Football
Reuters 18y

UPDATE 3-Soccer-24 teams advance to 2006 World Cup finals

LONDON, Oct 8 - Following the completion of
Saturday's World Cup qualifiers in Europe, Africa, South
America and the CONCACAF zone, 24 countries have now guaranteed
slots at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.

EUROPE

Germany (hosts), Ukraine, Netherlands, England, Poland,
Italy, Portugal, Croatia

AFRICA

Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Tunisia

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay

ASIA

Japan, Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia

CONCACAF

Mexico, United States, Costa Rica

Note: A total of 32 countries will be represented at next
year's finals tournament.

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