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| Germany, Belgium, Switzerland reach World Cup |
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| Date：2013-10-12 |
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Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Colombia qualified for next year's World Cup on Friday night, while England and Russia won and moved into position to clinch next week.
Germany (8-0-1) defeated Ireland 3-0 at Cologne on goals bySami Khedira, Andre Schuerrle and Mesut Ozil to guarantee first place in Group C and reach soccer's biggest tournament for the 16th straight time.
''The team showed from the first minute that we wanted to have everything sorted out,'' Germany captain Philipp Lahm said. Belgium (8-0-1) earned its first berth since 2002, winning 2-0 at Croatia on a pair of goals by Romelu Lukaku to ensure first place in Group A.
''It's a party in Belgium. What more can you ask?'' Belgium coach Marc Wilmots said after the match in Zagreb.
Switzerland (6-0-3) clinched Group E with a 2-1 victory at Albania on second-half goals by Xherdan Shaqiri and Michael Lang. | |
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