Egypt have been handed an easy draw in the preliminary stage of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers as they were placed in Group 12 along with DR Congo, Malawi and Djibouti.

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Egypt won the gold medal in the Pan Arab Games' football tournament after securing an easy 2-1 victory over 10-man Saudi Arabia at Cairo Stadium on Sunday.


Hossam Ghaly opened the scoring six minutes before the break and Emad Meteb doubled the advantage just before halftime.


Saudi Arabia, who played the majority of the game with ten men after Red Tukar was handed a straight red card, pulled one back through Yasser Al-Qahtani's penalty.

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Egypt were held to a goalless draw by Libya in the Pan Arab Games on Wednesday and missed a chance to snatch gold with one match to go.


The Pharaohs now split summit with Libya on seven points each.


Egypt will play a strong Saudi Arabia in the last game in Cairo on Sunday.


On Saturday, Libya will have an easy encounter against the second-string Sudanese team, who were crushed 5-0 by the host nation.

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BORO boss Gareth Southgate has denied that the club are in talks to bring Saudi Arabian striker Yasser Al-Qahtani to the Riverside.

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