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Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba (11) controls the ball against Senegal's players during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Abidjan October 12, 2013.THIERRY GOUEGNON/Reuters

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Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike (9) scores past Ethiopia's goalkeeper Jemal Tasew during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, October 13, 2013.STRINGER/Reuters

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Azerbaijan's Elnur Allahverdiyev (L) and Ruslan Abishov (R) fight for the ball with Russia's Viktor Fayzulin during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Baku, October 15, 2013.DAVID MDZINARISHVILI/Reuters

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Portugal's Helder Postiga, left, fights for the ball with Luxembourg's goalkeeper Jonathan Joubert and Laurent Jans during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Coimbra city stadium October 15, 2013.RAFAEL MARCHANTE/Reuters

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Portugal's Nani, left, kicks near Luxembourg's Mathias Janisch during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Coimbra city stadium October 15, 2013.RAFAEL MARCHANTE/Reuters

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Greece's Chose Cholebas (top) leaps over Lichtenstein's Yves Oehri during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus near Athens October 15, 2013.YORGOS KARAHALIS/Reuters

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Greece's Dimitris Salpigidis (rear) challenges Lichtenstein's Sandro Wieser during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus near Athens October 15, 2013.YORGOS KARAHALIS/Reuters

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Slovenia's Miso Brecko jumps for a header with Switzerland's Tranquillo Barnetta during their 2014 World Cup Group E qualifying soccer match at the Stade de Suisse in Bern October 15, 2013.RUBEN SPRICH/Reuters

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Greece's Loukas Vyntra, left, and Liechtenstein's Franz Burgmeier run for the ball during their World Cup Group G qualifying soccer match at the Karaiskaki stadium in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.Thanassis Stavrakis/The Associated Press

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Romania's Ciprian Andrei Marica challenges Estonia's Aleksandr Dmitrijev during their 2014 World Cup Group D qualifying soccer match at the National Arena in Bucharest October 15, 2013.BOGDAN CRISTEL/Reuters

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France's supporters attend the 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match between France and Finland at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, October 15, 2013.CHARLES PLATIAU/Reuters

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Polish fans light flares during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against England at Wembley Stadium in London October 15, 2013.Reuters

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Belgium's Kevin Mirallas, left, and Wales' Andrew King fight for the ball during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer at King Baudouin stadium in Brussels October 15, 2013.Reuters

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Ferran Pol of Andorra makes a save during their 2014 World Cup 2014 qualifying soccer match against Hungary in Budapest October 15, 2013.Reuters

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Poland's Gregorz Krychowiak challenges England's Wayne Rooney during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London October 15, 2013.Reuters

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Hungary's Gabor Kiraly makes a save during their 2014 World Cup 2014 qualifying soccer match against Andorra in Budapest October 15, 2013.Reuters

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Turkey's Arda Turan, left, and Daley Blind of the Netherlands fight for the ball during their World Cup Group D qualifying soccer match at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.The Associated Press

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Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder challenges Turkey's Gokhan Tore, left, during their 2014 World Cup Group D qualifying soccer match at Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul October 15, 2013.Reuters

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England's Wayne Rooney heads the ball to score a goal during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Poland at Wembley Stadium in London October 15, 2013.Reuters

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Netherlands' Dirk Kuyt heads the ball during their 2014 World Cup Group D qualifying soccer match against Turkey at Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul October 15, 2013.Reuters

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Poland's goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny reaches for a shot from England's Andros Townsend that hit the woodwork during the World Cup Group H qualification soccer match between England and Poland at Wembley stadium in London, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.The Associated Press

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Scotland's Ikechi Anya (L) challenges Croatia's Domagoj Vida during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, Scotland October 15, 2013.Reuters

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