Monthly Archives: June 2002

Probable lineups for the USA-Germany quarterfinal on Friday: USA — 1 Friedel; 22 Sanneh, 23 Pope, 3 Berhalter; 10 Reyna, 5 O'Brien, 4 Mastroeni, 21 Donovan, 17 Beasley; 11 Mathis, 20 McBride. Germany — 1 Kahn; 22 Frings, 2 Linke, 21 Metzelder; 6 Ziege, 19 Schneider, 8 Hamann, 13 Ballack, 17 Bode; 11 Klose, 9 […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Seoul Many American soccer players have tried their luck in Germany with varying degrees of success. The barriers — language, culture, climate, acceptance — are foreboding. The German approach to professionalism is rigid, uncompromising, and demanding, especially for foreigners and particularly for Americans. Those who have done well — Tony Sanneh, […]

(Friday, June 21 at 7:30 am ET, live on ESPN, Univision). Average height USA — 5-11; Germany — 6-1. Average weight: USA — 165 pounds; Germany — 178 pounds. Average age: USA — 28.4; Germany — 27.7. STATS: Goals: USA — 7; Germany — 13. Goals against: USA — 6; Germany — 1. Shots: USA […]

Friday, June 21 in Shizuoka (2:30 am ET) Quarterfinals: BRAZIL vs. ENGLAND (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision 2:30 am ET, Tape, Telefutura, 10 am ET/PT) Americans fans will be focused on USA-Germany, but the showcase match for fans around the world will take place five hours earlier in Shizuoka, where Brazil and England, two of the […]

Marinette Pichon netted her sixth and seventh goals of the season and visiting Philadelphia won its second showdown this season with second-place Carolina to extend its lead to five points in the WUSA standings. Pichon, who has scored six of the Charge's past eight goals, gave Philadelphia (7-1-3, 23 points) a short-lived lead in the […]

Wednesday, June 19 (7:00 pm ET) PHILADELPHIA (6-1-2, 20 points) at CAROLINA (5-1-3, 18 points) (TV: Fox Sports South, CN8) Key Players Out: Philadelphia – M Kelly Smith (ACL tear-R), F Rakel Karvelsson (ACL tear-R); Carolina – D/M Erin Baxter (ankle sprain-R), F Kim Yankowski (lower back strain). Referee: Sandy Hunt.

Wednesday, June 19 (7:30 pm ET) COLORADO (6-5-1, 19 points) at D.C. UNITED (4-6-1, 13 points) (TV: AT&T Broadband; DIRECTV: 794) Key Players Out: Colorado – Pablo Mastroeni (U.S. National Team), F John Spencer (knee arthroscopy-L); D.C. United – Eddie Pope (U.S. national team). Wednesday, June 19 (7:30 pm ET) KANSAS CITY (3-4-4, 13 points) […]

U.S. World Cup referee Brian Hall has been named as one of 32 match officials (16 referees and 16 assistant referees) who will work the final eight games of the 2002 World Cup. After being named as one of the tournament's final 16 referees, Hall was not assigned to work in the quarterfinals, meaning that […]

By Paul Kennedy in Seoul When the United States played Germany in the 1998 World Cup, Landon Donovan was in first-period math class at Redlands East Valley High School. ''My teacher was very good about it,'' says Donovan, who was in 10th grade. ''Usually, she'd let us work on our homework the last 15 minutes […]

By Paul Kennedy in Seoul The USA-Mexico broadcast on ESPN set a U.S. cable television record with a 4.28 rating among males age 18-34, the most desirable age group for advertisers. The rating is the highest in the history of cable television in that category on late-night television (1-6 a.m.). It was the highest on […]

ROUND OF 16: Turkey ends Japan's World Cup campaign (1-0) * Umit Davala headed home Ergun Penbe's corner kick for the game's only goal. * ''Our great adventure is over. Today I was very proud to be their coach and to have worn the Japanese shirt for four years. I say bravo to this Japanese […]

* While guards at an Indonesian prison were watching BrazilÆs round-of-16 win over Belgium on TV, 48 inmates at the Pekanbaru facility on Sumatra island made their escape, according to the Associated Press. So far, 15 have been recaptured. * There have been 64 World Cup-related arrests in Japan through for the first two weeks. […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Jeonju The look on Gerardo Torrado's face may not have told everything, but it certainly said a lot. For the third time, or maybe the fourth, he'd been stripped of the ball. His mouth was agape and his eyes were wide as the American opponents took off in the other direction. […]

