Mexico tops Costa Rica in OT at Gold Cup
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Jared Borgetti headed in a goal from five yards out in the eighth minute of overtime to give Mexico a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal Sunday.
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Brian Ching got another big goal, and the United States received the gift of jewelry. Ching scored just five minutes in on the Americans' first shot, and El Salvador was forced to play a man short after a defender was ejected midway through the first half for wearing a gold chain. Landon Donovan went on to score a second-half goal, and the United States won 2-0 Saturday to move into good position to advance to the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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Canada almost forces overtime on the final sequence of the match, but an offside violation allows the U.S. team to escape with a controversial 2-1 victory and a berth in the Gold Cup final.
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Bartosz Bosacki scored twice Tuesday to lead Poland to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica in the teams&#039; final game of the World Cup.
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PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela  - Lionel Messi scored a breathtaking goal, arguably the best of the tournament, as Argentina beat Mexico 3-0 in the Copa America semi-final on Wednesday.
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Angus Eve scored a 90th-minute match-winner yesterday to send Trinidad and Tobago into the final CONCACAF World Cup qualifying round after beating St Vincent and the Grenadines, 2-1.
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Juan Carlos Plata scored twice as Guatemala defeated Costa Rica 2-1 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying on Sunday. Although Costa Rica led early on Alonso Solis&#39; goal in the 24th minute, the
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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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Mexico became the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa AmÃ©rica yesterday, beating Ecuador, 2-1, on goals by Nery Castillo and Omar Bravo in MaturÃ­n, Venezuela.Castillo scored his second goal of the tournament in the 22nd minute, and Bravo doubled the lead in the 80th. Edison MÃ©ndez scored for Ecuador in the 85th on a shot that deflected off the foot of a Mexican player.In the opener of the doubleheader in the Copa AmÃ©rica, South Americaâs championship, Robinho converted a disputed penalty kick in the 35th minute, then added goals in the 83rd and 87th minutes to lead Brazil over Chile, 3-0.
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FOXBOROUGH -- San Jose Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear had just finished watching as two of his players, Brian Ching and Landon Donovan, scored for the United States in a 2-0 win over El Salvador in a World Cup qualifying match yesterday.
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Jimmy Conrad scored his first international goal and Landon Donovan converted a late breakaway, leading the United States to a 2-0 exhibition victory over Mexico on Wednesday night.
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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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Dennis Alas scored the winning goal in the 81st minute as El Salvador rallied for a 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday night in the opening round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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It&#39;s three down and three to go in this semifinal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The US sits on top of Group 1 with a victory at home and two draws on the road.
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The US men&#39;s national team took the lead in Group A of the semifinal stage of CONCACAF region World Cup qualifying with its 2-0 victory Saturday over El Salvador.
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Steve Ralston has made the most of his 35 appearances with the United States national team, scoring a goal against Mexico to clinch a 2006 World Cup berth and playing for two successive Gold Cup champions.
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Abby Wambach scores the winning goal in overtime to lift the United States past Brazil for the women's soccer gold medal Thursday.