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Algeria beat Egypt in play-off to qualify for 2010 World Cup



Posted Saturday, November 21, 2009 by theguardian.com

Algeria beat Egypt in play-off to qualify for 2010 World Cup

Algeria have become the last African nation to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals, beating Egypt 1-0 in a bruising play-off in Sudan.

The breakthrough came in the 40th minute, when the defender Antar Yahia's stunning strike crashed in off the bar after Karim Ziani's cross from the left.

That goal came against the run of play, but having established a lead Algeria took a more defensive approach in the second half, sitting deep and rarely venturing out of their own half.

Egypt's Emad Metaeb came close in the middle of the second half but his close-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi.

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