Soccer: United States Wins in Central America
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Paulo Wanchope scored a  hat-trick as Costa Rica brought Guatemala down to earth with a  5-0 victory in Saturday's World Cup qualifiers while the United  States picked up a rare win in Central America by beating El  Salvador 2-0.
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New York - Costa Rica, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago all advanced to the final of the Concacaf World Cup qualifying round on Wednesday, while Jamaica was left out after a 1-1 draw at the United States.
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Panama, who will play the United States in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup, is a prime example of a traditionally weaker Central American team that has elevated its level of play.
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The United States men&#39;s national soccer team will begin the final stage of qualifying matches for the 2006 World Cup with two games on the road - Feb. 9 against Trinidad and Tobago, and March 26 or March 27 against Mexico.
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SAN SALVADOR, El Sal- vador Â· 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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Guatemala reached the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup on Tuesday after drawing 1-1 with Trinidad and Tobago, while the United States made it three wins out of three by beating El Salvador 4-0.
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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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The United States national soccer team revealed both its immediate and long-term future in a 6-0 victory over Panama last night.
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Brad Davis scores three goals and the Dynamo defeat Chivas USA, 4-0, in a matchup of teams vying for second place in the Western Conference on Thursday.
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Jason Blake scored the winning goal in the first period as the United States won their first game at the World Cup of Hockey with a 3-1 victory over Slovakia in St Paul, Minnesota on Friday.
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PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela  - Paraguay, inspired by a Roque Santa Cruz hat-trick, thumped Colombia 5-0 while Argentina overpowered the United States 4-1 in a glut of goals at the Copa America on Thursday.
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After an opening wipeout against Argentina, the United States is hoping to bounce back against Paraguay tonight in the Copa AmÃ©rica. The Americans took an early lead against Argentina on Thursday, then gave up four straight goals. With a poor goal differential, the United States probably needs at least a tie against Paraguay to keep alive its chances of advancing.
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Abby Wambach scored twice and the United States beat Mexico 2-0 in their CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal Wednesday night to earn a berth in the 2007 World Cup and run its unbeaten streak to 31 games.
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Michael Bradley's goal in the 107th minute Wednesday gives the United States a 2-1 win over Uruguay and puts the Americans into the quarterfinals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
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CARSON, California  - A first-half goal from midfielder Clint Dempsey earned the United States a 1-0 win against Guatemala in the opening Group B match at the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Thursday.
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BARINAS, Venezuela  - Paraguay reached the quarter-finals of the Copa America with a 3-1 win over the United States on Monday.
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DaMarcus Beasley scores twice to lead the U.S. to a 4-0 win over El Salvador, giving the Americans a berth in the Gold Cup quarterfinals.