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Video replays at the World Cup would not end referee mistakes, tournament organizer Danny Jordaan said Thursday.

The flags of the 32 nations that qualified for the 2010 World Cup are flying in Johannesburg.

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Uruguay earned the final berth in the 32-nation field for next year's World Cup, tying Costa Rica 1-1 Wednesday night.

France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night.

Algeria qualified for its first World Cup since 1986, beating Egypt 1-0 in a tiebreaker playoff Wednesday night on Antar Yahya's goal from an acute angle in the 39th minute.

Slovenia upset Russia 1-0 Wednesday night and qualified for the World Cup for just the second time.

Seattle Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid is hospitalized after being diagnosed with pneumonia.

He looked zoned out sitting behind the table, microphone in his face, lights glaring into his eyes, talking about a season that's gone so right for himself and the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Los Angeles midfielder David Beckham said Friday he'll need an injection in his right ankle to reduce pain and allow him to play in Sunday night's MLS Cup final against Real Salt Lake.

Nick Rimando just finished rattling off all the players and qualities that make Los Angeles such a difficult opponent for Real Salt Lake in Sunday's MLS Cup final.

Long considered the best player in the U.S., Landon Donovan is now the best player in Major League Soccer.

The Los Angeles Galaxy have canceled their postseason tour in Germany, blaming the promoter for not meeting obligations.

Predrag Radosavlijevic is the new coach of Toronto FC.

Michael Essien scored twice in Chelsea's 4-0 romp over Wolverhampton to stay five points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.

Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry.

The German soccer federation is promising swift action against players, coaches and referees found guilty in the match-fixing scandal across Europe.

Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.

There will be no rematch.

The French Football Federation has rejected an appeal from its Irish counterpart to ask FIFA to allow a replay of the contentious World Cup qualifier between the two countries.

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The flags of the 32 nations that qualified for the 2010 World Cup are flying in Johannesburg.