Video: USA 2 – Honduras 1 (World Cup Qualifying Highlights & Post Game Press Conference)

The U.S. National soccer team came from one goal down on Saturday night to register a win against Honduras in Chicago in their final CONCACAF FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier before heading off to the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Landon Donovan’s penalty kick and a game-winning header from team captain Carlos Bocanegra in the 68th minute in front of 55,647 fans at Soldier Field was enough for the USA to secure victory.

Match: United States vs. Honduras
Date: June 6, 2009
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying; Final Round
Venue: Soldier Field – Chicago
Kickoff: 7:27 p.m. CT
Attendance: 55,647
Weather: Partly cloudy, 53 degrees

Scoring Summary:
HON – Carlos Costly (Carlos Pavon) 5th minute
USA – Landon Donovan (penalty) 43
USA – Carlos Bocanegra (Clint Dempsey) 68

Lineups:
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 12-Jonathan Spector, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.) (14-Jay DeMerit, 71), 13-Jonathan Bornstein; 8-Clint Dempsey, 2 -Ricardo Clark, 4-Pablo Mastroeni (9-Benny Feilhaber, 46), 10-Landon Donovan; 11-Conor Casey (7-DaMarcus Beasley, 75), 17-Jozy Altidore
Subs not used: 18-Brad Guzan, 6-Marvell Wynne, 15-Charlie Davies, 16-Sacha Kljestan
Head Coach: Bob Bradley

HON: 18-Noel Vallardes; 14-Mauricio Sabillon, 2-Osman Chavez, 6-Mario Beata, 3-Maynor Figueroa; 13-Carlos Costly, 7-Amado Guevara (capt.), 4-Hendry Thomas, 10-Ramon Nunez (15-Walter Martinez, 79); 9-Carlos Pavon (16-Georgie Welcome, 67), 8-Wilson Palacios (17-Danilo Turcios, 66)
Subs not used: 1-Junior Morales, 5-Erick Norales, 11-Allan Lalin, 12-Emilio Izaguirre
Head Coach: Reinaldo Rueda

Video: USA 1 – Costa Rica 3 (World Cup Qualifying Highlights)

Here are the highlights of last night’s trouncing of the U.S. National Soccer team by the Ticos of Costa Rica in a CONCACAF zone FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying match.

Alvaro Saborio started the scored at 79 seconds in the second-fastest goal against the United States in a World Cup qualifier.

After some well done team play that shredded a shaky U.S. defence, Celso Borges notched a goal in the 13th minute. Pablo Herrera all but ended the match as a competition the with a goal in the 69th.

Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to make the final score less embarassing for Team USA.

Match: United States vs. Costa Rica
Date: June 3, 2009
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying; Final Round
Venue: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa; San Jose, Costa Rica
Kickoff: 8:06 p.m. MT

Scoring Summary:
CRC – Alvaro Saborio (Andy Herron) 2nd minute
CRC – Celso Borges (Esteban Sirias) 13
CRC – Pablo Herrera (Walter Centeno) 69
USA – Landon Donovan (penalty kick) 92+

Lineups:
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Marvell Wynne, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 7-DaMarcus Beasley; 4-Pablo Mastroeni (11-Freddy Adu, 63), 12-Michael Bradley, 9-José Francisco Torres (16-Sacha Kljestan, 46); 8-Clint Dempsey (15-Charlie Davies, 80), 10-Landon Donovan, 17-Jozy Altidore
Subs not used: 18-Brad Guzan, 2-Ricardo Clark, 13-Jonathan Bornstein, 14-Jay DeMerit
Head Coach: Bob Bradley

Costa Rica: 1-Keylor Navas; 15-Harold Wallace (2-Pablo Herrera, 56), 4-Michael Umana, 3-Freddy Fernandez, 17-Junior Diaz; 7-Andy Herron (6-Cristian Bolanos, 72), 5-Celso Borges, 10-Walter Centeno, 8-Esteban Sirias; 11-Bryan Ruiz, 9-Alvaro Saborio (16-Carlos Hernandez, 77)
Subs not used: 18-Ricardo Gonzalez, 12-Andy Furtado, 13-Gonzalo Segares, 14-Armando Alonso
Head Coach: Rodrigo Kenton

Video: USA 3 – Trinidad & Tobago 0 (HQ Behind the Scenes Video)

On April 1, we saw the US Men’s National Team demolish Trinidad and Tobago in a CONCACAF FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier in Nashville, TN. Now here’s some new HQ video of the match produced by US Soccer. It features, on the field footage, an interview with hat trick hero Jozy Altidore, pre-game, post-game and half-time team talk footage.

