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1 Tim Howard18 Noel Valladares5 Oguchi Onyewu3 Maynor Figueroa12 Jonathan Spector2 Osman Chavez3 Carlos Bocanegra6 Mario Beata13 Jonathan Bornstein14 Mauricio Sabillon4 Pablo Mastroeni7 Amado Guevara8 Clint Dempsey8 Wilson Palacios2 Ricardo Clark4 Hendry Thomas10 Landon Donovan10 Ramon Nunez11 Conor Casey9 Carlos Pavon17 Jozy Altidore13 Carlos CostlySubstitutes18 Brad GuzanJunior Morales 114 Jay DeMeritErick Norales 56 Marvell WynneEmilio Izaguirre 127 DaMarcus BeasleyDanilo Turcios 179 Benny FeilhaberWalter Martinez 1516 Sacha KljestanGeorgie Welcome 1615 Charlie Davies SubstitutionsBenny Feilhaber for Pablo Mastroeni 46Danilo Turcios for Wilson Palacios 67Jay DeMerit for Carlos Bocanegra 71Walter Martinez for Ramon Nunez 79DaMarcus Beasley for Conor Casey 75 Yellow CardsConor Casey 20Mario Beata 42Landon Donovan 62

CHICAGO — Clint Dempsey flubbed a backheel five minutes in, Honduras pounced on it and the United States fell behind early for the second time in four days.”Here we go again,” U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra thought.Only this time, for the first time in 24 years, the Americans came from behind to win a World Cup qualifier.Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick in the 43rd minute and Bocanegra scored on a diving header off Dempsey’s knock-down header in the 68th Saturday night for a key 2-1 victory over Honduras.”If we don’t respond and win this game, we’re going to be in a bad position. Now we’re halfway through, in second place,” Donovan said. “Right now we’re in good position.”Seeking its sixth straight World Cup berth, the United States 3-1-1 is second in the final round of North and Central American qualifying with 10 points, two behind Costa Rica 4-1, which won 3-2 at Trinidad and Tobago.El Salvador 1-1-2 is third with five points following a 2-1 victory over visiting Mexico, and Honduras 1-2-1 is fourth with four points, one ahead of Mexico 1-3 and two in front of Trinidad 0-2-2.The top three nations qualify for next year’s 32-nation field in South Africa, and the No. 4 team goes to a playoff against the fifth-place team in South America for another berth. After going to the Confederations Cup to play Italy, Brazil and Egypt, the U.S. resumes qualifying at Mexico on Aug. 12.”I think our performances the first five games haven’t been great — we’ve been OK,” U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard said, “but the positive is we’re still second and we haven’t yet reached our potential.”The United States won a qualifier after trailing for the first time since beating Trinidad 2-1 at St. Louis on May 15, 1985. It has lost just one home qualifier in 24 years, 3-2 to Honduras in September 2001 at Washington, D.C. Since then, the U.S. team is 16-0-1 in qualifying at home.A crowd of 55,647 attended the first-ever qualifier at Soldier Field, site of the 1994 World Cup opener. While the game was played on American soil, the dominant support was for Honduras, a Central American nation of about 7.6 million, Fans in blue and white appeared to outnumber red-clad American supporters by a 4-to-1 margin, and in the final minutes some fans threw a few cups filled with liquid at Howard.”It’s just the way it is,” Dempsey said. “Maybe one day we’ll have more U.S. fans.”Coming off a 3-1 loss at Costa Rica on Wednesday, U.S. coach Bob Bradley changed four starters, inserting right back Jonathan Spector, left back Jonathan Bornstein, midfielder Ricardo Clark and forward Conor Casey. DaMarcus Beasley, Marvell Wynne Jr. and Jose Francisco Torres were benched, and Michael Bradley was suspended for getting his second yellow card of qualifying.The United States fell behind again when Wilson Palacios picked up Dempsey’s bad backheel and dished off to Carlos Costly, whose left-footed shot beat Howard from 22 yards.”We controlled the game early. We had the first goal, and we had control of the ball, so we were in a position to win,” Honduras captain Amado Guevara said. “But that’s the way soccer is. You lose focus for a couple seconds, and that’s all it takes.”Donovan, who played one of his best all-around games, made the penalty after a needless handball in the area by Mario Beata. It was Donovan’s American-record 11th goal in qualifying and 39th in 110 international appearances.Donovan started the play for the go-ahead goal with a corner kick that was headed down by Dempsey, who outjumped Hendry Thomas. Bocanegra charged in and, horizontal to the field, headed it in from about 3 yards for his 11th international goal.Dempsey joked that Bocanegra, who came out three minutes later with an injured right hamstring, was the perfect player to score that type of goal.”He’s short anyway,” Dempsey said.

