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DC's Jakovic, Allsopp square off on SRB-AUS match
''There's always a fighting spirit with [Australia],'' Danny Allsopp said.
WASHINGTON – The 2010 FIFA World Cup has taken Washington, D.C., by storm, with a long list of hot spots and viewing parties on offer for the capital city's eclectic population and many international communities.
That passion is pulsing just as strongly in the D.C. United locker room, where members of the team were randomly assigned participating countries to follow at the outset of the tournament and are now watching to see if their adopted squad will go home early, or progress deep into the knockout rounds.
United y El Salvador juegan su Mundial
Este sábado Castillo jugará un tiempo con el United y otro con la selección salvadoreña.
WASHINGTON -- El D.C. United tratará de extender su racha de buenos resultados en amistosos internacionales este sábado frente a la Selección de El Salvador.
La plantilla que dirige Curt Onalfo llega al duelo con fines benéficos inspirada en su último triunfo liguero frente a Seattle Sounders FC. El héroe del pasado 10 de junio fue Chris Pontius, cuyo ‘hat-trick’ guió a los capitalinos a la victoria 3-2 en el Qwest Field.
Salvadoreños vibran con la pasión del Mundial
Los hinchas del United fueron la minoría en el Estadio RFK para el amistoso contra El Salvador.
WASHINGTON -- Aunque salieron cabizbajos del Estadio RFK por la derrota de su selección ante el D.C. United, los aficionados salvadoreños que presenciaron el partido amistoso entre ‘La Selecta’ y el equipo capitalino coincidieron en señalar que menos mal que el Mundial de Sudáfrica continúa el domingo para mantener viva la emoción que en estos días los embarga con motivo de esa fiesta futbolística.
VIDEO: Top of the 18 - Jaime Moreno
dcunited.com's Tony Limarzi quizzes D.C. United Forward, Jaime Moreno with a series of rapid-fire questions about life, soccer, and ... breakfast?!
AUDIO: Branko Boskovic interview
Nelsen expected New Zealand to play spoiler
Ryan Nelsen, second from right, soaked in the atmosphere following the tie.
Way before Ryan Nelsen even kicked a ball at the World Cup, he had a good feeling his All-Whites were capable of pulling off an upset.
New Zealand did just that on Sunday, tallying a shock 1-1 tie with world champions Italy.
"We are underdogs, but we have great unity in the team, and on a good day you never know what can happen," Nelsen told reporters back in May.
VIDEO: Onalfo post-match comments
D.C. United Head Coach, Curt Onalfo, reflects back on United's 1-0 victory over El Salvador.
Highlights: D.C. United vs El Salvador
dcunited.com's Tony Limarzi recaps Saturday's charity match between D.C. United and El Salvador. Proceeds benefited the Spanish Catholic Center and United for D.C.
United 1 - El Salvador 0
The El Salvador national team was greeted by throngs of supporters for their friendly against D.C. United at RFK Stadium, but it was the MLS team that dominated the proceedings from start to finish, as a second-half goal by Adam Cristman gave the hosts a deserved 1-0 victory.
United dominated possession in the early part of the game, and created their first chance 15 minutes in when Jaime Moreno got to El Salvador’s end-line and cut the ball back for Chris Pontius.
"Cheyo" Quintanilla regresa a Washington
