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| Canada took an early lead, but a pair of goals in the second half from Ramon Nunez gave Honduras a vital 2-1 victory Saturday in their Group 2 match in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. |
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| Unconvincing wins for Italy, England, Spain and Portugal were all overshadowed Saturday when France started its attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup with a humbling 3-1 defeat at Austria. While Italy won 2-1 at Cyprus and European Champion Spain beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0, France continued to show the same poor form that brought a surprise first-round exit from Euro 2008 by losing to a team... |
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| Antonio Di Natale scored
twice as Italy started the defence of their World Cup crown on
Saturday with a lucky 2-1 win over Cyprus in their Group Eight
qualifier.
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| Republic of Ireland beat Georgia 2-1 in their opening World Cup Group Eight match here on Saturday to give Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni a winning start in his first competitive match. |
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| Cyprus 0 Italy 1 - 2010 World Cup group
eight qualifier latest in Larnaca on Saturday.
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| Lowly Cyprus are confident of causing a major upset when they kick off against world champions Italy in their Group 8 qualifier on Saturday. |
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| Despite winning the oldest major tournament in the nation on Wednesday night, there's no rest for a weary D.C. United, who have flown some 2,500 miles west in advance of Saturday night's league match at San Jose where a revitalized Earthquakes squad lies in wait, hoping to snatch a vital three points at their expense. |
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| Luis Santibanez, who coached Chile at the 1982 World Cup in Spain and led the national team for five years, died Friday. He was 72. Santibanez died of complications from a kidney condition, said Sebastian Ugarte, a doctor at the Salvador Hospital in Santiago. The ex-coach had been hospitalized for 10 days. |
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| It's another vital battle for the Los Angeles Galaxy in their bid to return to the MLS Cup Playoffs as they play host to Real Salt Lake at The Home Depot Center. |
