Costa Rica beats Trinidad & Tobago 4-0 to bolster chances of qualifying for 2010 World Cup

October 5th, 2009 Dempsey to miss qualifier with sprained shoulderMIAMI SHORES, Fla. — Clint Dempsey will miss the United States' World Cup qualifier at Honduras on Saturday because of a sprained right shoulder.

October 3rd, 2009 Czech Republic beats Costa Rica 3-2 at U20 WCupALEXANDRIA, Egypt — The Czech Republic rallied to beat Costa Rica 3-2 at the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday, but Costa Rica still reached the knockout stage on goal difference, eliminating the United States. Costa Rica finished with three points in Group E and a goal difference of minus-3 to take the final place in the last 16 as one of the best four third-place teams.

September 17th, 2009 New Costa Rica coach faces early problemsSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Rene Simoes is the new soccer of Costa Rica, and has problems after one day on the job. He was hired Wednesday, a day after Rodrigo Kenton was fired after three straight losses during World Cup qualifying.

September 15th, 2009 SAN JOSE - Rodrigo Kenton was sacked as Costa Rica's national football coach, the Costa Rican Football Federation (Fedefutbol) said. At a press conference in San Jose Monday, Fedefutbol President Eduardo Li said the institution had asked Kenton to step down in the face of recent poor results in the North and Central American and Caribbean qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

September 9th, 2009 US moves to verge of 6th straight World Cup berthPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — With yet another one-goal win, the United States put itself in position to clinch its sixth straight World Cup berth when it plays at Honduras on Oct. 10. "The win was crucial.

September 3rd, 2009 American playing for El Salvador in Cup qualifierPROVO, Utah — El Salvador midfielder Arturo Alvarez will know his opponents well in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against the United States. Many of them were teammates with Alvarez on U.S.

August 25th, 2009 Mexico chooses squad for Costa Rica, HondurasMEXICO CITY — Injured Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez was left off Mexico's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras next month, while young forward Nestor Calderon was added. Marquez, who missed last month's 2-1 home victory over the United States, remains sidelined with a leg injury.

August 13th, 2009 Mexico beats US 2-1 in World Cup qualifierMEXICO CITY — Mexican coach Javier Aguirre showed his relief after his team's 2-1 victory over the United States on Wednesday in a critical World Cup qualifier. "Today is a day to celebrate, drink a few tequilas, and then get back to work," Aguirre said after Miguel Sabah's goal in the 82nd minute gave Mexico the come-from-behind victory.

August 13th, 2009 Mexico beats US 2-1 in qualifierMEXICO CITY — Mexican coach Javier Aguirre showed his relief after his team's 2-1 victory over the United States on Wednesday in a critical World Cup qualifier. "Today is a day to celebrate, drink a few tequilas, and then get back to work," Aguirre said after Miguel Sabah's goal in the 82nd minute gave Mexico the come-from-behind victory.

August 13th, 2009 MEXICO CITY — Once again, the United States failed to hold a lead in a key game — and failed to earn its first win south of the border. Leading 1-0 after nine minutes on Charlie Davies' goal in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Mexico, the U.S.

June 4th, 2009 Costa Rica beats US 3-1 in World Cup qualifierSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Alvaro Saborio scored 79 seconds in, the second-fastest goal against the United States in a World Cup qualifier, and Costa Rica coasted to a 3-1 victory Wednesday night. Celso Borges added a goal in the 13th minute, and Pablo Herrera sealed the victory for 41st-ranked Costa Rica when he made it 3-0 in the 69th.

June 3rd, 2009 Donovan warns mates to be prepared for Costa RicaSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Landon Donovan has a message for the younger players on the U.S. team preparing for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica at Saprissa Stadium.

June 2nd, 2009 Hejduk out for AmericansSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — U.S. defender Frankie Hejduk is out for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier at Costa Rica with a groin injury.

May 31st, 2009 US finishes preparations for WCup qualifiersMIAMI — The U.S. soccer team concluded five days of training on Sunday and was looking forward to the arrival of members who couldn't participate in preparations for the team's World Cup qualifying matches this week.

May 30th, 2009 Difficult stretch in World Cup qualifying for USNEW YORK — The United States is about to enter its most difficult stretch of qualifying as it tries for its sixth straight World Cup appearance. First, the Americans play Wednesday night at San Jose, Costa Rica, where they're 0-6 in qualifying, have been outscored 13-4 and must deal with playing on artificial turf.