I'm not interested in whether England get the World Cup finals.
It's a dilemma for clubs like ours as we still have the nuisance of promotion and relegation, so the Cup can get in the way.
Shero makes no secret that his team is "all in" as the franchise tries to get a Cup to bookend the one it captured in 2009.
"Like every Moroccan I want to get to the World Cup, " he says.
Indeed and even before that of course they have to face Spurs and get into the FA Cup Final.
"That would be some scalp to get into the Heineken Cup, " Golding added.
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"I've put a lot of time and effort into trying to get into the World Cup squad, " Wyatt told BBC Sport.
However, some fine performances for the Blues - especially in their march to claim the EDF Energy Cup and reach the Heineken Cup semi-finals - saw Halfpenny get the Lions call.
"If you get one good Cup run and get the people in the building, then they can see what it's like to watch live and feel that buzz and that electricity in the crowd, " Stars forward Brenden Morrow said.
The 2010 World Cup organisers also revealed that South Africans will get cheap tickets to watch the 2010 World Cup on home soil.
"I have a contract until 2010 to get Morocco to the World Cup finals, " he said.
If they don't, calls for a re-jig of Ireland's team will get louder with the World Cup just seven months away.
"I am delighted for him as he's been in and out of the team and didn't get in the Ireland side in the World Cup so this has given him and the whole of the set-up the ideal boost ahead of next weekend in Scotland".
For a man who loves soccer, and has closely allied himself with the fortunes of the national team, Mexico's failure to get into the final round of the World Cup might seem a bad omen for a presidential hopeful who's in a tight race.
Fleming won't get his hands on the World Cup but at least he has the respect of his peers, and maybe that's not a bad consolation prize.
Phillips hopes to be back from a serious knee injury in October, the Ospreys keen to get the Wales international back for the start of their Heineken Cup campaign.
And looking ahead to the rest of the tournament, substitute Joe Cole senses England will only get better and could even win the World Cup.
Then get on over to the X Prize Cup in New Mexico next Sunday where a prototype EZ-Rocket will be showcased.
"Unfortunately many people have already started talking about the money and referring to past incidents - but everything will be sorted out before we get to South Africa for the World Cup, " Olajire said.
Fakhir was in charge of Morocco's national team at the Nations Cup when the Atlas Lions failed to score or get past the first round.
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The world number three was carrying a wrist injury and admitted he was only playing because it was the Davis Cup, and was clearly in a hurry to get the job done.
But unlike in the Carling Cup final, this time Villa did not get a penalty when the striker was brought down by Jon Mikel Obi, who was in all likelihood the last man as it seemed Paulo Ferreira was unlikely to get across and cover.
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However, some fine performances for the Blues - especially in their victorious EDF Energy Cup campaign and their run to the Heineken Cup semi-finals - saw Halfpenny get a Lions berth.
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England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will be keen to see Owen get games under his belt before the World Cup in June.
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I've spent a lot of time with him, we get on very well and at the World Cup we'd sit in a room together and watch the other games.
England's preparations for the World Cup, which get under way in just over 100 days' time, have been hit by allegations of an extra-marital affair between Terry and Bridge's former girlfriend.
Newspapers which traditionally send over a dozen reporters to the World Cup will now get by with just two - and this in a year when their team is justifiably seen as one of the favourites.
"It's like when you get to the final of the football World Cup and it goes to penalties: if you manage to put away all five spot kicks you're a hero - if you miss one you're a donkey, " he said.
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