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When the United States Saved Mexico From World Cup Disgrace
Despite winning only two matches in the CONCACAF qualifying group, Mexico still have a shot at making the World Cup, if they can get past New Zealand in the Intercontinental playoffs. However, this has been made possible by the United States with a dramatic 3-2 win over Panama, and not by El Tri, who lost their biggest match of the campaign 2-1 in Costa Rica, needing a little outside assistance to keep their hopes intact for a bit longer.
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Remaining World Cup Playoff Matches
There are 11 berths left to fill in the 2014 World Cup, with four more coming from Europe, five from Africa and two more teams coming out of the Intercontinental playoffs.
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21 Teams That Have Qualified For the World Cup (So Far)
The World Cup picture in Brazil is getting clearer and clearer with 21 teams overall securing their place in the tournament next summer, as only one of the nations up to this point, Bosnia, being a first-time qualifier, while teams like Colombia, Russia, Ecuador and Costa Rica make a return after missing one or more qualifications over the last few years.
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2014 World Cup – Matchday 10 Results & Tables
A night for drama and some history, as England had a rough time beating Poland 2-0 but that was still enough to finish first above Ukraine. Bosnia make it into the World Cup for the first time in history after a narrow win over Lithuania, while Iceland managed to finish second after a draw against Norway, putting themselves in the playoffs, with a chance to also make their first ever major tournament appearance.
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Liverpool FC – Steven Gerrard Needs a Better Midfield Partner
Into his seventh season with Liverpool, Lucas Leiva is still someone that needs to prove his value to the club over and over again. In a central midfield consisting of only two players right now – Steven Gerrard and Lucas, it seems like the Brazilian simply isn’t good enough for what the club is trying to do and achieve.
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Which Teams Will be Seeded in the World Cup Playoffs
One of the complications in the European qualifying process to the World Cup in Brazil is the second place system, which leaves one team from the nine groups out completely, while pitting the other eight in a two-legged playoff, with the seeding based on current FIFA rankings, which should give Portugal, Greece and Croatia a guaranteed seeded slot in the playoffs, and presumably and easier draw.
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Real Madrid – Sami Khedira Isn’t the Problem
One of the amusing things about the La Liga is the amount of panic rising through the ranks at Real Madrid after dropping 5 points from their first 8 league matches. As it has to be someone’s fault they’re already behind Barcelona by this much, the Spanish media has turned to Sami Khedira.
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Jack Wilshere Takes A Very Long Time to Empty His Bladder
It’s been quite a busy couple of weeks for Jack Wilshere – smoking, opinions on immigration and what it means to really be English and play for the national team. He’s not done, mind you, deciding to urinate with the cameras rolling.
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2014 World Cup Qualifiers – Matchday 10 Predictions
The last match day of the World Cup qualifying groups in Europe and the Americas has mostly battle for the final second-place spots in UEFA or the last one or two automatic slots across the Atlantic. England hosting Poland, hoping to finish ahead of Ukraine, seems like the biggest focal point of the evening, while in Costa Rica, Mexico will try and avoid a loss in order to at least clinch a playoff spot.
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Mourinho Knows What He’s Doing, But He Does Make Mistakes
Drama and controversy always follows Jose Mourinho, and nothing has changed since his return to Chelsea and the Premier League, mostly noted for his early benching and treatment of Juan Mata and his decision to loan out Romelu Lukaku, even though he might have been the best striker on his squad.