Outplayed and overwhelmed for most of the night, the Americans got the only shot they needed.
Carlos Bocanegra scored on a header in the 69th minute, and the United States escaped from Guatemala with a chippy 1-0 victory Wednesday night in the Americans' opener in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying.
Carlos Bocanegra scored in the 68th minute to help the United States down Guatemala, 1-0 at Mateo Flores on Wednesday in a World Cup qualifier.
Zenit St. Petersburg have closed the door on star forward Andrei Arshavin leaving the club before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month.
In a commercial for a Dodge SUV that has aired for several months, members of the U.S. women's soccer team take a fictitious road trip to South America and find the Brazilian national team in the middle of a training session.
Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was hired Monday as coach and general manager of David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy, who haven't won a game in more than two months.
Angela Hucles scored a goal in each half to lead the United States to a 4-2 soccer win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil.
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The English Premier League defines the sports culture of limited patience in reaching optimum goals. Every offseason, the league's elite and deep-pocketed teams push for high-profile acquisitions, searching for the missing ingredient in building a championship side.
Belgium is within one victory of its first Olympic soccer medal since 1920 following a 3-2 win over Italy.
The United States women's national team, which is currently in the semifinals of the Olympics, added to its busy season Friday by adding three games against Ireland in September.
Natasha Kai headed in an extra time goal, giving the defending champion United States a spot in the Olympic women's soccer semifinal with a 2-1 victory over Canada.
United States mens national team coach Bob Bradley named a 17-player roster Thursday that will travel to face Guatemala in the team's first game of the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday.
Promise Isaac and Victor Obinna scored Wednesday to lead Nigeria over 10-man United States 2-1, earning a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic soccer tournament and eliminating the Americans.
Kim Dong-jin has fired South Korea to a 1-0 victory over Honduras, but it wasn't enough to capture a place in the quarterfinal of the Olympic soccer competition.
Cameroon held Italy to a 0-0 draw Wednesday despite playing the final 58 minutes with 10 men, a result that sent the Africans to the quarterfinals of the men's Olympic football tournament along with the Azzurrini.
Heather O'Reilly scored less than a minute into the match to lead the Unites States to a 4-0 win over New Zealand and a spot in the quarterfinals of the women's Olympic soccer tournament.
Lotta Schelin scored once in each half as Sweden secured a quarterfinal place in the Olympic women's football competition with a 2-1 win over Canada on Tuesday.
Ruud Gullit has resigned as coach of the slumping Los Angeles Galaxy for personal reasons, and president/general manager Alexi Lalas also is out of a job.
Gerald Sibon converted a free kick in the third minute of injury time and salvaged a 2-2 tie for the Netherlands against United States on Sunday, keeping Dutch hopes alive for advancing in the Olympic football tournament.
Ivory Coast has beaten Serbia 4-2 to revive its chances of reaching the quarterfinal of the Olympic soccer competition.