This is a must see for all US soccer fans.

Video: USA 3 – Trinidad & Tobago 0 (HQ World Cup Qualifying Highlights & Post-Game Interviews)

United States vs. Trinidad & Tobago

Date: April 1, 2009
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying; Final Round
Venue: LP Field – Nashville, Tennessee
Kickoff: 6:45 p.m. MT
Attendance: 27,959
Weather: Fair, 61 degrees

Scoring Summary:

USA – Jozy Altidore (Landon Donovan) 13th minute
USA – Altidore (Donovan) 71
USA – Altidore (Donovan) 89

Lineups:

USA: 1-Tim Howard; 2-Frankie Hejduk, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 7-DaMarcus Beasley; 8-Clint Dempsey (16-Sacha Kljestan, 84), 12-Michael Bradley, 4-Pablo Mastroeni, 10-Landon Donovan, 11-Brian Ching (6- José Francisco Torres, 81), 17-Jozy Altidore

Subs not used: 18-Brad Guzan, 9-Eddie Johnson, 13-Maurice Edu, 14-Jay DeMerit, 15-Jonathan Bornstein

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

TRI: 1-Clayton Ince; 3-Aklie Edwards, 8-Anthony Wolfe (4-Makan Hislop, 46), 5-Keyeno Thomas, 6-Dennis Lawrence; 7-Christopher Birchall (16-Khaleem Hyland, 56), 11-Carlos Edwards, 2-Clyde Leon, 17-Keon Daniel (12-Jason Scotland, 71); 15-Kenwyne Jones, 14-Stern John

Subs not used: 9-Trent Noel, 10-Russell Latapy, 13-Densill Theobald, 18-Jan Michael Williams

Head Coach: Francisco Maturana

Video: USA and Trinidad & Tobago Train in Nashville for Tomorrow's World Cup Qualifier

Here’s some video of the USA and Trinidad & Tobago soccer teams training in  ahead of tommorrow’s CONCACAF zone FIFA World Cup Qualifier @ LP Field in Nashville, TN.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 in the US at 7:30 PM ET. Both teams are attempting to follow up respectable performances at World Cup 2006 with trips to next year’s finals in South Africa.

Russia Adidas 2009/10 New Home and Away Kits / Jerseys

Yesterday, the Russian Football Union and Adidas presented the Russian National Football Team’s new kits for the rest of their UEFA zone FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign. This follows the RFU’s recent lucrative deal with Adidas. Russia will wear the new kits for the first time over then next week as they host Azerbaijan at home on March, 28th and travel to Liechtenstein on April 1.

The Russia 2009/10 home and away kits are now available for purchase at Subside Sports.

U.S. National Soccer Team Roster for the El Salvador and T&T World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named a 22 player roster for the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago. The roster features 5 current MLS players.

The U.S. first faces El Salvador away at Estadio Cuscatlán on March 28 at 7 p.m. MT. Four days later, Team USA travels to Nashville, Tennessee to host T&T to LP Field at 6:45 PT CT.

