Monthly Archives: November 2001

By Paul Kennedy Managing Editor in Pusan, South Korea The 2002 World Cup will take place Saturday, Dec. 1, in Pusan, South Korea, in ceremonies to begin at 5 am ET (live radio coverage on Futbol de Primera Spanish-language network; live online at www.ussoccer.com and on television with taped coverage on Univision — East feed: […]

Top-ranked North Carolina needed a lucky bounce or two to return to the NCAA Division I women’s soccer final four for the 20th successive year, edging Penn State, 2-1, in Friday’s quarterfinal at Chapel Hill, N.C. An attempted clearance by Penn State goalkeeper Emily Oleksiuk in the 80th minute slammed off Tar Heels striker Alyssa […]

Roger Levesque scored two goals Friday night, the latter a knockout punch that secured Stanford a spot among the elite eight in the NCAA Division I men’s soccer championship with a 3-1 victory over visiting Portland. The third-seeded Cardinal (18-1-1) also got a goal from Matt Janusz, who netted three in Stanford’s second-round victory over […]

Interview with Marc Nicholls, director of coaching ò Location: New Orleans. ò History: Formed as FVB in 1990 by Franz Van Balkom, Louisiana’s first director of coaching. Became NOSA in 1994. ò Championships: 2001: 6 state championships; 5 USYSA Region III bronze medalists; U-17 boys Region III runners-up. ò Most famous players: “Ask me in […]

Defending champion Cal State Dominguez Hills and final-four host Tampa pulled out overtime victories in Friday’s NCAA Division II men’s soccer semifinals. Rick Cobb finished off Scott White’s through ball in the 101st minute to send Dominguez Hills (20-2-1) into Sunday’s final with a 1-0 triumph over Dowling, N.Y. (15-1-3). Luis Morales made five saves […]

Christian Brothers lost Missy Gregg but not its No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown with five-time champion Franklin Pierce and advanced Friday to the NCAA Division II women’s soccer final. Final-four host UC San Diego also reached Sunday’s title game, pulling out a tight win against Northern Kentucky in a rematch of last season’s final. […]

The date: Dec. 1. The place: Pusan, South Korea. The master of ceremonies: FIFA general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen. Soccer’s greatest show is the World Cup draw ceremony at which the 32 finalists will be divided into eight groups of four. American fans will wake up on the morning of Dec. 1 to learn the fate […]

FRANCE WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 41 21 6 14 86 58 Final Fours 1958 — Third place. 1982 — Fourth place. 1986 — Third place. 1998 — Champion. U.S. RIVALRY 1979 — France 6-0. 1979 — France 3-0. TEAM Barthez, Thuram, Desailly, Leboeuf, Lizarazu, Vieira, Petit, Pires, Zidane, Henry, […]

RUSSIA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 34 16 6 12 60 40 Final Fours 1966 — Fourth place. U.S. RIVALRY 1979 — Soviet Union 3-1. 1979 — Soviet Union 4-1. 1990 — Tie 1-1. 1990 — Tie 0-0. 1992 — CIS 1-0. 1992 — USA 2-1. 1993 — Russia 1-0. […]

POLAND WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 25 13 5 7 39 29 Final Fours 1974 — Third place. 1982 — Third place. U.S. RIVALRY 1924 — USA 3-2. 1928 — Tie 3-3. 1973 — Poland 4-0 1973 — Poland 1-0 1973 — Poland 4-0 1973 — USA 1-0. 1975 — […]

SOUTH KOREA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 14 0 4 10 11 43 U.S. RIVALRY 1987 — South Korea 1-0. 1989 — South Korea 2-1. 1994 — Tie 1-1. TEAM Lee Won Jae, Choi Sung Yong, Hong Myung Bo, Kim Tae Young, Lee Min Sung, Song Chong Gog, Lee Young […]

PORTUGAL WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 9 6 0 3 19 12 Final Fours 1966 — Third place. U.S. RIVALRY 1978 — Portugal 1-0. 1980 — Tie 1-1. 1990 — Portugal 1-0. 1992 — USA 1-0. TEAM Ricardo, Frechaut, Fernando Couto, Jorge Costa, Rui Jorge, Petit, Paulo Sousa, Figo, Jorge […]

SLOVENIA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. RIVALRY No games. TEAM Simueunovic, Milinovic, Vugdalic, Galic, D.Novak, A.Ceh, Pavlin, Acomivic, Karic, Osterc, Rudonja. QUALIFYING Sept. 3 in Toftir Faeroe Islands 2 (Arge 87, O.Hansen 90) Slovenia 2 (Udovic 25, Osterc 85). Oct. 7 in Luxembourg […]

JAPAN WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 3 0 0 3 1 4 U.S. RIVALRY 1993 — Japan 3-1. TEAM Kawaguchi, Morioka, Matsuda, K.Nakata, Inamoto, Hato, Morishima, H.Nakata, Ono, Takahara, Yanagisawa. QUALIFYING Qualified as co-host.

