Monthly Archives: July 1998

France continues to lead Brazil 2-0 in the World Cup final, but are down to ten men after Marcel Desailly was sent off for a second bookable offense in the 68th minute. Brazil brought in speedy youngster Denilson at the start of the second half, but the French defense continued its solid play, keeping Brazil […]

6 goals — Suker (Croatia). 5 goals — Batistuta (Argentina), Vieri (Italy). 4 Goals — Hernandez (Mexico), Ronaldo (Brazil), Salas (Chile). 3 Goals — Bebeto (Brazil), Bergkamp (Netherlands), Bierhoff (Germany), Cesar Sampaio (Brazil), Henry (France), Klinsmann (Germany), Rivaldo (Brazil). 2 Goals — R.Baggio (Italy), Bartlett (South Africa), Bassir (Morocco), Cocu (Netherlands), R.De Boer (Netherlands), Hadda […]

Zinedine Zidane scored a pair of goals, and Emmanuel Petit added a final tally as France defeated Brazil 3-0 in the World Cup final match at the Stade de France. The victory gives the French their first-ever World Cup title and an automatic berth at the 2002 competition in Japan and South Korea. Zidane, the […]

RESULTS FINAL July 12 France 3 Brazil 0 THIRD-PLACE MATCH July 11 Croatia 2 Netherlands 1 FINAL FIRST-ROUND STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Scotland 3 […]

Results July 11 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2 Kansas City 2 Dallas 0 Colorado 2 New England 1 July 10 D.C. United 3 Los Angeles 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 20 15 5 35 48 32 Columbus 17 9 8 27 33 23 MetroStars 18 9 9 25 32 […]

Dan Califf scored twice and Nick Garcia and Jamar Beasley added a goal apiece as the U.S. U-20s downed the Trinidad & Tobago U-21 team 4-1 in Port of Spain on July 10. After a scoreless first half, T&T opened the scoring through Sancho in the 63rd minute, but the Americans rallied for four goals […]

July 11 in Paris Croatia 2 Netherlands 1. Goals: Prosinecki 13, Suker 36; Zenden 21. Croatia — Ladic, Stimac, Bilic, Soldo, Jarni, Asanovic, Prosinecki (Vlaovic, 78), Boban (Tudor, 86), Stanic, Jurcic, Suker. Netherlands — Van Der Sar, Cocu (Overmars, 46), Stam, F.De Boer, Numan, Seedorf, Jonk, Davids, Zenden, Bergkamp (Van Hooijdonk, 58), Kluivert. Yellow cards: […]

RESULTS THIRD-PLACE MATCH July 11 Croatia 2 Netherlands 1 FINAL FIRST-ROUND STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 *-qualified […]

Results July 10 D.C. United 3 Los Angeles 0 July 9 Columbus 3 Chicago 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 20 15 5 35 48 32 Columbus 17 9 8 27 33 23 MetroStars 17 9 8 25 31 30 New England 17 5 12 13 30 39 Miami 17 […]

MLS’s disciplinary committee has suspended Tampa Bay goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli a total of six games and fined the former Swedish national team star $5,000 for an incident that occurred during the Mutiny’s 3-2 loss at home to the New England Revolution on July 4. Following New England forward Raul Diaz Arce’s conversion of a penalty […]

The U.S. Boys U-18 national team suffered its second straight loss at the World Youth Games in Moscow July 10 when it fell 2-1 to Turkey. With the defeat, the U.S. has been eliminated from the competition. The match was delayed for more than an hour while the bus with the Turkish team was late […]

Gabriel Fuentes Manhattan Beach, Calif. After hearing the comments of various “veteran” players on the U.S. squad after the World Cup, I sensed that many of these players did not like or did not appreciate the inclusion of the new players (e.g., Deering and Regis) into the national team. Regis is a proven player, and […]

Before I left for France and upon my return, almost anyone I told about my World Cup trip responded with a crack about soccer hooliganism. The customs officer at SFO asked me, “What’s wrong with them soccer fans?” When I watched a quarterfinal at my uncle-in-law’s house, he joked, “You aren’t going to trash the […]

