Monthly Archives: July 1996

Tisha Venturini scored on a diving header in the 15th minute to put the U.S. ahead of Sweden in their Group E match in Orlando. Mia Hamm took a pass from Michelle Akers on the left side of the midfield, and lobbed a cross to Tiffeny Milbrett at the top of the box. Milbrett, despite […]

Men’s Group A July 22 in Birmingham, Ala. USA 2 Tunisia 0. Goals: Kirovski 38, Maisonneuve (Lalas) 90. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Lalas, Pope, Peay, Joseph, Silvera, Reyna, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski (Wood, 90). Tunisia — El Ouaer, Baccouche (Bokri, 57), Badra, Chouchane, Beya, Gabsi, Ghodbane (Ben Younes, 63), Sellimi, Jaballah, Jaidi, Ben Chrouda. Yellow cards: […]

Soccer America Silver XI celebrity nominations GK: Brad Friedel Field Players: Rick Davis Kevin Crow Ty Keough Kyle Rote Jr. Tab Ramos John Harkes Claudio Reyna Joe-Max Moore Cobi Jones Mike Burns Coach: Walt Chyzowych In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, Soccer America honors the 11 players and one coach from the past 25 years […]

Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Argentina 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 Portugal 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 USA 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 Group B Team GP W T L GF GA P France 2 1 […]

Group A RESULTS USA 2 Tunisia 0 Argentina 1 Portugal 1 Team GP W T L GF GA P Argentina 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 Portugal 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 USA 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 Group B RESULTS Spain […]

Brian Maisonneuve scored in the 90th minute to give the U.S. a 2-0 victory over Tunisia in their group A match in Birmingham, Ala. Over 45, 000 fans were present at Legion Field. The second U.S. goal occurred after a Claudio Reyna cross was cleared to Alexi Lalas. The New England Revolution defender chipped the […]

Due to heavy thunderstorms in the Birmingham area, the kickoff of the USA-Tunisia match has been delayed until 7:45 eastern time.

Tunisia’s Fend Chouchane was sent off for his second yellow card in the 69th minute. The second booking came after a hard foul on Jovan Kirovski in the 67th minute, but the referee did not realize it was Chouchane’s second card until the 69th. The U.S. has a man advantage for the final 21 minutes […]

Jovan Kirovski nailed a 20-yard free kick in the 38th minute to give the USA a 1-0 lead over Tunisia in their group B match. The kick occurred after a foul on U.S. midfielder Miles Joseph, who had dribbled through four Tunisian defenders. Kirovski bent his kick over the Tunisian wall and into the top […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Tunisia group A match in Birmingham, Ala. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Lalas, Pope, Peay, Joseph, Silvera, Reyna, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski. Tunisia — El Ouaer, Baccouche, Badra, Chouchane, Beya, Gabsi, Ghodbane, Sellimi, Jaballah, Jaidi, Ben Chrouda. The game is expected to start at 7:30 eastern, […]

July 22 in Birmingham, Ala. USA 2 Tunisia 0. Goals: Kirovski 38, Maisonneuve (Lalas) 90. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Lalas, Pope, Peay, Joseph, Silvera, Reyna, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski (Wood, 90). Tunisia — El Ouaer, Baccouche (Bokri, 57), Badra, Chouchane, Beya, Gabsi, Ghodbane (Ben Younes, 63), Sellimi, Jaballah, Jaidi, Ben Chrouda. Yellow cards: USA — Joseph […]

The U.S. continues to lead Tunisia 1-0 at the break. The Americans have had the better of play in a relatively uneventful first half — they concentrated on going down the Tunisian wing, with occasional success. Miles Joseph, who replaced A.J. Wood in the lineup for the U.S., is playing well — his fine run […]

Group E July 21 in Miami China 2 Sweden 0. Goals: Shi Guihong 30, Zhao Lihong 31. China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping (Liu Ying, 64), Fan Yunjie, Xie Huilin, Zhao Lihong, Shui Qingxia (Yu Hongqti, 59), Sun Wen, Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Wen Lirong, Shi Guihong (Wei Haiying, 59). Sweden — Nilsson, Sandell, Jakobsson […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Denmark match in Orlando, Fla. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan, Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm, Milbrett, Akers. Denmark — Larsen, B. Madsen, Flaeng, Holm, C. Pedersen, Christensen, Kolding, Krogh, L. Madsen, Terp, Nielsen.

