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Images from World Cup qualifying and friendlies around the globe

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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo warms up ahead of the World Cup 2014 qualifying playoff second leg soccer match between Sweden and Portugal at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.ERIK MARTENSSON/The Associated Press

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Fana display Romania's flag before the start of the 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match between Romania and Greece in Bucharest November 19, 2013.RADU SIGHETI/Reuters

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A fan of Greece with his face painted waits for the start of the 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match between Romania and Greece in Bucharest November 19, 2013.RADU SIGHETI/Reuters

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Swedish fans at the stands cheer ahead of the World Cup 2014 qualifying playoff second leg soccer match between Sweden and Portugal at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.JANERIK HENRIKSSON/The Associated Press

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Konstantinos Mitroglou, centre, of Greece celebrates next to team mates Socratis Papastathopoulos, right, and Dimitrios Salpingidis after scoring a goal against Romania during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Bucharest November 19, 2013.RADU SIGHETI/Reuters

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Sweden's Kim Kallstrom, left, and Portugal's Joao Moutinho challenge for the ball during the World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match between Sweden and Portugal in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, Nov.19, 2013.Frank Augstein/The Associated Press

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France's Karim Benzema, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal for the team during their 2014 World Cup qualifying second leg playoff soccer match against Ukraine at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris November 19, 2013.BENOIT TESSIER/Reuters

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France's Karim Benzema shoots and scores the second goal for the team during their 2014 World Cup qualifying second leg playoff soccer match against Ukraine at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris November 19, 2013.GONZALO FUENTES/Reuters

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Georgios Samaras, left, of Greece controls the ball past Ovidiu Hoban of Romania during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Bucharest November 19, 2013.RADU SIGHETI/Reuters

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France's Mamadou Sakho shoots and scores the first goal for the team during their 2014 World Cup qualifying second leg playoff soccer match against Ukraine at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris November 19, 2013.CHARLES PLATIAU/Reuters

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England's captain Steven Gerrard reacts after goal scored by Germany's Per Mertesacker (not pictured) during their international friendly soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London November 19, 2013.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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Gemany's assistent referee Holger Henschel is tackled during the international friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and Colombia in Amsterdam November 19, 2013.UNITED PHOTOS/Reuters

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The Netherland's goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, right, reacts to Joel Veltman during their international friendly soccer match against Colombia in Amsterdam November 19, 2013.UNITED PHOTOS/Reuters

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Belgium's Romelu Lukaku duels for the ball with Japan's Makoto Hasebe during their international friendly soccer match at King Baudouin stadium in Brussels November 19, 2013.FRANCOIS LENOIR/Reuters

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Poland's Piotr Celeban, right, and Ireland's Stephen Ward, left, challenge for the ball during their friendly soccer match in Poznan, Poland, Tuesday, Nov.19,2013.Czarek Sokolowski/The Associated Press

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England's goalkeeper Joe Hart saves a shot from Germany's Marco Reus, left, during their international friendly soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London November 19, 2013.EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters

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England's Wayne Rooney, left, competes for possession with Germany's Mats Hummels during their international friendly soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London November 19, 2013.EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters

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Iceland's Aron Gunnarsson, right, is challenged by Croatia's Danijel Pranjic during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match in Zagreb, Croatia, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.Darko Bandic/The Associated Press

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Belgium's Axel Witsel challenges Japan's Shinji Kawaga during their international friendly soccer match at King Baudouin stadium in Brussels November 19, 2013.LAURENT DUBRULE/Reuters

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Spectators shine a laser pointer at Romania's goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Greece in Bucharest November 19, 2013.Reuters

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Fernando Santos, the coach of Greece is thrown into the air by his players and staff at the end of the World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match against Romania at the National Arena in Bucharest, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Greece drew the match 1-1 and qualified for Brazil 2014 4-2 on aggregate.The Associated Press

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