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| 2. | Mavric to miss Scotland clash (Eurosport) | | | | | Slovenia goalkeeper Borut Mavric will miss the final World Cup Group Five qualifier against Scotland on Wednesday because of a knee injury. Mavric sustained the injury in the 1-0 defeat to Italy last weekend and will be replaced by Samir Handanovic for the match in Celje. |
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| 3. | Scotland defeat ends finals hopes (CNN.com) | | | | | PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) -- Italy qualified for next year's World Cup finals after substitute Cristian Zaccardo grabbed a 79th minute winner to beat Slovenia 1-0 in Group Five on Saturday. |
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| 4. | GROUP FIVE: Italy through (Eurosport) | | | | | Italy qualified for next year's World Cup finals after substitute Cristian Zaccardo grabbed a 79th minute winner to beat Slovenia 1-0 in Group Five on Saturday. Italy had created a series of chances throughout a combative game but Slovenian keeper Borut Mavric was in inspired form. |
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| 5. | Italy qualifies for finals (Slam! Sports) | | | | | PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Italy qualified for the World Cup finals for the 12th straight time Saturday with a 1-0 win over neighbour Slovenia. Second-half substitute Cristian Zaccardo crouched down to convert off a cross from Palermo teammate Fabio Grosso in the 78th minute. |
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