Mexico stun Brazil, Germany 2006 takes shape
Mexico claimed a FIFA World Championship crown for the first time in their history as they won the U-17 title at the start of October with an emphatic 3-0 win over reigning champions Brazil at Peru 2005. Mexico’s Carlos Vela struck for the fifth time in the final to secure the adidas Golden Shoe award as top scorer of the tournament.
Brazil’s Anderson, sadly supported by crutches, collected the adidas Golden Ball for the Player of the Tournament and Korea DPR were handed the fair-play trophy. Netherlands gained revenge for losing the European U-17 final by beating Turkey 2-1 in the third place play-off.
In a month where most of the qualifiers became known for the 2006 FIFA World Cupâ„¢ (see below), FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter travelled to Uruguay with a high-level delegation for celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first ever FIFA World Cup finals.
Tunisia’s Etoile Sahel and Egypt’s Al Ahly played out a goalless draw in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final, leaving the second leg delicately poised in November to determine who Africa’s representatives would be at the FIFA Club World Championship TOYOTA Cup Japan 2005. The same could be said in Asia, where Saudi Arabian defending champions Al Ittihad needed a penalty five minutes from time to earn a 1-1 draw at Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates in the first leg of the AFC Champions League final.
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LEIPZIG, GERMANY - The Confederations Cup was supposed to be about the haves and have-nots of world soccer, with Brazil, Argentina and Germany expected to dominate the eight-team championship.
Clearly, no one told Mexico.
"We reckon it's time the world sat up and took notice of us," said Jared Borgetti, who scored on a header in Mexico's 1-0 victory over Brazil on Sunday. "We've proved Mexico can play good football."
The Tricolores look certain to qualify for the World Cup, but this competition has given Ricardo La Volpe's team a chance to make an impact one year earlier.
Mexico started with a 2-1 victory
Published: Tuesday, 21 June, 2005, 11:42 AM Doha Time
HANOVER: Jared Borgetti turned from villain to hero as his goal gave Mexico a stunning 1-0 win over world champions Brazil to seal a place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup on Sunday. Borgetti, who failed to score in the first half despite taking a penalty three times, emerged as Mexico’s match-winner by glancing home a 59th-minute header when he escaped his marker Kaka and left goalkeeper Dida stranded.
Mexico, who defended superbly and in goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez had the man of the match, are now unbeaten in 19 matches
Mexico Goes to Germany 2006
The Mexican national soccer team has qualified for the next World Cup in Germany, becoming the third Latin American country to ensure its placement in the tournament.
Mexico beat Panama 5-0 in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. It was a game with only one protagonist -- Mexico -- which dominated the game's entire 90 minutes. Panama, conversely, was unmotivated, performing poorly.
El Tricolor -- the name Mexicans use for their national team -- became the second team in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) after the United States, with Costa Rica, Guatemala
Mexico's prophet picks home team
Mexico's self-proclaimed "Grand Warlock" predicts host Germany will win soccer's World Cup this summer, avenging its loss four years ago to Brazil in the final.
This isn't necessarily good news for the Germans, The Associated Press notes.
Antonio Vazquez has been making annual predictions since 1980 based on tarot card readings and his scrutiny of the stars, forecasting events ranging from Mexican elections to turns in the love lives of local pop divas.
His readings get wide coverage in the local media, but his results have been spotty and he has become famous in recent years for
Gulf of Mexico oil ops in 'relatively good shape' after Rita - Texas governor
Oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and the hub of refineries along the southern coast of the US appear to have survived Hurricane Rita without major damage, the governor of Texas said on Sunday.
'The refineries appear to be in relatively good shape,' Governor Rick Perry told Fox News Sunday.
One pipeline was ruptured 'but it's being repaired as we speak,' Perry said.
While oil companies said it would take some time to figure out the full effect of the storm, Perry expressed cautious optimism
Delta could grow more in Brazil, Mexico
Even as Delta Air Lines Inc. struggles with its own bankruptcy, the airline could capitalize on the financial troubles of two international competitors: Mexicos AeroMéxico and Brazils Varig.
AeroMéxico, Mexicos biggest airline -- which is for sale -- has been reducing flights to some U.S. cities.
And Brazils largest carrier, the bankrupt Varig, made headlines recently by running out of operating cash, canceling hundreds of flights, and threatening to strand about 5,000 customers at the World Cup soccer competition in Germany -- including, some worried, Brazils national soccer team.
Enter Delta (OTC: DALRQ), which
Mexico go into the game both relived, if embarrassed, and possibly distracted following Fifa’s decision to let their Confederations Cup results stand despite the expulsion of two of their players for presumed doping. Aaron Galindo and Salvador Carmona were sent home on Wednesday after the pair had tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone before the competition started. The Mexican camp initially said Galindo and Carmona had been expelled for indiscipline rather than doping.
Both played in Mexico’s 2-1 win against Japan and 1-0 victory over Brazil, raising concerns that Japan, who are back home after finishing third in Group
Mexicos Archundia to handle Germany-Italy semifinal
Mexicos Benito Archundia was selected to handle the semifinal match between host Germany and Italy, making him the first referee to control five matches at one soccer World Cup tournament.
His fellow Mexican Jose Ramirez and Canadas Hector Vergara will work the touchlines for Tuesdays match in Dortmund, with Japanese pair Toru Kamikawa and Yoshikazu Hiroshima serving as the fourth and fifth officials, FIFA announced yesterday.
Archundia has already been referee for first-round matches between Brazil-Croatia, France-South Korea and Czech Republic-Italy, and the second-round match between Switzerland and Ukraine.
This is the first World
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
Slovakia and Mexico are World Champions
-- Spirited Finals in Continental AGs In-House World Football Championship Tournament
-- Biggest Sports Event in the History of the Company a Huge Success
Slovakia and Mexico are world champions! The mens team at the Continental plant in Puchov took the title in Continental AGs own world football championship tournament, the ContiTeamCup. Around four weeks before the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany(TM) gets underway, the team emerged victorious in a match on Sunday against the team from Portugal. The final score was 1:0. Previous to that match, the
