World Cup Qualifying — Coming in a few hours is the match between Uruguay vs Costa Rica, which may be available via live stream tonight.

For the CONCACAF match tonight, Uruguay coach Oscar Washington Tabarez has demanded full concentration from his side as they look to secure a place in the World Cup finals against Costa Rica.

Tabarez’s side claimed a 1-0 advantage over the Ticos in the first leg of their play-off in San Jose on Saturday, meaning they are heavy favourites to progress on home soil at the Estadio Centenario.

The Uruguay boss is wary of complacency from his players, however, and demanded they go for the win.

”We must try to win the game because it is the only way to secure the final goal. This tie is not finished yet,” said Tabarez. ”We are close, but not in the World Cup yet. The worst thing would be to think about what is going to happen after the match instead of thinking of the match itself.”

Captain Diego Lugano, who scored the winner at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa at the weekend, highlighted the ”humility, sacrifice and will” his team-mates showed in the first game and backed the Chaurruas to finish the job.

”To win away was crucial and we did so. We should not miss out on qualification, we are confident. We have 90 minutes more to clinch our dream,” the Fenerbahce defender said.

Forward Sebastian Fernandez, one of the leading players for Argentinian league leaders Banfield, added: ”We have an advantage and we must profit from that. We could have won the first leg by a wider margin, but the win was crucial.”

The match will start at 23:00 UK time. Live streaming may be available via ESPN Soccernet.

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World Cup Qualifying — Live in Petrol Arena is Slovenia Vs Russia on a match, live streaming may be available as the 2 battle for the 2nd leg of UEFA playoffs.

Russia coach Guus Hiddink has called for calm ahead of the second leg of his side’s World Cup play-off against Slovenia.

Russia take a slender one-goal advantage to Maribor, having conceded a late away goal to Matjaz Kek’s side at the Luzhniki Stadium on Saturday.

Diniar Bilyaletdinov’s brace looked to have handed the Russians a commanding 2-0 first-leg advantage, but substitute Nejc Pecnik’s header has given Slovenia hope.

And it has dampened the mood amongst a Russian support notoriously sceptical about their national team’s chances.

But Hiddink feels his side are still in a strong position.

”It would have been good to take a two-goal cushion without reply to Maribor”, the Dutchman told Sport Express.

”An away goal for the visiting side is always a luxury, but there is no use in going from one extreme to the other and dramatising the situation.

”Why should we start panicking, tearing our hair out or getting distressed?

”At the end of the day we won the first match. We didn’t lose or draw. That is the situation we are proceeding from.”

Slovenia boasted one of the meanest defences in Europe during qualifying, conceding only four goals in their 10 group games prior to the defeat in Moscow.

And Hiddink feels the fact his side scored two goals past such a tight defence is a good sign heading into the return leg.

He added: ”The second leg will be very difficult. Nobody is disputing that.

”But we have once more shown that we are capable of scoring against any opponent.

”It doesn’t matter how many goals they conceded in the qualifiers, how threatening the opposition are or how full their stadium is. Last autumn our team managed a goal away in Germany.

”Scoring two goals against one of the most reliable defences in Europe should give us the confidence to be able to do the same in Maribor.

ESPN Soccernet may be available to offer the said match for live streaming online. Check out your local Soccernet sites for more info. Kickoff time for Slovenia vs Russia match is at 20:00 UK time.

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World Cup Qualifying — In just a few hours away, the playoff match of UEFA in World Cup Qualifying 2010 between Ukraine and Greece is about to kick-off, with live streams possible for online viewers to watch.

For this particular match coming tonight, Ukraine are confident they can nullify the counter-attacking threat of Greece and claim a place at the World Cup by defeating Otto Rehhagel’s team in the second leg of their qualifying play-off.

Alexei Mikhailichenko’s men are in the driving seat ahead of the crunch match in Donetsk having kept the Greeks at bay in Saturday’s goalless stalemate in Athens.

Although the omens favour his team – Ukraine defeated Greece to secure qualification for the 2006 World Cup ahead of their rivals – Mikhailichenko is aware of the danger posed by Rehhagel’s troops.

”If you analyse the Greek national team matches for as long as Rehhagel is coach you can say they play with the same characteristics every time,” said Mikhailichenko

”Greece bet on having a disciplined defence and looking for a chance to counter attack. They are quite right in playing like this and we need to be mindful of this.

