Tim Cahill Eliminates Syria From World Cup Qualification With Extra-Time Header
by Dan McQuade from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#34MX0)
Syria's run through World Cup qualification ended in heartbreak today. Tim Cahill headed in a goal, his second, in extra time to put Australia past Syria, 2-1, in the second leg of their fifth-place AFC playoff. Australia won, 3-2, on aggregate and advanced to the inter-confederation playoffs.