Man Utd 4-3 Man City Highlights Video
2′ Wayne Rooney Goal 1 – 0
16′ 1 – 1 Goal Gareth Barry
49′ Darren Fletcher Goal 2 – 1
52′ 2 – 2 Goal Craig Bellamy
80′ Darren Fletcher Goal 3 – 2
90′ 3 – 3 Goal Craig Bellamy
90′ Michael Owen Goal 4 – 3

As expected, Carlos Tevez was the central figure as Manchester City took on his old club in Manchester United. Tevez supplied Gareth Barry’s equaliser to Wayne Rooney’s goal by harrying Ben Foster and also missed a golden chance on half-time.
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West Ham 2-3 Liverpool
20′ 0 – 1 Goal Fernando Torres
29′ Alessandro Diamanti (pen) Goal 1 – 1
41′ 1 – 2 Goal Dirk Kuyt
45′ Carlton Cole Goal 2 – 2
75′ 2 – 3 Goal Fernando Torres
West Ham have Herita Ilunga, Kieron Dyer and Valon Behrami available for the visit of Liverpool

Left-back Ilunga has recovered from a jaw injury, Dyer is over hamstring trouble and fellow midfielder Behrami returns from long-term knee damage.

But Luis Jimenez (muscle) is a doubt, Dean Ashton (ankle) and Luis Boa Morte (knee) are still unavailable and new signing Guillermo Franco is unlikely to play.
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Arsenal 4-0 WiganArsenal 4-0 Wigan
25′ Thomas Vermaelen Goal 1 – 0
49′ Thomas Vermaelen Goal 2 – 0
59′ Emmanuel Eboue Goal 3 – 0
90′ Cesc Fábregas Goal 4 – 0

Striker Robin van Persie is set to return for Arsenal following a knee problem when they host Wigan.

But Russian midfielder Andrey Arshavin (groin) remains sidelined and goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is still troubled by the chest infection which ruled him out of Wednesday night’s win at Standard Liege, so rookie Vito Mannone will continue.
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Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal Highlights Video
40′ 0 – 1 Goal Andrei Arshavin
59′ Wayne Rooney (pen) Goal 1 – 1
64′ Abou Diaby (og) Goal 2 – 1

Rio Ferdinand and Edwin van der Sar remain Manchester United’s major absentees ahead of the clash with Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson feels Ferdinand may not quite be ready for the trip to Tottenham on September 12 but his recovery from a thigh injury will not keep him out for much longer.

Man Utd vs Arsenal Highlights Video
Highlights

Arshavin 40′

Rooney (Pen) 59′

Diaby (OG) 64′

USA 2-3 Brazil Highlights Video
9′ Clint Dempsey Goal 1 – 0
26′ Landon Donovan Goal 2 – 0
46′ 2 – 1 Goal Luis Fabiano
73′ 2 – 2 Goal Luis Fabiano
83′ 2 – 3 Goal Lúcio

The U.S. beat Egypt 3-0 to secure a surprise semi-final berth and then secured an even more unlikely place in the final with a stunning 2-0 win over Spain, who suffered their first international defeat for nearly three years and 36 matches.

Now Brazil stand in the way of the U.S. scoring what would be a truly historic upset with coach Bob Bradley hinting his side would play another direct, physical game against a higher-ranked opponent.
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Spain 3 -2 South Africa Highlights Video
73′ 0 – 1 Goal Katlego Mphela
87′ Daniel Güiza Goal 1 – 1
88′ Daniel Güiza Goal 2 – 1
90′ 2 – 2 Goal Katlego Mphela
106′ Xabi Alonso Goal 3 – 2

The two teams have already met once in the group stage, when Spain claimed a 2-0 win.

But Santana is certain the clash at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium will be different, especially considering the strides his side have made over the past two weeks.

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South Africa  0 – 1 Highlights Video
87′ 0 – 1 Goal Daniel Alves

Brazilian Joel Santana is fully focused on guiding South Africa to the Confederations Cup final despite the hype surrounding his personal battle with his countrymen.

The Bafana Bafana boss is highly regarded in his homeland and is one of only a handful of coaches to have won the league title with the four clubs – Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama.
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Spain 0 – 2 USA Highlights Video
25′ 0 – 1 Goal Jozy Altidore
73′ 0 – 2 Goal Clint Dempsey
86′ Red Card Michael Bradley
Spain will attempt to claim another spot in the record books and clinch their place in the final of the Confederations Cup when they take on surprise qualifiers the United States in Bloemfontein.

The European champions have already broken one world record during their stint in South Africa, with Saturday`s 2-0 victory over the host nation not only seeing Spain progress through Group A with a 100% record but also extending their run of successive wins to 15.
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France vs Turkey Highlights Video
Lyon striker Karim Benzema has urged his France team-mates to perform as well as possible in tomorrow’s friendly with Turkey to put the nightmare against Nigeria behind them.

Les Bleus slipped to a 1-0 defeat on Tuesday in St Etienne amid continuous jeers from the sparse crowd.

Benzema and his fellow Lyon players were singled out for special attention at the home of their club’s bitter rivals but he is confident similar scenes on and off the pitch will not be repeated tomorrow.
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Costa Rica 3-1 USA Highlights Video

1′ Alvaro Alberto Chacon Saborio Goal 1 – 0
12′ Celso Borges Goal 2 – 0
69′ Pablo Herrera Barrantes Goal 3 – 0
90′ 3 – 1 Goal Landon Donovan (pen)

The details of regional qualifying for World Cup 2010 seemed to come and go with curiously little discussion or debate among U.S. soccer fans two weeks ago.

Can it really be that qualifying is something we already look past with utter disregard, like some nondescript end table? Is it just something to set our drink on until the party really cranks up, say, in the summer of 2010?
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