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