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The '''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] 2007''' will take 50 entries into the competition. Three rounds will be held, and eleven teams will be qualified for the second qualifying round of the [[UEFA Cup 2007-08|UEFA Cup]]. The draw has taken place at [[UEFA|UEFA headquarters]] in [[Nyon]], [[Switzerland]] on [[April 23]], [[2007]].

| Name = Graduation

| Type = [[Album]]

| Artist = [[Kanye West]]

| Cover = nocover.png‎

| Released = {{flagicon|United States}} [[August 21st]], [[2007]]<ref>http://www.rocafella.com/Artist.aspx?id=40&avid=123&idj=522</ref> <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>

| Recorded = [[2005]]–[[2007]]

| Genre = [[Rap]]

| Label = [[Roc-A-Fella Records]]<br>[[G.O.O.D. Music]]<br>[[The Island Def Jam Music Group]]

| Producer = [[Kanye West]]<br>[[Jon Brion]]<br>[[DJ Toomp]]<br>[[Pete Rock]]

| Reviews =

| Last album = ''[[Late Orchestration]]''<br />(2006)

| This album = '''''Graduation'''''<br />(2007)

| Next album = ''[[A Good Ass Job]]''<br />(TBA)

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==First round==

'''''Graduation''''' will be the third major label album release from [[Roc-A-Fella]]/[[Def Jam]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artist-producer [[Kanye West]].

The first leg was held on [[June 23|23]] and [[24 June]] [[2007]], while the second leg was held on [[30 June]] and [[1 July]] [[2007]].

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!colspan="5"|Southern-Mediterranean region

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{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Gloria Bistriţa]]'''¹|ROM|3-2|[[FK Grbalj]]|MNE|2-1|1-1²}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[NK Zagreb]]|CRO|2-2([[away goals|a]])|'''[[KS Vllaznia|Vllaznia]]'''|ALB|2-1|0-1}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Ethnikos Achna FC|Ethnikos Achnas]]|CYP|1-2|'''[[FK Makedonija Ğorče Petrov]]'''|MKD|1-0|0-2³}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]|MLT|1-5|'''[[NK Maribor]]'''|SVN|0-3|1-2}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[UE Sant Julià|Sant Julià]]¹|AND|4-6|'''[[Slavija Istočno Sarajevo]]'''|BIH|2-3|2-3⁴}}

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!colspan="5"|Central-East region

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{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FC Tobol|Tobol Kostanay]]'''|KAZ|3-2|[[FC Zestaponi|Zestaponi]]|GEO|3-0|0-2}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FC Shakhtyor|Shakhtyor Soligorsk]]'''|BLR|4-3|[[Ararat Yerevan]]|ARM|4-1|0-2}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[FK Baku]]|AZE|2-2([[kicks from the penalty mark|p]])|'''[[FC Dacia Chişinău|Dacia Chişinău]]'''|MDA|1-1|1-1}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[FC Differdange 03]]|LUX|0-5|'''[[ŠK Slovan Bratislava]]'''|SVK|0-2|0-3}}

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!colspan="5"|Northern region

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{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]'''|NIR|2-1|[[Dinaburg FC|Dinaburg]]|LAT|1-1|1-0}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Hammarby IF]]'''|SWE|3-1|[[KÍ Klaksvík]]|FAR|1-0⁵|2-1}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FC Honka|Honka Espoo]]'''|FIN|4-2|[[FC TVMK|TVMK]]|EST|0-0|4-2}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Valur]]|ISL|1-2|'''[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]'''|IRL|0-2|1-0}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FK Vėtra|Vėtra]]'''|LTU|([[away goals|a]])6-6|[[Llanelli A.F.C.|Llanelli]]|WAL|3-1|3-5⁶}}

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¹ Following Scotland and Norway's withdrawals, the free places were awarded to Romania and Andorra.<ref>http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/access2007.html</ref><br>

