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Here's a brief preview of the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, along with my match predictions

In round seven of the South American World Cup qualifiers Argentina was held to a 1-1 draw by Paraguay, while Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru recorded important wins

England, Northern Ireland and Scotland kept up hopes of British representation in the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa.

The USA leads the pack but there is no clear front runner in the Concacaf qualifying group with only two games remaining to be played on October 10th and 14th.

England swept away Andorra's challenge to stretch their lead at the top of their qualification table to ten points.

England had to win this game after a great result against Croatia. But did they do it in style and was it deserved? Read on to find out.

The World Cup finals in South Africa are exactly one year away and on recent performances it is Brazil and Chile who look to be the main contenders from Conmebol.

Four South American nations are guaranteed their places in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa while fifth placed Uruguay require a playoff versus Costa Rica.

England manager Fabio Capello picked an attacking line-up for the World Cup qualification clash against the unfancied minnows of Kazakhstan.

Despite scoring five goals another unconvincing England performance at Wembley was met with more jeering by the home fans.

England fought off their fatigue to hand Kazakhstan a trouncing to remain top of the Group Six table.

France, Portugal, Slovenia and Greece defeated Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia and Ukraine respectively to book their places at the 19th FIFA World Cup.

For most of its history Russia provided the bulwark for the USSR team, winning the European Championship in 1960. But since the 1990's Russia have competed separately.

Since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, the disparate states have enjoyed mixed fortune in international football. The results of Slovenia typify this.

Even though Germany are well on their way to qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, German national team coach Joachim Löw has plenty of turmoil surrounding his team.

Some 20 European top clubs are looking to acquire Groningen's Swedish striker Marcus Berg, who won the award as Best Player at the U21 European Championship.

The final six spots for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be decided by a series of Play-Offs played out in two-leg matches in October and November.

Fabio Capello has recently stated that he is almost certain to take only four specialist strikers to the World Cup in South Africa. Will this prove to be mistake?

A scrappy 1-0 win in steamy Central America was the perfect start for an United States team looking to qualify for its sixth straight World Cup.

Expected victories over Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago has the United States cruising in CONCACAF semifinal play and ready for the final qualifying round in 2009.

Following the fragmentation of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's, Turkmenistan became an independent footballing nation in their own right.

Following the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's, Ukraine have competed independently in international football, with mixed results.

Bayern Munich coach Jürgen Klinsmann needs all the time he can to get the reigning champions back on target in time to challenge for the Bundesliga title.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a proliferation of new national sides began to play international football. One of these was Armenia.

Footballers from Azerbaijan played for the USSR side until the break-up of the Soviet Union. Since then they have performed as a national side in their own right.

Belarus became an autonomous state following the break up of the Soviet Union, and their football team has since competed independently at international level.

The world of football was shocked on November 20, 2009 when Hannover goalkeeper Robert Enke committed suicide.

With the dust from qualification still settling, now is a good time to take an early view of those countries with the best chance of winning the next FIFA World Cup.

Cameroon and Egypt upset the odds in the Cup of Nations semi finals to send hosts Ghana and favourites Ivory Coast crashing out.

Suite101 introduces its first cricket and rugby union round up mid way through the Southern Hemisphere's premier rugby union tournament, the Tri-Nations.

Serbia midfielder Gojko Kacar helped Hertha Berlin reach the UEFA Europa League this season. He also is big part of Serbia's national team future.

The Republic of Ireland's appointment of Italian manager Giovanni Trapattoni recalls an earlier era when a certain Englishman called the shots.

Somewhere in the region of 7,000 English fans were in Berlin last Wednesday night to see their side record a 2-1 victory over their German hosts.

The South American rivals face off in the semis of the 2008 Olympic Games, looking for a birth in the gold medal match

Hosts Ghana made the quarter finals thanks to a much improved performance and goals from their dynamic midfield pair Michael Essien and Sulley Ali Muntari.

Berti Vogts played his entire professional club career at Borussia Mönchengladbach and helped the team to legendary status. Recently he has been a globetrotting coach.

After a 7 month break and some pretty interesting recent international friendlies, South American teams face off once more. How will the table stand in mid June?

Chelsea's long-term target for a permanent boss is Carlo Ancelotti.

David Alaba is one of the biggest young talents in the German football system. The 17-year-old Austrian also represents the biggest hope for the Alpine nation.

David Beckham has been recalled by England manager Steve McLaren for the games against Brazil and Estonia. Newcastle United's Michael Owen is also included after injury.

The question how did England qualify for the FIFA Football World Cup in South Africa 2010, is not hard to answer, their superb play in Group 6 Qualifiers said it all.

New York Red Bulls waited three or four months to upgrade its sagging club, but these recent acquisitions may be too late to generate a playoff push.

Scotland and Ireland took huge steps towards the 2010 FIFA World Cup next year with wins over Macedonia and Cyprus respectively on Saturday, whilst Northern Ireland drew.

Fabio Capello's England have enjoyed a momentous start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, owed in no small part to the renaissance of their once forgotten striker.

The collapse of the USSR in the early 1990s gave independence to Lithuania, who soon began to compete in international football in their own right.

Since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's, Tajikistan have competed as an independent nation in international football competition.

The Afghanistan cricket team recently qualified for One-Day International status for the first time in their history, ushering them into the international cricket fold.

The 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup preliminary draw will take place on 25 November in Durban, South Africa under the eyes of over 300 members of the world media.

Eduardo's dive earned Arsenal a penalty in their mid-week Champions League game against Celtic and re-ignited the debate around the controversial issue of simulation.

Kevin Kuranyi's Germany national team career appears over after getting booted off the team by coach Joachim Löw after leaving the stadium during a World Cup qualifier.