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Honduras rallies to beat US 2-1 as final round of World Cup qualifying opens

Associated Press
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    Honduras' Juan Carlos Garcia, front, celebrates followed by teammates after scoring U.S. during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio) (The Associated Press)

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    U.S. Clint Dempsey, center, fights for the ball against Honduras' players Victor Bernardez, left, and Roger Espinoza, right, during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) (The Associated Press)

Jerry Bengston took advantage of a defensive mix-up to score the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute, and Honduras rallied to beat the United States 2-1 Wednesday in the opener of the final qualifying round for next year's World Cup.

Clint Dempsey put the Americans ahead in the 36th minute but the Americans, using a new-look defense that featured Omar Gonzalez and Timmy Chandler, gave up the lead when Juan Carlos Garcia tied the score in the 40th at San Pedro Sula.

Bengston, who plays for Major League Soccer's New England Revolution, scored the winner when defender Geoff Cameron and goalkeeper Tim Howard both went for a pass by Maynor Figueroa to Oscar Boniek Garcia. That allowed Garcia to tap the ball across to Bengston for a shot into an open net, and Gonzalez was too late to challenge him.