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Chelsea reserve player/trialist Bertrand Traore will be key to Burkina Faso's chances

Chelsea reserve player/trialist Bertrand Traore will be key to Burkina Faso’s chances

2) Burkina Faso making their maiden World Cup – Burkina Faso (known as Upper Volta till 1984) aren’t a known entity in world football. At all. Prior to 2013, when they made the finals of the African Cup of Nations, their biggest accomplishment in international football was a fourth place finish in the same tournament in 1998 when they hosted it. However, the minnows have been on the rise of late and are currently 3-2 up on aggregate against Algeria. They have the chance to make history and qualify for the World Cup for the very first time on November 19th.

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