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Saudi Arabia defeat Qatar in World Cup warm-up

06:41 BST, Sun 31 Aug 2008
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Qatar's Sebastian Soria (R) fights for the ball with Saudi Arabia's Osama Husawi during a friendly soccer match in Riyadh August 30, 2008.    REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad (SAUDI ARABIA)

Aug 31 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia beat Qatar 2-1 on Saturday in a warm-up match ahead of next week's opening fourth round qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.

Abdoh Autef scored on the stroke of halftime for the Saudis. Qatar answered back on 68 minutes with a goal from Ibrahim Magid but Faisal Al Sultan ensured the Saudi victory moments later. Saudi Arabia play Iran and Qatar take on Uzbekistan on Saturday. (Editing by Martin Petty)

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