Histórico Triunfo de Chile sobre Argentina

Chile cambió la historia y derrotó a Argentina

Cada vez más cerca de Sudáfrica 2010

En un día histórico para el futbol chileno, la “Roja” venció 1-0 a Argentina en el Estadio Nacional de Santiago, en la décima fecha de las eliminatorias rumbo al mundial de Sudáfrica 2010, logrando así su primer triunfo en eliminatorias contra la albiceleste, en toda su historia.

El jugador del Audax Italiano, Fabián Orellana, fue el autor del único gol del partido al minuto 35, que Chile manejó perfectamente ante una selección argentina desorientada sin la conducción de Juan Román Riquelme, ausente por acumulación de tarjetas amarillas, y también gracias a la presión ejercida por los dirigidos por el “Loco” Bielsa.

Chile creó más oportunidades de gol, como un disparo de Humberto Suazo que se fue a unos centímetros del arco defendido por Carrizo, o un rebote que aprovechó Hugo Droguett y prendió de primera intención, pero el balón fue desviado en la línea por un hombre argentino.

Así Chile desafió a la historia y, también gracias a la combinación de otros resultados, sigue en el cuarto lugar de la tabla general, pero ya en el grupo de los mejores y despegándose del pelotón conformado por Uruguay, Ecuador y Colombia, sus rivales directos en la lucha por uno de los boletos para Sudáfrica 2010.

Por su lado, Argentina sigue tercero con 16 puntos pero mejor diferencia de goles que Chile, y con un punto menos que Brasil, que se ubica segundo.

Paraguay, como era de esperarse, está solo a la cabeza con 23 puntos y con su participación en la máxima justa futbolera asegurada, a menos de que ocurra algo completamente inexplicable.

Felicidades a Chile y suerte para el resto de las eliminatorias.

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Histórico Triunfo de Chile sobre Argentina

Nunca en la historia del fútbol chileno, una selección adulta había derrotado a la potente selección argentina por los puntos.

Tuvieron que pasar 10 enfrentamientos y muuuuchos (pero muuuuuuchos) años, para que ayer (jueves 15 de octubre 2008), la “Roja” dirigida por Marcelo “el Loco” Bielsa diera vuelta la historia.
El solitario gol del debutante Fabián Orellana, dejó a un país ilusionado con la idea de un Mundial (Sudáfrica 2010), cada vez más cercano.

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Jamaica Viva

FIFA World Cup
Jamaica continues to bolster World Cup hopes with 1:0 victory over Honduras

10/15/2008 - KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica kept alive its hopes of advancing to the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying,, beating Honduras 1:0 Wednesday at National Stadium.

Luton Shelton scored his sixth in the Caribbean Island’s 2010 World Cup Qualifying campaign – in the 16th minute. It was a second straight 1:0 home victory at “The Office” for the Reggae Boyz following Saturday’s upset against Group C leader Mexico.

The result leaves Jamaica with seven points, two points behind Honduras, and with a chance of making the six-team “hexagonal” with just one round of games to play.

Forced to play all of its first three games away from home in part due to Hurricane Gustav, Jamaica opened Group B play with a 1:1 draw in Canada and then lost to Mexico (3:0) and Honduras (2:0), triggering the firing of manager Rene Simoes.

But the two consecutive home wins, under interim manager Theodore Whitmore, and results elsewhere have put Jamaica back into contention.

Three points at home for the Reggae Boyz against the Maple Leafs, coupled with a Mexico victory in San Pedro Sula would complete a comeback that seemed extremely unlikely just a month ago and ensure Jamaica a spot in the final round of qualifying.

FIFA World Cup
Mexico rallies to draw 2:2 with Canada, still short of final round of qualifying

10/15/2008 - EDMONTON, Canada – Substitute Mattias Vuoso’s goal in the 64th minute helped Mexico earn a 2:2 draw with Canada Wednesday night, delaying until the final day which two teams will advance from Group B to the final round of World Cup qualifying.