==History==

² This match was played at [[Stadion Pod Goricom]] in [[Podgorica]] because [[FK Grbalj]]'s ground in [[Radanovići]] does not meet UEFA standards.<br>

On [[August 5]] at [[San Diego]]'s Street Scene and on [[August 20]] at [[Indiana]]'s State Fair, Kanye performed [[a cappella]] two verses which he said are from songs on the album <ref name=acapella>West performs two songs he advises as being from his forthcoming album as confirmed by [http://www.aolmusicnewsblog.com/2006/08/05/kanye-plays-new-tunes-wu-tang-pay-tribute/ AOL Music News Blog].</ref>.West also performed a couple of verses from an unnamed song from the album during his September 3, 2006 performance at the [[Bumbershoot]] festival in [[Seattle]]. In introducing the verses, West said that he was working on the album, but that it would not be out anytime soon.

³ This match was played at [[Skopje City Stadium]] in [[Skopje]] because [[FK Makedonija Ğorče Petrov|FK Makedonija]]'s [[Ğorče Petrov Stadium|ground]] in Skopje does not meet UEFA standards.<br>

⁴ This match was played at [[Koševo Stadium]] in [[Sarajevo]] because [[FK Slavija]]'s [[Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium|ground]] in [[Istočno Sarajevo]] does not meet UEFA standards.<br>

⁵ This match was played at [[Råsunda Stadium|Råsunda]] in [[Solna]].<br />

⁶ This match was played at [[Richmond Park (Carmarthen)|Richmond Park]] in [[Carmarthen]] because [[Llanelli A.F.C.|Llanelli]]'s [[Stebonheath Park|ground]] does not meet UEFA standards.

==Second round==

On [[January 16]] [[2007]] West announced of his upcoming album: {{quote|"I can say, idea-wise, I got 10 ideas. I go back and work on ideas and tweak them. I can’t say I’m halfway done. There’s a lot of people I want to work with, a lot of rappers. But I don’t want to give away what I’mma do. I look at music as a gift. So I’mma just keep everything under wraps until it’s time.” said Ye, “You remember, you didn’t find out about the Nas joint (We Major) until real late? I waited till the last listening session a couple of weeks before the album came out. I played it in a room with 300 people and Nas’ voice hit the track and it was like, ‘Ah, man.’ Another surprise might be there might not be anybody on it. There are a few rappers I really love and I would love to work with, but I’mma figure out what I’mma do for my album."<ref name=progress>http://www.kanyetalk.com/news/32.html KanyeTalk.com (accessed June 22, 2007)</ref>}}

The first leg will be held on [[July 7|7]] and [[8 July]] [[2007]], while the second leg will be held on [[14 July|14]] and [[15 July]] [[2007]].

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{{TwoLegResult|[[Slavija Istočno Sarajevo]]|BIH|0-3|'''[[Oţelul Galaţi]]'''|ROM|0-0¹|0-3}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[FK Makedonija Ğorče Petrov]]|MKD|0-7|'''[[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More Varna]]'''|BUL|0-4²|0-3³}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[NK Maribor]]|SVN|2-5|'''[[Hajduk Kula]]'''|SRB|2-0|0-5⁴}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Trabzonspor]]'''|TUR|10-0|[[KS Vllaznia|Vllaznia]]|ALB|6-0|4-0}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]|ISR|2-2([[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])|'''[[Gloria Bistriţa]]'''|ROM|0-2|2-0}}

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!colspan="5"|Central-East region

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{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FC Dacia Chişinău|Dacia Chişinău]]'''|MDA|([[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])1-1|[[FC St. Gallen]]|SUI|0-1|1-0}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Zalaegerszegi TE]]|HUN|0-5|'''[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]'''|RUS|0-3|0-2}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Rapid Vienna]]'''|AUT|3-2|[[ŠK Slovan Bratislava]]|SVK|3-1|0-1}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FC Chornomorets Odessa|Chornomorets Odessa]]'''|UKR|6-2|[[FC Shakhtyor|Shakhtyor Soligorsk]]|BLR|4-2|2-0}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FC Tobol|Tobol Kostanay]]'''|KAZ|3-1|[[FC Slovan Liberec]]|CZE|1-1|2-0}}

