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Jaime Moreno's late first-half penalty kick canceled out Mario Benitez's goal and helped D.C. United earn a 1-1 tie with El Salvador's L.A. Firpo on Tuesday night in the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round first leg.

Jaime Moreno's late first-half penalty kick canceled out Mario Benitez's goal and helped D.C. United earn a 1-1 tie with El Salvador's L.A. Firpo on Tuesday night in the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round first leg.

Mexico and Costa Rica had no trouble booking their spot in the semifinals of the Gold Cup on Sunday, with Mexico downing Haiti 4-0, while Costa Rica took out Guadeloupe, 5-1. Alvaro Saborio scored twice in Costa Rica's win, as they have advanced to the semifinals of the competition for the first time since 2003, while Mexico got a pair of goals ...

Mexico's Pablo Barrera celebrates his goal as teammate Jose Antonio Castro runs in during the second half of the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer game against Haiti in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, July 19, 2009.

Mexico have failed to impress greatly in the Gold Cup so far despite topping their group to qualify for the quarter-finals. Javier Aguirre's side saw off a poor Nicaragua side 2-0 in the opener and then drew 1-1 with Panama and then beat Guadeloupe 2-0. Under Sven Goran Eriksson, Mexico's World Cup qualifying campaign was a shambles and they could ...

Marooned in middle when Vaniel Sirin came in at the back post to head the first Haitian goal.

In few realms could the United States and Haiti be considered equals. On this night, the soccer field was one of them after a 2-2 draw as part of a tripleheader at Gillette Stadium.

Only a few of the American players chosen by Coach Bob Bradley to face Haiti Saturday in the final game of Concacaf Gold Cup group play had significant number of caps and another handful came in at zero.

Davy Arnaud's sixith-minute goal got the U.S. off to a good start. AP 2009 U.S. Soccer Schedule All Times EDT * Saturday, Jan.

Stuart Holden scored in the first minute of second-half injury time, giving the United States a 2-2 tie with Haiti on Saturday night in its final first-round game at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The duo went from meeting through friendly pickup games in South Florida to playing their way into the international spotlight.

Haiti's Fabrice Noel will try to make headway against the U.S. back line at Gillette Stadium.

Noel sought political asylum in 2002 after playing with Haiti at a Concacaf U-20 tournament in Charleston, S.C., when he learned his two older brothers had been murdered because he refused to leave Racing Club Haitien for a rival club.

Noel, Marcelin score in Haiti's 2-0 Gold Cup win Eds: APNewsNow. Haiti 2, Grenada 0. WASHINGTON Fabrice Noel scored in the 14th minute and James Marcelin added a goal in the 78th, giving Haiti a 2-0 victory over Grenada in CONCACAF Gold Cup group play.

SEATTLE: The United States of America returned home from the Confederations Cup and used one of its youngest lineups in recent memory to rout Grenada 4-0 on Saturday in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Carlos costly for Haiti Carlos Costly #13 of Honduras celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Haiti during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup game at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington.

The 12-team CONCACAF Gold Cup begins today with its defending champion, the United States , taking a different approach to this tournament than it did it winning the trophy in 2007.