Monthly Archives: June 2002

June 15 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 5 Los Angeles 0. Goals: Diallo (Williams, Davis) 27, Diallo 36, Diallo (Williams, Paule) 58, Davis (Ramos, Williams) 60, Diallo pen. 92. MetroStars — Howard, Ziadie, Petke, Jolley, Chronopoulos, Paule, Moore (Lisi, 70), Davis, Ramos (Faria, 76), Diallo, Williams (Alvarez, 82). Los Angeles — Hartman, Lalas (Marshall, 58), […]

Monday, June 17 in Kobe, 7:30 a.m. ET Round of 16: BRAZIL vs. BELGIUM (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision, 7:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 2:30 p.m. ET/PT). Brazil cruised in the first round as the three ''Rs'' — Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo — combined for eight goals. The only question is whether Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari […]

Excerpts from Bruce Arena's June 15 press conference in Seoul: Bruce Arena, U.S. coach On his thoughts on Mexico as the U.S. prepares for Monday's match: ''It should be a great game and it is a great rivalry. Mexico has been one of the great teams to date in this World Cup, so it is […]

San Jose and Washington set team records for goals in one game on Saturday, and Carolina romped in Atlanta to move back into second place in the WUSA. The CyberRays pulled out a wild, 4-3 triumph over visiting New York as Brandi Chastain scored two goals and set up Katia's winning penalty kick after moving […]

ROUND OF 16: Germany downs Paraguay (1-0) * In a game with few scoring opportunities by either team, Oliver Neuville, a first-time starter in this World Cup — replacing Carsten Jancker upfront — slammed home a well-timed cross from Bernd Schneider for the late gamewinner. * In what has to go down as one of […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Seoul The relief on the faces of the American players in the aftermath of their 3-1 loss to Poland Friday was mixed with disbelief. Not only had they fallen into the round of 16 by virtue of Portugal's loss to South Korea when a tie would have sent both teams through […]

U.S. defender Jeff Agoos will miss the rest of the World Cup because of a calf injury. Agoos, 34, suffered a moderate strain of the medial gastrocnemius in his right calf during the first half of the USA's 3-1 loss to Poland Friday. There was no contact involved in the injury. The San Jose Earthquakes […]

Sunday, June 16 in Suwon, 7:30 am ET Round of 16: SPAIN vs. IRELAND (TV: Live, Univision, 7:30 am ET; Tape, ABC, 1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT, Telefutura, 2:30 pm ET/PT). Spain was one of only two teams (along with Brazil) to win all three games in the first round, but it faces a potentially […]

Sunday, June 16 in Oita, 2:30 am ET Round of 16: SWEDEN vs. SENEGAL (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision, 2:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, noon ET/PT). Sweden, the surprise winner of the Group of Death, faces Senegal, the lone survivor from Africa. Both teams will be at less than full strength. Swedish captain Patrik Andersson is […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Daejon What the United States had accomplished in its first two World Cup matches and what lies ahead overshadowed what befell it Friday. And what Coach Bruce Arena and a few of his players had mentioned before the World Cup came true: along with talent and nerve and skill, a little […]

ROUND OF 16: GERMANY vs. PARAGUAY (In Seogwipo, 2:30 am ET) (TV — Live: ESPN, Univision; Tape: Telefutura noon) Germany is missing three players because of yellow-card suspension and possibly may be without their top midfielder, Michael Ballack, who is nursing a pulled muscle. Whether Ballack, who has five assists, plays or not will be […]

ROUND OF 16: DENMARK vs. ENGLAND (In Niigata, Japan 7:30 a.m ET) (TV — Live: Univision. Tape: Telefutura, 2:30 p.m ET, ABC 3:30 pm ET) Denmark, the surprise winners of Group A, may enter the elimination rounds without striker Jon Dahl Tomasson, whose four goals are tied for second-best in the tournament thus far, but […]

GROUP D: Koreans oust Portugal (1-0) * South Korea didn't need to win this game. A tie, or a loss less severe than what the USA suffered against Poland (1-3) would put them through. But the Koreans went for the win — Park Ji Sung settling a high pass and hammering it into the net […]

Saturday, June 15 (4:00 pm ET) NEW YORK (2-6-1, 7 points) at SAN JOSE (4-3-2, 14 points) (TV: PAX) Key Players Out: New York – GK Gao Hong (wrist surgery-R), D Jenn O'Sullivan (knee ACL/PCL tear-L), D Christie Pearce (knee sprain-R); San Jose – F Megan Horvath (knee meniscus tear-L). Referee: Mark Arblaster. Saturday, June […]

