Monthly Archives: June 1998

Frankie Hejduk On his near goal against Germany: “It could have changed the tempo of the game, but he (German goalkeeper Andreas Koepke) got his fingertips on it. I guess it wasn’t meant to be.” Tab Ramos On the political importance of the Iran game: “We don’t care about that. In a political sense, it […]

Hejduk rally falls short Frankie Hejduk, he of the surfer lingo and post-goal Bob Marley dance, played the entire second half yesterday with his shorts on backwards. And he did it on purpose. Just before getting the call as a substitute for Mike Burns to open the final 45 minutes, Hejduk took his shorts off […]

The following is the MLS television schedule for the games of June 17-21. Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television June 17 Dallas at Chicago 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports Chicago June 18 Colorado at Los Angeles 10:00 p.m. ESPN2 June 20 MetroStars at Columbus 7:30 p.m. MSG network June 20 D.C. United at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 14 12 9 33 Lassiter (D.C. United) 16 9 6 24 Jones (Los Angeles) 8 8 7 23 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 12 7 9 23 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 16 6 11 23 Moreno (D.C. United) 16 7 8 22 Diaz Arce (New England) 13 8 […]

CHICAGO 5 SAN JOSE 2 June 11 in Chicago Chicago 5 San Jose 2. Goals: Razov (Podbrozny) 4, Nowak (Kosecki, Razov) 33, Nowak (Podbrozny) 49, Kotschau (Kosecki, Razov) 52, Wolff (Podbrozny, Salcedo) 74; Uribe 76, Cerritos 80. Chicago — Thornton (5), Kubik (5), Okaroh (5), Brown (6), Armas (5), Kosecki (6), Marsch (5), Kotschau (6), […]

MLS: SA Team of the Week (June 11-14) Goalkeeper Ian Feuer (3) New England Defenders C.J. Brown (4) Chicago Ramiro Corrales (1) MetroStars John Harkes (3) D.C. United Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (6) D.C. United Rich Kotschau (1) Chicago Piotr Nowak (6) Chicago Mike Sorber (1) MetroStars Forwards Jerzy Podbrozny (1) Chicago Ante Razov (1) Chicago […]

Andy Moeller has scored in the ninth minute to give Germany a 1-0 lead over the U.S. The Germans controlled much of the possession in the opening minutes and won a corner after Thomas Dooley tackled the ball away from Joerg Heinrich. Olaf Thon’s kick went to the far post, where Juergen Klinsmann headed it […]

Red Cards The following players were red-carded in the first game of the first round: Nankov (Bulgaria), Ha Seok Ju (South Korea), Kluivert (Netherlands). Each will sit out their team’s next game. In addition, Kluivert will miss the Netherlands’ third first-round match as FIFA handed him a two-match suspension for elbowing Belgium’s Lorenzo Staelens. Yellow […]

Here are the top scorers in the World Cup after the first game of the first round: 2 Goals: Salas (Chile), Hernandez (Mexico). 1 Goal: Cesar Sampaio (Brazil), Collins (Scotland), Eggen (Norway), Hadji (Morocco), Hadda (Morocco), Vieri (Italy), R.Baggio (Italy), Njanka (Cameroon), Polster (Austria), Rieper (Denmark), Dugarry (France), Henry (France), Hierro (Spain), Raul (Spain), Adepoju […]

Juergen Klinsmann set up teammate Andy Moeller for one goal and scored another as Germany defeated the USA 2-0 in their World Cup Group F match at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The second German goal seemed to deflate the Americans, who had played well in the opening 20 minutes of the second half. […]

June 12 in Davidson, N.C. Charlotte (D3 Pro) 4 Los Lobos (USASA) 3. Goals: Wellington (Mott) 2, Wellington 41, Payne (McDowell) 54, Wellington (Mott) 59; Vetree (F.Chavez) 52, Schwab 74, Archambeau (G.Chavez) 79. Charlotte — Andrews, Hess, O’Brien, Mobley, Endicott (McDowell, 46), Farrar, Leib, Sorzano, Mott, Payne (Webb, 74), Wellington (Tassy, 63). Los Lobos — […]

RESULTS June 15 Group F USA 0 Germany 2 Group G England 2 Tunisia 0 Romania 1 Colombia 0 STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Brazil 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Morocco 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Norway 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Scotland […]

Here are the starting lineups for the Group F match between the USA and Germany at the Parc des Princes in Paris: USA — Keller, Regis, Dooley, Pope, Burns, Deering, Maisonneuve, Jones, Reyna, Stewart, Wynalda. Germany — Koepke, Woerns, Kohler, Thon, Reuter, Heinrich, Moeller, Haessler, Jeremies, Klinsmann, Bierhoff.

