| June World Cup qualifiers round-up |
08 June: Mexico's dismal start to the qualification campaign continued on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat to El Salvador. Meanwhile their main rivals in the North, Central America and Caribbean group both won, the USA defeating Honduras 2-1 and Costa Rica winning 3-2 in Trinidad and Tobago. In African there were wins for Gabon, Tunisia and Ghana while Nigeria recorded a welcome 3-0 win over Kenya after only drawing their first game away in Mozambique. In Europe wins by England (4-0 over Kazakhstan), Denmark (1-0 in Sweden) and Netherlands (2-1 in Iceland) maintained their top positions in their respective groups.
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08 June: Mexico's dismal start to the qualification campaign continued on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat to El Salvador. Meanwhile their main rivals in the North, Central America and Caribbean group both won, the USA defeating Honduras 2-1 and Costa Rica winning 3-2 in Trinidad and Tobago. In African there were wins for Gabon, Tunisia and Ghana while Nigeria recorded a welcome 3-0 win over Kenya after only drawing their first game away in Mozambique. In Europe wins by England (4-0 over Kazakhstan), Denmark (1-0 in Sweden) and Netherlands (2-1 in Iceland) maintained their top positions in their respective groups.



















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