Honduras, Argentina Among World Cup Qualifiers

Published: October 15, 2009, 12:56 am

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Honduras won at El Salvador, 1-0, to claim the third and final automatic qualifying spot for next year’s World Cup from CONCACAF. Costa Rica had a chance to clinch a berth but lost a two-goal halftime lead. Bryan Ruiz scored twice to put the Ticos in the lead. Michael Bradley, son of Coach Bob Bradley, put the U.S. on the board in the 72nd minute. Jonathan Bornstein scored 4.5 minutes into added time to draw the Americans level. Mexico tied at Trinidad and Tobago, 2-2. Costa Rica will face Uruguay in a two-leg playoff next month. Costa Rica will host the first leg Nov. 14. The second leg is at Uruguay Nov. 18. Uruguay lost at home to Argentina, 1-0, tonight to finish fifth in CONMEBOL qualifying. Argentina grabbed the fourth and last automatic bid from the region. UEFA round-robin qualifying ended Wednesday. Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland are the group winners and have earned spots in South Africa next year.

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