June 15 in Marseilles England 2 Tunisia 0. Goals: Shearer 42, Scholes 90. England — Seaman, Southgate, Adams, Campbell, Anderton, Batty, Ince, Scholes, Le Saux, Sheringham (Owen, 85), Shearer. Tunisia — El-Ouaer, H.Trabelsi (Thabet, 79), Badra, Boukadida, S.Trabelsi, Clayton, Chihi, Souayah (Beya, 46), Ghodbane, Ben Slimane (Ben Younes, 65), Sellimi. Yellow cards: England — Campbell […]

June 15 in Paris USA 0 Germany 2. Goals: Moeller 9, Klinsmann 65. USA — Keller, Regis, Dooley, Pope, Burns (Hejduk, 46), Deering (Ramos, 70), Maisonneuve, Jones, Reyna, Stewart, Wynalda (Wegerle, 64). Germany — Koepke, Woerns, Kohler, Thon, Reuter (Ziege, 69), Heinrich, Moeller (Babbel, 90), Haessler (Hamann, 50), Jeremies, Klinsmann, Bierhoff. Yellow cards: USA — […]

Juergen Klinsmann scored in the 65th minute to give Germany a 2-0 lead over the U.S. A ball bounced off of David Regis to a German player on the right side, and he played a fine ball to Klinsmann, who was one-on-one with Thomas Dooley towards the far post in the penalty box. The German […]

Germany continues to lead the U.S. 1-0 at halftime of their Group F match in Paris. Germany has dictated the pace and controlled most of the possession thus far, and has created more scoring chances. In addition to Moeller’s goal, Oliver Bierhoff headed wide in the 20th minute, and Kasey Keller did well to punch […]

The U.S. Boys’ U-18 national team will travel to Moscow, Russia on July 5 to compete in the first-ever World Youth Games, an Olympic-style competition open to athletes who were born after January 1, 1981. The World Youth Games feature thirteen different sports challenged for in much the same manner as the Summer Olympic Games, […]

Goalkeepers Andy Koepke (Marseille, France) Has more than 50 caps. Though not spectacular, he's generally flawless. Very good penalty-kick stopper. Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich) Known for amazing saves and fiery personality, he's now the Bundesliga's best but remains second fiddle for Vogts. Jens Lehmann (Schalke 04) Hero of Schalke's 1997 UEFA Cup title win. Bound […]

Three-time World Cup winner and defending European Champion Germany is set to sacrifice style for success. Hurdling the United States is its ticket to the second-round. The most important game. The German press reports that Berti Vogts has one videotape dedicated to each U.S. player. Even if that's an exaggeration, one thing is certain: Vogts […]

Claudio Reyna was the driving force behind VfL Wolfsburg's survival in the Bundesliga. The U.S. midfielder has made the most of life in the Germany's Volkswagen city. Tell a German that you've Wolfsburg and he will assume that you're in the auto business. He may even throw in a sarcastic ''Wasn't it beautiful?'' It's a […]

ROMANIA THE GENERAL LASHES OUT. Romania coach Anghel Iordanescu has had so much success, first with Steaua Bucharest and now since 1993 with Romania, that he was given the title of general in the Romanian army a few years ago. Unlike most generals, though, Iordanescu doesn't tow the party line. He broke with Romanian soccer […]

The players Never has the U.S. taken such an experienced squad to the World Cup. For the first time in five appearances, each team member plays in a bona fide outdoor pro league. And more than half have been on a previous World Cup squad. Caps (national team appearances) and goals represent figures as of […]

Playing a more European style than it did in 1994, the U.S. team must garner results against a pair of difficult Continental foes in its latest quest for respectability. Like most of the underdogs, the U.S. embarks for France '98 with high hopes and strong doses of trepidation. And, also in accordance to its unheralded […]

Frankie Hedjuk On playing in Paris: “Now that we got to town we feel like stars. It’s cool. Every person you see has their team colors on. Everyone is having a good time.” Brian Maisonneuve On the team’s preparation: “We had a lot of time to practice and concentrate at the Chateau [Chateau Pizay north […]