No apologies from Chile and Mexico after dreary draw
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PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela  - Chile and Mexico were jeered off the pitch after a dismal 0-0 draw at the Copa America on Wednesday but made no apologies for their performances.
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LONDON, Sept. 5. - European champions Greece lost 1-2 to Albania and France were held to a barren draw at home by Israel in World Cup qualifying surprises yesterday.
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Scotland and Slovenia have served up plenty of chances but failed to convert any of them in a Group Five World Cup qualifier that has ended 0-0 at Hampden Park.
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With the nationâs media raining heavy criticism down upon him, Spain coach Luis Aragones chose to pin a galling nil-nil UEFA World Cup qualifying result with Lithuania on the large playing surface.
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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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Angola catches on to this World Cup thing fast. Goalkeeper Joao Ricardo frustrated Mexico with a some dramatic saves and the Black Antelopes, down to 10 men for the final 11 minutes, drew 0-0 with the heavily favored Mexicans on Friday night to keep alive hopes of a second-round berth at the World Cup.
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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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In the unfamiliar spot of playing from behind, U.S. coach Bob Bradley told his players at halftime they were going to have to win a little differently. Same game plan, different game plan. When it comes to playing Mexico lately, it doesn't seem to matter.
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HOUSTON, Feb. 6 -- Nothing was at stake except national pride -- there were no trophies or tickets to the next World Cup awaiting the winner -- but when the United States and Mexico collide on a soccer field, the ramifications are always magnified.
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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 China was eliminated on the fifth tiebreaker despite a 7-0 victory over visiting Hong Kong.
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President Bush tried to mend relations in Latin America with fresh promises of immigration reform yesterday, while a new security spat surfaced with Chile after an embarrassing fracas in which Bush intervened.
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Altitude, apathy, overconfidence - Brazil groped for reasons Thursday to explain its stunning 1-0 loss to Ecuador in the World Cup qualifiers.
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Brazil beat Uruguay 5-4 on penalties after a bad-tempered 2-2 draw to reach the Copa America final.
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WORLD Cup champion Brazil lost its unbeaten record in South American World Cup qualifying yesterday, while Argentina held off Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group.
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Scotland&#39;s failure to beat Europe&#39;s poorest nation Moldova has left Berti Vogts&#39; job hanging by a thread. A 1-1 draw in a nation that cannot afford street lighting means one of Scotland&#39;s darkest days will surely now lead to the German&#39;s dismissal.
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Vienna: England&#39;s soccer World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a miserable start on Saturday when it squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Austria in Group Six.
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Things are getting pretty tight in Group B, after Dynamo Kiev and Real Madrid played out a 2-2 draw in Ukraine. The Spanish giants came from two goals down to earn their point, after goals from Yussuf and Verpakovskis for Kiev.