Monthly Archives: June 2002

Leaner budgets have restricted opportunities for Americans to move abroad, but buying sprees are always a World Cup byproduct. The world's biggest sporting event can be rudely humbling or a springboard to success. Based on their exploits in South Korea, several MLS players are expected to attract serious offers from foreign clubs pending performance in […]

It's an election year here in South Korea, and both presidential candidates have been angling to get on the World Cup bandwagon. That doesn't mean they're actually following the tournament. Roh Moo Hyun, candidate of the ruling Millennium Democratic Party, was at the Seoul World Cup Stadium for the opening ceremonies, but he didn't stay […]

Location: Burlington, Vt. History: Formed in 1986 with one girls team; merged in 1993 with Spirit of Vermont. Championships: Many state cup champions. Most famous player: Jen Carlson (University of Connecticut). Number of players: 439. Number of teams: 25 boys and girls, U-10 through U-19. Number of coaches: 6 senior staff coaches; 25 head coaches; […]

Four great ways to spend time when you're not watching World Cup games. If there's one area of international soccer that the average American fan knows plenty about, it's the British game. That's due in great part to our shared language. Information on UK soccer is easy to access. The publication of four thorough and […]

June 8 at Villanova, Pa. PHILADELPHIA (5-1-2, 17 pts.) 1 WASHINGTON (2-4-3, 9 pts.) 1. Goals: Pichon (Tietjen) 87; Grubb pen. 40. Att.: 9,650. June 8 at Boston BOSTON (2-3-4, 10 pts.) 2 CAROLINA (4-1-2, 14 pts.) 2. Goals: Mellgren (Meinert, Lilly) 14, Mellgren (Meinert, Wiegmann) 49; Fotopoulos (Riise, Burt) 6, Riise (Prinz, Burt) 32. […]

Monday, June 11 in Yokohama (7:30 am ET) IRELAND (0-2-0, 2 pts., 2-2 goal difference) vs. SAUDI ARABIA (0-0-2, 0 pts., 0-9 goal difference). (TV: Live, ESPN2, Telefutura 7:30 am ET) Ireland needs to beat Saudi Arabia by two goals to ensure itself of a berth in the finals. Saudi keeper Mohammed Al Deayea will […]

Monday, June 11 in Shizuoka (7:30 am ET) GERMANY (1-1-0, 4 pts., 9-1 goal difference) vs. CAMEROON (1-1-0, 4 pts., 2-1 goal difference) (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision 7:30 am ET; Tape,Telefutura 12:30 pm ET/PT) Germany-Cameroon will be one of the top clashes of the third day of play. The Germans only need a tie to […]

Tuesday, June 11 in Suwon, South Korea (2:30 a.m. ET) SENEGAL (1-1-0, 4 pts., 2-1 goal difference) vs. URUGUAY (0-1-1, 1 pt., 1-2 goal difference). (TV: Live, ESPN2, Univision 2:30 am ET; Tape,Telefutura, 10 am ET/PT) Senegal needs only a tie to move into the second round. The Lions followed up on its astonishing victory […]

Monday, June 11 in Incheon (2:30 am ET) DENMARK (1-1-0, 4 pts., 3-2 goal difference) vs. FRANCE (0-1-1, 1 pt., 0-1 goal difference) (TV: Live, ESPN, Telefutura 2:30 am ET) Defending champion France must beat Denmark by two goals to ensure passage to the second round. It will be no easy feat without striker Thierry […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor BEST GOAL/BEST GAME: Katia has been one of the WUSA's most enigmatic performers since the league opened for business. She's an immense talent, capable of things few others can accomplish, but her gifts often have been overshadowed by tactical naivete and inconsistent play. When the Brazilian forward is at the […]

GROUP H: Tunisia and Belgium tie (1-1) * TunisiaÆs surprise tie, thanks to a brilliant Raouf Bouzaine free kick, means every team in the group remains alive. * ''[The Tunisians] were quick, marked well and stuck to the job. Before the game, and it was possibly a mistake, we and others considered the Tunisians the […]

By Will Kuhns, senior editor BEST GOALS: D.C.'s Ryan Nelsen gets an honorable mention for his glancing header of a Petter Villegas cross — his second goal of the game and the gamewinner. Top honors, however, belong to Richard Mulrooney's 28-yard bullet off the underside of the crossbar that doused Kansas City's hopes of a […]