Carlos Salcido added the other goal for Mexico, which failed to clinch a berth in the six-team “hexagonal” for the second time in five days.

Tomasz Radzinski and Ali Gerba scored for Canada, which was eliminated with its 3:1 loss at Honduras on Saturday.

With the draw before 14,145 at Commonwealth Stadium , Mexico moves alone atop Group B with 10 points, one ahead of Honduras and three ahead of Jamaica, which won its second straight earlier Wednesday, 1:0 over Honduras in Kingston.

All four teams will have just over a month off to prepare for the critical final match.

Mexico will have a third opportunity to clinch a spot when it heads to San Pedro Sula to face Honduras on 19 November, while Jamaica hopes to cap its stellar run with a home win over Canada.

Mexico came into the match having lost 1:0 in Jamaica on Saturday. Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side could have clinched a spot with a win, but met a Canadian side determined to salvage something from its failed qualifying campaign

"Today we played football," Eriksson said. "If we did that against Jamaica then we would have qualified by now. Today was much much better.

"Canada did well. It can't be easy to play when you can't qualify for the World Cup. They fought and played well. We make life difficult for oursleves." With temperatures hovering around 6 degrees Celsius (42 Fahrenheit) at kickoff, the Canadians offered a stiff resistance and led twice.

Despite missing three key members of its midfield in Dwayne De Rosario, who was not selected, and Atiba Hutchinson and Julian de Guzman to injury, Canada came out strong from the start , holding possession and creating some good scoring opportunities.

Gerba put Canada ahead in the 13th minute, taking a redirected pass from Mike Klukowski at the top of the penalty area, corralling the ball and beating diving Mexico goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez with a high strike from 25 yards.

With the goal, Gerba became only the second Canadian to score six goals in a calendar year. It also marked the first time Canada has scored in seven consecutive World Cup qualifying matches.

But a disputed call against Canada enabled Salcido draw Mexico even in the 35th minute.

Canadian Marcel De Jong and Mexican Gerrardo Torrado collided outside the top of the penalty area on a 50-50 ball, but referee Enrico Wijngaarde of Suriname called a foul on de Jong.

On the ensuing free kick, Salcido’s shot deflected off Patrice Bernier in the Canadian wall and eluded Lars Hirschfeld.

"It was a good game, maybe we could have had a win," Canada coach Dale Mitchell said. "I was a little disappointed with the first goal (Salcido). De Jong tries to head the ball away and gets clattered, yet the foul is against us." Radzinski restored Canada’s lead in the 50th, tapping in a Gerba cross from the right flank.

But just 14 minutes later, Vuoso, who entered the game nine minutes earlier, tied the game again on a header in the penalty area off a cross from Giovanni Dos Santos.

Ticos won their fifth straight

FIFA World Cup
Costa Rica beats Haiti 2:0 for sixth straight victory in World Cup qualifying

10/15/2008 - SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Junior Diaz and Victor Nunez both scored for Costa Rica and the Ticos won their fifth straight in the second round of World Cup qualifying, 2:0 over Haiti on Wednesday.

Diaz scored to give Cost Rica, which has won six straight overall in qualifying, the only goal it needed in the 16th minute and Nunez added another in two minutes into second-half injury time.

The victory improved the Ticos, which clinched its place in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying with its 4:1 win over Haiti on Saturday, to 15 points atop Group C, five better than second-placed El Salvador.

Haiti was formally eliminated with the loss. Costa Rica has outscored its opponents 17:2 in its five games, and still has a final qualifier on 19 November at El Salvador. Haiti closes out its qualifying schedule at Suriname.

Boost to Trinidad and Tobago

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Source:CONCACAF
Trinidad & Tobago beats USA 2:1 to boost World Cup qualifying chances
10/15/2008 - PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Dwight Yorke converted a 79th-minute penalty to give Trinidad & Tobago a 2:1 victory over the United States on Wednesday, moving it to the brink of the the final round of World Cup qualifying.

