6 more qualify: 2010 World Cup in South Africa is complete.
Ana | Nov 18, 2009 | Comments 0
No more. Done. Finito. Acabou. The fight for the 32 golden spots to play the most exciting football (and sports) tournament on the planet has ended. Some big ones almost did not manage. And some return after 24 years.
Today was the day for the last 6 squads to qualify. The brave (or lucky?) one were: Algeria, France, Slovenia, Portugal, Greece and Uruguay.
Algeria beat Egypt 1×0 and qualifies after 24 years. Last time the world saw Algerians playing World Cup football was in 1986.
France tied Northern Ireland 1×1 and Stade de France, with an illegal goal. The ball hit Henry’s hand inside the box and the referee refused to see it. Unfair. Very unfair.
Watch Henry’s handball.
Slovenia kicked a big one out of South Africa. They beat Russia 1×0 and sent home a team who was, in theory, supposed to be one of the great ones. Not only that, but this is the first time they ever qualify. Job well done!
Portugal had no problems to send Bosnia Herzegovina home. They beat them 1×0 today and made Cristiano Ronaldo a happier man. He will now be able to show off his everything (football, fashion, cockyness) in South Africa.
Greece beat Ukraine 0×1, in Donetsk, and came back to the World Cup. The Greek could not manage to qualify since 1994.
Uruguay tied Costa Rica 1×1 after winning 1×0, in Costa Rica, and took the last spot available. The 2-time World Champions can now breathe after a very tense match.
Here is the complete list of countries playing in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, USA, Honduras, Netherlands, Spain, England, Germany, Denmark, Serbia, France, Slovenia, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Australian, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Algeria, New Zealand and South Africa.
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