Canada Fifth As Venezuela, Colombia And Mexico Earn World Cup Berths
In the end, the ground was too much for Canada to make up at the Nations Cup.
Stuart Anderson and Craig Taylor did what they could, but a final round 4-under 67 was not enough to assure Canada one of three spots in next month’s World Golf Championships World Cup.
With a 72-hole total of 15-under 269, Canada finished in fifth spot, three shots back of Chile and Mexico, who finished in a tie for third.
Canada started the final round four-shots out of third spot.
Venezuela and Colombia both fired a final-round 64 to finish first and second at minus-22 and minus-20, respectively. Mexico, with Canadian Tour champions Pablo del Olmo and Alex Quiroz carrying their hopes, went on to defeat Chile on the fourth playoff hole to earn the final spot.
Chile, which began the day with a three-shot lead, went off the rails on the inbound nine with four consecutive bogeys beginning on the 14th.
Brazil, represented by Canadian Tour member Alex Rocha, came in one shot back of the Canadians.
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Mexico tops Canada, 7-2, in Olympic event
Former major league pitcher Rigo Beltran scattered six hits in six innings Friday and Mexico stayed alive for the final Olympic baseball qualifying spot with a 7-2 victory over Canada.
Beltran, a left-hander who pitched for St. Louis, the New York Mets, Colorado and Montreal from 1997-2004, gave up just one run. Pablo Ortega worked the final three innings to earn the save for Mexico (2-2).
Luis Garcia had four hits, and Leo Arauz went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs for Mexico, which had 17 hits off five Canadian pitchers.
Joey Votto hit a
US Soccer Team Beats Mexico, 2-0, Earns Berth in 2006 World Cup
The U.S. Men's Soccer team has defeated Mexico, two-nothing, to earn a berth in next year's World Cup in Germany. The U.S. men are the first team from the North, Central American and Caribbean region to book a place in the World Cup.
The match was even through the first 53 minutes, but then Oguchi Onyewu deflected teammate Eddie Lewis's free kick in front of Mexico's goal.
Mexican goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez sprawled across the goalmouth to try to stop Onyewu and when the shot ricocheted off the goalpost, Steve Ralston
Mexicos Calderon to tour Latam, skipping Venezuela
Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon, who wants to counter the influence of Latin American leaders like U.S.-foe Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, sets off on a tour of the region next week.
Conservative Calderon, 44, will take in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile and Brazil on the trip, but will not visit Venezuela and other countries like Bolivia whose leftist leaders are aligned with Chavez.
Calderon has said he wants Mexico to play a more active role in regional politics to balance the influence of Chavez, who is trying to reduce U.S power over Latin American affairs.
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Mexico needs draw to secure WC berth
Mexico needs only a draw Wednesday at home against Panama to secure a World Cup berth and perhaps mend its wounded pride after Saturday's 2-0 loss to the United States.
The trip to Germany next year would be Mexico's 13th appearance in the World Cup finals and fourth straight.
Sitting in last place in the six-team final round of CONCACAF qualifiying, Panama would be eliminated with a loss at Azteca Stadium and a victory by either Trinidad and Tobago or Guatemala.
The United States, which qualified for its fifth straight World Cup on Saturday, leads standings in
War of words between Mexico and Venezuela
A diplomatic fight between Mexico and Venezuela worsened yesterday.
Days after branding Mexican President Vicente Fox a "lapdog" of United States imperialism, his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez warned: "Don't mess with me, mister, because you'll get pricked."
Mexico's Foreign Ministry responded, saying it would withdraw its Ambassador to Venezuela unless it received a formal apology.
"The Venezuelan President's declarations hurt the dignity of the people and Government of Mexico," it said.
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Chinese President to visit U.S, Canada and Mexico in September
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday that Chinese President Hu Jintao plans to visit the United States, Canada and Mexico from Sept. 5 to 17.
The White House said this week President George W. Bush would host Hu on Sept. 7.
China and the U.S. have gone through months of rising trade friction as well as growing cooperation on trying to stop North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions.
Hu will also attend the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York, which runs from Sept. 13-16.
The Foreign Ministry statement did
Colombia Eliminates Mexico
Colombia reached the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals with a surprising 2-1 win over defending champion Mexico, thanks to Abel Aguilar's 74th-minute fluke goal Sunday at Reliant Stadium in Houston.
Aguilar's goal came 10 minutes after a resilient, yet often disorganized, Mexican team had tied the score in a back-and-forth match.
However, it was the way Aguilar scored that caused Mexico blushes.
Catching Moises Munoz well off his line, Aguilar sent a 40-yard chip from the right wing over the backpedaling goalkeeper, who could only flail his arms at the ball as it soared over him into the net.
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Colombia stun Mexico
Colombia reached the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals with a surprise 2-1 win over holders Mexico thanks to Abel Aguilar's 74th-minute strike on Sunday. Aguilar's goal came 10 minutes after a resilient, yet often disorganised, Mexican team equalised in an absorbing match.
However, it was the way Deportivo Cali midfielder Aguilar scored that caused Mexico's blushes. Catching Moises Munoz well off his line, Aguilar sent a 35-metre chip over the backpedalling goalkeeper who could only flail his arms at the ball as it soared over him.
Colombia will meet the Panama for a place in the final of the
Mexico hopes to join Mercosur in 2006
Mexico is working with Mercosur members to join the South American trade block sometime late next year, the country's foreign minister said Thursday.
Luis Ernesto Derbez told a news conference that he will be working with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay during a Dec. 9 meeting to ensure that joining Mercosur wouldn't conflict with Mexico's other trade agreements in the region.
The meeting is scheduled to take place in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Mexico is currently a so-called Mercosur "observer," meaning it is allowed to participate in the trade block's meetings.
In July 2004, however, Mexico asked to become
Venezuela, Mexico Leaders In Row
(AP) Venezuela called its ambassador to Mexico home Monday rather than apologize after President Hugo Chavez warned Mexican leader Vicente Fox: "Don't mess with me." Mexico responded by recalling its own diplomat.
In an interview with CNN en Espanol, Fox said he would meet with Foreign Secretary Ernesto Derbez to decide what to do next.
In a statement late Sunday, Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said that because Chavez's comments "strike at the dignity of the Mexican people and government, Mexico demands a formal apology from Venezuela's government."
But in a news conference Monday in the Venezuelan capital,
