Soccer America: U.S. continues qualifying quest in 'tough' Guatemala environment

Not too long ago, the U.S. hung a big number on Guatemala, but by all indications it won't happen Wednesday in Guatemala City when the nations kick off the semifinal round of CONCACAF 2010 World Cup qualifying (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2 and Galavision). The U.S. has won only once in nine trips to the Central American nation of 13 million people, and that lone 1-0 victory came 20 years ago on a goal by Jeff Agoos, a rarity indeed. It tied 0-0 three years ago and 1-1 in 2000 on its last two qualifying visits. "It's incredibly difficult," says Landon Donovan of playing in Estadio Mateo Flores, which he did in that 2005 scoreless draw. "The time I was there, we had already qualified, but they hadn't. They had everything to play for and you could sense it and feel it. They were very tough on that day. It's not that they're overly... [read full story]