Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com July, 1998 poll, in which 2,587 fans participated. 1. Of the 22 players that went to France, which five should the U.S. national team build around for the future? Player Votes (Pct.) *Eddie Pope 2289 (88.8%) *Frankie Hejduk 1804 (70.0%) *Kasey Keller 1704 (66.1%) *Brian McBride 1701 (66.0%) […]
Monthly Archives: August 1998
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DiGiamarino lifts U-23s to 1-0 win over Bolton reserves
The U.S. U-23 national team opened its tour of England with a 1-0 win over the Bolton Wanderers reserves in Manchester on Aug. 1. Joey DiGiamarino of the Colorado Rapids scored in the 25th minute on an assist from Clemson’s Scott Bower to improve the undefeated U-23s to 4-0-3 in seven games in 1998. The […]
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U-20 Girls open Nordic Cup with 1-0 win
A 65th-minute goal from 17-year-old forward Susan Bush propelled the U.S. girls’ U-20 national team to a 1-0 victory over Finland Aug. 3 in both teams’ opening Group B match at the 1998 Nordic Cup in the Netherlands. The U.S. is looking to defend its title, as the Americans edged Norway 1-0 in overtime in […]
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Boys’ U-20s arrive in Trinidad for CONCACAF qualifying
The U.S. U-20 national team has arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad in preparation for the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament, which will begin Aug. 5. The USA is in Group A and will face Costa Rica (Aug. 5), Canada (Aug. 7) and host Trinidad & Tobago (Aug. 9). The top two teams from the group […]
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Answer 5 national-team related questions in the August poll
In our August poll, fans can answer five questions, including who should shoulder the blame for the disastrous American performance in France, whether the U.S. national team should be an American and whether the USSF was right to decline invitations to the 1997 and 1999 Copa America tournaments.
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U.S. women blank Canada 4-0
Debbie Keller scored a pair of first-half goals as the U.S. women’s national team defeated Canada 4-0 at the Citrus Bowl in a preliminary to the 1998 MLS All-Star Game. Canada mounted an early run at the USA, taking two shots in the first nine minutes, but the sweltering mid-90s heat and a relentless U.S. […]
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MLS: All-Star Game Summary
Aug. 2 in Orlando, Fla. MLS USA All-Stars 6 MLS World All-Stars 1. Goals: T.Ramos (McBride, Balboa) 5, Lalas 15, McBride (Jones) 16, Preki (McBride, Harkes) 40, Lassiter (Agoos) 78, Jones (Bravo) 83; M.Ramos (Campos) 89. MLS USA — Meola (Thornton, 46), Balboa (Agoos, 46), Lalas (Fraser, 46), Pope, Jones (Paule, 46), Dooley (Armas, 46), […]