[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson, who was fired as Mexico’s national team coach during World Cupqualifying, could be headed to South Africa all. Eriksson, who coached England at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, was named the Ivory Coast national team coach, replacing Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic.

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