Saturday, June 15 (4:00 pm ET) LOS ANGELES (5-4-2, 17 points) at METROSTARS (3-5-2, 11 points) (TV: ESPN2) Key Players Out: Los Angeles – M Cobi Jones (U.S. National Team), F Isaias Bardales (knee sprain-R), M Peter Vagenas (Red Card); MetroStars – F Clint Mathis (U.S. National Team), D Marcelo Balboa (knee bone bruise-R), F […]

GROUP H June 4 in Saitama Japan 2 Belgium 2. Goals: Suzuki 59, Inamoto 67; Wilmots 57, Van Der Heyden 75. Japan — Narazaki, Matsuda, Morioka (Miyamoto, 71), Nakata, Inamoto, Nakata, Ono (Alex, 64), Toda, Ichikawa, Suzuki (Morishima, 68), Yanagisawa. Yellow cards: Toda 31, Inamoto 54. Belgium — de Vlieger,van Meir, Simons, Peeters, van der […]

June 4 in Busan South Korea 2 Poland 0. Goals: Hwang 26, Chul 53. South Korea — Lee W., Kim N., Choi J., Hong, Kim T., Yoo (Lee C., 61), Lee E., Song, Park, Hyeon (Cha, 89), Hwang (Ahn, 50). Yellow cards: Park 70, Cha 90. Poland — Dudek, Zewlakow, Hajto, Swierczewski, Kaluzny (Zewlakow, 64), […]

GROUP D June 14 in Daejon Poland 3 USA 1. Goals: Olisadebe 3, Kryszalowicz 5, Zewlakow 66; Donovan 83. Poland — Madjan, Klos (Waldoch, 89), Zielinski, Glowacki, Kozminski, Zurawski, Murawski, Krzynowek, Kucharski (Zewlakow, 65), Kryszalowicz, Olisadebe (Sibik, 86). Yellow cards: Madjan 44, Kozminski 46, Kucharski 63, Olisadebe 86. USA — Friedel, Sanneh, Agoos (Beasley, 36), […]

By Mike Woitalla, executive editor Maybe the USA should give the South Koreans that skating gold medal theyÆve been making such a big deal about. Certainly some thanks are in order. Despite getting thumped, 3-1, by Poland in its final Group D game on Monday, the USA advances to the second round because South Korea […]

After gaining a huge helping hand from South Korea, the USA qualified for the second round of the 2002 World Cup despite getting thumped, 3-1, by Poland. Here are U.S. reactions: Claudio Reyna, U.S. captain ''We're lucky. We owe Korea, I guess, a little bit of thanks but a lot of teams get through with […]

GROUP G June 3 in Niigata Mexico 1 Croatia 0. Goal: Blanco pen. 61. Mexico — Perez, Vidrio, Marquez, Carmona, Mercado, Morales, Caballero, Torrado, Luna, Blanco (Palencia, 79), Borgetti (Hernandez, 68). Croatia — Pletikosa, Simunic, R.Kovac, Zivkovic, Soldo, N.Kovac, Jarni, Tomas, Prosinecki (Rapaic, 46), Boksic (Stanic, 67), Suker (Saric, 64). Red card: Croatia — Zivkovic […]

Friday, June 14 in Shizuoka, 2:30 am ET Group H: RUSSIA (1-0-1, 3 pts., 2-1 goal difference) vs. BELGIUM (0-0-2, 2 pt., 3-3 goal difference) (TV: Live, ESPN2, Telefutura, 2:30 am ET). Russia only needs a tie to go through. Belgium tied all three games at France '98 and went out in the first round. […]

Friday, June 14 in Osaka, 2:30 am ET Group H: JAPAN (1-1-0, 4 pts., 3-2 goal difference) vs. TUNISIA (0-1-1, 1 pt., 1-3 goal difference) (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision, 2:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 10 am ET/PT). Japan qualifies for the second round for the first time with a win, tie or loss by one […]

Friday, June 14 in Incheon, 7:30 am ET Group D: SOUTH KOREA (1-1-0, 4 pts., 3-1 goal difference) vs. PORTUGAL (1-0-1, 3 pts., 6-3 goal difference) (TV: Live, ESPN2, Telefutura, 7:30 am ET). South Korea qualifies with a win, tie or loss by the same number goals as the U.S. loses to Poland. Portugal must […]

Friday, June 14 in Daejeon, 7:30 am ET Group D: USA (1-1-0, 4 pts., 4-3 goal difference) vs. POLAND (0-0-2, 0 pts., 0-6 goal difference) (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision, 7:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 12:30 pm ET/PT, ABC, June 15, 1 pm ET/10 am PT). ROSTERS: USA 1 FRIEDEL Brad, 2 HEJDUK Frankie, 3 BERHALTER […]