The home continent of the 2010 World Cup is close to having its 5 qualifying sides defined for The Great Tournament. The 1st team to officially qualify is Ghana. The Black Stars defeated Sudan 2-0 at home to secure top spot in Group D. Goals by Inter midfielder Sulley Muntari & Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien sealed the victory.

The home continent of the 2010 World Cup is close to having its 5 qualifying sides defined for The Great Tournament. The 1st team to officially qualify is Ghana. The Black Stars defeated Sudan 2-0 at home to secure top spot in Group D. Goals by Inter midfielder Sulley Muntari & Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien sealed the victory.

There was one spot left in the African region (CAF) for next summer's 2010 World Cup Finals heading into Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Algeria played Egypt with the winner to punch a ticket to South Africa. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Algeria defeats Egypt 1-0 Video Highlights

Algeria clinched a spot in South Africa next summer with a 1-0 win over Egypt.

When Ahmed Hassan wheeled away to celebrate scoring a 92nd minute equalizer against Trinidad and Tobago, Bahrain believed they were on their way to the 2006 World Cup. Colombian ref Oscar Julian Ruiz Acost had other ideas. The goal was of the Best Banks variety. The sort of goal no one wants to see disallowed, especially when the forward's cheekiness is executed with such fine precision.

No dia 02/10/2009, na cidade do Cairo, jogaram amistosamente as seleções do Egito (32º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção das Ilhas Mauricio (182º no ranking da FIFA).
Esse amistoso serviu como preparação para o jogo das eliminatórias da Copa, do Egito contra Zâmbia e o jogo entre as Ilhas Mauricio e Zimbabue pela Copa Cosafa.

One more spot to the FIFA 2010 World Cup Finals was decided between the AFC/OFC regions. Bahrain and New Zealand played in a two legged tie with the second match taking place on Saturday, November 14, 2009. Who won the match and who advanced? Here's a full recap of the match along with video highlights.

Africa
Arguably the headline match of the day was the special play-off match between Algeria and Egypt to decide the final World Cup qualifier from Africa.
Both teams had finished with identical records in Group 3 of the final qualifying round which led to this hastily-arranged one-off match in Sudan to decide the winner.