Monthly Archives: June 1998

Results June 14 New England 1 Chicago 3 June 13 MetroStars 3 Miami 1 Columbus 3 D.C. United 4 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 17 13 4 29 41 28 MetroStars 14 8 6 22 25 24 Columbus 14 7 7 21 27 21 Miami 15 5 10 11 […]

RESULTS June 14 Group F Yugoslavia 1 Iran 0 Group H Argentina 1 Japan 0 Croatia 3 Jamaica 1 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 […]

June 14 in St. Etienne Yugoslavia 1 Iran 0. Goal: Mihajlovic 73. Yugoslavia — Kralj, Mirkovic, Mihajlovic, Djorovic, Petrovic, Jokanovic, Brnovic (Stankovic, 51), Stojkovic (Kovacevic, 69), Jugovic, Mijatovic, Milosevic (Ognjenovic, 59). Iran — Nakisa, Khakpour, Pashazadeh, Mahdavikia, Bagheri, Estili (Mansourian, 68), Mohammadkhani, Zarrincheh, Minavand, Daei, Azizi. Yellow cards: Yugoslavia — Petrovic 43, Stojkovic 61. Referee: […]

June 14 in Toulouse Argentina 1 Japan 0. Goals: Batistuta 28. Argentina — Roa, Vivas, Sensini (Chamot, 74), Ayala, Zanetti, Almeyda, Simeone, Veron, Ortega, Lopez (Balbo, 62), Batistuta. Japan — Kawaguchi, Narahashi, Akita, Ihara, Nakanishi, Soma (Hirano, 86), Yamaguchi, Nakata, Nanami, Nakayama (Lopes, 67), Jo. Yellow cards: Japan — Ihara 26, Nakanishi 68, Hirano 90. […]

USA ‘Quiet, Confident’ on eve of World Cup opener The U.S. World Cup Team will go into tomorrow night’s opener against Germany with all 22 players fit to play, according to head coach Steve Sampson. “Our team is quiet and confident,” Sampson said as he addressed nearly 100 members of the media at Parc des […]

The ’98 World Cup has barely begun, and there’s already all kinds of talk about the 2010 World Cup. Will the United States host it? Can the Americans win it? The United States has demonstrated an ability to organize the World Cup, but being in the position to win the 2010 World Cup — the […]

Simoes leads the Reggae Boyz to the big dance in his own style Jamaica coach Rene Simoes is at the helm of a team that promises to make headlines in France – if not always for the right reasons. March 1997. A taxi rounds the curves of dusty downtown Kingston. Dangling around the rear-view mirror […]

Goalkeepers Ivica Kralj (Partizan) The tall Montenegrin is the only regular who plays in the domestic league. Replaced Aleksander Kocic as first-choice keeper half way through qualifying. Dragoje Lekovic (Sporting Gijon, Spain) Another Montenegrin who made his mark on YugoslaviaÆs U-20 team in 1987. Defenders Zoran Mirkovic (Atalanta, Italy) Won starting job at right back […]

Despite another upheaval within the Iranian soccer federation just three weeks before the World Cup, the United States is in for an emotional battle June 21 in Lyons. The unknown Talebi. Six months after more than 100,000 fans thronged the streets of Tehran to celebrate Iran's qualification for the World Cup, tumult of a different […]

Back from six years in the international wilderness, could Slobodan Santrac's squad be a contender for the title? Or will Yugoslavia disappoint once again? Dark horses or duds? Yugoslavian players are widely perceived to be among the most individually skillful if not the most skillful in Europe, which habitually leads pundits to dub them ''the […]

Goalkeepers Ahmadreza Abedzadeh (Pirouzi) At 32, one of the teamÆs veterans. Emotional keeper with a penchant for theatrics. Nima Nakisa (Pirouzi) Will one day replace Abedzadeh at Pirouzi and with the national team. Parviz Boroumand (Esteghlal Tehran) Will serve as a backup. Defenders Mohammad Khakpour (Bahman) The most experienced player in the back, having played […]

RESULTS June 13 Group D Nigeria 3 Spain 2 Group E Mexico 3 South Korea 1 Netherlands 0 Belgium 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 […]

U.S. arrives in Paris After a train ride from Lyon, the U.S. World Cup team arrived in Paris this evening. They were greeted at the station by family members and other American supporters. Tentative schedule in Paris Note: all times local. Sunday, June 14 12:00 p.m. Light training at Parc des Prince OPEN to the […]