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	Hometown	Club	Caps/Goals
Adu, Freddy	M	5-8	140	06/02/89	Potomac, Md.	AS Monaco (France)	12/1
Altidore, Jozy	F	6-1	175	11/06/89	Boca Raton, Fla.	Xerex C.D. (Spain)	7/2
Beasley, DaMarcus	M	5-8	145	05/24/82	Ft. Wayne, Ind.	Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)	83/17
Bocanegra, Carlos	D	6-0	170	05/25/79	Alta Loma, Calif.	Stade Rennais (France)	63/10
Bradley, Michael	M	6-2	175	07/31/87	Manhattan Beach, Calif.	Borussia Mönchengladbach (German)	26/5
Califf, Danny	D	6-1	175	03/17/80	Orange, Calif.	FC Midtjylland (Denmark)	22/1
Ching, Brian	F	6-1	195	05/24/78	Haleiwa, Hawaii	Houston Dynamo	34/9
DeMerit, Jay	D	6-0	185	12/04/79	Green Bay, Wis.	Watford (England)	9/0
Dempsey, Clint	F	6-1	170	03/09/83	Nacogdoches, Texas	Fulham FC (England)	47/13
Donovan, Landon	F	5-8	150	03/04/82	Redlands, Calif.	Los Angeles Galaxy	106/37
Edu, Maurice	M	6-0	170	04/18/86	Fontana, Calif.	Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)	10/0
Guzan, Brad	GK	6-4	210	09/09/84	Homer Glen, Ill.	Aston Villa (England)	11/0
Hahnemann, Marcus	GK	6-3	220	06/15/72	Seattle, Wash.	Reading FC (England)	6/0
Hejduk, Frankie	D	5-8	155	08/05/74	Cardiff, Calif.	Columbus Crew	82/6
Howard, Tim	GK	6-3	210	03/06/79	North Brunswick, N.J.	Everton FC (England)	36/0
Johnson, Eddie	F	6-0	180	03/31/84	Palm Coast, Fla.	Cardiff City (Wales)	37/12
Kljestan, Sacha	M	6-1	150	09/09/85	Huntington Beach, Calif.	Chivas USA	14/3
Mastroeni, Pablo	M	5-10	170	08/26/76	Phoenix, Ariz.	Colorado Rapids	62/0
Onyewu, Oguchi	D	6-4	210	05/13/82	Olney, Md.	Standard de Liege (Belgium)	39/5
Pearce, Heath	D	5-10	175	08/13/84	Modesto, Calif.	Hansa Rostock (Germany)	22/0
Spector, Jonathan	D	6-0	180	03/01/86	Arlington Heights, Ill.	West Ham United (England)	12/0
Torres, José Francisco	M	5-7	135	10/29/87	Longview, Texas	Pachuca (Mexico)	2/0

ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 4/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton: 8/6 SO), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading: 1/1 SO)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 17/2), Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland: 3/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford: 1/0), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew: 15/1), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege: 13/1), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock: 8/0), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United: 2/1)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (AS Monaco: 5/1), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers: 22/6), Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach: 7/4), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers: 3/0), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA: 7/0), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids: 12/0), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca: 2/0)
FORWARDS (5): Jozy Altidore (Xerez C.D.: 4/1), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 13/6), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC: 13/4), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 26/9), Eddie Johnson (Cardiff City: 9/8)
*numbers indicate all-time World Cup Qualifying caps/goals

Russia Adidas 2009/10 New Home and Away Kit Designs

Late last year, the Russia Football Union signed a lucrative deal with Adidas. Shortly thereafter, the Russian national side debuted what appeared to be their FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying kits. However, those may have been only temporary as sport.ru has now obtained what may be new kits for Russia’s World Cup run. Here’s your first look at the new Russian kit designs that Andrei Arshavin and company are expected to in their run to South Africa 2010.

Video: CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier Highlights & Summaries for November 19, 2008

The USA, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica have qualified for the final round of CONCACAF World Cup 2010 qualifying. The draw to determine the placement of teams in the CONCACAF Final Round hexagonal for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying will take place on Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. local time in Johannesburg. Teams will learn their opponents as well as home and away dates for all 10 Final Round qualifiers that will determine the three automatic berths for CONCACAF in 2010 in South Africa.

Here are the current standings for CONCACAF World Cup 2010 qualifying.

