qualifying journey has been ended by australia in sydney to the disappointment of fans watching in damascus australia one two one after extra time to give them a three two aggregate victory despite taking a lead through a mile saima the underdogs in the civil war stricken country fell to two goals from socceroos captain tim cahill. after a tense session in parliament it seems like catalonia will remain in spain at least for now the region's president announcing further talks and international mediation to get the reaction from the business world. also on the show with many bankers relocating to frankfurt even before breakfast search for schools and kindergartens is getting tough. and the i.m.f. is confident the world economy will grow stronger than expected we'll tell you why . it's time for business on the w.b. and how you got to get us welcome to the show and we'll start with what could have been a backlash for europe that never came investors are breathing a sigh of relief after catalonia didn't declare independence today once again calling for dialogue instead the euro rallied on the announcement

qualifying journey has been ended by australia in sydney to the disappointment of fans watching in damascus australia one two one after extra time to give them a three two aggregate victory despite taking a lead through a mile saima the underdogs in the civil war stricken country fell to two goals from socceroos captain tim cahill. this tuesday will not go down in history as the day spain began breaking up in barcelona with the world listening to his every word the leader of catalonia well the fudged his way out of a political earthquake and bought himself some valuable time tonight and depended stick layard and deferred bridge off in berlin this is the day. that he went on to get me to study we have arrived at the historic moment and as president of the government i'm here to tell you the result of the referendum. on the mandate of the people is for catalonia to become an independent state in the form of very public. myself and the government propose a suspension of the effects of the declaration of independence for a few weeks but. to enable a dialogue without which we cannot reach a negotiated sol

in australia we must work harder because the australian team will be playing in their stadium in their city and their country. back in damascusthis was the reaction when the penalty when saying. it might hear me have been a draw. it's like a victory. all eyes will now be on sydney for the second make on choose day when this incredible journey continues. tom get away from v.w. sports as with many fans are excited about syria's amazing run i can understand that but others see the team morris a propaganda tool get some of the background certainly well i mean we saw some pictures right of fans celebrating in damascus. but there are plenty of syrians in and outside areas of the country controlled by the regime who are really interested and don't feel represented by this football team because it's very much the regime's football team the regime picks who gets to play the coach recently code aside the best man in the world now. as of march two thousand and seventeen this year apparently according to the syrian network for human rights the regime and responsible for the deaths of two hundred fifty three athletes the former captain of

australia. it was 1—1 after the first leg, and fans were out in force in damascus watching on tv, hoping for a resulth a hamstring injury. the forward has scored three goals in five league appearances this season, is set to miss the games against manchester united and tottenham, plus both champions league group fixtures against maribor. mane picked up the injury on international duty with senegal. the premier league has been testing a new video assistant refereeing system to be introduced next year. they recreated their own version of maradona‘s ‘hand of god‘ goal from the 1986 world cup to demonstrate the technology at st george‘s park. the video assistant referee system is due to be used in england for the first time in january next year for selected matches. if we harness the advantages of this system, those errors were a referee might be caught out of position, can‘t quite see anything clearly but it is really evident for a 32nd check the video, that allows us to get that decision right, and football benefits. there will be those who say it is not a good idea. on the tennis. there was a good win

in australia we must work harder because the australian team will be playing in their stadium and their city and their country. back in damascus this was the reaction when the penalty went in. in my tummy have been a draw. it's like a victory. all eyes will now be on sydney for the second make on choose day when this incredible journey continues. understandably many fans are excited about syria's amazing run but others see the syrian team as a propaganda tool tell us more about background of course well it looks like this footballing fairytale at the moment right is this qualification campaign part of me . and we saw some pictures there fans celebrating in damascus but there are plenty of syrians in other areas of the country for whom the achievements of this football team are of little interest because it's not the syrian national football team in the sense of the syrian nation as it existed preet two thousand and eleven this is the regimes that. in two thousand and fifteen the coach came to a press conference wearing a t. shirt with bashar al assad's image on the front the former captain of the syrian national football team

australia on it's going to russia yet they still have another playoff to get through but i think leap forward on that road i could pretty good. despite the last large crowds gathered in damascus to celebrate syria's run in the qualifying competition sadly for the supporters the team will have to wait at least another four years to appear at a first ever world cup. from football to tennis just forty eight hours after finishing runner up in beijing the curious has exited the shanghai masters in controversial fashion for the second year in a row after warnings for an obscene as he and for smashing a ball into the crowd the australian lost the opening set always match to steve johnson i decided to stop playing he declined any medical help but has since tweeted that he had a stomach bug and a shoulder injury. marian that's all the support from the mother up again later looking forward to it thank you very much peta well that's it for now but remember those oh you knew on our website al jazeera dot com is way to go for all the latest but of course there is a full coming up as well so you could just stay tuned i'll be back in a couple minutes. arts. al-jazeera. where ever you. can b

australia aunts going to russia yet they still have another to get through but i think leap forward on that road i could pretty good pretty. well. despite the loss large crowds gathered in damascus to celebrate syria's run in the qualifying competition sadly for these supporters they will have to wait for at least another four years to appear at a first ever world. the prospect of a world cup without missy and argentina could also become a reality later herself america's twenty eighteen qualification battle reaches and argentina will meet ecuador in quito and if they fail to win it could mean the aim for the self american team reports from when i was. one last training session before the match that will decide whether the runners up at the last world cup will make it to russia next year. is one of the few fans who came all the way to i say sad to see even a messy train he says he still has faith with only one pill to go all the i brought my son and told him let's go and see the team i believe in the team we will qualify in the end once the ball starts to go inside it won't stop argentina has been struggling to qualify for the world cup next year in its last four matches the team

qualifying journey has been ended by australia in sydney to the disappointment of fans watching in damascus australia one two one after extra time to give them a three two aggregate victory despite taking a lead through a mile soma the underdogs in the civil war stricken country fell to two goals from socceroos captain tim cahill.