Cuba thrashes Antigua to advance

Published Jun. 23, 2008 9:55 a.m. ET

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Cuba's Roberto Linares scored three goals to lead Cuba to a commanding 's 4-0 victory over Antigua and Barbuda and into the semifinals round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.

Linares opened the scoring after just eight minutes before a Havana crowd of just about 2,000 fans in a country where soccer is not nearly as popular as baseball.