Transparency International's corruption-perceptions index suggests that corruption is rife: in 2010, on a scale from one (the worst) to ten, Western Europe's five most populous countries received an average score of 6.5, whereas the three most populous countries in the Middle East averaged 3.2 (Turkey scored 4.4, Egypt 3.1 and Iran 2.2).

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Clayton and Powell featured in a 2-2 draw with Turkey on Wednesday while Garrett could face Australia on Friday.

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In Group H, Dutch club Twente Enschede traveled to Turkey and came away with a 2-1 victory against Fenerbahce thanks to two goals in the final 15 minutes from Swiss striker Blaise Nkufo after Mehmet Topuz's 71st-minute free-kick.

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