Soccer: U.S. Overcomes El Salvador After Bad-Tempered Battle
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FOXBORO, Massachusetts  - Brian Ching and Landon  Donovan scored well-taken goals as the United States beat  10-man El Salvador 2-0 in an ill-tempered CONCACAF zone Group A  World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
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Jimmy Conrad scored his first international goal and Landon Donovan converted a late breakaway, leading the United States national soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Mexico in a friendly last night that extended the Americans' dominance of their regional rival.
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Substitute Eddie Johnson scored three goals and Landon Donovan netted two as the United States advanced into North American final round qualifying for World Cup 2006 by beating Panama 6-0 on Wednesday.
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San Salvador, El Salvador (Sports Network) - The United States men&#39;s national team inched closer to World Cup 2006 Saturday with a gritty 2-0 qualifying win at El Salvador.
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Michael Bradley scored his first international goal for the United States menâs soccer team in the 86th minute  against Switzerland to end the U.S. teamâs five-game losing streak.
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JAMAICA&#39;S BID for a place in the 2006 World Cup finals suffered a major setback on Wednesday night when they picked up only one point against El Salvador at the National Stadium.
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Brian Ching scored in the first half and Landon Donovan became the U.S. career points leader when he fed Eddie Johnson for a second-half goal Saturday as the United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.
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El Salvador&#39;s national team began yesterday&#39;s World Cup qualifier at a disadvantage, conceding size and speed to the United States and fielding far fewer top-level professionals.
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Jose Contreras scored in the 69th minute to give Guatemala a 1-0 victory over El Salvador in the first round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup yesterday in Carson, Calif.
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There was no need for a desperate finish this time against Panama, no threatening loss of control. The United States has become the dominant soccer power in the North
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The U.S. men's soccer team plays El Salvador at Foxboro Saturday in advance of a World Cup qualifier at San Salvador's Estadio Cuscatlan five weeks from now.
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The United States was eliminated from the Copa America when Brazil defeated Ecuador 1-0 and Mexico played a 0-0 tie against Chile on Wednesday night.
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The United States and Mexico, opponents in the second round of the last World Cup in South Korea, both advanced to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying on Wednesday with easy wins.
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Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson scored to lead the United States over El Salvador 2-0 Saturday night and put the Americans in commanding position to advance to the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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The kid salvaged an otherwise tough night for the United States at Nagai Stadium.
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CARSON, Calif. -- The US soccer team keeps on winning, even though the Americans are not impressing.
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First-round Gold Cup matches produce predictable results for the US national team, especially in Norfolk County. The US team defeated El Salvador, 4-0, last night, improving its record to 21-0-1 in first-round games and to 15-1-4 at Foxboro and Gillette stadiums since 1991.