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/ 4576 days agoFront Covers Of Mexico Newspapers Praising USA Soccer Victory [PHOTOS]
After the United States defeated Panama 3-2 last night in World Cup qualifying, the victory meant that Mexico — despite losing 2-1 to Costa Rica — qualified for the World Cup playoffs, to play New Zealand in a home and away matches next month. Amazingly, newspapers in Mexico — the United States's fiercest rival — […]
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/ 4576 days agoChicharito Says That 'God Has Given Us Another Chance' After USA Saves Mexico: Daily Soccer Report
Mexico and Manchester United striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez says that God has given Mexico another chance, after his nation were defeated last night against Costa Rica but still managed to qualify for the World Cup playoff due to the United States defeating Panama. In an interview with ESPN, here's what Chicharito said post-game: "This was […]
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/ 4576 days agoRoy Hodgson Has Best Record As England Manager Since 1872
Maybe it's time that the British press should give England manager Roy Hodgson some credit? According to the latest data from the excellent MyFootballFacts.com website, Roy Hodgson now has the best record percentage out of all of the England managers since 1872, when the Football Association formed its first England team. Hodgson has a record […]
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/ 4576 days agoMexico announcer goes nuts after US scores to rescue Mexico
If you missed last night's action in the CONCACAF World Cup qualification process, you missed one of the most unreal nights of soccer in years — since perhaps the injury time winner by Sergio Aguero to win the Premier League title for Manchester City in 2012. With Costa Rica beating Mexico 2-1 and Panama defeating the […]
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/ 4576 days agoCroatia Sack Coach Igor Stimac; Niko Kovac Appointed As Caretaker Manager
Niko Kovac has been appointed as caretaker manager of the Croatia national team after the Croatian Football Federation accepted the resignation offer from coach Igor Stimac, according to 24 Sata. Stimac offered his resignation after Croatia lost 2-0 to Scotland last night. In his post-match interview, he said that he didn't think Croatia would qualify […]
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/ 4577 days agoHonduras, Chile and Ecuador Qualify For World Cup 2014, While Mexico Scrape Into Playoffs: Nightly Soccer Report
On a surreal night of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, Mexico lost 2-1 to Costa Rica but still managed to qualify for the World Cup playoff match against New Zealand after the United States came back from 1-0 down to beat Panama 3-2. To put it mildly, Mexico are extremely fortunate to still even be in […]
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/ 4577 days agoPanama vs USA, Costa Rica vs Mexico, Jamaica vs Honduras, Chile vs Ecuador & More: Open Thread
As a soccer viewer, the hardest part about World Cup qualifiers is trying to watch more than one match at once, such is the sheer amount of matches that are available to watch at any given time. Tonight is no exception as there are seven matches on deck in the CONCACAF and CONMEBOL qualifying rounds […]
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/ 4577 days agoLuis Suarez Dives Again to Earn Uruguay a Penalty Kick Against Rivals Argentina [VIDEO]
In the World Cup qualifier between rivals Uruguay and Argentina on Tuesday night, Uruguayan and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was up to his old tricks again as he took a dive in the penalty area to earn a penalty kick for his national team. After the referee awarded the penalty to Uruguay, up stepped Suarez […]
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/ 4577 days agoCroatia Coach Offers Resignation Despite Team Qualifying For World Cup Playoffs [VIDEO]
Croatia national team coach Igor Stimac offered his resignation tonight despite his team qualifying for the World Cup playoffs. Stimac offered his resignation after Croatia lost 2-0 to Scotland at Hampden Park on the final day of the group matches in the UEFA confederation of World Cup qualifying matches. Croatia are through to the playoffs where […]
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/ 4577 days agoEngland, Spain, Russia and Bosnia Qualify For World Cup, While Playoff Spots Decided [VIDEO]
England, Spain, Russia and Bosnia-Herzegovina qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014 tonight, joining the teams who have already qualified — Brazil, United States of America, Australia, Japan, Iran, South Korea, Italy, Netherlands, Argentina, Costa Rica, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany. In Europe, there's still the playoffs remaining, where the following teams will compete for a chance […]
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/ 4577 days agoNo beIN Sport? Watch the US Men's National Team Against Panama on DishWorld at 9:30pm ET Tonight
Watch the US Men's National Team's final game of World Cup qualifying live on beIN SPORT tonight at 9:30pm ET. If you don't have beIN SPORT, no problem. You can subscribe to DishWorld for $10/month and get beIN SPORT, One World Sports (featuring Chelsea TV, Arsenal TV and Bayern Munich) and beIN SPORT Espanol via […]
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/ 4577 days agoEngland vs Poland Plus All of the World Cup Permutations: World Cup Qualifiers Open Thread
World Cup dreams will be realized and destroyed today in the final day of the regular stages of the World Cup qualifying matches around the world. Teams will be battling for automatic qualification, while others will be trying to qualify for the play-offs, and other teams will be fighting for pride. In the afternoon/early evening […]
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/ 4577 days agoGhana vs Egypt, World Cup Qualifier, First Leg; Watch It Live Beginning At Noon ET: Open Thread
Watch Ghana vs Egypt, Noon ET, live on beIN SPORT, beIN SPORT Espanol and DishWorld. Don't be surprised if you see a ton of neutral soccer fans cheering for Egypt today in their first leg of their World Cup qualifier against Ghana. Egypt's journey through the World Cup qualifiers in the past two years has […]
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/ 4577 days agoEngland Team to Play Poland Sees Michael Carrick Recalled For Frank Lampard: Daily Soccer Report
Michael Carrick is expected to start in midfield for England instead of Frank Lampard in the crunch match against Poland at Wembley (3pm ET on FOX Sports 1, for readers in the United States). In training, Carrick has been playing alongside Steven Gerrard in preparation for tonight's match. England manager Roy Hodgson is expected to […]
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/ 4577 days agoWatch England 1-1 Poland; Highlights Of That Disastrous Night for The Three Lions in 1973 [VIDEO]
For a walk down memory lane, England played Poland in 1973 with The Three Lions just needing a win to qualify for the 1974 World Cup. The match, which was played at the old Wembley Stadium, will live in history because of the brilliant performance by Poland goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski who kept England from winning the […]