The US suffered its sixth-straight loss in Costa Rica 3-1 on Wednesday night in a game that was not as close as the score indicated! With goals 82 seconds into the match and then in the 13th minute, this was a relatively easy World Cup qualifying victory for Costa Rica. It was the worst qualifying […]
World Cup
USA, currently top of the final six-team hexagonal in North, Central American and Caribbean qualifying, travel to Costa Rica tonight in a world cup qualfying game. The Costa Ricans, undergoing an astonishing revival since the appointment of coach Rodrigo Kenton, are second in group play, playing some of their finest football in years and have […]
The European leagues are finished and now we can turn our attention to the race to South Africa 2010. The U.S. has made a great start to the World Cup campaign, as it currently leads the six-team regional finals with seven points through three games. Costa Rica is one point back followed by Honduras with […]
The FIFA web site is reporting that Sven-Goran Eriksson has been sacked as Mexico’s national team coach following a disappointing 3-1 loss to Honduras in a 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifier Wednesday. Wednesday’s defeat was Mexico’s second loss in three matches in the final phase of qualifying in North, Central America and the Caribbean, […]
The U.S. Men started Wednesday’s contest the way they ended Saturday’s controlling play from the get-go, and behind a Jozy Altidore hat-trick, defeated Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 at LP Field in Nashville. Landon Donovan provided all three assists as the U.S. maintained their place at the top of final round qualifying. The U.S. now has […]
I thought it was an April Fool’s joke but it is true. Bolivia hammered Argentina 6-1 in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifying. Striker Joaquin Botero led the charge with a hat-trick that included a penalty, while Marcelo Martins, Didi Torrico and Brazilian-born Alex da Rosa shared the others. Luis Gonzalez replied for the […]
Mexico ended a four-game winless streak in World Cup qualifying, easing pressure on coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica on Saturday night. Omar Bravo scored in the 19th minute after his initial shot off a cross from Matias Vuoso was deflected by goalkeeper Ricardo Gonzalez. Pavel Pardo converted a penalty kick […]
Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley headlined a 22-man roster announced Friday for the U.S. World Cup qualifiers at El Salvador on March 28 and against Trinidad and Tobago on April 1 in Nashville, Tenn. All 11 players on the roster started the match against Mexico on Feb. 11, which opened the final round of qualifying […]