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-At an empty stadium in Thailand, Japan defeated North Korea 2-0 to clinch a birth in the 2006 World Cup. North Korea was forced to give up the home match to neutral turf after their fans rioted when they lost to Iran. That cute lil Korean Dictator must be devastated.
-In tonites marquee match-up it's Argentina v Brazil. Road teams have been known to play defensively, so what has Brazil decided to do for this one? Start 4 strikers: Robinho, Adriano, Kaka and Ronaldinho. So much for conservatism. I wish every country in the world played this way.
-According to Soccer America, both Brad Friedel at Blackburn and Marcus Hahnemann at Reading played every minute of every game for their clubs this past season!
-Peru & Uruguay drew 0-0 last night in WCQ.
-Rafa Marquez will not play tonite for Mexico when they take on Trinidad and Tobago in Monterey. He hurt his groin. Too bad Cobi Jones didn't get to inflict the injury.
-The weather forecast for tonites Panama v USA match: Mixed clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms. High 88F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Sounds lovely.