World Cup 2010 qualifying - THE FINAL PUSH!

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African 2nd round, Group 4:

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 0-1 SOUTH AFRICA

NIGERIA 4-1 SIERRA LEONE

Nigeria finish with maximum points from the group. South Africa finish 2nd but will miss out on one of the best runners-up spots meaning they fail to qualify for the next African Cup of Nations.

1. Nigeria 6-18 (+10)
2. South Africa 6-7 (0)
3. Sierra Leone 6-7 (-4)
4. Equatorial Guinea 6-3 (-6)

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African 2nd round, Group 5:

GABON 1-0 LIBYA

GHANA 3-0 LESOTHO

Ghana and Gabon both leapfrog Libya to qualify for the next round. Libya miss out despite finishing with the same number of points as the top 2.

1. Ghana 6-12 (+6)
2. Gabon 6-12 (+5)
3. Libya 6-12 (+3)
4. Lesotho 6-0 (-14)

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African 2nd round, Group 6:

LIBERIA 0-0 ALGERIA

SENEGAL 1-1 GAMBIA

A dramatic finish in this group as Gambia's late equaliser in Dakar saw them snatch 2nd place and eliminate Senegal. Algeria finish top of the group despite being held by bottom side Liberia. Gambia must wait for the outcome of tomorrow's Kenya-Guinea match to see whether they qualify as one of the best runners-up.

1. Algeria 6-10 (+3)
2. Gambia 6-9 (+3)
3. Senegal 6-9 (+2)
4. Liberia 6-3 (-8)

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African 2nd round, Group 7:

BOTSWANA 0-1 MOZAMBIQUE

IVORY COAST 3-0 MADAGASCAR

Ivory Coast top the group unbeaten after a comfortable win over Madagascar. Mozambique edge out Madagascar for 2nd place after beating Botswana.

1. Ivory Coast 6-12 (+8)
2. Mozambique 6-8 (+2)
3. Madagascar 6-6 (-2)
4. Botswana 6-5 (-5)

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African 2nd round, Group 8:

MOROCCO 4-1 MAURITANIA

Morocco finish top of the group with a comfortable win. Rwanda finish 2nd but will also progress. The group was reduced to 3 teams last month when Ethiopia were excluded from the competition and none of their results count towards the final table.

1. Morocco 4-9 (+6)
2. Rwanda 4-9 (+4)
3. Mauritania 4-0 (-10)

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African 2nd round, Group 9:

TUNISIA 5-0 SEYCHELLES

Tunisia book their place in the next round with a comfortable win. Burkina Faso will win the group if they beat Burundi tomorrow but they are already guaranteed a place in the next round.

1. Tunisia 6-13 (+8)
2. Burkina Faso 5-13 (+7)
3. Burundi 5-6 (-2)
4. Seychelles 6-0 (-13)

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African 2nd round, Group 10:

MALI 2-1 CHAD

SUDAN 2-0 CONGO

A tight finish in this group with all 4 teams still in with a chance of qualifying going into the final round of games. Mali's win means they top the group and Sudan join them in the next round after beating Congo.

1. Mali 6-12 (+5)
2. Sudan 6-9 (0)
3. Congo 6-9 (-1)
4. Chad 6-6 (-4)

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African 2nd round, Group 11:

TOGO 6-0 SWAZILAND
(played in Ghana)

Togo had to win otherwise they were out. Their crushing victory sees them progress along with Zambia. Emmanuel Adebayor scored 4 despite reportedly refusing to play earlier in the week. Togo avoid being the first 2006 finalists to be eliminated. That dubious honour now looks like falling to Angola who are set to miss out even if they win their final game against Niger tomorrow.

1. Zambia 4-7 (+1)
2. Togo 4-6 (+5)
3. Swaziland 4-4 (-6)

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African 2nd round, Group 12:

MALAWI 2-1 DEMOCRATIC REP. OF CONGO

Malawi's win means they will join Egypt in the next round and DR Congo are eliminated.

1. Malawi 6-12 (+9)
2. Egypt 5-12 (+7)
3. DR Congo 6-9 (+8)
4. Djibouti 5-0 (-24)

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South America and CONCACAF results to come tomorrow.

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CONCACAF 3rd round, Group 1:

GUATEMALA 0-0 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

UNITED STATES 6-1 CUBA

The USA seal their place in the final round with 2 games to spare. It looks like a straight fight between Guatemala and T&T for the other place though Cuba can still mathematically qualify.

1. USA 4-12 (+10)
2. Guatemala 4-5 (+2)
3. Trinidad & Tobago 4-5 (-1)
4. Cuba 4-0 (-11)

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CONCACAF 3rd round, Group 2:

HONDURAS 3-1 CANADA

JAMAICA 1-0 MEXICO

Jamaica stunned Sven Goran Eriksson's Mexico to keep their qualification hopes alive. Theodore Whitmore took charge of the Jamaican side ahead of John Barnes' arrival as manager next month. Canada are eliminated after their defeat in Honduras.

