But the implications of the draw impact beyond these six teams.
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The five winners will join 43 other countries in the first group phase, where the teams will be divided into 12 groups of four teams each at the World Cup draw in Durban on 25 November.
The draw saw the 48 clubs divided into 12 groups of four teams, with the top two from each set progressing.
But Toronto's major sports teams draw the bulk of the fans. (The Raptors, incidentally, will miss the playoffs for the fifth straight year.) Although the Leafs remain supreme interest-wise, the city was captivated by the Jays' off-season bonanza, which included adding Reyes and pitchers R.
York prevented leaders Hartlepool from opening up an eight-point gap at the top of the Third Division as the teams fought out a goalless draw at Victoria Park.
The Packers are regularly one of the 15 teams that pay into the league's reserve fund rather than draw from it (so much for welfare).
They can sniff out dozens of explosives, and even as troops draw down there, many in the military-dog world expect the canine teams to deploy steadily to the end of U.S. involvement.
Being the most talented guard on the market, Crawford is bound to draw mountains of interests from numerous teams.
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Chelsea could potentially meet Manchester United, who play Everton on Sunday at Wembley, in both finals, with the two teams in opposite sides of the Champions League semi-final draw.
Bill Wanger, the executive vice president of programming and research at Fox Sports Media Group, says the Cowboys are among a handful of "national-appeal teams" that draw huge TV ratings no matter what market they're broadcast in.
Stoudemire's highly efficient play of late seems almost certain to draw occasional double teams from opposing defenses as they study the Knicks on film going forward.
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