Winners:
LANDON DONOVAN, who scored twice in the USA's Gold Cup opener, a 4-1 win over Cuba, struck again in Saturday's 2-0 win over Canada with a diving header off a fine cross from DaMarcus Beasley. The 23-year-old now has 25 career national goals, putting him third on the USA's all-time scoring list, nine goals behind leader Eric Wynalda and three behind No. 2 Brian McBride.
Injury-plagued midfielder JOHN O'BRIEN made his first U.S. start since March 2003. O'Brien, 27, who played every minute of the USA's five 2002 World Cup game, saw his pass in the 48th minute turn into a Canadian own goal in the 2-0 win that clinched a Gold Cup quarterfinal spot for the Americans.
CHIVAS USA ended an 11-game winless streak and notched its second win of the season by thumping fellow expansion club Real Salt Lake, 5-1, on goals by Hector Cuadros , Antonio Martinez , Matt Taylor, Isaac Romo and an own goal (Brian Kamler). Chivas USA's other win was also against Real Salt Lake.
TIFFENY MILBRETT scored her 100th career goal as the U.S. women's national team beat Ukraine, 7-0, on Sunday. Milbrett, one of six players to score against the Ukrainians, joins Mia Hamm (158 goals), Elisabetta Vignotto (107), Carolina Morace (105), Michelle Akers (105) and Kristine Lilly (104) as the only players in the history of international soccer to score 100 or more goals for their country.
Losers:
Coming off a fourth-place finish at the Confederations Cup, where it earn the respect for its stylish play, MEXICO fell back down to earth when it lost to South Africa, 2-1, its opening game at the Gold Cup. Mexico started seven players who were on the Confederations Cup roster, while the Bafana Bafana were missing seven starters from the team that played in its most recent World Cup qualifier.
Mexico recovered to beat GUATEMALA, 4-0, two days later. It was the second straight Gold Cup game in which Guatemala gave up four goals — and two in the first 13 minutes. Jamaica beat Guatemala, 4-3, Friday night.
A 2-1 loss at the MetroStars extended the LOS ANGELES GALAXY's winless streak away from the Home Depot Center to 15 games, dating back to June 29, 2004. The loss also extended the Galaxy's overall winless run to six games.