Loss Costs Brazil Top Cup Qualifying Spot
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Ecuador&#39;s Edison Mendez, left, celebrates his goal beside of Brazil&#39;s Kaka during their World Cup South American zone qualifying soccer match at Atahualpa stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004.
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GUANGZHOU: China had its hopes of securing a ticket to the World Cup crushed last night despite its 7-0 walloping of Hong Kong, as Kuwait edged ahead of the Chinese to win their qualifying group on goal difference.
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MATURIN, Venezuela  - Robinho scored a hat-trick as defending champions Brazil, beaten by Mexico in their opening Copa America game, bounced back to beat Chile 3-0 at the unfinished Monumental stadium on Sunday.
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Order was restored in Europe, but South American leaders Brazil and Argentina couldn't find the net yesterday as both were held to 0-0 draws in World Cup qualifying.
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Ronaldo blamed the high altitude after Ecuador ended Brazil&#39;s 10-match unbeaten run in World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday. &quot;I had a big headache, I was short of air and I needed oxygen to
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Argentina moved atop South America&#39;s qualifying group for the 2006 soccer World Cup with a 3-2 victory over Venezuela, grabbing the lead after world champion Brazil suffered its first defeat of the campaign.
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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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This time, Mexico is out but not down. Sure, there were tears of frustration after Argentina&#039;s 2-1 second-round win in extra time on Saturday. After all, this was a team that had predicted its first World Cup semifinal berth, not its fourth straight second-round loss.
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October 11, 2004. The latest round of World Cup qualifiers in South America have produced some interesting results at nearly the half-way mark.
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Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa lost ground in their challenge for an African Confederation Cup final place this weekend after losing 1-0 to Astres Douala in Cameroon.
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Ronaldo scored less than a minute into the game, and Brazil rolled over Bolivia 3-1 in World Cup qualifying Sunday.
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France still has Brazil&#039;s number. And on Saturday, the French had all the flair, too. The experienced and savvy French ousted the five-time World Cup champions 1-0 in a stunningly one-sided quarterfinal game. Tacked onto France&#039;s 3-0 victory in the 1998 title match &amp;#151; the last time Brazil lost in the World Cup &amp;#151; it&#039;s clear the Brazilians have a nemesis at soccer&#039;s highest level.
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MONTEVIDEO, Oct 10 (SW) - There were no real surprises in the South American qualifiers for World Cup 2006 on Saturday as both Argentina and title holders Brazil easily won their matches.
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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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Ecuador&#39;s 1-0 win over Brazil has ended the world champions&#39; unbeaten run in the region&#39;s World Cup qualifying competition.
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England&#39;s World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a miserable start yesterday when it squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Austria in Group Six.
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Reigning champions England were left contemplating the prospect of failing to reach the knockout stages of this year&#39;s World Cup after a record-breaking 36-0 defeat against South Africa here at the Stade de France.