With his squad decimated by injuries, illness and suspension, Jurgen Klinsmann has chosen not to call in reinforcements. But with Canada needingto get a result in Tuesday’s game at Honduras, Coach Stephen Hart called in 19-year-old forward Lucas Cavallini as alast-minute call-up after Oliver Occean was red-carded in the 3-0 win over Cuba. How last-minute? […]
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Benna Boys are optimistic
Guyana sold out, taking the money it will earn for playing its final — and basically meaningless — home game of the semifinal round of Concacaf qualifying against Mexico at Houston’s BBVA CompassStadium, but Antigua & Barbuda never considered moving Friday’s game against the United States to U.S. soil. Playing the USA at Sir Vivian […]
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Brazil '14 kickoff times criticized
FIFA released the schedule — dates, kickoff times and venues — for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and immediately came under attack for scheduling games as early as 1 p.m local time. While the tournament, which runs June 12-July 13, will take place in the heart of Brazil’s winter, conditions are problematic for early […]
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Armadillo is Brazil 2014 mascot
The mascot of the 2014 World Cup is a yet to-be-named Brazilian endangered armadillo.
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Powers struggle to get results
England beat co-host Ukraine, 1-0, at Euro 2012 but it barely managed to earn a 1-1 with a late Frank Lampard penalty in their World Cup 2014 qualifier on Tuesday at WembleyStadium. Ukraine had taken the lead on a goal by Evhen Konoplianka in the 39th minute and it looked like it would hold up, but […]
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MLS stars shine in Concacaf
The USA’s five goals in World Cup 2014 qualifying have all come from foreign-based players, but MLS players have had big roles in the success of their national teams in Concacaf play. Canada took over the lead in Group C with a 1-0 win over Panama Friday thanks to a late goal from D.C. United’s […]
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Cheer for the Benna Boys
The USA’s best friend in the semifinal stage of World Cup qualifying is Antigua & Barbuda. The Benna Boys took two points away from Jamaica when they held the Reggae Boyz to a 0-0tie at home in June, and for a while on Friday night it looked like they would get a result in Guatemala […]
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Americans make good elsewhere
Not only is MLS producing players in record numbers for national teams — 45 were called upfor the September World Cup 2014 qualifiers — but foreign national teams are seeking out U.S. citizens or residents and drafting them for international duty. We can count at leastnine U.S.-born or -raised players who will be representing foreign […]