| Mexico is qualified for the World Cup. At the beginning of the CONCACAF preliminaries (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), 34 nations were engaged into the run for qualification. At the third round, they were only 6 left: the USA, Costa-Rica, Mexico (Pardo photo), Trinidad and Tobago, Panama and Guatemala. On Wednesday, Mexico beat Panama (5-0) and got its ticket for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, going with the USA. |
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