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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] For the sixth straight time -- and the third time on the road -- the USA qualified for the World Cup. In surely the wildest qualifier the USA has ever played, it came back after going 1-0 down seconds into the second half to beat Honduras, ...
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by Soccer America
"I was a little surprised, but definitely excited to get the start." -- Striker Conor Casey, who played 14 games for the USA without scoring, on getting the call and scoring twice in the USA's 3-2 win over Honduras that qualified the Americans for the 2010 World Cup in South ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[HONDURAS-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players in their 3-2 win over Honduras that clinched a spot in the 2010 World Cup for the Americans.
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] No. 1 Stanford remains the nation's dominant team with another big win on the road -- 5-1 at No. 25 Oregon. The Cardinal (13-0-0) got a hat trick from Kelly O'Hara and a goal and two assists from Lindsay Taylor. In ACC action, No. 17 Maryland beat No. 6 ...
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by Soccer America
[COLLEGE] No. 2 UCLA got another goal and assist from Kyle Nakazawa, giving him eight goals and four assists in the last seven games, but the Bruins were held to a 2-2 draw at San Diego State on Sunday. For all the Saturday action and Sunday Top 25 schedule ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Mexico became the first Concacaf team to clinch a berth in the World Cup finals when it beat El Salvador, 4-1, on Saturday at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium. The result eliminated El Salvador from contention, meaning that Honduras and Costa Rica have clinched no worse than ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Denmark, Germany, Italy and Serbia clinched berths in the 2010 World Cup finals with wins on Saturday. Switzerland and Slovakia (despite its 2-0 loss at home to Slovenia) lead the two groups whose winner has not yet been decided.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Chelsea star Didier Drogba came off the bench to score and earn Ivory Coast the 1-1 tie with Malawi it needed to clinch a berth in the 2010 World Cup finals.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Martin Palermo's goal in third minute of stoppage time saved Argentina from disaster, giving it a 2-1 win over last-place Peru in Buenos Aires that moved it into fourth place in the South American zone with one game to play. Palermo's goal came three minutes after ...
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] With three current or former MLS players in the starting lineup, New Zealand moved closer to a berth in the World Cup finals Saturday when the Oceania champion held Asian playoff winner Bahrain to a 0-0 tie in front of a soldout 35,000-seat National Stadium in ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS] Chivas USA clinched a playoff spot with a 2-0 win over Kansas City to join Columbus, Houston and Los Angeles and set half of the postseason field. Toronto FC's postseason hopes took a blow by tying with already-eliminated San Jose while New England fell to defending champ Columbus.
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by Soccer America
[USL-1] The visiting Montreal Impact defeated the defending champion Vancouver Whitecaps, 3-2, on Saturday at Swangard Stadium to take the lead in the USL First Division championship series.
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by Paul Kennedy
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] All four quarterfinals at the 2009 Under-20 World Cup in Egypt were decided by one goal -- three in overtime -- and when the dust settled Brazil, Costa Rica, Ghana and Hungary advanced to the final four. The Ticos completed the quartet when Marcos Urena scored in ...
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