Dwight Yorke converted a 79th-minute penalty to give Trinidad & Tobago a 2:1 victory over the United States on Wednesday, moving it to the brink of the the final round of World Cup qualifying.

It was the Soca Warriors’ first victory over the USA in 12 tries in World Cup qualifying, and ended the Stars & Stripes’ six-game winning streak in their bid to reach the 2010 finals in South Africa.

Only one game remains in the second round of qualifying. Trinidad will be at home against Cuba on 19 November while Guatemala will have to travel to face the USA.

Yorke converted after Trinidad was awarded the penalty when Jozy Altidore dragged down Makan Hislop by grabbing his shirt on a corner kick. Forty-year-old Russell Latapy gave Trinidad the lead with his 29th career goal in the 61st minute. Latapy, who has played for Falkirk in Scotland since 2003, scored after Trinidad had more of the possession and chances.

Chris Birchall sent the ball down the right to Carlos Edwards, who chipped it back to the top of the area. Latapy stuck the volley with his left foot, hitting the left post, but the ball rebounded off the back of diving goalkeeper Brad Guzan and deflected back into the goal.

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Trinidad and Tobago's most accomplished footballer, Dwight Yorke, yesterday set sights on another piece of sporting history as he vowed to help the "Soca Warriors" achieve their first victory over the United States in a senior competitive fixture.

A point against the US in tomorrow's 2010 World Cup qualifier could be vital to the Warriors' ambitions of progressing to the final CONCACAF qualifying round. But Yorke wants all three points at stake at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain and an unprecedented win against a familiar foe.

"We know the history about them," said Yorke, who played in the infamous November 19 qualifier against the US at the same venue 19 years ago. "They always seem to get the better of us, but I think the tables are turning."

Yorke was absent, last month, when the Warriors fell 3-0 to the US in Chicago, but the North Americans travelled with a radically different squad for their next fixture. Coach Bob Bradley left nine regular players out of his team to face Trinidad and Tobago.

But the Warriors captain and Sunderland ace does not intend to be distracted by Bradley's tinkering.

"We would be silly to underestimate the US," said the former Manchester United stand-out. "They are in a position to make those kind of changes, but we have to eradicate that from our minds.

"Our main aim is to try and get three points no matter what they put in front of us."

Yorke, 36, remained on the Hasely Crawford field yesterday evening after most of his teammates retreated to the dressing room following their work-out. He juggled the ball and traded some long passes with teammate and national record goal-scorer, Stern John.

Yorke praised the present squad but was quick to point out the influence of the more experienced players like Russell Latapy, Dennis Lawrence, John and himself in extracting the right approach from their younger colleagues.

On cue, another player from the 2006 qualifying campaign, Wrexham utility player Silvio Spann, landed at Piarco International Airport yesterday evening and can be a surprise addition tomorrow.

Spann, 27, has 34 international caps, although he has not represented his country since head coach Francisco Maturana's first game at the helm against Guadeloupe in February.

Another veteran happy to put in a shift is 36-year-old Walsall goalkeeper Clayton Ince, who set a T&T record for clean sheets in World Cup qualifying action on Saturday.

Ince's shut-out away to Guatemala was his tenth for Trinidad and Tobago, which is one more than present goalkeeper coach and former stand-out Michael Maurice and six more than retired custodians Shaka Hislop and Kelvin Barclay.

"It means a lot to me," said Ince, who was excluded since the country's opening World Cup qualifying 2-1 loss to Bermuda in June. "As a goalkeeper, the most important thing is a clean sheet I don't know what the future holds for me as in the past I lost my place to Shaka Hislop and Kelvin Jack.

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