Monthly Archives: January 1995

Jan. 13 in Anaheim, Calif.: USA 3, Trinidad & Tobago 2. Goals: Wynalda (15, 34), Moore (54); Dwarika (6), Wise (43). USA — Keller; Caligiuri, Balboa, Lalas; Jones, Sorber (Burns, 60), Reyna, Agoos, Ramos; Wynalda, Moore (Lassiter 79). Trinidad & Tobago — Russell; Julian (St. Louis, 85), Theodore, Demmin; Dwarika, Latapy, Nakhid, Rougier; Wise (Faustin, […]

Joe-Max Moore scored in the 54th minute to give the USA a 3-2 lead. Moore scored on a free kick to the far post. Eric Wynalda touched the ball and Tab Ramos set it up for Moore.

Jan. 12 in Los Angeles Brazil 4, Canada 1. Goals: Andre Luis (3), Caio (6), Savio (15), Leandro (89); Radzinski (66th) Brazil — Dida, Ze Maria, Narciso, Carlinhos, Flavio Conceicao, Andre Luis, Amaral, Arilson, Caio, Savio (Leandro, 75), Jamelli. Canada — Forrest, Yallop, Fraser, Miller, Fletcher, Hooper, Aunger (Limniatis 45), Holness (Thompson 56), Radzinski, Bunbury, […]

USA — Keller, Agoos, Balboa, Lalas, Dooley, Harkes, Burns, Jones, Ramos, Moore, Wynalda. El Salvador — Garcia, Mayen, Carcamo, Osorio, Cuvias, Rodriguez, Castro Borja, Cienfuegos, Burgos, Diaz Arce, Cerritos.

The USA and El Salvador were scoreless at the end of the first half in the final first-round match of the Gold Cup. If the game remains scoreless, both teams will advance to the semifinals, but a toss of the coin will needed to determine first and second place and their placement in the semifinal […]

1958 London (England) 2, Barcelona (Spain) 2 Barcelona (Spain) 6, London (England) 0 (Barcelona wins 8-2 on aggregate) 1960 Birmingham City (England) 0, Barcelona (Spain) 0 Barcelona (Sp.) 4, Birmingham City (Eng.) 1 (Barcelona wins 4-1 on aggregate) 1961 Birmingham City (England) 2, Roma (Italy) 2 Roma (Italy) 2, Birmingham City (England) 0 (Roma wins […]

U.S. five-a-side coach John Kowalski has called up 10 players for a five-team indoor tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 16-21. Included in the U.S. roster for the Mundialito II were goalie Brett Phillips and Doug Petras; defenders Ralph Black, Troy Snyder and Sean Bowers; midfielders Jim Gabarra, Peter Smith and Doug Neely; and […]

Brian Purcell and Steven Totten scored in the first 16 minutes to lead the USA to a 2-1 win over Uruguay at the La Serena Under-17 Tournament in the Chilean resort town of La Serena. The USA finishes third with a record of one win and two losses. Jan. 20 in La Serena USA 2, […]

Guatemala beat St. Vincent & the Grenadines 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader at Anaheim Stadium Jan. 16. Guatemala advances to the semifinals as the best second-place team if the USA beats El Salvador, or vice versa, in the final first-round match.

USA — Keller, Agoos, Balboa, Lalas, Dooley, Harkes, Burns, Jones, Ramos, Moore, Wynalda. El Salvador — Garcia, Mayen, Carcamo, Osorio, Cuvias, Rodriguez, Castro Borja, Cienfuegos, Burgos, Diaz Arce, Cerritos.

AC Milan Address: Via Turati 3, 20121 Milan, Italy. Stadium: Meazza Stadium (capacity: 76,398). League titles: 14. UEFA Cup titles: 0. Roster Goalkeepers: Rossi, Ielpo. Defenders: Tassotti, Baresi, Costacurta, Maldini, Panucci, Coco, Galli. Midfielders: Albertini, Desailly (France), Donadoni, Boban (Croatia), Eranio, Lentini, Viera (95-96 club: Cannes, France). Strikers: Savicevic (Yugoslavia), Baggio (94-95 club: Juventus), Weah […]

Jan. 16 in Anaheim, Calif. USA 2, El Salvador 0. Goals: Wynalda 62, Balboa 75. USA — Keller, Burns, Agoos, Lalas, Balboa, Dooley (Caligiuri), Harkes (Reyna), Jones, Ramos, Wynalda (Kirovski), Moore. El Salvador — Garcia, Mayen, Carcamo (Irahata), Osorio (Renderos), Cuvias, Rodriguez, Castro Borja, Cienfuegos, Burgos, Diaz Arce, Cerritos. Att.: 52,345. In the semifinals, USA […]