1. Honduras 4-9 (+4)
2. Mexico 4-9 (+4)
3. Jamaica 4-4 (-4)
4. Canada 4-1 (-4)

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CONCACAF 3rd round, Group 3:

HAITI 0-0 EL SALVADOR

SURINAME 1-4 COSTA RICA

Costa Rica are through to the next round after their 4th win in a row. El Salvador missed the chance to join them when they were held by Haiti but one more win will see them through and they play Suriname next.

1. Costa Rica 4-12 (+13)
2. El Salvador 4-7 (+6)
3. Haiti 4-2 (-7)
4. Suriname 4-1 (-12)

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South America:

ARGENTINA 2-1 URUGUAY

BOLIVIA 3-0 PERU

COLOMBIA 0-1 PARAGUAY

Paraguay look unstoppable as the South American campaign nears its halfway stage. They're 4 points clear at the top and 8 points clear of 5th place. Argentina end a run of 4 draws (6 if you count friendlies) with a win over Uruguay. Bolivia move off the bottom with victory over Peru. There are 2 more games in the group tonight.

1. Paraguay 9-20 (+11)
2. Argentina 9-16 (+7)
3. Brazil 8-13 (+7)
4. Chile 8-13 (+1)
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5. Uruguay 9-12 (+9)
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6. Colombia 9-10 (-4)
7. Ecuador 8-9 (-4)
8. Bolivia 9-8 (-9)
9. Venezuela 8-7 (-4)
10. Peru 9-7 (-14)

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Yesterday's results...

African 2nd round, Group 2:

GUINEA 3-2 KENYA

Guinea's win sends them through though they were hanging on at the end following 2 late Kenyan goals. Kenya were already guaranteed to go through.

1. Guinea 6-11 (+4)
2. Kenya 6-10 (+3)
3. Zimbabwe 6-6 (-2)
4. Namibia 6-6 (-5)

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African 2nd round, Group 3:

ANGOLA 3-1 NIGER

UGANDA 2-1 BENIN

Angola are the first 2006 finalists to be eliminated. They were out before their final match against Niger meaning their win served no purpose other than to eliminate Uganda with them. Uganda would've qualified had they finished 2nd in the group.

1. Benin 6-12 (+4)
2. Angola 6-10 (+3)
3. Uganda 6-10 (-1)
4. Niger 6-3 (-6)

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African 2nd round, Group 9:

BURUNDI 1-3 BURKINA FASO

Burkina Faso's win means they top the group though they were already guaranteed qualification, regardless of the result.

1. Burkina Faso 6-16 (+9)
2. Tunisia 6-13 (+8)
3. Burundi 6-6 (-4)
4. Seychelles 6-0 (-13)

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African 2nd round, Group 12:

EGYPT 4-0 DJIBOUTI

Egypt see off Djibouti to finish top of Group 12, ahead of Malawi. Both teams progress to the next round.

1. Egypt 6-15 (+11)
2. Malawi 6-12 (+9)
3. DR Congo 6-9 (+8)
4. Djibouti 6-0 (-28)


The weekend's results mean the runners-up table looks like this: (results against 4th-placed teams do not count towards the runners-up table)

1. Rwanda 4-9 (+4)
2. Kenya 4-7 (+3)
3. Tunisia 4-7 (+1)
4. Togo 4-6 (+5)
5. Gabon 4-6 (0)
6. Sudan 4-6 (-1)
7. Malawi 4-6 (-1)
8. Mozambique 4-5 (+2)
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9. Gambia 4-5 (0)
10. Angola 4-4 (0)
11. Cape Verde 4-3 (-4)
12. South Africa 4-1 (-4)

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South America:

ECUADOR 1-0 CHILE

VENEZUELA 0-4 BRAZIL

Kaka and Robinho were among the scorers as Brazil went 2nd with a comfortable win over Venezuela. Chile are still 4th despite losing to Ecuador but Ecuador are now just a point behind.

1. Paraguay 9-20 (+11)
2. Brazil 9-16 (+11)
3. Argentina 9-16 (+7)
4. Chile 9-13 (0)
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5. Uruguay 9-12 (+9)
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6. Ecuador 9-12 (-3)
7. Colombia 9-10 (-4)
8. Bolivia 9-8 (-9)
9. Venezuela 9-7 (-8)
10. Peru 9-7 (-14)

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One game played last night.

South America:

BOLIVIA 2-2 URUGUAY

Uruguay recovered from 2-0 down to earn a point in La Paz and move into the top 4, for now at least.

1. Paraguay 9-20 (+11)
2. Brazil 9-16 (+11)
3. Argentina 9-16 (+7)
4. Uruguay 10-13 (+9)
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5. Chile 9-13 (0)
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6. Ecuador 9-12 (-3)
7. Colombia 9-10 (-4)
8. Bolivia 10-9 (-9)
9. Venezuela 9-7 (-8)
10. Peru 9-7 (-14)