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El Tri have been struggling in their qualifying group for next year's World Cup.

Mexico players are united in their belief that the team must win next month's Gold Cup in the U.S. to win back the respect of fans after coach Javier Aguirre named his 23-man squad for the tournament on Sunday.

Oscar Rojas scored a tiebreaking goal in the 51st minute, leading Mexico to a 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago and giving El Tri a badly needed win in World Cup qualifying.

Carlos Tevez failed to convert a penalty kick in the 29th minute, and two-time champion Argentina was upset 2-0 by Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier.

Comment about "Brazil steam ahead" Phone Name Comment 0 World Cup - S. America qualifiers Brazil steam ahead Tevez misses penalty as Argentina slump Reuters Paraguay's Victor Caceres tries to throw Alexandre Pato, of Brazil, off balance.

Striker Nilmar capitalised on a piece of good fortune to earn Brazil a 2-1 home win over Paraguay on Wednesday that keeps them top of the South American World Cup qualifying table.

England improved to 7-0 in qualifying for next year's World Cup with a 6-0 victory over visiting Andorra on Wednesday night, and Mexico beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 to rebound from a slow start.

Qatar's Ali Hassan Yahya celebrates after scoring a goal on penalty kick against Japan during a soccer match in the World Cup qualifying final round of Asia in Yokohama, Japan, Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

There's no better way to evaluate your players in the preseason than playing a Premier League team, says Jesus Ramirez, whose America soccer team faces Chelsea FC in the new Cowboys Stadium next month.

Matias Fernandez scored in the 13th minute and Humberto Suazo added another in the 51st as Chile produced an upset 2-0 win over Paraguay on Saturday, leaving both countries among the favorites in South America to reach next year's World Cup.

Mexico striker Cuauhtemoc Blanco is refusing to contemplate the possibility that his team is going to miss out on the World Cup for the first time since 1990.

Few doubt that Brazil and Argentina will qualify for the World Cup finals next year in South Africa.

Bolivia have their first chance to show that April's 6-1 win over Argentina was no fluke when they face Venezuela in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Saturday.

South American group leaders Paraguay have been hit by a bout of suspensions and injuries for their World Cup qualifier at home to Chile on June 6. Coach Gerardo Martino included striker Roque Santa Cruz and defender Claudio Morel in his squad even though both are doubtful for the match in Asuncion, along with midfielder Jonathan Santana.

TIME: 10:30 P.M. EST VENUE: Before coming to MLS in 2007, Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco was the longtime nemesis to Chivas USA's counterpart in the Mexican Primera Division.

Thanks to a bouncing Mexican and a sweaty soccer jersey, the question of referees' impartiality made it back onto our radars last week.

Since the last Power Ranking, in which we introduced the 50 best players of the 2009 Clausura after 13 weeks, we've witnessed upsets and changes, especially because Morelia has stepped its game up .

The Mexican soccer championship continued at the weekend despite the swine flu outbreak, with all matches being played behind closed doors.

Three games played without fans in the stands, a new super leader with a ticket for the playoffs and a team fighting to stay in First Division, were the most relevant events in Week 15, everything touched by the pork influenza.

Club America headed to the Midwest on a mission -- to give its fans a show. It did just that with a 2-1 victory.