The semi-final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying concludes with the last two rounds of play.

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For instance, Adidas is sponsoring Spain, a team which is expected to go to the semi-final round, and Nike, besides backing Portugal, is also sponsoring the No. 1 team, Brazil.

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The semi-final round will feature four head coaches who are vying for the chance to not only add an NCAA title to the resume, but to take home an even bigger bonus check.

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Following the match the draw for the semi-final round was made and we now know that only one of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea can make it to the Wembley final in May.

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The Team of the FA Cup comprises player of the round winners from the first qualifying round to the semi-final.

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The Championship side had beaten Premiership side Middlesbrough in the sixth round and went on to a semi-final win over Barnsley at Wembley before losing 1-0 to Portsmouth in the final.

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Spain may have reached a World Cup semi-final for the first time - their fourth place in 1950 was after a round-robin stage - but they will surely need to improve if they are to defeat in-form Germany in Durban on Wednesday.

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Bracewell led the London club on two creditable cup runs - only losing to Tranmere in the fifth round of the FA Cup and going out of the Worthington Cup in the semi-final to the eventual winners, Leicester.

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His 2001 Wimbledon semi-final against Goran Ivanisevic, when he was two sets to one up, and his 2002 Australian Open fourth-round defeat to Jonas Bjorkman, when the draw had opened up for Henman, are two of too many examples.

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