”I believe that after the first-leg game away, we are closer to South Africa. However, our chances remain 50-50.”

Mikhailichenko has intimated he expects his team to play more attacking football than in the first leg in order to try to win the match in normal time – and avoid the lottery of penalties.

Greece arrived in Donetsk yesterday wearing special masks as part of precautions as the swine flu health scare escalates across the country and Europe.

Ukraine shut schools, banned public meetings and restricted travel earlier this month in an attempt to combat the H1N1 flu epidemic, which has claimed 17 lives so far while 189 people have died in total from the flu outbreak.

All but three of Rehhagel’s 22-man squad received a basic flu vaccination ahead of the trip.

Ukraine have not conceded a goal at home since June when Kazakhstan netted in a 2-1 defeat and Greece must score or win the game on penalties to secure qualification.

Kickoff time for this match is at 18:00 UK time. Live streaming may be available at your favorite live stream sites. You may check out ESPN Soccernet for the game availability.

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World Cup 2010 Qualifying — Spain joined a select group of teams to record a perfect World Cup qualifying record tonight, making it 10 wins out of 10 in Group Five with a crushing victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina in Zenica.

Spain has followed the footsteps of countries such as West Germany in 1982 and Holland this year by winning all their qualifying matches, sweeping aside the second-best team in their pool thanks to early goals from Gerard Pique and David Silva and two in the second half from Alvaro Negredo on his first start for his country.

Juan Manuel Mata then added a late fifth with his third goal in successive internationals before Bosnia-Herzegovina, who were already assured of a spot in the play-offs before this match, pulled two goals back in injury time from Edin Dzeko and Zvjezdan Misimovic to add a touch of respectability to the scoreline.

The victory will further establish Spain’s credentials as one of the main favourites to win next year’s World Cup – especially because they were missing the likes of Xavi, Fernando Torres, David Villa, Carles Puyol and Cesc Fabregas. But Vicente del Bosque’s side will know it could have been a completely different story if Bosnia-Herzegovina had made the most of their early chances.

Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas, playing his 99th match for his country, was in inspired form to keep the home side at bay.

In the final results, Spain dominated Bosnia-Herzegovina at 2-5, with goals made in favor of Spain through Gerard Pique (13), David Silva (14), Juan Manuel Garcia Mata (89), and goals by Alvaro Sanchez Negredo (50 and 51).

World Cup Qualifying — One of the fights for the WCQ for tonight is Algeria Vs Rwanda. Live streaming is available via ESPN 360, while the live scores are provided to you by ESPN Soccernet.

The match between Algeria and Rwanda will confirm the hosts’ place in the finals for the next year. Algeria are the only unbeaten team in the group before this live World Cup 2010 qualifier online streaming football game and another three points should arrive with little fanfare against Rwanda.

The team knows that they cannot make any more errors in this  match as they are being chased hard by second place Egypt for the qualifying berth.

Rwanda have yet to score a goal prior to this World Cup 2010 qualifiers and that has led to their eventual downfall. Their priority target now would be to score at least once before their qualifying campaign is completed.

Kick off time for this game is 19:15 UK time this October 10. 2009. For the live streaming, you may proceed to the EPSN 360 for the availability of this match to watch live streaming on your computer.

World Cup Qualifying — One of the match to watch for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers is the Mali Vs Sudan, with live streaming possible with ESPN 360 and live scores with EPSN Soccernet.

The Malian Eagles can already seal a place at the 2010 African Cup of Nations if they can get a point at home to Sudan in their Group D clash. Ghana was already qualified for the 2010 World Cup having collected a maximum 12 points from four matches. This has left the three other members of the group to fight for the two remaining berths for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in January in Angola. Mali is in second place with five points while Benin has four. Sudan tails the group with one point.

On the other hand, Most of these Desert Hawks players ply their trade with the local clubs taking part in the domestic league. They know each other well and it is easier for them to assemble whenever national duty calls. This has allowed the team to gel although the results have not been impressive. Even the local clubs like Al Hilal and El Merreikh have performed well on the continental stage. If the experience gained translates to the national team, Mali will be in for a huge surprise.

Predictions

At the moment, Mali gains the advantage to in this match, considering the players in the squad plus the benefit of home advantage, these Eagles will be difficult to beat tonight.

Mali 2-0 Sudan

Live Streaming

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers may be available live streaming, especially with the use of ESPN 360. Live scores will be available via ESPN Soccernet.