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FIFA Looking After the Big Boys (and Themselves) by Seeding European World Cup Playoffs

Bit of controversy in European World Cup qualifying, with the powers that be pulling what looks like a commercially motivated bait and switch with the playoffs.

Here's what's happened: The nine European group winners all qualify automatically. So that's Denmark, Switzerland, Slovakia, Germany, Spain, England, Serbia, Italy, Netherlands all going to South Africa.

Read the full article at WorldCupBlog.

WorldCupBlog @ Oct 15, 2009 8:10 AM EDT | Blog Profile

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