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MLS scoresMLS standingsMLS schedulesEuropean ScoresEPL standingsMatchupsTicketsU.S. beats Honduras, clinches World Cup berthAmericans headed to South Africa next year after holding on for 3-2 victoryThe United States’ Conor Casey, top, celebrates with teammates after scoringone of his two goals against HondurasonSaturday night.View related photosEduardo Verdugo / APSlideshowJust for kicksTake a look at soccer wives and girlfriends from all over the world.SoccerVote: Who will win the MLS CupMLS scores Standings SchedulesEuropean soccer scores StandingsImages: Life and times of David BeckhamCOMPLETE SOCCER COVERAGEInside NBCSports.comScores, schedulesFantasy sportsTrash TalkPlayer newsSports oddsGame matchupsWeek in PicturesJT The BrickSlide showLife of Becks Top images of the life on and off the soccer field for England superstar David Beckham. more photosSlide showWeek in Sports PicturesTaking a stab at fencing, leaping the football pile, rolling with the Yankees and more.more photosupdated 2:24 a.m. ET Oct. 11, 2009SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras – American players danced in the locker room and swigged some bubbly, With a thrilling victory on a hot and humid night in Central America, the U.S. soccer team earned a trip to South Africa and another chance to impress at the World Cup. Conor Casey scored his first two international goals in the second half, Landon Donovan added another and the United States clinched its sixth straight World Cup berth with a game to spare by rallying to beat Honduras 3-2 on Saturday night. It never gets old, thats for sure, Donovan said. After what most of us would say was a very disappointing 2006 World Cup, we now have a chance at redemption. Story continues below advertisement your ad hereIn one of the most thrilling end-to-end matches the U.S. has played in many years, the Americans took a 3-1 lead before Honduras closed on Julio Cesar De Leons second goal of the game in the 78th minute. Carlos Pavon had a chance to tie following a hand ball in the penalty area by Jonathan Spector. Pavon stood over the ball ahead of his penalty kick, and U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard worried. You try not to think about all the negative stuff, but its inevitable, Howard said. You just think, Where did it all go wrong Pavon put his penalty kick over the crossbar in the 87th minute, Then, 2 minutes later, he fired high on an open header. Thank you, Howard said to himself. And just a few minutes later, he heard the final whistle, securing the berth. The Honduran crowd, which had been respectful during the playing of the U.S. anthem, applauded even though it was disappointed. I was relieved. I was thankful, Howard said. I feel like Im in the prime of my career, and the thought went through my head this week that I certainly didnt want to miss this opportunity. Coming off a first-round elimination at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the United States 6-2-1 is first in North and Central America and the Caribbean with 19 points and assured of one of three automatic berths that to go to the top finishers in the region. Mexico 6-3 also clinched Saturday and has 18 points following a 4-1 victory over visiting El Salvador. Costa Rica 5-4 moved into third with 15 points after winning at home against Trinidad and Tobago. Honduras 4-4-1, seeking its second World Cup appearance and first since 1982, has 13 points and dropped into fourth. If the Catrachos are still in that spot after the final match at El Salvador on Wednesday, they would meet the No. 5 nation from South America in a playoff. Costa Rica closes against the U.S. at Washingtons RFK Stadium. You dont want to go into the last game leaving anything to chance, Donovan said. As we see around the world, in qualifiers today. anything can happen in one soccer game and we didnt want to leave that opportunity open. Honduras has been in turmoil since a June military coup, but the crowd was united behind its team. It had been 8-0 at home in qualifying and had been undefeated