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The Egyptian team sits atop Group A with 16 points, followed by Burkina Faso (11 points) and Sierra Leone (8 points). The national team needs to win both upcoming matches to officially secure qualification.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other Group A matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guinea-Bissau vs. Sierra Leone (7pm, Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>Djibouti vs. Burkina Faso (7pm, Friday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Key African qualifying matches we\u2019re following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Angola vs. Libya (7pm, Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>Tunisia vs. Liberia (10pm, Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>Algeria vs. Botswana (10pm, Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>Morocco vs. Niger (10pm, Friday)<\/li>\n<li>Sudan vs. Senegal (10pm, Friday)<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria vs. Rwanda (7pm, Saturday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Key European qualifying matches we\u2019re keeping an eye on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slovakia vs. Germany (9:45pm, Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>Liechtenstein vs. Belgium (9:45pm, Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands vs. Poland (9:45pm, Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria vs. Spain (9:45pm, Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>Italy vs. Estonia (9:45pm, Friday)<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine vs. France (9:45pm, Friday)<\/li>\n<li>Armenia vs. Portugal (7pm, Saturday)<\/li>\n<li>England vs. Andorra (7pm, Saturday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Key South American qualifying matches to stay awake for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Argentina vs. Venezuela (2:30am, Friday)<\/li>\n<li>Brazil vs. Chile (3:30am, Friday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26bd The international break schedule is kicking off today, with matches continuing throughout the long weekend. 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