Ghana boots U.S. from World Cup
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They were confident. They were hyped. They promised that the world&#039;s game had arrived in the United States &amp;#151; and that the world best beware.
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The United States national team leaves today for the Womenâs World Cup in China and will open play Sept. 11 against North Korea. In the teamâs final tuneup, Kristine Lilly, Shannon Boxx, Lindsay Tarpley and Heather OâReilly scored Saturday night in a 4-0 win over Finland in Carson, Calif. Lilly became the second woman to reach 100 goals and 100 assists in international play. Mia Hamm was the first.
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After Frankie Hejduk and Landon Donovan scored, the United States nearly frittered away its lead and a spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.
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Dwight Yorke is returning to Trinidad and Tobago's national team after an absence of more than 3 1/2 years and will be available for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against the United States.
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Brad Guzan made several key saves, including one on a penalty kick, but he couldn't get to Jaime Castrillon's 14th-minute header and the United States lost, 1-0, to Colombia last night, completing an 0-3 trip to the Copa America.
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Ghana, Australia and Ecuador provided the biggest shocks of the first round of the World Cup. Now they are chasing even bigger ones in the last 16.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  - The United States  outclassed Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 thanks to goals from Eddie  Johnson and Eddie Lewis as they began the final round of  CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers Wednesday.
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Forwards Taylor Twellman (Revolution) and Charlie Davies (Manchester, N.H.) were named yesterday to the United States roster for Copa America, which starts next week in Venezuela. The US will meet Argentina, Paraguay, and Colombia in the first round.
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Mexico and the United States are a game away from what Gold Cup tournament organizers would consider an ideal final. Both won quarterfinals, Mexico over Costa Rica (1-0 in extra time) in Houston yesterday and the US over Panama (2-1) at Gillette Stadium Saturday, increasing interest as the teams head to Chicago for the semifinals (Thursday) and final (Sunday).
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United States national team coach Bruce Arena was planning for the future last night. But Arena was also playing to win, the US's 1-1 tie with Jamaica eliminating the Reggae Boyz from World Cup qualifying.
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Goalkeeper Brad Friedel is retiring from the U.S. national soccer team, leaving Kasey Keller as the favorite to be in goal through the 2006 World Cup.
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World soccer&#39;s governing body has handed out suspensions to Belgian internationals Bart Goor and Erik Deflandre after they were sent off in a recent World Cup qualifier against Spain, FIFA said Wednesday.
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Bruce Bowen was the final player cut from the U.S. basketball team, which begins play in the World Championships in Japan on Saturday.
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Jordan Leopold of the Calgary Flames pulled out of the World Cup on Wednesday because of a concussion, the third key defenseman lost by the defending champion United States.
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Soccerâs international governing body has decided to end a practice of rotating the site of the quadrennial World Cup among different regions.
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The United States clinches a spot in the CONCACAF regional finals, where the top three of six teams automatically make the World Cup.
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Brazil advanced to the Copa America finals on Tuesday, eliminating Uruguay 5-4 on penalty kicks.