in 17 games at San Pedro Sula since June 2003. Were very proud, U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. We understand the responsibility we have every time we step on the field for our fans, for our country. He said the team had extra emotion because the win came three years and one day after the death of former U.S. assistant coach Glenn Myernick. I think he would have been proud of us tonight, said Bradley, who replaced Bruce Arena after the 2006 tournament. Fans started filling the stadium about 5 hours before kickoff, the stands separated from the field by a running track and high barbed wire. De Leon put Honduras ahead in the 47th minute when he curved a free kick over a five-man defensive wall and to the right of leaping Howard from one yard outside the penalty area after a foul by Oguchi Onyewu. That set off sustained boisterous cheering and jumping that made Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano shake, but the sellout crowd of about 40,000 was silenced when Casey tied it in the 55th. Onyewu sent a long pass downfield, and Charlie Davies nodded it across the area to Casey, who outjumped defender Maynor Figueroa and outmuscled goalkeeper Noel Valladares for his first goal in 15 international appearances. Its always strange when you score and its silent, Casey said. Youre always wondering, Did I score or not score David Suazo nearly put Honduras ahead in the 65th, one minute after entering, but Howard made a leaping fingertip save. Casey then gave the U.S. the lead a minute later when he split two defenders, took a pass from Donovan and scored from 16 yards. Plagued by injuries that injured required surgery on both knees, Casey has been in and out of the national team. He had not scored in 14 previous international games. Its been a long time coming over the years the injuries and whatnot, he said. Donovan, who set an American record with his 10th assist of the year, extended his U.S. scoring record on a 21-yard free kick in the 71st minute, his 42nd international goal. It was if the air had been sucked out of the stadium. ALSO ON THIS STORYRoundup: Mexico, Italy, Germany reach World CupMaurcio Sabillion nearly tied it in the 82nd, putting a bicycle kick over the crossbar and causing Howard to scream at his defenders. Then came the frantic finish. This was a culmination of a long learning process, Donovan said. We played a mature, experienced, hard-fought 90 minutes. Also on NBCSports.comFlorio: T.O., Merriman among 10 who should be dealt Blyleven: Breaking down the great Mariano RiveraPredictions 101: Big wins for Sooners, Trojans, BadgersNBA: Team-by-team previews Top 100 playersTwitter: Follow us nbcsports 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Discuss Story

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Carlos Pavon scored in the 19th and 27th minutes, Amado Guevara made it 3-0 in the 61st and David Suazo added the Hondurans’ final goal in the 83rd.Jerry Baptiste scored two minutes later for Trinidad and Tobago, which is coming off its first World Cup appearance three years ago but has little chance to make next year’s 32-nation field.Honduras, which made its only World Cup appearance in 1982, is on 13 points and leads the United States on goal difference. Mexico and Costa Rica are one point back, with the top three to qualify for South Africa 2010 and the fourth team to go into a further playoff against a South American opponent.Honduras is at Mexico on Wednesday, while the United States is at Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica is at El Salvador.Lineups:Honduras: Noel Valladares, Mauricio Sabillon, Erick Norales, Maynor Figueroa, Emilio Izaguirre, Hendry Thomas, Amado Guevara Edgar Alvarez, 71st, Danilo Turcios Melvin Valladares, 76th, Ramon Nunez, Carlos Pavon, Jerry Palacios David Suazo, 58th.Trinidad and Tobago: Clayon Ince, Dennis Lawrence, Marvin Andrews, Radanfah Abu Bakr Jerry Baptiste, 78th, Keon Daniel Trent Noel, 78, Carlos Edwards Densill Theobald, 76th Silvio Spann Hayden Pinto, 45th, Kenwyne Jones, Collin Samuels, Cornell Glen, Keston Williams.