Group D June 10 in Daegu South Korea 1 USA 1. Goals: Mathis 24; Ahn 78. South Korea — Lee W.J., Choi J.C., Hong, Kim T.Y., Song, Kim N.I., Yoo (Choi Y.S., 70), Lee E.Y., Seol, Hwang (Ahn, 56), Park (Lee C.S. 38). USA — Friedel, Sanneh, Pope, Agoos, Hejduk, Donovan, Reyna, OÆBrien, Beasley (Lewis, […]

South Korean coach Guus Hiddink rued his teamÆs missed chances in its 1-1 tie with the USA June 10. Guus Hiddink, South Korea coach On the 1-1 result against the USA: ''I think a draw tastes a little bit less for us because I think we deserved to win. We created beautiful chances. We were […]

In Chile, goalkeeper Jonny Walker had a fairly quiet night as his club, Universidad Catolica, atoned for its road loss in the first leg of the Chilean League Apertura playoff against Huachipato. Walker's best stop came on a 64th-minute free kick as Catolica dominated the match and won, 2-0, forcing a sudden-death overtime to decide […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Daegu Failure to keep possession and giveaways in midfield dearly cost the United States in its 1-1 tie with South Korea, but fortunately for the Americans, their opponent's traditional malady of mis-hit shots returned on Monday. The Koreans missed the target, shot weakly, or were robbed by Friedel's quick feet and […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena, keeper Brad Friedel, and forwards Clint Mathis and Brian McBride met the press after MondayÆs 1-1 tie with South Korea. Bruce Arena, U.S. coach ''It was a difficult game but I am happy with the point. Korea's fitness is outstanding. Most people, a month ago, would not have believed the United […]

June 8 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 1 Chicago 0. Goals: Lalas (Elliott) 57. Los Angeles — Hartman, Hendrickson, Lalas, Califf, Waibel, Victorine, Vagenas, Cienfuegos (Ochoa, 81), Elliott, Mullan (Albright, 72), Glinton (Frye, 78). Chicago — Thornton, Curtin, Brown, Bocanegra, Vaudreuil, Sleeth (Nugent, 61), Nowak, Marsch, Gray, Razov, Magee (Capano, 61). Yellow Cards: Los Angeles […]

Substitute Ahn Jung Hwan's 77th minute header gave South Korea a 1-1 tie with the USA in the June 5 Group D showdown. Ahn beat Jeff Agoos to a free kick from 45 yards out to redirect the ball from 8 yards out into the right corner of keeper Brad Friedel's goal. The USA took […]

The USA took a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute through Clint Mathis, who drilled a low 16-yard, left-footed shot into the right corner of the net. He received a chipped pass at the edge of the penalty area from John O'Brien, who had sprinted through Korean terrority. In the 39th minute, following a foul […]

Charmaine Hooper netted her fifth goal of the season and Briana Scurry notched her fourth shutout as the Atlanta Beat won its fourth successive match to move into second place in the WUSA standings. Hooper and Cindy Parlow scored first-half goals in the visiting Beat's 2-0 victory over lowly New York before 5,214 at Mitchel […]

GROUP G: Mexico downs Ecuador (2-1) * Mexico notched its first World Cup win over a South American country after seven failed attempts. * For the first time in 12 appearances, Mexico opened a World Cup with two wins. However, despite becoming the third team at this World Cup to open with six points, Mexico […]

Monday, June 10 in Daegu, 2:30 am ET Group D: SOUTH KOREA (1-0-0, 3 pts.) vs. USA (1-0-0, 3 pts.) (TV: Live, ESPN2, Univision, 2:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 10 am ET/PT; Tape, ESPN2, 2 pm ET; Tape, ESPN Classic, June 11, 1 pm ET). Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) ROSTERS: South Korea 1 LEE Woon […]

American referee Brian Hall, who was in the middle for Ecuador-Italy, has been assigned to referee Nigeria-England June 12. Hall is one of only four referees who has been chosen to referee a second game so far. Hall was the fourth official for the Argentina-England game June 7. Each of the 36 referees in the […]

Monday, June 10 in Jeonju (7:30 am ET) Group D: POLAND (0-0-1, 0 pts.) vs. PORTUGAL (0-0-1, 0 pts.) (TV: Live, ESPN2, Univision, 7:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 3 pm ET/PT) Who would have figured the two European teams in Group D would go pointless? They will know what the score was from Daegu. In […]