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Argentina scrapes into World Cup finals

Argentina scraped into the World Cup on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Uruguay as Diego Maradona finally celebrated mission accomplished after a stumbling, lacklustre qualifying campaign. Full Article at Taiwan News

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  1. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22:  Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates winning the men's singles first round match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 22, 2009 in London, England.
  2. CARDIFF, WALES - NOVEMBER 21:  Dan Lydiate of Wales is tackled during the international Rugby Union Match between Wales and Argentina at the Millennium Stadium on November 21, 2009 in Cardiff, Wales.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20:  Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina poses for a photo during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - Media Day at the County Hall Marriot Hotel on November 20, 2009 in London, England.
  4. (L to R) Fernando Verdasco of Spain, Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Roger Federer of Switzerland, Rafael Nadal of Spain, Andy Murray of Scotland, Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and Robin Soderling of Sweden, pose for pictures in London, on November 20, 2009.
  5. BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 17:   In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres visits the Shalom Aleichem Jewis School on November 17, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  6. PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 16:  Adan Sowa of Argentina in action during the first round of the Senior Tour Qualifying School Final played at Vale da Pinta on November 16, 2009 in Portimao, Portugal.
  7. BUENOS AIRES - NOVEMBER 16:   In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirshner November 16, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  8. MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 14:  Carlos Tevez of Argentina in action with Gerard Pique of Spain during the friendly International football match Spain against Argentina at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, on November 14, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14:  Santiago Fernandez of Argentina attempts a drop goal charged by Tom Croft and Lewis Moody of England during the Investec Challenge match between England and Argentina at Twickenham on November 14, 2009 in London, England.

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