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!colspan="5"|Northern region

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{{TwoLegResult|[[FC Honka|Honka Espoo]]|FIN|3-3 ([[Away goals|a]])|'''[[AaB Aalborg]]'''|DEN|2-2⁵|1-1}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[FK Vėtra|Vėtra]]'''|LTU|3-0⁶|[[Legia Warsaw]]|POL|3-0 (Awarded)|[[Walkover|(w/o)]]}}

{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AA Gent]]'''|BEL|6-0|[[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]|NIR|2-0|4-0⁷}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]|IRL|1-2|'''[[Hammarby IF]]'''|SWE|1-1|0-1⁸}}

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¹ This match was played at [[Koševo Stadium]] in [[Sarajevo]] because [[FK Slavija]]'s [[Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium|ground]] in [[Istočno Sarajevo]] does not meet UEFA standards.<br>

Recently some people caught [[Dr. Dre]], they asked about his album and then told them the following "Right now I've been dabbling around with different artist like me and [[Eminem]] have been talking about a song with [[T.I.]], and I have just finished some tracks for [[Method Man]]'s new album also [[Kanye West]], and the new [[D12]] album."

² This match was played at [[Skopje City Stadium]] in [[Skopje]] because [[FK Makedonija Ğorče Petrov|FK Makedonija]]'s [[Ğorče Petrov Stadium|ground]] in Skopje does not meet UEFA standards.<br>

³ This match was played at [[Naftex Stadium]] in [[Burgas]] because [[Cherno More]]'s [[Ticha Stadium|ground]] in [[Varna]] doesn't meet UEFA standards.<br>

⁴ This match was played at [[Marakana]] in [[Belgrade]] because [[Hajduk Kula|Hajduk]]'s [[Stadion Hajduk|ground]] in [[Kula, Vojvodina|Kula]] doesn't meet UEFA standards.<br>

⁵ This match was played at [[Pohjola Stadion]] in [[Vantaa]] because [[FC Honka|Honka Espoo]]'s [[Tapiolan Urheilupuisto|ground]] in [[Espoo]] does not meet UEFA standards.<br>

⁶ This match awarded to [[FK Vėtra|Vėtra]] 3-0 after match was abandoned due to [[Legia Warsaw|Legia]] fans invading the pitch at the first leg. UEFA has expelled [[Legia Warsaw|Legia]] from Intertoto Cup 2007 and banned then from one more European competition should Legia qualify within next five years.<ref>http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/news/kind=1/newsid=560167.html</ref>

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⁷ This match was played at [[Windsor Park]] in Belfast.<br>

⁸ This match was played at [[Råsunda Stadium|Råsunda]] in [[Solna]].

==Third round==

Recently, West has stated on his [[Malaysia]] tour that he is finishing up Graduation, and it will be released in late August. “I just want people to know that it’s going to be crazy. I don’t want people to read the entire plot of the movie and then go see it and go ‘oh, he’s about to do this,’ you know?" He then added, "I’m all about surprises; I want people to feel it and experience it without having any preconceived notion. That’s just not my style..." "I’m finishing up the new album right now."<ref>http://www.kanyetalk.com/news/78.html</ref><ref>http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/5/music/17356352&sec=music</ref>

The first leg will be held on [[July 21|21]] and [[22 July]] [[2007]], while the second leg will be held on [[28 July|28]] and [[29 July]] [[2007]]. Eleven winning teams qualify for the second qualifying round of [[UEFA Cup 2007-08|UEFA Cup]].

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On Friday May 11, 2007, Kanye West's mom [[Donda West]] announced to MTV that Graduation will be released September 18, 2007. Donda also mentioned that Kanye's Graduation is his best album ever-musically as well as lyrically.

