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The U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team officially advanced to the quarterfinal stage of the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship when Haiti fell to Guatemala 3-1 in Group C play on Tuesday.

Haiti (0-2-0) was eliminated as Guatemala (1-0-0) got two goals from Christopher Ortiz and he assisted a Mario Hernandez tally in the 78th minute.

The U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team played in its final match before the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and posted a lopsided 8-0 victory on Monday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

With two separate lineups playing in each half, it was the second group that scored a whopping five goals in the final 45 minutes, led by Mukwelle Akale's hat trick.

Jose Villarreal, who was the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team's leading scorer during the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship runner-up showing in Puebla, Mexico, and won a title with Pateadores in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in 2011, scored a stoppage-time equalizer for the LA Galaxy to earn a 2-2 draw at Toronto FC on Saturday.

The Confederation of African Football U-20 Championship completed Saturday with Egypt beating Ghana 6-5 in penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw through regulation.

That result places Ghana in Group A with the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team, France and Spain. FIFA held the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup draw on March 25 in Istanbul, Turkey, the location for two of the USA's group matches in the even.

The U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team's '97s played a pair of friendlies against the U-15 Boys' National Team on Wednesday at The Home Depot Center, coming away with two victories.

In the opener, DJ Villegas and Pablo Palaez scored goals in the 56th and 62nd minutes for a 2-0 lead and an eventual 2-1 victory.

For a second straight week, a former U.S. Soccer Development Academy player earned MLS Player of the Week accolades. Former New York Red Bulls Academy forward Juan Agudelo of Chivas USA took the honor after recording a goal and an assist in Chivas USA's dominant 4-1 road victory against the Chicago Fire.

Several former U.S. Soccer Development Academy players stood out in the crowd during the third week of the Major League Soccer season.

Academy alum Carlos Alvarez made his MLS debut with Chivas USA and came up big with an 89th-minute goal to earn a 1-1 draw against the LA Galaxy on Sunday at The Home Depot Center.

The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team, coming off a 4-2 victory against Canada on Tuesday to earn a berth at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, will be a little shorthanded for the remaining two matches at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Caleb Stanko (Freiburg) and Jerome Kiesewetter (VfB Stuttgart) are all heading back to their respective teams and will not be available for the semifinals and championship/third-place game stages of the tournament.

Eight teams remain at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and only four will advance to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team, winner of Group A at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, faces Group B runner-up Canada on Tuesday. The game kicks off at 6 p.

With Costa Rica's 1-0 victory against Haiti on Wednesday night at Estadio Olimpico Universitario Lobos BUAP in Puebla, Mexico, the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team and Costa Rica have advanced to the quarterfinal stage of the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

The USA defeated Haiti 2-1 on Monday, and Haiti's back-to-back losses kept them at the bottom of the Group A table.

The team prepares for training at the colorful Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.


The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team completed its training at Toluca, Mexico, on Wednesday morning and now heads to Puebla, the location of the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.