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2010 World Cup of soccer organizers concerned about meltdown (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South African organizers of the 2010 World Cup expressed concern Friday about the effect the global financial crisis will have on the tournament, which is already running well over budget.

Maradona Will Change Argentina Soccer Team to Reach World Cup (Bloomberg) Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Diego Maradona , who begins his reign as Argentina coach tonight against Scotland, said he's ready to overhaul the national team to ensure it qualifies for the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa.

Confederations Cup Provides 2010 World Cup Test, Organizers Say (Bloomberg) Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Organizers of soccer's World Cup in South Africa will use next year's Confederations Cup tournament of regional champions to iron out problems ahead of the larger 32-nation event in 2010, an executive said today.

Canada blanked in opening game at FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) SANTIAGO, Chile - Canada dropped a 2-0 decision to Japan on Friday in its opening game at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Canada closes out failed World Cup qualifying bid with 3-0 loss to Jamaica (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) KINGSTON, Jamaica - Canada's men's soccer team closed its unsuccessful bid for a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 3-0 loss to Jamaica on Wednesday.

Norway, Japan win at U20 women's World Cup (Eastday.com) Mexica went down 1-2 to Norway, while Japan defeated Canada 2-0 yesterday in the second day of the Under-20 women's soccer World Cup in Chile. In Group C, Michi Goto and Asuna Tanaka scored for Japan at the La Florida stadium in Santiago, capital of Chile.