Diego Maradona arrives in Montevideo as Argentina need a win against Uruguay to guarantee a place in South Africa [AFP]
Published On 14 Oct 200914 Oct 2009
Uruguay must beat Argentina to qualify automatically with striker Diego Forlan the main threat after scoring seven goals in 12 qualifiers [AFP]
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Tim Howard and the US have already qualified ahead of their match with Costa Rica [AFP]
Costa Rica coach Rene Simoes needs a win to ensure his side aren't pipped to a playoff spot by Honduras [AFP]
Ukraine's win over England puts them a point ahead of Croatia ahead of their match against Andorra in Europe Group Six [AFP]
Croatia warmed up for their tie in Kazakhstan with a friendly against Qatar - but a win won't be enough to reach the playoffs if Ukraine also get three points [AFP]
France's Thierry Henry gets some me-time as he ponders his chances against Austria in Group Seven [AFP]
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France can afford to relax as they are already assured of a playoff place behind Serbia [AFP]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be watching the World Cup from home after defeat to Denmark left Sweden hoping for favourable results elsewhere [AFP]
Portugal will be without Cristiano Ronaldo and could still lose their Group One playoff place to Sweden if they don't beat Malta [AFP]
Turkish coach Fatih Terim has already resigned after his side missed out on the World Cup against Belgium in Group Five [AFP]
Milan Baros and the Czech Republic are feeling the pressure as they need at least a win against Northern Ireland to reach the playoffs in Group Three [AFP]
Russia's Yuri Zhirkov will want a good result against Azerbaijan in Group Four ahead of the playoffs [AFP]
Algeria must wait until November for their top-of-the-table tie against Egypt in Africa Group C [AFP]
While Nigeria's hopes in Group B were given a boost with a 1-0 win over Mozambique [AFP]
Tunisia will play Mozambique in November to try and pip Nigeria to top spot [AFP]