It was the Soca Warriors’ first victory over the USA in 12 tries in World Cup qualifying, and ended the Stars & Stripes’ six-game winning streak in their bid to reach the 2010 finals in South Africa.

The USA already had clinched its place in the six-team CONCACAF “hexagonal”, but the result moved Trinidad into second place in second-round Group A with eight points, three better than Guatemala, which was beaten 2:1 by Cuba.

Only one game remains in the second round of qualifying. Trinidad will be at home against Cuba on 19 November while Guatemala will have to travel to face the USA.

Yorke converted after Trinidad was awarded the penalty when Jozy Altidore dragged down Makan Hislop by grabbing his shirt on a corner kick.

Forty-year-old Russell Latapy gave Trinidad the lead with his 29th career goal in the 61st minute. Latapy, who has played for Falkirk in Scotland since 2003, scored after Trinidad had more of the possession and chances.

Chris Birchall sent the ball down the right to Carlos Edwards, who chipped it back to the top of the area. Latapy stuck the volley with his left foot, hitting the left post, but the ball rebounded off the back of diving goalkeeper Brad Guzan and deflected back into the goal.

The USA, which used eight different starters from Saturday night’s 6:1 victory over Cuba that sent the Stars & Stripes into the final round of qualifying, equalized in the 75th minute. Maurice Edu was able to force the ball into the penalty area and off to the right to Altidore, who sent a short cross in front to Charlie Davies, who converted for his first international goal.

Resultados sexta jornada (15 de octubre para CR)

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15/10/08 22:00	Rio De Janeiro		Brazil	0:0	Colombia
15/10/08 21:30	Piraeus		Greece	1:2 (0:1)	Switzerland
15/10/08 21:30	Tallinn		Estonia	0:0	Turkey
15/10/08 21:30	Minsk		Belarus	1:3 (1:1)	England
15/10/08 20:45	Braga		Portugal	0:0	Albania
15/10/08 20:45	Moenchengladbach		Germany	1:0 (0:0)	Wales
15/10/08 20:45	Brussels		Belgium	1:2 (1:1)	Spain
15/10/08 20:30	Puerto La Cruz		Venezuela	3:1 (0:1)	Ecuador
15/10/08 20:30	Bratislava		Slovakia	2:1 (0:0)	Poland
15/10/08 20:15	Santiago De Chile		Chile	1:0 (1:0)	Argentina
15/10/08 20:15	Luxembourg		Luxembourg	0:0	Moldova
15/10/08 20:15	Zenica		Bosnia-Herzegovina	4:1 (2:0)	Armenia
15/10/08 20:15	Zagreb		Croatia	4:0 (2:0)	Andorra
15/10/08 19:45	Belfast		Northern Ireland	4:0 (2:0)	San Marino
15/10/08 19:30	Ta'Qali		Malta	0:1 (0:1)	Hungary
15/10/08 19:00	Riga		Latvia	1:1 (0:0)	Israel
15/10/08 19:00	Moscow		Russia	3:0 (1:0)	Finland
15/10/08 19:00	Kaunas		Lithuania	1:0 (1:0)	Faroe Islands
15/10/08 17:30	Teplice		Czech Republic	1:0 (0:0)	Slovenia
15/10/08 17:10	Asuncion		Paraguay	1:0 (0:0)	Peru

