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.

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The Toffees are hoping they can tempt a cut-price Reyes back to England. Everton are the latest club to be linked with a move for Atletico Madrid's Jose Antonio Reyes. The Toffees are reportedly keen on offering the Spaniard the chance to return to the Premier League and are hoping to secure him for as little as [. Click to continue reading...

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Ben Knight of Onward! describes the mayhem at a bar in Toronto as TFC pulled off a miracle Thursday night. They needed to beat Montreal by at least 4 goals to win the Canadian Cup and claim a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League, and no one thought they could do it. Click to continue reading...

Group B
Egypt 1 Italy 0
Johannesburg
Let's lay our cards on the table first of all. We're more than well aware that we predicted Italy to come second in Group B and go on to play Spain in the semi-finals, but that's because, like you, we thought Italy would beat Egypt. Just goes to show how wrong you can be, doesn't it? Click to continue reading...

Italy must start a younger midfield or suffer the possibility of being run off the park. What you say? Are you insane Pep? Italy fear Egypt? World Champions dont fear Continetal champions.Ha i laugh in your genral direction.
Egypt are African Champions and that means something now.Twenty years ago the title was something to giggle and even sneer at. Click to continue reading...

Group B
Brazil 4 Egypt 3
Mangaung/Bloemfontein
If Group A provided a soporific opening to the 2009 Confederations Cup, Group B was the wake up call everyone must have been hoping for.
The first game of the day was an exciting encounter between the champions of South America and Africa which proved to be a lot closer than expected. Click to continue reading...

Brazil beats Egypt 4-3 on Group Stage of Confederations Cup - Video Highlights

Brazil looked to be in control against Egypt after taking a 3-1 lead in the 1st half but 2 quick 2nd half goals made it interesting. Kaka had 2 goals in the match, the first in the 5th minute to open the scoring, and then a penalty kick in the 88th minute that was the gamewinner.

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SPOILER ALERT BRAZIL EGYPT
Confederations Cup started yesterday with the 0-0 tie between Iraq and South Africa and the 5-0 shellacking of New Zealand by Spain (Fernando Torres had three goals in the first 17 minutes--nasty). Brazil topped Egypt 4-3 this morning on a late Kaka PK. Kaka scored twice, as did Egypt's Mohamed Zidan. Click to continue reading...

TEAM USA - CONFEDERATIONS CUP
USA Group Stage Matches:
-Mon Jun 15
USA v Italy - 1:25pm Central on ESPN
Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium - Pretoria
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As far as I can gather the USA has NEVER beaten Italy.
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USMNT Official Blog
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Paul Oberjuerge does a Q & A with Landon Donovan. Click to continue reading...

Brazil v Egypt (Group B)
Date: Monday 15 June
Venue: Bloemfontein
Kickoff: 3pm GMT

Five time world champions Brazil kickoff their Confederations Cup campaign on Monday when they take on African giants Egypt at the Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein. You can watch Brazil v Egypt live here.

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The Dortmund striker Mohamed Zidan is again being linked with a big money move to England. Borussia Dortmund striker Mohamed Zidan has been linked with moves to the Premier League, with Arsenal and Everton reportedly leading the race for his signature. The Egypt international has been persistently linked with a move to England during the last couple [. Click to continue reading...

Jürgen Klopp hat seinen Jungen wieder bei sich. Mohamed Zidan kehrt zu seinem Trainer zurück. In Mainz noch unzertrennlich wurde Zidane jetzt in einem Tauschgeschäft aus Hamburg in den Ruhrpott geholt. Aber ist ein ex-Mainzer, der sich in Hamburg nicht durchsetzen konnte wirklich ein Star? Der Ruf, der ihm aus Bremer und Hamburger Zeiten voraus eilte, [. Click to continue reading...

Secondo alcune indiscrezioni raccolte dalla Germania, potrebbe andare in porto un clamoroso scambio di attaccanti tra l'Amburgo e il Borussia Dortmund che coinvolgerebbe Mladen Petric (27) e Mohamed Zidan (26). Zidan, che non ha mai convinto nell'Amburgo (appena 3 reti segnate lo scorso anno), vorrebbe riabbracciare il tecnico Jürgen Klopp, che nel Mainz ha fatto esprimere a livelli straordinari l'attaccante egiziano. Click to continue reading...

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Setanta/Toby Davis Parejo late-show seals Madrid win
A late goal from youngster Daniel Parejo saw Real Madrid beat Hamburg 2-1 in the opening match of the Emirates Cup.
Madrid took the lead in the first half when Ruud van Nistelrooy stole in to tap home from close range, but Hamburg hit back thanks to a stunning individual strike from Mohamed Zidan. Click to continue reading...

This season's Bundesliga has certainly provided its fair share of excitement and tension, even if the favourites did rather run away with the title leading from the front from day one. Mad4football takes a moment to look at some of the ‘Tops' and ‘Flops' of the past season. Click to continue reading...