Tiffeny Milbrett scored on a pass from Mia Hamm in the 49th minute to give the U.S. a 3-0 lead. Milbrett’s former Portland teammate Shannon MacMillan sent a ball in to Mia Hamm at the top of the box. Hamm beat the defense towards the endline, and crossed the ball past the penalty spot, where […]

Group C July 21 in Washington, D.C. South Korea 1 Ghana 0. Goal: Yoon Jong Hwan 42. South Korea — Seo Dong Myung, Choi Sung Yong, Lee Sang Hun, Lee Ki Hyung, Yoon Jong Hwan (Chung Sang Nam, 78), Kim Hyun Su, Kim Sang Hoon, Lee Lim Saeng, Choi Yoon Yeol, Ha Seok Ju, Hwang […]

The U.S. women lead Denmark 2-0 at halftime of their Group E match in Orlando, Fla. The U.S. dominated the first half, with midfielder Tisha Venturini garnering the best scoring chances. Venturini’s 36th minute strike from a throw-in by Brandi Chastain put the U.S. ahead, and Mia Hamm followed with a goal in the 40th […]

In the 40th minute, Michelle Akers lofted a pass over the Danish defense from about 40 yards out. Mia Hamm beat three defenders to the ball and fired a shot from about 5 yards right of the penalty spot towards the far post and in. The U.S. now leads 2-0.

Group E Team GP W T L GF GA P USA 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 China 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Sweden 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Denmark 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Group F Team GP W T L GF GA P Germany 1 1 […]

Tisha Venturini scored in the 36th minute to put the U.S. women a 1-0 lead over Denmark in their first round game. Brandi Chastain took a throw-in on the left side of the field, about 25 yards out. Venturini volleyed it to the far post from the left side of the top of the box. […]

The U.S. defeated Denmark 3-0 in their Group E match in Orlando, Fla. The Americans dominated the second half, spurred by substitutes Cindy Parlow, Tiffany Roberts, and Carin Gabarra. Shannon MacMillan moved up front when Tiffeny Milbrett was subbed out, and seemed more comfortable there than in midfield. Denmark pressured very little in the second […]

July 20 in Kansas City Kansas City 1 Dallas 2. Goals: Preki (pen.) 22; Kreis (Sanchez) 13, Elliot (Sonora) 75. Kansas City — Ammann, Uderitz, Okafor, Bowers, Gutierrez, Klopas, Sorber, Preki, Chung, Takawira, Johnston. Subs: Prampin for Klopas in 75th minute, Koetters for Sorber in 81st, Ekeme for Uderitz in 82nd. Dallas — Dodd, Lozzano, […]

Group C Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Ghana 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Group D Team GP W T L GF GA P Japan 1 […]

July 21 in Orlando, Fla. USA 3 Denmark 0. Goals: Venturini 36, Hamm 40, Milbrett 49. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan, Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm (Gabarra, 76), Milbrett (Roberts, 67), Akers (Parlow, 62). Denmark — Larsen, B. Madsen, Flaeng, Holm, C. Pedersen, Christensen, Kolding (Laursen, 68), Krogh (Bonde, 80), L. Madsen (Jensen, 46), […]

July 21 in Denver Colorado 1 Tampa Bay 3. Goals: Kmosko (Trittschuh) 61; Lassiter (Galderisi, Valderrama) 24, Ralston 72, Galderisi (Valderrama) 76. Colorado — Woods, Kmosko, Hamlett, Cannon, Henderson, Trittschuh, Bates, Benedetti, Wegerle, Bartlett, Harbor. Sub: Balboa for Harbor in 62nd minute. Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Vasquez, McKinley, Ralston, Valderrama, Wise, Galderisi, […]