!colspan="5"|Southern-Mediterranean region

On May 30, 2007, it was announced that the album will be released sooner than expected, in late August 2007. <ref>http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i7d307780238908790004dd38adf90e0e</ref>

Kanye also mentioned during the video shoot for [[Common]]'s new single "[[The Game]]" that he and [[Hype Williams]] have just shot 2 videos for 2 songs from Graduation.

In an article published April 20, 2007, [[DJ Toomp]] told [[Yo! Raps Magazine]] that he produced three tracks for "Graduation". <ref>http://www.yoraps.com/interviews1.php?subaction=showfull&id=1177051302&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3&</ref>

On June 9th, West's collaboration track with [[John Mayer]], "Bittersweet", which did not make it on [[Late Registration]], was leaked onto the internet and is available on numerous P2P networks.

==Tentative track listing==

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{| class="wikitable"

!align="center"|Title

!align="center"|Producer(s)

!align="center"|Featured guest(s)

!align="center"|Sample(s)

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|"[[Stronger]]" || [[Kanye West]] & [[Jon Brion]] || || "[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]" by [[Daft Punk]]

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|"Homecoming" || Kanye West & Jon Brion || [[Chris Martin]] of [[Coldplay]] ||

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|"The Glory" || Kanye West || [[Common (rapper)|Common]] ||

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|"[[Can't Tell Me Nothing]]" || Kanye West & [[DJ Toomp]] || || "I Got Money" by [[Young Jeezy]]

|-

|"City Lights" || Kanye West || [[GLC]] || "P.Y.T" by [[Michael Jackson]]

|-

|"The Good Life" || Kanye West & DJ Toomp ||

|-

|"Ass And Tits" || Kanye West || [[Young Joc]] & Lil Boosie || "Time Will Tell" by [[Al Green]]

|-

|"Too Fast" || Kanye West & Dr.Dre || [[Eminem]], [[Consequence]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Dr.Dre]] ||

|-

|"Accomplishment" || Kanye West || [[Nas]] & [[Lupe Fiasco]] ||

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{{TwoLegResult|[[Hajduk Kula]]|SRB||[[U.D. Leiria|União Leiria]]|POR||}}

|"Stay Strapped" || Kanye West || [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] ||

{{TwoLegResult|[[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More Varna]]|BUL||[[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]|ITA|0-1|}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Gloria Bistriţa]]|ROM||[[Atlético Madrid]]|ESP|2-1|}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Oţelul Galaţi]]|ROM||[[Trabzonspor]]|TUR|2-1|}}

|-

!colspan="5"|Central-East region

|"Bittersweet" [Bonus Track] || Kanye West || [[John Mayer]] ||

|-

{{TwoLegResult|[[FC Tobol|Tobol Kostanay]]|KAZ||[[OFI Crete]]|GRE||}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[FC Dacia Chişinău|Dacia Chişinău]]|MDA||[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]|GER|''1-1''|}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[FC Chornomorets Odessa|Chornomorets Odessa]]|UKR||[[RC Lens|Lens]]|FRA|0-0|}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Rapid Vienna]]|AUT||[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]|RUS|''0-1''|}}

|-

!colspan="5"|Northern region

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{{TwoLegResult|[[FK Vėtra|Vėtra]]|LTU||[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]|ENG||}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[Hammarby IF]]|SWE||[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]|NED||}}

{{TwoLegResult|[[AA Gent|Gent]]|BEL||[[Aalborg Boldspilklub]]|DEN|''0-0''|}}

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==ReferencesSee also==

*[[UEFA Champions League 2007-08]]

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*[[UEFA Cup 2007-08]]

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==Notes and references==

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==External links==

* [http://www.kanyewestuefa.com/ KanyeWestCompetitions/IntertotoCup/index.com] -html Official SiteUEFA site]

* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/seeduc2007.html Uefa Regions]

* [http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19069.pdf UI cup official rules & regulations]

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