Somalia and Ethiopia (pictured) were made to wait a day to start their FIFA World Cup campaigns. Somalia's home match was moved to a neutral site due to civil unrest in the country, so the first leg was scheduled to be played in Djibouti. However, Djibouti was using its national stadium the day before, so thus Somalia and Ethiopia had to wait a day. Nevertheless, this meant the eyes of the world were upon this match as it was the only FIFA World Cup qualifier today. In the first half, the world did not get to see any goals as it finished 0-0.An Ethiopia player received a red card in the 60th minute, giving Somalia a man advantage for a half hour. Somalia were unable to capitalize on this advantage, however, and the match remained scoreless until the final whistle: the final score, 0-0. On Wednesday, the two neighbors meet in Addis Ababa to decide the home-and-away series in its second leg.
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