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International Friendly (Oct. 14, 2007) - Newcastle United striker Obefemi Martins scored twice as Nigeria held Mexico 2-2 in an international friendly at the weekend.
Mexico came from behind to defeat Uruguay 3-1 to claim third place of the Copa America. Diego Lugano's sending off in the first half greatly affected the Uruguayans.
Juan Roman Riquelme put on another outstanding display, and helped Argentina to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Mexico, that set them up with a grand final showdown with archrivals Brazil on Sunday.
The World Cup will no longer be rotated among continents, a decision that throws open the race for the 2018 tournament.
South Africa already has been awarded the 2010 tournament and soccer’s governing body is expected to announce Brazil — the only candidate — as the 2014 host Tuesday.
Highlights for all the matches in the Premier League for Week 8.
Substitute Louis Saha marked his season debut with a vital winning goal as United struggled to beat Roy Keane’s team, Sunderland.
Quick link: Highlights including post match interviews and analysis.