June 13 in St. Denis Netherlands 0 Belgium 0. Netherlands — Van Der Sar, Winter, Stam, F. De Boer, Numan, Cocu, R. De Boer (Jonk, 79), Overmars, Seedorf (Zenden, 65), Kluivert, Hasselbaink (Bergkamp, 65). Belgium — De Wilde, Crasson (Deflandre, 22), Staelens, Verstraeten, Borkelmans, Van Der Elst, Clement, Wilmots, Boffin, Nilis, Oliveira (L.Mpenza, 59). Yellow […]

June 13 in Nantes Nigeria 3 Spain 2. Goals: Adepoju 25, Lawal 73, Oliseh 78; Hierro 21, Raul 47. Nigeria — Rufai, Oparaku (Yekini, 70), West, Okechukwu, Babayaro, Ikpeba (Babangida, 83), Oliseh, Lawal (Okpara, 90), Okocha, Adepoju, George. Spain — Zubizaretta, Ferrer (Amor, 46), Alkorta, Sergi, Ivan Campo, Nadal (Celades, 77), Hierro, Enrique, Raul, Alfonso […]

Results June 13 MetroStars 3 Miami 1 Columbus 3 D.C. United 4 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 17 13 4 29 41 28 MetroStars 14 8 6 22 25 24 Columbus 14 7 7 21 27 21 Miami 15 5 10 11 13 32 New England 12 4 8 […]

The 1998 A-League All-Star game will take place July 2 in Hershey, Pa. at 8:15 p.m. and will feature 18 of the league’s top players taking on the Hershey Wildcats. The Wildcats are in first place in the Atlantic Division and sport a 6-3 record. The all-star team was selected by a vote of the […]

STEVE SAMPSON On the team’s arrival into Paris: “We are extremely happy to be here. Pizay [the team’s training site north of Lyon] served its purpose, and today coming off the train and being greeted by family and supporters with American flags, we are anxious to experience this World Cup. Nothing will distract us for […]

SA Senior Editor Mike Woitalla reports that Eric Wynalda will be the likely starter up front for the USA when it faces Germany in its opening World Cup match on June 15 in Paris. Although U.S. coach Steve Sampson would not specify who his starting lineup was at the Americans’ press conference in Paris, he […]

ARGENTINA ON A ROLL. The hot pick at the moment to win the World Cup is Argentina. After a slow start in the marathon South American qualifying tournament, Daniel Passarella's team finished strong, winning five straight at one point to clinch its seventh consecutive berth in the finals. It's won all but one of its […]

The Mexico press can be harsh on the national team. The big action, though is reserved for the TV, where Bora Milutinovic was the victim of the battle for network supremacy. Being a part of the Mexico national team can be stressful, to say the least. This is a country where media coverage of soccer […]

Expectations for Bora Milutinovic are higher than ever as he enters his fourth consecutive World Cup. None of his previous teams have had as much talent as the Nigerians. Bora Milutinovic is speeding down the road somewhere in Switzerland. It's two days after his Nigerian team lost 3-0 to Yugoslavia. In two weeks he'll be […]

NETHERLANDS PRESSURE OFF. For once, the Dutch don't enter the World Cup as one of the favorites – which is the way they probably like it. No European country has produced a succession of great talent like the Dutch have in the past 15 years – from Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten and Frank Rijkaard […]

Ernie Stewart On Germany: “I don’t think they (Germany) have many weaknesses. The only thing is that if we can keep it tied up as long as possible, they’ll start panicking because they have to play Yugoslavia next.” On the strengths of the U.S. team: “Our strengths are discipline and organization. We can wear teams […]

June 11 in Foxboro, Mass. New England (MLS) 1 Benfica (Portugal) 2. Goals: Rocha (Gorter) 53; Sanchez 78, Sanchez 87. New England — Causey, McKinley, Michallik, Chronopoulos (Dunseth, 46), Motajo (Goulooze, 62), Baba (Van Saun, 46), Gorter (Mohammed, 56), Nakhid (McLaughlin, 74), Pareja (Keegan, 59), Torres (Rocha, 46), Diaz Arce. Benfica — Preud’homme, Basto (Luis […]