MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: Uruguay wants to start Saturday's opening leg of a World Cup qualifying match against Australia hours earlier than scheduled, federation officials said Monday, but neither FIFA nor the Australians have given their approval.
It's the second time since mid-October that Uruguay has sought to alter the schedule for the two-leg playoff, the winner of which earns a berth in the 2006 finals in Germany.
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