International: Bad start for Eto'o and Keita

In the African zone, the last qualifying round started this weekend. Cameroon lost 1-0 against Togo. Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o played the whole game and got booked.



1. Gabon (1) 3
2. Togo (1) 3
3. Morocco (1) 0
4. Cameroon (1) 0

the winner of the group qualifies for the world cup























Mali and Sudan drew one all. Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita played the whole game.

1. Mali (1) 1
2. Sudan (1) 1
3. Benin (0) 0
4. Ghana (0) 0

the winner of the groups qualifies for the world cup

International: Pique makes debut for Spain

Barcelona central defender Gerard Piqué made yesterday his debut with the Spanish national team. Spain defeated England 2-0.

Piqué was satisfied with his game: "I felt very comfortable all game long. With the squad we have, everything seems easy. It's nice to play in a team that has so much quality. Playing at the back, you have time to enjoy everything what is happening.

I want to thank the fans for their support. In the city of Sevilla there's always a special atmosphere, the team is supported during the whole match. We hope to return to live the same atmosphere again."

Piqué played the whole game, as did Barcelona attacker Andrés Iniesta. Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets stayed on the bench and didn't made his debut with the Spanish national team. Barcelona attacking midfielder Xavi gave the free-kick assist for the second Spanish goal and was replaced in the 85th minute.




Iceland defeated Liechtenstein 2-0 in a friendly game. Barcelona attacker Eidur Gudjohnsen scored Iceland's second goal in the 48th minute.


Cameroon defeated Guinea 3-1. Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o played the whole game. A fault on Eto'o after half an hour lead to the free-kick that was converted in the 1-0. Eto'o scored the 2-0 in the 58th minute and the 3-1 in the 87th minute.


Ivory Coast drew one all in Turkey. Barcelona defensive midfielder Yaya Touré played the whole game.

International: Eto'o scores twice for Cameroon

Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o scored twice in Cameroon's 5-0 win against Mauritius. He scored the opening goal in the 26th minute and made his second from a penalty in the 47th minute. Eto'o played the whole game.

1. Cameroon (6) 16
2. Cape Verde Islands (6) 9
3. Tanzania (6) 8
4. Mauritius (6) 1


Ivory Coast won 3-0 against Madagascar. Barcelona defensive midfielder Yaya Touré played the whole match.

1. Côte d'Ivoire (6) 12
2. Mozambique (6) 8
3. Madagascar (6) 6
4. Botswana (6) 5


Mali got a late 2-1 win against Chad. Barcelona central midfielder Seydou Keita played the whole game.

1. Mali (6) 12
2. Sudan (6) 9
3. Congo (6) 9
4. Chad (6) 6

Equatorial Guinea lost 0-1 at home against Sout Africa. Since the FIFA site hasn't the official match data yet, it's unclear if Barcelona Juvenil A forward Anselmo Eyegue (18) has participated in the game.

1. Nigeria (6) 18
2. South Africa (6) 7
3. Sierra Leone (6) 7
4. Equatorial Guinea (6) 3


The 12 group winners and 8 best runners-up will advance to the next round. The 20 teams will then be grouped into 5 round-robin, home-and-away groups of 4 teams. The group winners qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Mali move on to this final round. Equatorial Guinea is eliminated.