Argentina too much for US in Copa opener
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Missing most of its top players, the United States got spanked in its Copa America opener. Hernan Crespo scored twice, Pablo Aimar and Carlos Tevez added late goals and Argentina routed a youthful United States team 4-1 Thursday night in South America's championship.
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Argentina beat Mexico 3-0 - including a stunning Lionel Messi goal - to set up a Copa America final against Brazil.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory in a game they had no choice but to win.
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The Revolution again followed a soccer formula for success last night, earning an away tie with the New York Red Bulls. But after squandering advantages provided by Taylor Twellman goals in the 22d and 70th minutes, the Revolution felt the result was unjust, caused by their own errors and miscommunication.
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Argentina surged past an outclassed Great Britain to move into a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group first round tie here on Friday.
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Ireland&#39;s fine start to the World Cup qualification endures. Four points from two matches provide strong foundations, though the performance here might have yielded less.
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Cobi Jones scored two minutes into second-half injury time, and the United States escaped with a 1-1 tie against Panama in a World Cup qualifier last night.
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After misfiring on two early open shots, Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan one-touched Andres Scottiâs free kick into the net for the first of his two goals in the 38th minute.
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There was contrasting starts for the two  Irelands when their World Cup campaigns kicked off on Saturday  with Northern Ireland crashing to a 3-0 defeat in Belfast and  the Republic winning by the same scoreline in Dublin.
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Mauro ZÃ¡rate scored the winning goal in the 86th minute yesterday as Argentina triumphed in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup for the sixth time, rallying to beat the Czech Republic, 2-1, in Toronto.The game appeared to be heading for extra time until ZÃ¡rate cut in from the left and beat goalkeeper Radek Petr at the near post with a fierce shot from the edge of the penalty area.
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Argentina and the Netherlands made the World Cup&#039;s toughest group look easy.
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HELSINKI, Finland (Ticker) -- While becoming the first team to score against Miikka Kiprusoff in the World Cup of Hockey, Sweden was unable to do it often enough.
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Brad Guzan made several key saves, including one on a penalty, in his first Copa America appearance but couldn't get to Jaime Castrillon's 14th-minute header and the United States lost 1-0 to Colombia on Thursday night.
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Mexico became the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa AmÃ©rica yesterday, beating Ecuador, 2-1, on goals by Nery Castillo and Omar Bravo in MaturÃ­n, Venezuela.Castillo scored his second goal of the tournament in the 22nd minute, and Bravo doubled the lead in the 80th. Edison MÃ©ndez scored for Ecuador in the 85th on a shot that deflected off the foot of a Mexican player.In the opener of the doubleheader in the Copa AmÃ©rica, South Americaâs championship, Robinho converted a disputed penalty kick in the 35th minute, then added goals in the 83rd and 87th minutes to lead Brazil over Chile, 3-0.
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Buenos Aires - Defending World Cup champion Brazil suffered another setback in South American qualifying on Wednesday, while two-time champion Argentine held off a stubborn Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group.
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Ecuador upset Brazil 1-0 Wednesday to send the World Cup champions to their first loss in qualifying for the 2006 tournament, and it cost them the top spot in South America's World Cup qualifying.
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Actually, the funeral took place a while ago. What happened Friday night merely was the posting of the official death notice. Honestly, were you shocked, shocked, shocked, to see Argentina knock the golden gloss off Team USA?