Tuesday, June 11, 2013

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CONCACAF): EJ And Jozy Make Things Rosy For Team USA; El Tri Held To Scoreless Home Draw By Tecos; Honduras Blanks Reggae Boyz

Three games were played on Tuesday in the final round of CONCACAF regional qualifying for next year's World Cup.

At Mexico City:

Costa Rica held hosts Mexico to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Tegucigalpa, Honduras:

Oscar Garcia (10') and Roger Espinoza (88') provided the scoring as Honduras blanked struggling, visiting, ten-man Jamaica 2-0.

At Seattle:

In the first World Cup qualifier to take place in the Emerald City in 37 years, and in front of 40,847 fans at CenturyLink Field, Jozy Aldidore (36') and Eddie Johnson (53') each delivered a goal as the United States moved to the top of the Final Hexagonal Group with a 2-0 home blanking of Panama.

FINAL HEXAGONAL GROUP STANDINGS:

1. United States (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 10)
2. Costa Rica (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
3. Mexico (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
4. Honduras (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
5. Panama (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
6. Jamaica (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 2)

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