In short, the World Finals was indeed the most watched event in eSports history.
The team won the national finals of Microsoft's Imagine Cup and will fly to St Petersburg in Russia in July for the world finals.
England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup finals is being assessed by world governing body Fifa, which is due to announce its decision on 2 December.
The Dutch, who have already reached the World Cup finals, play Scotland in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday and may be without Sneijder who picked up an injury in the win.
The World Tour Finals sees the top eight players in the world split into two groups of four, with the top two in each section going through to the semifinals.
The Angolan Africa Cup of Nations is arguably the continent's most important -- with South Africa hosting Africa's first World Cup finals in the same year -- it will give the world an idea of just how strong teams like Drogba's Ivory Coast, Essien's Ghana and Eto'o's Cameroon will be in football's showpiece event in June.
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In December 2009 the 46-year-old said he would step down after the 2010 World Cup finals, even if he were to have guided Brazil to their sixth World Cup triumph.
Shanghai has made way for London and the Tennis Masters Cup has been rebranded the ATP World Tour Finals, but the principle remains the same - the best eight players in the world battling to end the year as the world champion.
Soderling, who also defeated Nadal at the season-ending ATP World Tour finals in London, had come into the match buoyed by his breakthrough first victory against world No. 1 Roger Federer in the semifinals on Friday.
Africa are to have six teams at the World Cup finals for the first time.
"I have a contract until 2010 to get Morocco to the World Cup finals, " he said.
Roddick has not yet qualified for the World Tour finals in London next month.
Third place at the Under-20 World Cup Finals in Colombia was another confirmation of sustained improvement.
The final whistle has been blown on soccer's World Cup finals for another four years.
Victory guaranteed Murray, 23, his place in next month's season-ending World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena.
They waited far too long for their beloved Black Stars to qualify for the World Cup finals.
The goalless defeat further extends Greece's unenviable record of never having scored at the World Cup finals.
England coach Fabio Capello seems resigned to being without Beckham for the World Cup finals in June.
But the 23-year-old, who featured at the World Cup finals, intends to work hard to keep his spot.
Slovenia have been drawn in Group B of the World Cup finals alongside Paraguay, South Africa and Spain.
All the Egyptians want to see their national team in the World Cup finals after a 24-year absence.
Sono has said he would like to be contracted until after the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.
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"The pressure is on Argentina - we've never felt any pressure in these World Cup finals, " he said.
England's preparations for next month's Women's World Cup finals are the main reason for the truncated fixture list.
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The big question mark is over the legendary Maracana, which hosted the decisive World Cup finals clash in 1950.
That tournament begins on 2 November, with the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals in London following three weeks later.
And Beckham also saw red during England's second-round defeat against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup finals in France.
She is also still in with a chance of clinching the downhill title at next week's World Cup finals.
Away to Brazil, at altitude against Bolivia, in the World Cup finals, it was all the same to them.
Balfour said in a statement that the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa would generate some 160, 000 new jobs.
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