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U.S. U-20 MNT Cruises Past Panama with a 5-0 Win
Already qualified for their record-setting sixth straight FIFA U-20 World Cup due to the result the night’s earlier match, the U.S. won Group A of the CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Tournament with a 5-0 victory against Panama in front of a sea of red at Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama City, Panama.
Haiti upset Guatemala, 2-0, in the first match of the doubleheader, mathematically advancing the U.S. and Panama to the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada this summer. With the pressure off, the U.S. dominated the hosts to go undefeated and finish in sole possession of first place in qualifying for the second straight time, and the first time ever outside the country. The U.S. pulled off the feat for the first time in 2005 in Carson, Calif., after being denied of the achievement in 1998 and 2001 when the Americans finished tied with Costa Rica on points both times but finished second due to tie-breakers.
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Already qualified for their record-setting sixth straight FIFA U-20 World Cup due to the result the night’s earlier match, the U.S. won Group A of the CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Tournament with a 5-0 victory against Panama in front of a sea of red at Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama City, Panama.
Haiti upset Guatemala, 2-0, in the first match of the doubleheader, mathematically advancing the U.S. and Panama to the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada this summer. With the pressure off, the U.S. dominated the hosts to go undefeated and finish in sole possession of first place in qualifying for the second straight time, and the first time ever outside the country. The U.S. pulled off the feat for the first time in 2005 in Carson, Calif., after being denied of the achievement in 1998 and 2001 when the Americans finished tied with Costa Rica on points both times but finished second due to tie-breakers.
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