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Egypt national team coach Hassan Shehata has agreed to sign a two-year extension to his contract with the Egyptian football federation.

Zamalek put an end to their four-match winless run while Ahli drew for the third straight time.

Borussia Dortmund stretched their unbeaten run to nine games with a 3-1 win over VfL Wolfsburg Sunday while a Jens Lehmann moment of madness cost VfB Stuttgart victory against Mainz 05.

In the 104th Cairo derby between arch-rivals Ahli and Zamalek, both sides failed to shine after a scoreless draw for the second successive time, Ahmed Morsy reports Egypt's mortal enemies Ahli and Zamalek couldn't complain following their 0-0 draw in the 12th week of the Egyptian domestic soccer league on Tuesday.

Egyptian legend Hossam Hassan has taken over as coach of Zamalek after the dismissal of former France boss Henri Michel.

The dispute between Egypt and Algeria over World Cup qualifiers played in Cairo and Khartoum should never have happened.

Amr Zaki has astonishingly claimed that he will not consider signing for Portsmouth on the grounds that they employ two Israelis - Tal Ben Haim and Avram Grant - as well as an Algerian in the form of Nadir Belhadj.

Amr Zaki has given a startling reason for not joining Portsmouth, saying it was because he did not want to work with Israelis.

Nadir Belhadj and Hassan Yebda will face a powder-keg atmosphere tonight when both Pompey stars attempt to earn Algeria a place at next year's World Cup.

Egypt beats Algeria 2-0 in World Cup qualifier Eds: APNewsNow. Egypt 2, Algeria 0. AP Photo XAN107, NN114 By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI Associated Press Writer CAIRO Emad Meteab headed in a goal in the fifth minute of second-half injury time, and Egypt forced a tiebreaker playoff for a World Cup berth with a dramatic 2-0 victory over Algeria on Saturday ...

Comment about "Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 to qualify for World Cup" Phone Name Comment 0 Football - World Cup play-offs Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 to qualify for World Cup Egypt's Amr Zaki in a duel for the ball with Algeria's Anthar Yahia.

Egyptian player Ahmed Fathi fights for the ball with Algeria's Tahia Anther during their qualifying match for World Cup 2010 held in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday.

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Antar Yahia's spectacular goal earned Algeria the final African qualifying spot in next summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.

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Wednesday's playoff match between Egypt and Algeria is going to be much more than just a football game.

FIFA should have postponed Saturday's tense World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Algeria after the visiting team bus was attacked in Cairo, Algeria midfielder Khaled Lemmouchia said.

Madjid Bougherra's Rangers comeback may have to be postponed after a last-gasp goal earnt Egypt a World Cup play-off against his national team, Algeria.

An ad campaign by a phone company calls on Egyptians to pray for their national soccer team's success in a match against Algeria Saturday in Cairo.

It has been billed as a do-or-die game and for both teams, the stakes are enormous.