Up in the clouds: England are put through their paces at their Austrian training camp
Follow our leader: Wayne Rooney leads an England warm up session in Austria
Best foot forward: England's World Cup squad strecth their legs at their Austrian base
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Chelsea have no less than 16 representatives at World Cup 2010, but which other Premier League, Football League and Scottish Premier League players will be on show in South Africa?
Stars: (L-R) Nani, Fernando Torres and Flourent Malouda will be flying the flag for the Premier League at the World CupChelsea have not View more »
ZURICH (AP)—FIFA has banned Egypt from playing in Cairo for two World Cup qualifiers after fans attacked Algeria’s team before a match.
FIFA ruled Tuesday that Egypt must stage its first two home matches in qualifying for the 2014 finals at least 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the capital.
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Algeria add five more players to pre-World Cup training camp in Switzerland
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane has added five players to his pre-World Cup list of 25 that will get together for a training camp at Crans Montana in Switzerland on May 13-27
Out to Africa: Nadir Belhadj is part of Algeria's 30-man squad for th View more »
Diego Maradona (Argentina)However Argentina perform, Diego Maradona will be a major story at this World Cup. The tournament is synonymous with the pint-sized Argentinean and he returns as manager of the national team. Appointed in 2008, presumably on his reputation alone because he had no managerial experience, the View more »
Algeria danger man Hameur Bouazza is confident of being fit to face England at the World Cup after overcoming a career-threatening back injury.
Bouazza has undergone intensive treatment in Qatar after Algeria splashed out big money to fly the Blackpool winger to the Middle East.
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Algeria have changed venue of their World Cup training camp. They will now be based in the Swiss Alps after cancelling a stay in Italy. The decision was made for better altitude training, the Algerian Football Federation confirmed.
Algeria will now start preparations for the World Cup at Crans-Montana in Switzerland View more »
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire both took giant steps towards the FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa next year by reaching the halfway stage of qualification with maximum points in their respective groups.
In a top-of-the-table clash in Ouagadougou, the Elephants overcame their previously-unbeaten hosts Burkina Faso View more »
Algeria took a giant stride toward reaching the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ by defeating Zambia 2-0 in Chililabombwe. Glasgow Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra put the 'Desert Foxes' ahead on 21 minutes and veteran midfielder Rafik Saidi of French club Lorient snatched the second with 66 minutes gone.
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Algeria on top in AfricaThe Desert Foxes did their South Africa 2010 qualification chances a power of good when they earned a resounding win over arch rivals Egypt. Earlier in the day Benin, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana all won as expected to maintain their respective challenges, while Cameroon and Morocco can View more »