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USA Qualifies for World Cup Finals (Rahul Vaidyanath, 10/10/09, Epoch Times)

The U.S. men’s national soccer team qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next summer with a stunning 3–2 victory over Honduras on Saturday night. They have secured one of three automatic berths for South Africa out of the CONCACAF region.

The star in Honduras for the Americans was powerful replacement striker Conor Casey who scored twice. Casey was preferred over Jozy Altidore. Clint Dempsey was injured and did not play for the U.S.