Soccer Watch
It's open season for the Lady Longhorns
By Nick Barbaro, Fri., Aug. 19, 2005
Qualifying for next year's 2006 World Cup headed into the homestretch Wednesday with a smattering of games around the world. The U.S. hosted Trinidad, too late for press time; in the only really meaningful results elsewhere, Uzbekistan stormed back from two goals down to upset Kuwait, 3-2, and advance to the Asian playoffs; Tunisia beat Kenya, 1-0, to leapfrog Morocco into the top spot in their group; tiny Liechtenstein damaged Slovakia with a scoreless draw; and Russia drew 1-1 at Latvia, which hurts both teams. Full results at "Soccer Watch Online."
Reports this week have young American defender Oguchi Onyewu being pursued by Manchester United. The 23-year-old D.C. native has quickly become a force on the U.S. national team; a season at the top level in England should toughen him up even more, in advance of next year's World Cup although playing time at loaded Man U would be a concern.