Asian and Caribbean upsets, tight battles in South America and a first-ever win for American Samoa were among the latest qualifying tales as the race for Brazil 2014 heated up.
The most experienced Ethiopian football player at the age of 25, Fikru Teferra says that the Walya Antelopes are aiming to hit a peak in Brazil 2014 qualifying after beating Somalia in the opening round.
Omod Okwury scored within in five minutes, and two goals each from Shimeles Belkele and Getaneh Kebede completed a 5-0 win for Ethiopia over Somalia in the second leg of their first round qualifier for Brazil 2014.
Emmanuel Adebayor returned to the Togo side to help them become one of ten teams into the group stage of African qualifying for Brazil 2014, which also included Kenya, who eased by Seychelles.
All is still to play for in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying tie between Somalia and Ethiopia after the two sides drew 0-0 in their first leg in Djibouti today.
The long journey for African representatives aiming to reach Brazil 2014 commences this weekend with 22 nations participating in Round One.
