Deportivo La Coruna maintained its 3-point lead with a 2-0 victoveroveRealal Betis on Saturday.
With its 10th win in 11 league games, United maintained its 6-point advantage over second-place City.
Argentina maintained its 6-point lead atop the 10-team South American group after first-half goals by Kily Gonzalez, Claudio Lopez and Hernan Crespo secured victory in Buenos Aires.
In Italy, Juventus maintained its 4-point lead with a 2-0 triumph over Bari courtesy of an Antonio Conte goal and a penalty kick by Alessandro Del Piero.
In Italy, defender Paolo Montero was shown a red card in the first half, but Juventus fought back for a 2-1 triumph over Roma that extended its unbeaten streak in league matches to 19 and maintained its 4-point lead over Lazio, 2-1 winner over Udinese on Saturday.
United defeated Bradford, 3-0, to maintain its 11-point lead over second-place Sunderland.
Germany won, 2-0, Albaniania to maintain its 6-point lead over England in Group 9. The nine European group winners qualify for next year's tournament in Japan and South Korea, and the second-place teams advance to playoffs.
The United States national team starts pre-World Cup workouts the next day in Princeton, N.J. (AP) DOWN TO WIRE IN SPAIN The Spanish league will go down to the final weekend, with Barcelona maintaining its 1-point lead over Real Madrid.
Kansas City maintained its one-point lead, 49 to 48, over the MetroStars in Major League Soccer with four games left for each team.
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