US to face Mexico in World Cup qualifier in March
MIAMI. Fla. ● The United States will face arch-rivals Mexico away from home in the third game of the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying following a draw held on Wednesday. After the six countries involved in the ‘hexagonal round’ were unable to agree on the schedule of games, CONCACAF held [...]
Concacaf draw World Cup qualifiers in Miami
MIAMI, FL ● CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, CONCACAF General Secretary Enrique Sanz, and FIFA Head of Olympic and World Cup Qualifying Gordon Savic today will hold the draw for the CONCACAF Hexagonal, the fourth and final qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™. The draw, which will determine the schedule for the final qualifying [...]
U.S. face questions on defence for World Cup qualifying
NEW YORK, NY ● The United States advanced to the final round of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals with coach Juergen Klinsmann having discovered several new faces to add to his expanding list of options. But a lack of quality in his defence will surely be the top priority the German will [...]
Knee injury too serious for Donovan to play in WC qualifier
MIAMI, Fla. ● Landon Donovan will not play for the U.S. team in a pair of upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of an injured left knee, adding to what will be a pressure-filled few days for the Americans. U.S. Soccer said Tuesday that Donovan – who has more goals and starting caps than any [...]
Jozy Altidore off US roster for qualifiers
NEW YORK, NY ● Jozy Altidore has been dropped from the U.S. roster for critical World Cup qualifiers and Landon Donovan was among the 24 players picked despite injuring his left knee last weekend. Altidore has nine goals in 10 games this season for AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands but had little impact during two [...]
Honduras loses Sporting’s Espinoza to ankle injury
KANSAS CITY, Kan. ● Midfielder Roger Espinoza sprained his right ankle late in Sporting Kansas City’s 1-1 draw at Columbus and is expected to miss up to a month. Espinoza hurt his ankle during stoppage time on Sunday. He had an MRI exam and X-rays in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday that revealed the extent of [...]
Brazil far away for lacklustre Canada
PANAMA CITY, Panama ● It took less than a week for the lights to go out on Canada’s dream of an easy road to the World Cup. The men’s soccer team went to Panama looking to extend its lead atop the CONCACAF qualifying group, but a lacklustre effort on hostile ground resulted in a [...]
Jamaica can’t surprise fueled US again
COLUMBUS, Ohio ● Spurred on by a roaring crowd decked out in red, white and blue, the United States used all of that emotion as fuel to pull off a significant World Cup qualifying victory. The U.S. rebounded from a loss at Jamaica four nights earlier and moved back into a tie for [...]
Crucial victory Canada
TORONTO, Ont. ● Skill and cunning proved to be a deadly combination for Canada on Friday night. Dwayne De Rosario scored a historical goal (the most important of his national team career thus far) to guide Canada to a thrilling 1-0 win over Panama in a crucial World Cup qualifier before 17,586 fans [...]
