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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Nov 19, 8:11 am ET
The hangover from their World Cup elimination has left many Bosnians feeling disappointed in more than just the national football team. Bosnia failed to score over two legs of the World Cup playoff against Portugal, losing both matches 1-0 and going out 2-0 on aggregate. "We lost a war, we lost the past, we have no future, no jobs and now our team hit the entire woodwork of the Portuguese goal...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Nov 19, 8:08 am ET
Portugal, it turns out, didn't need Cristiano Ronaldo to win its World Cup playoff games. With the world's most expensive player sidelined by injury, credit for reaching a third consecutive World Cup went to gutsy performances by a Portugal team that included three Brazilian-born players. Their 1-0 win in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday, following a 1-0 win in the home leg last weekend,...
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OfficialWire - Thu Nov 19, 7:11 am ET
The U.N. Security Council said Wednesday it has approved a one-year extension for European Union peacekeepers deployed in Bosnia.
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Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Nov 19, 6:11 am ET
Local media let out a collective sigh of relief after Portugal qualified for the World Cup finals by beating Bosnia in a playoff.
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The Standard-Times - Thu Nov 19, 12:10 am ET
Portugal, with another 1-0 win over Bosnia, was among the final qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Nov 18, 10:11 pm ET
(Home nations listed first) ^World Cup Qualifying- European Playoffs Second leg Bosnia-Herzegovina 0, Portugal 1, Portugal qualified on 2-0 aggregate France 1, Ireland 1, OT, France qualified on 2-1 aggregate Slovenia 1, Russia 0, 2-2 aggregate, Slovenia qualified on 1-0 away goals Ukraine 0, Greece 1, Greece qualified on 1-0 aggregate Africa Group C Playoff At Khartoum, Sudan Algeria 1, Egypt 0 ...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Nov 18, 8:08 pm ET
(Home teams listed first) WORLD CUP QUALIFYING African Group C Playoff At Khartoum, Sudan Algeria 1, Egypt 0 (Algeria qualifies) European Playoffs Second Leg Ukraine 0, Greece 1 (Greece qualifies 1-0 on aggregate) Bosnia-Herzegovina 0, Portugal 1 (Portugal qualifies 2-0 on aggregate) Slovenia 1, Russia 0 (2-2 aggregate, Slovenia qualifies 1-0 on away goal) France 1, Ireland 1, ET (France ...
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Boston Herald - Wed Nov 18, 6:26 pm ET
ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Portugal qualified for its third straight World Cup on Wednesday, beating Bosnia 1-0 after Raul Meireles' second-half goal in the second...
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Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Nov 18, 6:11 pm ET
Portugal manager Carlos Queiroz could afford to breathe a sigh of relief after his team completed a remarkable World Cup recovery by overcoming Bosnia on Wednesday to reach next year's finals.
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CBS Sports - Wed Nov 18, 5:55 pm ET
Portugal qualified for the World Cup for the third time in a row on Wednesday, beating Bosnia 1-0 thanks to Raul Meireles' second-half goal in the second leg.
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USA Today - Wed Nov 18, 5:53 pm ET
Slovenia upset Russia 1-0 Wednesday night and qualified for the World Cup for just the second time. Greece qualified, beating Ukraine 1-0 on aggregate after Dimitrios Salpigidis' first-half goal in the second leg. Portugal qualified for the World Cup for the third time in a row, beating Bosnia 1-0 in each leg ot their playoff.
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Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Nov 18, 5:11 pm ET
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Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Nov 18, 5:11 pm ET
* Portugal outplay Bosnia on difficult pitch
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ESPN Soccernet.com - Wed Nov 18, 4:59 pm ET
Portugal qualified for next year's World Cup finals when they beat Bosnia 1-0 in the second leg of their playoff in Zenica on Wednesday.
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EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 18, 4:59 pm ET
Zenica, Bosnia - Porto midfielder Raul Meireles was the hero for Portugal on Wednesday as his side beat a ten-man Bosnia- Herzegovina 1-0 to qualify for next year's World Cup finals in South Africa. Portugal had already won the first leg of the play-...
