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Article: Mexico, Italy, Germany Qualify for World Cup
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 11, 2009
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Mexico and defending champion Italy qualified for next year's
World Cup on Saturday along with Germany, Denmark, Chile, Serbia and
Ivory Coast.
France, Ireland, Russia and Bosnia ensured themselves second-
place finishes and will try to earn berths in next month's European
playoffs.
Argentina, coached by much-criticized Diego Maradona, got an
injury-time goal to beat visiting Peru, 2-1, and climbed among the
top four nations of South American qualifying, who get automatic
berths.
Half the 32-nation field for next year's tournament already has
been set. Going into the weekend, Australia, Brazil, England, Ghana,
Japan, the Netherlands, North Korea, Paraguay, South Korea and Spain
had earned ...