are level on points with Guinea but have a game in hand.

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Result from South America:

BRAZIL 4-1 PARAGUAY

Brazil close to within a point of Argentina. Both teams look certain to qualify.

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If World Cup qualifying ended today, this is who would qualify.

HOSTS
Germany

EUROPE
Group winners: Holland, Ukraine, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Croatia
Best runners-up: England, Sweden
Playoffs: Czech Republic, Greece, Slovakia, Israel, Norway, Spain

SOUTH AMERICA
Qualifiers: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay
Playoff: Colombia (plays Australia or Solomon Islands)

AFRICA
Group winners: Togo, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Angola, Morocco

ASIA
Qualifiers: Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Iran, Japan
Playoff: Kuwait v Bahrain (winner plays Trinidad & Tobago)

CONCACAF
Qualifiers: Mexico, USA, Guatemala
Playoff: Trinidad & Tobago (plays winner of Kuwait v Bahrain)

OCEANIA
Playoff: Australia v Solomon Islands (winner plays Colombia)

MISSING OUT
Romania, Turkey, Denmark, Russia, Ireland, France, Slovenia, Scotland, Belgium, Uruguay, Senegal, Cameroon, Nigeria, Tunisia, Costa Rica

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misterhamster said:

Result from African Group 3:

LIBYA 0-0 IVORY COAST

The Ivory Coast go 5 points clear of Cameroon, who are joined on 11 points by Libya.

I think Libya should win the prize for most inventive and original flag!! hehe!.

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Ukraine and Australia have had so many near-chances, let's hope this is their time!!!!!.

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Last night's result from South America:

PERU 0-0 URUGUAY

Uruguay's point moves them up to the playoff position in 5th place.

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Result from Asian Group 2:

NORTH KOREA 0-2 JAPAN

Japan become the first team to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Iran will join them if they avoid defeat against Bahrain later today. North Korea are eliminated.

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Result from Asian Group 2:

IRAN 1-0 BAHRAIN

Iran join Japan in qualifying for the finals. Bahrain must settle for a playoff against a team from Group 1 for the right to play the 4th-placed CONCACAF team for a place in the finals.

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The rest of yesterday's results:

Asian Group 1:

SAUDI ARABIA 3-0 UZBEKISTAN

Saudi Arabia book their place in Germany without losing a game.

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Asian Group 1:

KUWAIT 0-4 SOUTH KOREA

South Korea reach the finals for 6th time in a row. Kuwait must avoid defeat in Uzbekistan in August to earn a playoff against Bahrain, with the winner going on to face the 4th-placed CONCACAF team for a place in the finals.

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European Group 1:

FINLAND 0-4 HOLLAND

Van Nistelrooy and Van Persie were on the scoresheet for the Dutch, who stay a point clear at the top of the group. Finland's hopes are virtually over.

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European Group 1:

CZECH REPUBLIC 6-1 MACEDONIA

4 goals in 11 minutes either side of half-time from Jan Koller help the Czechs to come from behind and win. They remain a point behind Holland but are still only 3rd in the runners-up table, behind England and Sweden, with the top 2 qualifying automatically.