Scoring early once again paid off for the United States, which defeated Mexico, 2-0, on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup. Brian McBride's eighth-minute goal put Mexico, which had played so impressively in the first round, on its heels and paved the way to a historic U.S. victory. The Americans […]

Round of 16: Brazil ousts Belgium (2-0) * Brazilians Ronaldo and Rivaldo scored for Brazil. They have each scored in four straight games at this World Cup and are the only players to have done so. * Marc Wilmots appeared to put Belgium ahead in the 36th minute on a header, but referee Peter Prendergast […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena and midfielders Landon Donovan and Claudio Reyna, goalkeeper Brad Friedel and defender Pablo Mastroeni met the press after beating Mexico, 2-0, to earn a quarterfinal spot at the 2002 World Cup. Bruce Arena, U.S. coach On the match: ''Well, it was a hard-fought match. We were coming off a disappointing loss, […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor MIA'S BACK: Mia Hamm's return from knee surgery prodded the Washington Freedom to a pair of victories, extending its winning streak to four games. Hamm scored the winner Wednesday night in a 2-1 victory over Boston with a nifty maneuver just six minutes into her 2002 debut. On Saturday, she […]

By Will Kuhns, senior editor COLORADO TRICKLES: Following his team's 2-1 loss to New England, Colorado coach Tim Hankinson fired a few warning shots toward his defenders, particularly the experienced central tandem of Robin Fraser and Rick Titus. ''They are soft, it is as simple as that,'' Hankinson told the Denver Post. ''New England had […]

Tuesday, June 18 in Daejeon, 7:30 a.m. ET Round of 16: SOUTH KOREA vs. ITALY (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision, 7:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 12:30 p.m. ET/PT). The Italian defense, which has looked shaky at times, will be missing Fabio Cannavaro, who is suspended. South Korea will have an entire country supporting it. The biggest […]

Tuesday, June 18 in Miyagi, 2:30 a.m. ET Round of 16: JAPAN vs. TURKEY (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision, 2:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 10:00 a.m. ET/PT). Japanese hopes are high after a strong showing in the first round, but Turkey will be a tough opponent because of dangerous attackers Hakan Sukur and Hasan Sas. Japan […]

June 17 in Jeonju USA 2 Mexico 0. Goals: McBride 8, Donovan 65. USA — Friedel, Sanneh, Pope, Berhalter, Reyna, O'Brien, Mastroeni (Llamosa, 92+), Lewis, Donovan, McBride (Jones, 79), Wolff (Stewart, 59). Mexico — Perez, Marquez, Vidrio (Mercado, 46), Carmona, Morales (Hernandez, 28), Arellano, J.Rodriguez, Luna, Torrado (Garcia Aspe, 78), Blanco, Borgetti. Yellow cards: USA […]

MLS Standings Eastern Conference TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA Chicago 12 5 5 2 17 20 17 Columbus 12 5 5 2 17 17 18 MetroStars 11 4 5 2 14 16 18 New England 12 4 7 1 13 19 25 D.C. United 11 4 6 1 13 14 18 Western […]

USA 1 FRIEDEL Brad 2 HEJDUK Frankie 3 BERHALTER Gregg 4 MASTROENI Pablo 5 O'BRIEN John 6 REGIS David 7 LEWIS Eddie 8 STEWART Earnie 9 MOORE Joe-Max 10 REYNA Claudio 11 MATHIS Clint 12 AGOOS Jeff 13 JONES Cobi 14 CHERUNDOLO Steve 15 WOLFF Josh 16 LLAMOSA Carlos 17 BEASLEY DaMarcus 18 KELLER Kasey […]

ROUND OF 16: SenegalÆs latest victim is Sweden (2-1, OT) * Fairy-tale team Senegal won thanks to two strikes from Henri Camara, including a spectacular golden goal in which he latched onto a back-heel pass from Pape Thiaw, juked a defender and slammed a shot off the post and into the net from the edge […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Seoul Did the rivalry really start during the Gold Cup in 1991, when the United States beat Mexico in the semifinals on its way to the title? Did Mexican fans burning a U.S. flag at an Olympic qualifier in 1992 in Mexico City get it off the ground? Did the 1-0 […]