US&#39;s Path to World Cup Begins on the Road
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The US men&#39;s national soccer team will begin the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup with a pair of road matches, including a trip to play arch rival Mexico at 114,000-seat Azteca Stadium early next year.
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The winning streak is hardly foremost in their minds &#151; getting to the World Cup is another matter. Riding a 30-game unbeaten run, the U.S. women try to qualify for the 2007 World Cup when they face Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday night.
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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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There'll be no last-minute pressure this time. The United States advanced to the next round of World Cup qualifying with a game to spare.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Maybe the US Soccer folks have been going about this all wrong. Maybe they should cut a deal with The Shopping Channel people for bulk jewelry and spread it around to their playmates from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Honduras. What easier, cheaper way to get to the World Cup?
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Qualifying for the World Cup isn&#39;t all that complicated. Get three points from every home game and one from every road match and you&#39;ll make it every time.
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The United States defeated Panama on two goals by Landon Donovan, advancing to the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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Put them in the Rose Bowl, Giants Stadium, Denver or Dallas, and the United States can beat Mexico. Now the trick is doing it at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium &#151; and finding ways to beat other top teams on the road on a regular basis like, say, Thursday, when the Americans face Argentina in the Copa America in Venezuela.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. began the  long haul back from a record five-point opening-day Ryder Cup  deficit in positive fashion on Saturday.
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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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A win over Panama and the United States is in. Into the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, that is. The Americans lead their group with 8 points off two wins and two ties. By beating the Panamanians tonight at RFK Stadium, the US squad will secure a spot in the final six of CONCACAF ...
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Seville, Spain - The United States pairing of Bob Tway and Scott Verplank were leading the way in the chase to rope in runaway leaders England on the third day of the World Cup here on Saturday.
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Sixty minutes into a World Cup qualifying match in Jamaica last month, the United States trailed and risked losing its first game ever to the Reggae Boyz.
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WASHINGTON The United States has clinched a berth in the regional qualifying finals for the 2006 World Cup by routing Panama 6-to-0.
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in Germany, the fourth-place team will play the No. 5 nation in Asia in a. on the road. The Americans reached the World Cup for the first time in 40 years.
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The US men&#39;s national soccer team won&#39;t play a World Cup qualifier in El Salvador for another five weeks, but today the Americans could get a raucous preview of that October showdown at San Salvador&#39;s Estadio Cuscatlan.
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Just as US national soccer team coach Bruce Arena had predicted many months ago, the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup has been riddled with treacherous road trips and perplexing