China eliminated from World Cup qualifying
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China was eliminated from qualifying for the 2006 World Cup despite a 7-0 victory Wednesday night over visiting Hong Kong, with Kuwait finishing first in the group on the fifth tiebreaker.
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GUANGZHOU: China had its hopes of securing a ticket to the World Cup crushed last night despite its 7-0 walloping of Hong Kong, as Kuwait edged ahead of the Chinese to win their qualifying group on goal difference.
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The U.S. is eliminated from the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with a 2-1 overtime loss to Austria in the quarterfinals Saturday.
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Italy was upset, although not altogether distraught, after its first loss in World Cup qualifying. Slovenia beat the Azzurri 1-0 in Celje on substitute Bostjan Cesar&#39;s 82nd-minute header.
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Vogts had been the target of severe criticism following a disastrous start to the World Cup qualifying campaign. The SFA confirmed late this afternoon that the German had decided to stand down.
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European champion Greece lost 2-1 to Albania and France was held to a scoreless tie by Israel on Saturday in a night of World Cup qualifying surprises.
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ZURICH, Switzerland -- The World Cup will no longer be rotated among continents, a decision Monday that will open the race for the 2018 tournament.
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Brazil labored to another unconvincing victory in the World Cup, qualifying for the second round by beating Australia 2-0 Sunday.
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Berti Vogts resigned as coach of Scotland&#39;s national team on Monday with his side standing virtually no chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 18. - Defending World Cup football champions Brazil suffered the most shocking result of the day, but China were the biggest losers.
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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.
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The United States was eliminated from the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with an overtime loss to Austria in the quarterfinals Saturday as Erwin Hoffer scored the go-ahead goal in the 105th minute.
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Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Anghel Iordanescu resigned as coach of Romania Friday following Wednesday&#39;s disappointing 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Armenia.
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CHINA coach Arie Haan stepped down yesterday after his team suffered an embarrassing early exit from World Cup qualifying, despite thrashing Hong Kong 7-0.
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TIANJIN, China -- Norway, Australia, Brazil and host China reached the Women's World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday, completing the eight-team field ahead of matches this weekend.
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Reuters Rio de Janeiro Nov 18: World champions Brazil crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat in Ecuador yesterday while home wins for Peru, Colombia and Uruguay kept the South American World Cup qualifying group wide open.
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Scotland manager Berti Vogts has suffered another setback ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Moldova with the news that Steven Pressley has pulled out of the squad.