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The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualify directly for the finals in South Africa while Costa Rica faces a playoff against Uruguay.

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?

Football is the world's most popular sport and nothing compares to watching your team in the World Cup Finals. Fans in Central America and the Caribbean are no different

Costa Rica and the USA are the clear favourites to qualify directly for 2010 while third and fourth spots remain up for grabs. Where are Mexico?

The final nine spots at the 2010 World Cup will be decided on November 14 and 18, 2009. Three teams will come from Africa, four from Europe and two others in Play-Offs.

A further six teams have fallen by the wayside in this endless qualifying stage for the Concacaf nations en route to South Africa 2010

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.

The road to the World Cup Finals in South Africa in 2010 is far from clear as displayed by the topsy turvy results of games 5 and 6 in the South American qualifying group

The outcome of the next games will determine which nations go to South Africa 2010 with Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina leading and then an open race for 4th and 5th.

The previous two World Cup qualifying matches for the U.S. Men's Soccer Team have proved to be quite informative about the state of the national team.

The last four places for European nations at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be decided in four playoff ties.

Despite losing away to Trinidad and Tobago team USA have cemented their place in the next round. Jamaica and Honduras are making life tough for Mexico as Guatemala falter

The rivalries reignite as South American Nations go head to head for the coveted places in South Africa 2010. Paraguay pull clear as traditional powerhouses stumble.

Argentina and Brazil are still the most talked about teams, but results show that the South American Qualifying Group for South Africa 2010 is more competitive than ever

In this long road to the football World Cup in South Africa 2010, October's South American qualifying games have thrown some intriguing ties into the mix.

Can the new collection of Brazilians and Argentines make a real impact in the Premiership this season? There are reasons to believe they can...

Since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in the early 1990's, the Czech Republic have gone on to become a strong force in European football.

Since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in the early 1993, Slovakia have struggled in the wake of their more illustrious neighbours, the Czech Republic.

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 have made qualifying for the 2010 World Cup look easy. But can Fabio Capello's men go all the way and win the tournament?

Bosnia Face Portugal in the European 2010 Play-Offs while Ireland take on France, Greece play Ukraine and Russia battle Slovenia for final World Cup spots.

Courting controversy once again, FIFA is to inform several South American countries that they can no longer play their national team games at high altitudes.

Fabio Capello has selected John Terry as his England captain. After considering other members of the squad,Terry will lead England into the World Cup qualifying games.

England face Croatia in a vital World Cup qualifying game in Zagreb, seeking to avenge the defeats by Croatia which caused them to miss qualification for Euro2008.

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.

After the break up of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s many new states began competing in international football, including Latvia.

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

Lawrie Sanchez has resigned as manager of the Northern Ireland International team to take up the full time post as manager of Fulham who have just avoided relegation.

International football is becoming more competitive and changes are needed to ensure the qualifying campaigns for major tournaments do not become progressively stagnant.

Since becoming an independent state following the break up of the USSR, Estonia have made little impact on international football.

After a strong performance at the 2009 Confederations Cup, where he caught the eye with his pace, agility, and work rate, the former BC star moves from Sweden to France.

Qualifying for the Confederations Cup is similiar to the World Cup, expect the finals is a much smaller tournament.

Ashley Williams is set to become John Toshack's eleventh Welsh captain as an injury-ravaged Wales prepare to face Scotland this weekend.

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has welcomed the appointment of Argentine football icon Diego Maradona to the position of national team manager.

South American futbol is a style all its own and many of the world's top teams, players, and fans are found on the continent.

Brazil Fights Back From 2-0 Halftime Deficit To Defeat United States in Confederations Cup

While Brazil and Chile lead the pack, nothing can be taken for granted in these final stages for the Football World Cup Finals in South Africa 2010.

With a host of talented youngsters lining up to be picked and the opportunity to spot the stars of tomorrow, Colombia may be the ideal host for 2011.

England earned an undeserved draw against the Czech Republic in the friendly international at Wembley leaving Fabio Capello with much to consider before the next game.

The history of international matches between England and Switzerland who meet in a friendly game at Wembley for Fabio Capello's first match as manager.

Bobby Charlton is England's leading goal scorer, a record that has stood for thirty-eight years. Only Michael Owen is in a position to challenge and overtake it.

After a superb performance in Minsk the time has come to close the book on the everlasting debate of whether Gerrard should play for England.

England midfielder's add their names to the injury list as Capello's team prepare to face Germany.

After a solid showing at the 2006 World Cup, the Mexican national squad is now on its fifth manager in three years. What has gone wrong?

England and Czech Republic meet at Wembley in a friendly international as the two countries prepare for the World Cup qualifying games which commence in September.

San Marino are often ridiculed as the worst football team in Europe following years of heavy defeats since their inaugural match in 1990.

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.

Having been sacked as Mexico's national team manager, Sven Goran Eriksson has become Director of Football at lowly Notts County in England.