Marcelo Balboa scored in the 75th minute to give the USA a 2-0 lead over El Salvador. Balboa scored on a pass from Alexi Lalas after a chip into the box by Claudio Reyna. Steve Sampson has used all three substitutes: Paul Caligiuri for Thomas Dooley, Jovan Kirovski for Eric Wynalda, who scored the first […]

Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored in the 64th minute when he broke through the defense and beat goalie Edgar Estrada to give Mexico a 1-0 win over Guatemala Jan. 19 in the semifinals of the Gold Cup. Mexico was unable to take advantage of its domination (14-3 edge in shots) because of a stellar performance by Estrada, […]

Brazil scored in the 80th minute when Savio’s shot deflected off U.S. captain Marcelo Balboa and went into the net in give the Brazilians a 1-0 win over the USA in the semifinals of the Gold Cup. Brazil dominated the first half, but the USA had the advantage in play through much of the second […]

Savio’s shot deflected off Marcelo Balboa in the 80th minute for an own goal to give Brazil a 1-0 win over the USA.

The following is the USA starting lineup for the Gold Cup semifinal match against Brazil tonight at the Los Angeles Coliseum: Keller; Burns, Lalas, Dooley, Balboa, Agoos; Jones, Harkes, Ramos; Wynalda, Moore.

No soccer event in recent memory has attracted such attention regarding its organization, or lack thereof, than the 1996 Gold Cup. The local Spanish-language newspaper, La Opinion, has been running each day a section on the day’s Gold Cup snafus. Some stories making the rounds: — Following, its 3-2 loss to the USA Jan. 13, […]

Eric Wynalda scored on a header from a cross by Claudio Reyna in the 34th minute to give the USA a 1-0 lead over Guatemala.

The following is the draw for the Caribbean zone conducted Jan. 20 in the Caribbean: Group A First round Bermuda vs. Trin. & Tobago Aruba-Dominican Rep. winner vs. Neth. Antilles Group winner joins USA, Costa Rica and Nicaragua-Guatemala winner. Group B First round Guyana-Grenada winner vs. Haiti Cayman Islands v. Cuba Group winner joins Canada, […]

The following is the USA starting lineup for the Gold Cup third-place match against Guatemala today at the Los Angeles Coliseum: Keller; Burns, Lalas, Balboa, Agoos; Reyna, Jones, Harkes, Ramos; Wynalda, Moore.

Borussia Moenchengladbach Address: Boekelstrasse 165, 41063 Moenchengladbach, Germany. Stadium: Boekelberg Stadium (capacity: 35,000). League titles: 5. Cup Winners’ Cup titles: 0. Roster Goalkeepers: Kamps, Kaessmann. Defenders: Kastenmaier, Klinkert, Andersson (Sweden), Neun, Eichin (94-95 club: Nuremberg), Schulz-Winge, Stadler, Wolf (94-95 club: Ein. Frankfurt). Midfielders: Hochstaeter, Effenberg, Pfipsen, Wynhoff, Hoersen, Krznaric (94-95 club: TB Berlin), Nielsen (Denmark), […]

Eric Wynalda on not scoring with Brazilian goalie Dida beaten: “I’m embarrassed.” Tab Ramos on U.S. domination: “This is a game we should have won.” John Harkes on playing Brazil a third time around, this time against its U-23 team: “We should be beating these teams 2-0, 3-0. I mean, it took them 20 minutes […]

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January 1996 RankTeamLast monthPts. 1.Brazil169.61 points 2.Germany261.58 3.Italy360.87 4.Spain459.38 5.Russia558.59 6.Netherlands657.86 7.Argentina757.06 8.Mexico1255.97 9.Norway1055.43 10.Denmark955.07 11.Romania1154.80 12.Sweden1354.32 13.France854.19 14.Czech Republic1453.61 15.USA1953.52 16.Portugal1653.09 17.Colombia1552.92 18.Bulgaria1752.74 19.Ghana2951.94 20.Switzerland1851.61 21.Ivory Coast2050.87 22.Egypt2350.25 23.Zambia2549.20 24.England2148.57 25.Belgium2447.85 26.Scotland2647.49 27.Ireland2846.74 28.Turkey3046.14 29.South Africa4045.80 30.Japan3145.68