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Schweinsteiger take part in a training session in Berlin 10 October 2007. Germany is set to face the Republic of Ireland side 13 October 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match in Dublin. Torsten Frings will lead the team as captain for the match. AFP PHOTO DDP/MARCUS BRANDT" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245373%5f22796%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613273"><img alt="Germany's National football team goalkeeper Jens Lehmann does some stretching" longdesc="Germany's National football team goalkeeper Jens Lehmann does some stretching during a training session in Berlin 10 October 2007. Germany is set to face the Republic of Ireland side 13 October 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match in Dublin. Torsten Frings will lead the team as captain for the match. 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AFP PHOTO DDP/MARCUS BRANDT" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245374%5f22785%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613240"><img alt="Russia's Vladimir Bystrov challenges England's Gareth Barry" longdesc="Russia's Vladimir Bystrov challenges England's Gareth Barry during a UEFA EURO 2008 qualifier at Wembley on 12 September 2007." src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv231021%5f22779%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613225"><img alt="Germany's National football team player Torsten Frings addresses a press conference" longdesc="Germany's National football team player Torsten Frings addresses a press conference 10 October 2007 before a training session in Berlin. Germany is set to face the Republic of Ireland side 13 October 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match in Dublin. Frings will lead the team as captain for the match. AFP PHOTO DDP/MARCUS BRANDT" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245347%5f22777%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613209"><img alt="Al-Arabi's player Sayed Ali al-Bashir vies with Al-Wakra players " longdesc="Al-Arabi's player Sayed Ali al-Bashir (L) vies with Al-Wakra players during their Qatari championship football match in Doha, 09 October 2007. Al-Arabi won the match 1-0. 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REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/clubfootball/2007-08-22t200657z%5f01%5fflr08%5frtridsp%5f3%5fsoccer-euro%5f22761%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613122"><img alt="Uruguay's footballer Luis Suarez controls the ball during a training session 09 October, 2007 in Mon" longdesc="Uruguay's footballer Luis Suarez controls the ball during a training session 09 October, 2007 in Montevideo. Uruguay will face Bolivia next October 13th for the South American qualifiers of the FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010. 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The match was organized to raise money for the Benin team, which is due to play Sierra Leone on 12 October in Freetown in a CAF Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2008 qualifier." src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trpar1558051%5f22751%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613028"><img alt="French forward Nicolas Anelka runs during a training session" longdesc="French forward Nicolas Anelka runs during a training session, 09 October 2007 in Clairefontaine, four days before the Euro 2008 qualifying match France vs. Faroe Islands in Torshvan . AFP PHOTO FRANCK FIFE" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trpar1557594%5f22738%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613023"><img alt="England footballer John Terry attends a team training session" longdesc="England footballer John Terry attends a team training session at Arsenal's training complex at London Colney, 09 October 2007. England play against Estonia in a Euro 2008 qualifying match at Wembley on Saturday 13 October. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245163%5f22737%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li></ul> </div></div><div class="f"> </div></div> </div><div class="floatBox"><div class=" box50"><h2>Latest Fixtures and Results<ul class="boxHeaderTab" id="WF_FR_tab"><li id="tab_WF_FR_gender=m" class="current"><a href="#WF_FR_gender=m">Men's</a></li><li id="tab_WF_FR_gender=f"><a href="#WF_FR_gender=f">Women's</a></li></ul></h2><div class="iC"><div id="WF_FR_cntnt" class="rankings tsr"><table style="width:370px;" summary="Fixtures and Results" class="mafixture ma"><colgroup><col width="60"/><col width="20"/><col width="40"/><col width="100"/><col width="70"/><col width="100"/><col width="40"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="odd"><td class="c">11.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cam/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/cam.gif" alt="cambodia"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cam/index.html">Cambodia</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tkm/index.html">Turkmenistan</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tkm/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/tkm.gif" alt="Turkmenistan"/></a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">12.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sle/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/sle.gif" alt="sierra leone"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sle/index.html">Sierra Leone</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ben/index.html">Benin</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ben/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ben.gif" alt="Benin"/></a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">12.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tog/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/tog.gif" alt="togo"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tog/index.html">Togo</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mli/index.html">Mali</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mli/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/mli.gif" alt="Mali"/></a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">13.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arm/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/arm.gif" alt="armenia"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arm/index.html">Armenia</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=srb/index.html">Serbia</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=srb/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/srb.gif" alt="Serbia"/></a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">13.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aze/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/aze.gif" alt="azerbaijan"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aze/index.html">Azerbaijan</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=por/index.html">Portugal</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=por/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/por.gif" alt="Portugal"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=oma/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/oma.gif" alt="oman"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=oma/index.html">Oman</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>2:0 (2:0)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nep/index.html">Nepal</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nep/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/nep.gif" alt="Nepal"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=yem/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/yem.gif" alt="yemen"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=yem/index.html">Yemen</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>3:0 (1:0)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mdv/index.html">Maldives</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mdv/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/mdv.gif" alt="Maldives"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=vie/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/vie.gif" alt="vietnam"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=vie/index.html">Vietnam</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>0:1 (0:0)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=uae/index.html">United Arab Emirates</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=uae/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/uae.gif" alt="United Arab Emirates"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ple/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ple.gif" alt="palestine"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ple/index.html">Palestine</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>0:4 (0:1)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sin/index.html">Singapore</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sin/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/sin.gif" alt="Singapore"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=syr/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/syr.gif" alt="syria"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=syr/index.html">Syria</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>3:0 (0:0)</strong></td><td class="r"><a 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href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ita/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Italy</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">58</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Up_Green.gif" alt="Up"/></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">2</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arg/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/arg.gif" alt="Argentina"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arg/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Argentina</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">-40</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/standings.gif" alt="Equal"/></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">3</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bra/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/bra.gif" alt="Brazil"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bra/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Brazil</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">-64</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Down_Red.gif" alt="Down"/></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">4</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ger/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ger.gif" alt="Germany"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ger/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Germany</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">-7</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Up_Green.gif" alt="Up"/></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">5</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ned/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ned.gif" alt="Netherlands"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ned/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Netherlands</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">35</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Up_Green.gif" alt="Up"/></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="links"><ul class="qLInline"><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23913&rank=161">CAF</a></li><li><a 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href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ncl/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="New Caledonia" desc="New Caledonia" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ncl.gif"/> NCL</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 168 to 124</div><div class="fromToDetail">( +44 pos, +190 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">3 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sam/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="Samoa" desc="Samoa" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/sam.gif"/> SAM</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 191 to 147</div><div class="fromToDetail">( +44 pos, +128 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="type"><table><thead><tr><td><div class="desc">Worst movers</div><div class="descImg"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Down_Red.gif" alt="Worst" desc="Worst"/></div></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="odd"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">1 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bfa/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="Burkina Faso" desc="Burkina Faso" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/bfa.gif"/> BFA</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 77 to 106</div><div class="fromToDetail">( -29 pos, -84 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">2 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bol/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="Bolivia" desc="Bolivia" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/bol.gif"/> BOL</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 68 to 90</div><div class="fromToDetail">( -22 pos, -72 pts 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