Saturday, November 17, 2007

Sierra Leone 0 - Guinea-Bissau 0; Comoros finished

In the first FIFA World Cup qualifier ever in Comoros, the home territory was overtaken by Madagascar's attack. With a 6-2 lead in the aggregate coming in, Madagascar were all but guaranteed a slot into the final 48, yet they came out looking to win. A 1-0 lead at the half grew to 4-0 by the end of the match, and now Madagascar will await their fate in Durban.

Sierra Leone defeated Guinea-Bissau in a hard-fought 1-0 victory at home in Freetown. With the location shifting to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau were looking to pull the upset. While they did manage a clean sheet, Sierra Leone matched the feat and the result was a scoreless draw. Sierra Leone is the final team to join Africa's second round and will also be eagerly awaiting the Durban draw on November 25.

Goal scorers:
Madagascar: Nomenjanahary 38, 52; Rakotomandimby 62; Robson 74

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