Alvaro Saborio converted a penalty kick in the first minute of the second half to give Costa Rica a 1-0 victory against El Salvador on Wednesday night in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying. Costa Rica, which was awarded the penalty kick after Alfredo Pachecho fouled Alonso Solis, leads Group Three of the North and Central American and Caribbean region. -- read full article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:36:43 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Mexico won Sven-Goran Eriksson's debut as coach, rallying to beat Honduras 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night as Pavel Pardo scored twice in the second half. "The team suffered but they played with a lot of will in front of an amazing public," Eriksson said. A former manager of England's national team and Manchester City, Eriksson was hired in June to replace Hugo Sanchez after Mexico's... -- read full article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:39:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FIFA have moved next month's
World Cup qualifier between the two Koreas to Shanghai because
the North had refused to play the anthem or fly the flag of its
Cold War rival, South Korean soccer officials said on Thursday.
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:45:50 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Eddie Lewis left with a gash above his eye that needed five stitches. Tim Howard was livid after Carlos Ruiz kicked him in the head. Each team had an ejection. Players yelled at each other after the final whistle ended a match with 40 fouls. Yet, what mattered most was the United States began the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying with a victory on the road. -- read full article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:46:41 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The United States opened their semi-final round of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifying with a 1-0 win over host Guatemala on Wednesday. -- read full article
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:04:52 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Preparations and stadium
construction for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are on
schedule, FIFA and local organisers said on Thursday.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:20:18 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The U.S. men's soccer team picked the right team to claim its first victory against the Guatemalans on their own soil in more than 20 years. -- read full article
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:27:35 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
French defender David Sommeil
suffered a serious heart problem during a training session with
his Ligue 1 club Valenciennes on Wednesday, French sports daily
L'Equipe said.
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:23:50 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Miroslav Djukic was sacked as
Serbia coach on Wednesday, with former Barcelona and Real Madrid
manager Radomir Antic named as his replacement.
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:31:49 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Crack striker Didier Drogba will don the Ivory Coast shirt Wednesday when his compatriots play Guinea near Paris in a friendly international after coach Vahid Halilhodzic named the Chelsea hitman in a 22-man squad. -- read full article
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:55:31 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