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2009SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — American players danced in the locker room and swigged some bubbly. With a thrilling victory on a hot and humid night in Central America, the U.S. soccer team earned a trip to South Africa and another chance to impress at the World Cup. Conor Casey scored his first two international goals in the second half, Landon Donovan added another and the United States clinched its sixth straight World Cup berth with a game to spare by rallying to beat Honduras 3-2 on Saturday. “It never gets old, that’s for sure,” Donovan said. “After what most of us would say was a very disappointing 2006 World Cup, we now have a chance at redemption.” In one of the most exciting end-to-end matches the U.S. has played in many years, the Americans took a 3-1 lead before Honduras closed on Julio Cesar De Leon’s second goal of the game in the 78th minute. Carlos Pavon had a chance to tie following a hand ball in the penalty area by Stuart Holden. Pavon stood over the ball ahead of his penalty kick, and U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard worried. “You try not to think about all the negative stuff, but it’s inevitable,” Howard said. “You just think, ‘Where did it all go wrong’” Pavon put his penalty kick over the crossbar in the 87th minute, Then, 2 minutes later, he fired high on an open header. “Thank you,” Howard said to himself. And just a few minutes later, he heard the final whistle, securing the berth. The Honduran crowd, which had been respectful during the playing of the U.S. anthem, applauded even though it was disappointed. “I was relieved. I was thankful,” Howard said. “I feel like I’m in the prime of my career, and the thought went through my head this week that I certainly didn’t want to miss this opportunity.” Coming off a first-round elimination at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the United States 6-2-1 is first in North and Central America and the Caribbean with 19 points and assured of one of three automatic berths that to go to the top finishers in the region. Mexico 6-3 also clinched Saturday and has 18 points following a 4-1 victory over visiting El Salvador. Costa Rica 5-4 moved into third with 15 points after winning at home against Trinidad and Tobago. Honduras 4-4-1, seeking its second World Cup appearance and first since 1982, has 13 points and dropped into fourth. If the Catrachos are still in that spot after the final match at El Salvador on Wednesday, they would meet the No. 5 nation from South America in a playoff. Costa Rica closes against the U.S. at Washington’s RFK Stadium. “You don’t want to go into the last game leaving anything to chance,” Donovan said. “As we see around the world, in qualifiers today. anything can happen in one soccer game and we didn’t want to leave that opportunity open.” Too bad not many in the U.S. got to see it — the game was broadcast only on closed circuit to bars and restaurants, a decision made by the company that bought rights from the Honduran federation. Honduras has been in turmoil since a June military coup, but the crowd was united behind its team. The Catrachos had been 8-0 at home in qualifying and had been undefeated in 17 games at San Pedro Sula since June 2003. Anticipation of a World Cup berth turned this into a Honduran national celebration. “We’re very proud,” U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. “We understand the responsibility we have every time we step on the field for our fans, for our country.” He said the team had extra emotion because the win came three years and one day after the death of former U.S. assistant coach Glenn Myernick. “I think he would have been proud of us tonight,” said Bradley, who replaced Bruce Arena after the 2006 tournament. Fans started filling the stadium about 5&frac12 hours before kickoff, the stands separated from the field by a running track and high barbed wire. De Leon put Honduras ahead in the 47th minute when he curved a free kick over a five-man defensive wall and to the right of leaping Howard from one yard outside the penalty area after a foul by Oguchi Onyewu. That set off sustained boisterous cheering and jumping that made Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano shake, but the sellout crowd of about 40,000 was silenced when Casey tied it in the 55th. Onyewu sent a long pass downfield, and Charlie Davies nodded it across the area to Casey, who outjumped defender Maynor Figueroa and outmuscled goalkeeper Noel Valladares for his first goal in 15 international appearances. “It’s always strange when you score and it’s silent,” Casey said. “You’re always wondering, ‘Did I score or not score” David Suazo nearly put Honduras ahead in the 65th, one minute after entering, but Howard made a leaping fingertip save. Casey then gave the U.S. the lead a minute later when he split two defenders, took a pass from Donovan and scored from 16 yards. Plagued by injuries that injured required surgery on both knees, Casey has been in and out of the national team. He had not scored in 14 previous international games. “It’s been a long time coming over the years — the injuries and whatnot,” he said. Donovan, who set an American record with his 10th assist of the year, extended his U.S. scoring record on a 21-yard free kick in the 71st minute, his 42nd international goal. It was if the air had been sucked out of the stadium. Maurcio Sabillion nearly tied it in the 82nd, putting a bicycle kick over the crossbar and causing Howard to scream at his defenders. Then came the frantic finish. “This was a culmination of a long learning process,” Donovan said. “We played a mature, experienced, hard-fought 90 minutes.”

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