11/10/08 14:30	Sekondi		Ghana	3:0 (2:0)	Lesotho
11/10/08 14:30	Abidjan		Côte d'Ivoire	3:0 (1:0)	Madagascar
11/10/08 14:30	Blantyre		Malawi	2:1 (0:1)	Congo DR
11/10/08 15:00	La Paz		Bolivia	3:0 (2:0)	Peru
11/10/08 15:00	Glasgow		Scotland	0:0	Norway
11/10/08 15:30	Yaounde		Cameroon	5:0 (1:0)	Mauritius
11/10/08 15:30	Libreville		Gabon	1:0 (0:0)	Libya
11/10/08 15:30	Accra		Togo	6:0 (3:0)	Swaziland
11/10/08 16:00	Dar Es Salaam		Tanzania	3:1 (2:1)	Cape Verde Islands
11/10/08 16:00	Windhoek		Namibia	4:2 (3:0)	Zimbabwe
11/10/08 16:00	Malabo		Equatorial Guinea	0:1 (0:1)	South Africa
11/10/08 16:00	Abuja		Nigeria	4:1 (3:1)	Sierra Leone
11/10/08 16:00	Torshavn		Faroe Islands	1:1 (0:0)	Austria
11/10/08 16:00	Monrovia		Liberia	0:0	Algeria
11/10/08 16:00	Dakar		Senegal	1:1 (0:0)	Gambia
11/10/08 16:30	Gaborone		Botswana	0:1 (0:1)	Mozambique
11/10/08 16:30	Paramaribo		Suriname	1:4 (0:2)	Costa Rica
11/10/08 17:00	Helsinki		Finland	1:0 (0:0)	Azerbaijan
11/10/08 17:00	Rades		Tunisia	5:0 (4:0)	Seychelles
11/10/08 17:00	Port-Au-Prince		Haiti	0:0	El Salvador
11/10/08 17:15	London		England	5:1 (0:0)	Kazakhstan
11/10/08 17:30	Cardiff		Wales	2:0 (1:0)	Liechtenstein
11/10/08 17:45	St. Gall		Switzerland	2:1 (0:0)	Latvia
11/10/08 18:00	Bamako		Mali	2:1 (1:0)	Chad
11/10/08 18:10	Buenos Aires		Argentina	2:1 (2:1)	Uruguay
11/10/08 18:20	Bogota		Colombia	0:1 (0:1)	Paraguay
11/10/08 19:00	Kingston		Jamaica	1:0 (1:0)	Mexico
11/10/08 19:11	Washington Dc		USA	6:1 (2:1)	Cuba
11/10/08 19:30	Rabat		Morocco	4:1 (1:0)	Mauritania
11/10/08 19:30	San Pedro Sula		Honduras	3:1 (1:0)	Canada
11/10/08 19:45	Budapest		Hungary	2:0 (0:0)	Albania
11/10/08 20:00	Copenhagen		Denmark	3:0 (2:0)	Malta
11/10/08 20:00	Solna		Sweden	0:0	Portugal
11/10/08 20:00	Kharkov		Ukraine	0:0	Croatia
11/10/08 20:00	Guatemala City		Guatemala	0:0	Trinidad and Tobago
11/10/08 20:15	Luxembourg		Luxembourg	1:3 (1:1)	Israel
11/10/08 20:15	Belgrade		Serbia	3:0 (2:0)	Lithuania
11/10/08 20:30	Chorzow		Poland	2:1 (1:0)	Czech Republic
11/10/08 20:30	Serravalle		San Marino	1:3 (1:2)	Slovakia
11/10/08 20:30	Tbilisi		Georgia	1:1 (0:0)	Cyprus
11/10/08 20:45	Maribor		Slovenia	2:0 (0:0)	Northern Ireland
11/10/08 20:45	Dortmund		Germany	2:1 (2:0)	Russia
11/10/08 20:45	Brussels		Belgium	2:0 (2:0)	Armenia
11/10/08 20:45	Rotterdam		Netherlands	2:0 (1:0)	Iceland
11/10/08 21:00	Istanbul		Turkey	2:1 (0:1)	Bosnia-Herzegovina
11/10/08 21:00	Omdurman		Sudan	2:0 (1:0)	Congo
11/10/08 21:15	Sofia		Bulgaria	0:0	Italy
