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Draw places Brazil, Portugal into Group of Death: The draw for the final tournament of the 2010 Men’s World Cup was kind to the defending finalists, but not the losing semifinalists. 2006 champions Italy face Paraguay, New Zealand, and first time qualifiers Slovakia in Group F, whilst France, who fell to the Azzurri in the 2006 final, were drawn against hosts South Africa, Mexico, and Uruguay in Group A. The Group of Death is widely considered to be Group G, which contains Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d’Ivoire, and Portugal. The tournament’s opening match will be South Africa-Mexico at Johannesburg’s new Soccer City stadium on FRI 11 JUN 2010.
» Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
» Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Rep, Greece
» Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
» Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
» Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
» Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
» Group G: Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d’Ivoire, Portugal
» Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile
[posted SAT 05 DEC 2009 – 00:58:11 UTC]

Pots decided for South Africa 2010 draw: FIFA have settled on the pots, seedings, and draw procedure for the 2010 Men’s World Cup final tournament. The top seeds include hosts South Africa and the top seven teams in the FIFA world rankings of OCT 2009, who occupy Pot 1. Pot 2 contains the teams from the AFC, CONCACAF, and the OFC. Pot 3 holds the remaining teams from CAF and CONMEBOL, whilst Pot 4 contains the remaining UEFA teams. Each group will receive one team from each pot, and no group may contain more than two UEFA teams or more than one team from any other confederation. The draw begins at 17:00 UTC on FRI 04 DEC 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
» Pot 1: South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England
» Pot 2: Australia, Honduras, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Rep, Mexico, New Zealand, United States
» Pot 3: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay, Uruguay
» Pot 4: Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
[posted THU 03 DEC 2009 – 02:54:28 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 18 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on WED 14 OCT 2009.
» Uruguay 00-01 Argentina: Just days after securing a late win against Peru, la Albiceleste did it again. The match was still goalless in the 83rd minute when Uruguay’s Martín CÁCERES was shown a second yellow for pulling down Jonás GUTIÉRREZ by hand. When the resulting free kick fell to the feet of Mario BOLATTI, he calmly placed home the winner that earned qualification for Argentina.
» Chile 01-00 Ecuador: Uruguayans will no doubt be sending gifts to Humberto SUAZO, whose goal prevented Ecuador from reaching the playoff.
¤ Qualified: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay
» Advanced to CONCACAF/​CONMEBOL playoff: Uruguay
[posted FRI 16 OCT 2009 – 05:05:14 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 17 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on the weekend of SAT 10-SUN 11 OCT 2009.
» Argentina 02-01 Peru: A rainy night in Buenos Aires nearly ended in disaster for the home side when Peru’s Hernán RENGIFO equalised in the 90th minute. But in stoppage time, Martín PALERMO scored the winner, sending la Albiceleste back up to fourth place.
» Colombia 02-04 Chile: Chile scored twice in the space of just two minutes, cancelling out an earlier own goal. In the second half, Giovanni MORENO scored an equaliser, but Jorge VALDIVIA and Fabián ORELLANA each scored to give la Roja the win and a trip to South Africa.
» Ecuador 01-02 Uruguay: Antonio VALENCIA put Ecuador up midway through the second half, only to see Luis SUÁREZ equalise a minute later. In stoppage time, Uruguay’s Edison CAVANI was fouled in the area, and Diego FORLÁN made no mistake on the penalty. The fourth and final automatic place will go to the winner of the Uruguay-Argentina match on WED 14 OCT 2009, whilst Ecuador can reach the playoff with a win over Chile.
¤ Qualified this matchday: Chile
× Eliminated this matchday: Colombia
[posted MON 12 OCT 2009 – 00:56:15 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 16 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on WED 09 SEP 2009.
» Uruguay 03-01 Colombia: Uruguay jumped back into the thick of the CONMEBOL race as Andrés SCOTTI and Sebastián EGUREN scored in a 10 v 10 second half. There is now a three point range between fourth placed Ecuador and eighth placed Colombia.
» Paraguay 01-00 Argentina: Nélson HAEDO VÁLDEZ scored midway through the first half to send Paraguay through to South Africa 2010. Meanwhile, Argentina’s troubles multiplied as Sebastián VERÓN was sent off for a second yellow; la Albiceleste fall into fifth place.
» Brazil 04-02 Chile: Chile missed their first chance to qualify as a late double by NILMAR extended Brazil’s unbeaten streak in the qualifiers to eleven matches.
¤ Qualified this matchday: Paraguay
× Eliminated this matchday: Bolivia
[posted THU 10 SEP 2009 – 05:58:57 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 15 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on SAT 05 SEP 2009.