CAMEROON WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 14 3 6 5 13 26 U.S. RIVALRY No games. TEAM Alioum, Song, Kalle, Njanka, Geremi, Foe Wome, Alnoudji, Olembe, Eto’o, Mboma. QUALIFYING PRELIMINARY April 19 in Yaounde Cameroon 3 (Mboma 26, Goe 31, Eto’o 37) Somalia 0. April 23 in Yaounde Cameroon 3 […]

USA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 17 4 1 12 18 38 Final Fours 1930 — Semifinals. TEAM Friedel, Sanneh, Pope, Agoos, Regis, Stewart, Armas, Reyna, O’Brien, Moore, Donovan. QUALIFYING July 16 in Guatemala City Guatemala 1 (Fonseca 9, Medford pen. 90) USA 1 (Razov 45). July 23 in San […]

MEXICO WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 37 8 10 19 39 75 U.S. RIVALRY 1934 — USA 4-2 (World Cup qualifying). 1937 — Mexico 7-2. 1937 — Mexico 7-3. 1937 — Mexico 5-1. 1947 — Mexico 5-0. 1949 — Mexico 6-0 (World Cup qualifying). 1949 — Mexico 6-2 (World Cup […]

SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 3 0 2 1 3 6 U.S. RIVALRY 2000 — USA 4-0. TEAM Vonk, Nzama, Issa, Schoeman, Carnell, Ngobe, Fortune, Zuma, Buckley, Nomvete, Bartlett. QUALIFYING PRELIMINARY April 9 in Maseru Lesotho 0 South Africa 2 ((Bartlett 40, 71). April 23 in Bloemfontein South […]

COSTA RICA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 4 2 0 2 4 6 U.S. RIVALRY 1975 — Costa Rica 3-1. 1985 — Tie 1-1. 1985 — Costa Rica 1-0. 1988 — USA 1-0. 1989 — Costa Rica 1-0 (World Cup qualifying). 1989 — USA 1-0 (World Cup qualifying). 1990 — […]

SENEGAL WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. RIVALRY No games. TEAM Sylva, Coly, Daf, Diao, Amadou Ndiaye, Thiaw, Diatta, Sarr, H.Camara, Fadiga, Diouf. QUALIFYING PRELIMINARY April 9 in Cotonou Benin (Oketola 33) Senegal 1 (Moussa Ndiaye 15). April 23 in Dakar Senegal 1 (Cheikh […]

NIGERIA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 8 4 0 4 13 13 U.S. RIVALRY 1988 — Nigeria 3-2. 1995 — USA 3-2. TEAM Shorunmu, Okpara, Ifejiagwa, West, Yobo, Okocha, S.Oliseh, T.Babangida, Lawal, Agali, N.Kanu. QUALIFYING PRELIMINARY April 9 in Asmara Eritrea 0 Nigeria 0. April 23 in Lagos Nigeria 4 […]

ECUADOR WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. RIVALRY 1984 — Tie 0-0. 1984 — Tie 2-2. 1988 — Ecuador 1-0. 1988 — Ecuador 2-0. 1988 — Tie 0-0. 1993 — Ecuador 2-0 (Copa America). 1997 — Ecuador 1-0. 2001 — Tie 0-0. TEAM Cevallos, […]

BRAZIL WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 80 53 14 13 173 78 Final Fours 1938 — Third place. 1950 — Runner-up. 1958 — Champion. 1962 — Champion. 1970 — Champion. 1974 — Fourth place. 1978 — Third place. 1994 — Champion. 1998 — Runner-up. U.S. RIVALRY 1930 — Brazil 4-3. […]

ARGENTINA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 57 29 10 18 100 69 Final Fours 1930 — Runner-up. 1978 — Champion. 1986 — Champion. 1990 — Runner-up. U.S. RIVALRY 1930 — Argentina 6-1 (World Cup). 1975 — Argentina 6-0. 1991 — Argentina 1-0. 1995 — USA 3-0 (Copa America). 1999 — […]

SAUDI ARABIA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 7 2 1 4 7 13 U.S. RIVALRY 1992 — Saudi Arabia 3-0 (Confederations Cup). 1993 — USA 2-0. 1994 — Tie 0-0. 1994 — Saudi Arabia 2-1. 1995 — USA 4-3. 1999 — USA 2-0 (Confederations Cup). TEAM Babkr, Khalil, Soulemain, Soulelmani, […]