Group One

At Denver, Colorado: United States 2 Guatemala 0

Scorers: Kenny Cooper 54, Freddy Adu 69

Halftime: 0-0

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At the Hasely Crawford stadium, Port of Spain: Trinidad and Tobago 3 Cuba 0

Scorers: Kenwyne Jones 67, Dwight Yorke 69, Keon Daniel 89

Halftime: 0-0

Goals Download – http://rapidshare.com/files/165544574/T_TGoals.avi.html

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Group Two

At the Olimpico stadium, San Pedro Sula: Honduras 1 Mexico 0

Scorer: Ricardo Osorio own goal 52

Red cards: Gerardo Torrado (Mexico) 87, Carlos Vela (Mexico) 88

Halftime: 0-0

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At the National stadium, Kingston: Jamaica 3 Canada 0

Scorers: Luton Shelton 27, Marlon King 58 pen, Omar Cummings 86

Halftime: 1-0

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Group Three

At the Andre Kamperveen stadium, Paramaribo: Suriname 1 Haiti 1

Scorers:

Suriname: Wensley Christoph 41

Haiti: Lionel Saint-Preux 30

Halftime: 1-1

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At the Cuscutlan stadium, San Salvador: El Salvador 1 Costa Rica 3

El Salvador: Rudi Corrales 17

Costa Rica: Roy Myrie 23, 90+4, Jose Fernandez 29

Halftime: 1-2

US National Soccer Team Training Roster for the Guatemala World Cup 2010 Qualifier

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has selected 19 players for a four-day training camp from Nov. 12-16 in Colorado. After the camp and the players’ next club matches, Bradley will announce the roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Guatemala. The qualifier is scheduled for Nov. 19 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. Given that the U.S. has already qualified for the next round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers and his training camp selection, Bradley’s roster will be very experimental.

Here are the current standings for CONCACAF World Cup 2010 qualifying.

U.S. Men’s National Team Training Camp Roster Commerce City, Colo. Nov. 12-15

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	Caps / G	Hometown	Club
Arnaud, Davy	F	6’0″	165	06/22/80	1 / 0	Nederland, Texas	Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
Barrett, Chad	F	5’11”	180	04/30/85	1 / 0	Beaverton, Ore.	Toronto FC (MLS)
Bornstein, Jonathan	D	5’9″	145	11/07/84	12 / 1	Los Alamitos, Calif.	Chivas USA (MLS)
Casey, Conor	F	6’1″	170	07/25/81	8 / 0	Denver, Colo.	Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Ching, Brian	F	6’1″	195	05/24/78	32 / 10	Haleiwa, Hawaii	Houston Dynamo (MLS)
Clark, Colin	M	5’11”	161	04/11/84	0 / 0	Ft. Collins, Colo.	Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Clark, Ricardo	M	5’10”	150	05/10/83	15 / 1	Jonesboro, Ga.	Houston Dynamo (MLS)
Cooper, Kenny	F	6’3″	210	10/21/84	2 / 1	Dallas, Texas	FC Dallas (MLS)
Edwards, Brian	GK	6’3″	195	10/06/84	0 / 0	Charlotte, N.C.	Toronto FC (MLS)
Franklin, Sean	D	5’10”	155	03/21/85	0 / 0	Palmdale, Calif.	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
Gibbs, Cory	D	6’1″	178	01/14/80	19 / 0	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Goodsen, Clarence	D	6’4″	170	05/17/82	1 / 0	Alexandria, Va.	IK Start (Norway)
Kljestan, Sacha	M	6’1″	150	09/09/85	11 / 0	Huntington Beach, Calif.	Chivas USA (MLS)
LaBrocca, Nick	M	5’10”	165	11/04/84	0 / 0	Howell, N.J.	Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Mastroeni, Pablo	M	5’10”	170	08/26/76	61 / 0	Phoenix, Ariz.	Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Moor, Drew	D	6’0″	170	01/15/84	5 / 0	Dallas, Texas	FC Dallas (MLS)
Parkhurst, Michael	D	5’11”	155	01/24/84	3 / 0	Providence, R.I.	New England Revolution (MLS)
Perkins, Troy	GK	6’2″	190	07/20/81	0 / 0	Worthington, Ohio	Valerenga IF (Norway)
Pickens, Matt	GK	6’3″	200	04/05/82	0 / 0	Washington, Mo.	out of contract