Here is an injury update for this week’s MLS action: Chicago — GK Zach Thornton (concussion) is doubtful; MF Piotr Nowak (patella tendonitis), F Roman Kosecki (bruised quad) and F Ante Razov (strained hamstring) are probable; MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) is on injured reserve until Aug. 1. Colorado — none. Columbus — D […]

July 8 in Union, N.J. MetroStars (MLS) 1 Hampton Roads Mariners (A-League) 0 (OT). Goal: Hurtado (Ramos, Vega) 98. MetroStars — Meola, Duhaney, Palacios, Lalas, Petke, Sorber, Corrales (Joseph, 59), Ramos, Rooney, Savarese (Vega, 46), Hurtado. Hampton Roads — Busch, Mitchell, Campbell, Branigan, Richards, Herrman (Fenger, 60), Lujan (Haley, 81), Angelov, Pratt, McCreath, Greenwood (Tadlock, […]

The U.S. women’s national team will make its first-ever visit to Foxboro Stadium on Sept. 12 when it joins the New England Revolution for a doubleheader. The U.S. women will face Italy in the opening game of U.S. Cup ’98 at 5:00 p.m. (ET), with the Revolution hosting the Columbus Crew afterward. Tickets are on […]

U.S. Open Cup: Complete Schedule and Results (through July 1) Here is the updated schedule and results of the 1998 U.S. Open Cup: FIRST ROUND Date Matchup/Result June 9 Austin Lone Stars (D3 Pro) 2 San Nicholas (USASA Region IV) 1 June 10 Delaware Wizards (D3 Pro) 2 Detroit Dynamite (Premier) 1 (OT) June 11 […]

Results July 9 Columbus 3 Chicago 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 19 14 5 32 45 32 Columbus 17 9 8 27 33 23 MetroStars 17 9 8 25 31 30 New England 17 5 12 13 30 39 Miami 17 6 11 12 15 36 Tampa Bay 18 […]

For the first time in the tournament’s 85-year history, U.S. Soccer will stage the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals as two doubleheaders being played concurrently. The four games are scheduled for Wednesday, July 22 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn. In the Western bracket, the Chicago Fire meets the San […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Jackson 10 10 0 51 12 30 Cocoa 12 8 4 35 17 24 Bradenton 11 5 6 32 29 15 Alabama 10 4 6 21 28 12 South Florida 10 4 6 21 34 12 Miami T. 10 4 6 23 26 10 Central Florida 10 […]

RESULTS SEMIFINALS July 8 France 2 Croatia 1 July 7 Brazil 1 Netherlands 1 (Brazil wins 4-2 on penalties) FINAL FIRST-ROUND STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 1 1 5 5 […]

W-1 Standings North GP W L GF GA P Boston 8 7 1 20 7 21 Maryland 8 6 2 15 7 18 Long Island 9 7 2 21 11 17 Delaware 8 2 6 9 21 4 NJ Wildcats 8 1 7 8 24 3 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 10 […]

Here are the starting lineups for the World Cup semifinal match between France and Croatia at the Stade de France in St. Denis: France — Barthez, Thuram, Blanc, Desailly, Lizarazu, Deschamps, Petit, Karembeu, Djorkaeff, Zidane, Guivarc’h. Croatia — Ladic, Stimac, Bilic, Simic, Jarni, Soldo, Asanovic, Boban, Stanic, Suker, Vlaovic.

A swift exchange of goals early in the second half leaves France and Croatia tied 1-1 in the 50th minute of their semifinal match. In the opening minute of the second half, Asanovic looped a ball to Suker, who had timed his run perfectly to get behind Laurent Blanc and inside the French area. He […]

Features U.S. Failure In France Launches New Era By Mike Woitalla Azzurri Are Cursed In France ’98 By Duncan Irving Germany Ends Its Disappointing Campaign By Duncan Irving Rivaldo And Ronaldo Reverse Roles By Paul Gardner Ariel OrtegaÆs Dark Moment In Quarterfinals By Ridge Mahoney Dutch Finally Lay To Rest Ghosts From ’78 By Ridge […]