» Colombia 02-00 Ecuador: Ecuador’s Pablo PALACIOS was booked for diving early in the second half, his second yellow. Los Cafeteros’ patience paid off in the last ten minutes, when Jackson MARTÍNEZ and Teófilo Antonio GUTIÉRREZ both scored.
» Peru 01-00 Uruguay: The already eliminated Incas issued a spoiler alert to their remaining opponents, as Hernán RENGIFO’s late strike tripped up Uruguay. The result meant that Colombia leaped over Uruguay and Ecuador for fifth place.
» Chile 02-02 Venezuela: The match swung back and forth, but Chile’s Rodrigo Javier MILLAR was the last goalscorer. His equaliser means that Chile hold on to second place.
» Argentina 01-03 Brazil: But the day belonged to LUISÃO and LUIS FABIANO, who combined for three goals to continue Brazil’s perfect record of qualifying for every Men’s World Cup. Argentina remain mired in fourth place, with the next four teams breathing down their necks.
¤ Qualified this matchday: Brazil
[posted MON 07 SEP 2009 – 05:04:05 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 12 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on TUE 31 MAR-WED 01 APR 2009.
» Venezuela 02-00 Colombia: La Vinotinto showed that they are not yet out of the picture, winning late with goals by Nicolás FEDOR and Juan ARANGO.
» Bolivia 06-01 Argentina: The altitude of La Paz claimed another victim as Bolivia pulled within five points of the crucial fifth place. Joaquín BOTERO was la Verde’s hat trick hero.
» Chile 00-00 Uruguay: Chile’s Mauricio ISLA received his second yellow in the first half, and despite playing nearly 60 minutes with ten men, la Roja withstood the visitors’ attack and remain three points ahead of Uruguay.
[posted THU 02 APR 2009 – 22:54:28 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 10 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on TUE 14-WED 15 OCT 2008.
» Chile 01-00 Argentina: Fabián ORELLANA’s goal in the first half was enough to give la Roja their first-ever win over Argentina in a Men’s World Cup qualifier.
» Brazil 00-00 Colombia: The pressure on Brazil coach DUNGA mounted as his side played to a third consecutive goalless draw at home.
» Venezuela 03-01 Ecuador: Isaac MINA put Ecuador ahead after just ten minutes, but early in the second half, Giancarlos MALDONADO scored Venezuela’s first goal in four matches. Two more followed within twenty minutes, and la Vinotinto ended up three points away from the playoff place.
[posted THU 16 OCT 2008 – 04:15:08 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 9 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on the weekend of SAT 11-SUN 12 OCT 2008.
» Bolivia 03-00 Peru: After sixteen minutes, Joaquín BOTERO had scored twice. His career total is now 17 goals in the green kit, surpassing the record of 16 held by Victor UGARTE. Peru are now stuck in last place.
» Argentina 02-01 Uruguay: The Río Plata derby was ill tempered, but with goals by Lionel MESSI and Sergio AGÜERO in the first half, Argentina held on for the win.
» Ecuador 01-00 Chile: The 45th of the 90 matches in the CONMEBOL group phase was not the cleanest match: Ecuador’s Luis Antonio VALENCIA was sent off, as were Chile’s Ismael FUENTES and Gonzalo JARA. But Christian BENÍTEZ’s goal in the 70th minute gave Ecuador the win and a tie for fifth place, behind Uruguay on goal difference.
[posted TUE 14 OCT 2008 – 07:50:39 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 4 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on TUE 20-WED 21 NOV 2007.
» Colombia 02-01 Argentina: Carlos TEVEZ was dismissed for an off-ball kick at Rubén Darío BUSTOS in the first half, but Lionel MESSI still gave Argentina the lead before los Cafeteros came back in the second half.
» Ecuador 05-01 Peru: Edison MÉNDEZ and Walter AYOVI each scored two in Ecuador’s first win of the qualifying campaign.
» Chile 00-03 Paraguay: The Guraranis took over first place in CONMEBOL with the help of two headed goals from Paulo DA SILVA.
[posted SAT 24 NOV 2007 – 19:34:03 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 2 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on TUE 16-WED 17 OCT 2007.
» Bolivia 00-00 Colombia: In their first home qualifier since FIFA’s attempt to ban high altitude football, Bolivia were unable to make the advantage count. Bolivian midfielder Leonel REYES was dismissed for a second yellow with twenty minutes remaining.
» Chile 02-00 Peru: Humberto SUAZO and Matias FERNANDEZ became Chile’s first two goalscorers of the 2010 qualifying campaign.
» Paraguay 01-00 Uruguay: The Guaranis moved into a tie for second place as Nélson HAEDO VÁLDEZ knocked in a pass from Salvador CABAÑAS.
[posted SUN 21 OCT 2007 – 06:33:19 UTC]

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