11/10/08 21:30	Piraeus		Greece	3:0 (2:0)	Moldova
11/10/08 21:40	Constanta		Romania	2:2 (2:1)	France
11/10/08 21:45	Tallinn		Estonia	0:3 (0:2)	Spain
12/10/08 15:30	San Cristobal		Venezuela	0:4 (0:3)	Brazil
12/10/08 15:30	Bujumbura		Burundi	1:3 (1:1)	Burkina Faso
12/10/08 16:00	Conakry		Guinea	3:2 (1:0)	Kenya
12/10/08 16:00	Luanda		Angola	3:1 (0:1)	Niger
12/10/08 16:00	Kampala		Uganda	2:1 (0:1)	Benin
12/10/08 16:55	Quito		Ecuador	1:0 (0:0)	Chile
12/10/08 20:00	Cairo		Egypt	4:0 (1:0)	Djibouti
14/10/08 16:00	La Paz		Bolivia	2:2 (2:0)	Uruguay
15/10/08 17:00	Tehran		Iran	2:1 (1:0)	Korea DPR
15/10/08 17:10	Asuncion		Paraguay	1:0 (0:0)	Peru
15/10/08 17:30	Teplice		Czech Republic	1:0 (0:0)	Slovenia
15/10/08 18:00	Reykjavik		Iceland	1:0 (1:0)	Macedonia FYR
15/10/08 19:00	Riga		Latvia	1:1 (0:0)	Israel
15/10/08 19:00	Moscow		Russia	3:0 (1:0)	Finland
15/10/08 19:00	Kaunas		Lithuania	1:0 (1:0)	Faroe Islands
15/10/08 19:00	Oslo		Norway	0:1 (0:0)	Netherlands
15/10/08 19:00	Kingston		Jamaica	1:0 (1:0)	Honduras
15/10/08 19:00	Edmonton		Canada	2:2 (1:1)	Mexico
15/10/08 19:30	Ta'Qali		Malta	0:1 (0:1)	Hungary
15/10/08 19:30	Brisbane		Australia	4:0 (2:0)	Qatar
15/10/08 19:32	Saitama		Japan	1:1 (1:1)	Uzbekistan
15/10/08 19:45	Belfast		Northern Ireland	4:0 (2:0)	San Marino
15/10/08 19:45	Dublin		Ireland Republic	1:0 (1:0)	Cyprus
15/10/08 20:00	Seoul		Korea Republic	4:1 (2:0)	United Arab Emirates
15/10/08 20:00	Port Of Spain		Trinidad and Tobago	2:1 (0:0)	USA
15/10/08 20:00	Havana		Cuba	2:1 (1:0)	Guatemala
15/10/08 20:00	San Jose		Costa Rica	2:0 (1:0)	Haiti
15/10/08 20:00	San Salvador		El Salvador	3:0 (2:0)	Suriname
15/10/08 20:15	Santiago De Chile		Chile	1:0 (1:0)	Argentina
15/10/08 20:15	Luxembourg		Luxembourg	0:0	Moldova
15/10/08 20:15	Zenica		Bosnia-Herzegovina	4:1 (2:0)	Armenia
15/10/08 20:15	Zagreb		Croatia	4:0 (2:0)	Andorra
15/10/08 20:30	Puerto La Cruz		Venezuela	3:1 (0:1)	Ecuador
15/10/08 20:30	Bratislava		Slovakia	2:1 (0:0)	Poland
15/10/08 20:30	Vienna		Austria	1:3 (0:3)	Serbia
15/10/08 20:30	Tbilisi		Georgia	0:0	Bulgaria
15/10/08 20:45	Braga		Portugal	0:0	Albania
15/10/08 20:45	Moenchengladbach		Germany	1:0 (0:0)	Wales
15/10/08 20:45	Brussels		Belgium	1:2 (1:1)	Spain
15/10/08 20:50	Lecce		Italy	2:1 (2:1)	Montenegro
15/10/08 21:30	Piraeus		Greece	1:2 (0:1)	Switzerland
15/10/08 21:30	Tallinn		Estonia	0:0	Turkey
15/10/08 21:30	Minsk		Belarus	1:3 (1:1)	England
15/10/08 22:00	Rio De Janeiro		Brazil	0:0	Colombia