The first of three double-dates got the Concacaf World Cup semifinal round underway, and early results indicate that at least two of the three groups — from which six teams will advance to theHexagonal — could go down to the final day of qualifying in October. Mexico, not surprisingly, and Panama, somewhat surprisingly, were the […]
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From Bradley to Onyewu, how the U.S. players rated
[USA SPOTLIGHT] The USA wrapped up its five international with the second of two World Cup 2014 qualifiers on Tuesday night. How did the 23 players Jurgen Klinsmann brought in for the series rate? Bradley and Donovan had the highest ratings in any game with 9s against Scotland in the 5-1 that opened the series. […]
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Dempsey eases the $30 pain
Predictably, we heard — after the tie against a team that has never reached the World Cup — that picking up a point on the road is a good result. There’s truth to that, but I imagine many U.S.fans woke up on Wednesday with a $30 hangover, wishing they’d waited to watch the very few […]
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Result in St. John favors USA
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING … Concacaf] The USA didn’t get the win it was looking for in Guatemala, but it got a break in the other Group A match in ConcacafWorld Cup 2014 qualifying as tiny Antigua & Barbuda took two points from Jamaica with a 0-0 tie in St. John. The results left the […]
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Dempsey's toughness, superb goal rate highest mark
[GUATEMALA-USA REPORT CARD] In a typically roller-coast Concacaf World Cup qualifier, the luck ran hot and cold for the Americans, who also didn’t sustaintheir good periods of play long enough to feel they controlled the match. The Americans lost a great scoring chance when a foul in the penalty arc on Clint Dempsey was whistled […]
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Pappa steals win from USA
[GUATEMALA-USA] Clint Dempsey gave the USA a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute with a superb strike but the Americans left Guatemala with a 1-1 tieafter Chicago Fire midfielder Marco Pappa scored with a 23-yard free kick in the 83rd minute. Goalkeeper Tim Howard stayed rooted as Pappa’s ballcurled over the wall and into the […]
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Japan and South Korea open up leads
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING … Asia] After three days of play in the final round of World Cup 2014 qualifying in the Asian zone that has involved teams takinggrueling flights to and from the Middle East and Far East and even farther, down under to Australia, Asian champion Japan, which has qualified for the last […]
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Brazil starts two-year countdown to 2014 World Cup
Brazil marked exactly two years until the 2014 World Cup gets underway on Tuesday, with former national team striker Ronaldo admitting that his country “can feel the responsibilityincreasing” as they prepare to host the tournament. The South American nation will host the competition for the first time since 1950, with the opening match being played […]
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Pappa and 'El Pescadito' seek to end U.S. skid
[MEET THE TEAM] Guatemala will be the underdog Tuesday when it hosts the United States in World Cup 2014 qualifying at Mateo Flores Stadium (TV: pay-per-view,10 p.m. ET). The Chapines have never beaten the USA in 10 World Cup qualifying matches or at any level in more than 24 years, a string of 17 games. […]
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World Cup 2014 qualifying this week …
[CONCACAF] Day 2 of the semifinal round of World Cup 2014 qualifying takes place Tuesday in Concacaf. Perhaps the biggest match will take place in Toronto,where Canada can take a big step toward moving into next year’s Hexagonal with a win over Honduras, a 2-0 loser to Panama in its opening game. The Catrachos won […]