[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Winless in 25 previous games — 24 losses and one tie — and outscored by a 106-9 margin, Mexico recorded the greatest upset inthe history of women’s soccer when it beat the United States, 2-1, Friday night in the Concacaf Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament in Cancun. Californian VeronicaPerez‘s goal completed a wild first half and qualified Mexico for the 2011 Women’s World Cup with a thoroughly deserved victory.

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