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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. […]

TURKEY WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 3 1 0 2 10 11 U.S. RIVALRY 1991 — Tie 1-1. TEAM Rustu, Umit Ozat, Alpay, Emre Asik, Umit Davala, Okan, Tugay, Ergun, Abdullah, Basturk, Hakan Sukur. QUALIFYING Sept. 2 in Istanbul Turkey 2 (Okan 45, Emre 70) Moldova 0. Oct. 7 in […]

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 — […]

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, […]

SWEDEN WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 38 14 9 15 66 60 Final Fours 1938 — Fourth place. 1950 — Third place. 1958 — Runner-up. 1994 — Third place. U.S. RIVALRY 1916 — USA 3-2. 1994 — Sweden 3-1. 1995 — Sweden 1-0. 1998 — USA 1-0. TEAM Hedman, Mellberg, […]

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. […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH, SENIOR EDITOR Everybody who cares for women’s soccer must be elated that FIFA now will annually honor the world’s top female player. It’s another step on the road for respect, for which the women’s game continues to battle over much of the globe. It seems another nod — as was establishment of […]

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, […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH, SENIOR EDITOR The college women’s soccer playoffs have played out almost as expected, with an upset here (SMU over Texas in the first round) and there (Cincinnati over Notre Dame in the second round) but most of the favorites getting through. The NCAA made a mess of the draw with their insistence […]

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 […]

CROATIA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 7 5 0 2 11 5 Final Fours 1998 — Third place. U.S. RIVALRY No official matches. TEAM Pletikosa, Tudor, Stimac, R.Kovac, Zivkovic, Jarni, Soldo, N.Kovac, Prosinecki, Stanic, Boksic. QUALIFYING Sept. 2 in Brussels Belgium 0 Croatia 0. Oct. 11 in Zagreb Croatia 1 […]

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 […]

BELGIUM WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 32 9 7 16 40 56 Final Fours 1986 — Fourth Place. U.S. RIVALRY July 13, 1930 — USA 3-0 (World Cup) April 22, 1995 — Belgium 1-0 Feb. 25, 1998 — Belgium 2-0. TEAM De Vlieger, Deflandre, Clement, Van Meir, Van Kerkhoven, Vermant, […]

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 — […]

DENMARK WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 9 5 1 3 19 13 U.S. RIVALRY Jan. 30, 1993 — Tie 2-2. Feb. 10, 1994 — 0-0 (Denmark wins 4-2 on penalties.) Jan. 22, 1997 — Denmark 4-1. TEAM Sorensen, Helveg, Henriksen, Laursen, Heintze, Tofting, Gravesen, Jorgensen, Groenkjaer, Sand, Tomasson. QUALIFYING Sept. […]

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 […]

GERMANY WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 78 45 17 16 162 103 Final Fours 1934 — Third place. 1954 — Champion. 1958 — Fourth place. 1966 — Runner-up. 1970 — Germany. 1974 — Champion. 1982 — Runner-up. 1986 — Runner-up. 1990 — Champion. U.S. RIVALRY 1993 — Germany 4-3. 1993 […]

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 […]

SPAIN WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 40 16 10 14 61 48 Final Fours 1950 — Fourth place. U.S. RIVALRY 1950 — Spain 3-1 (World Cup). 1992 — Spain 2-0. TEAM Canizares, Manuel Pablo, Hierro, Nadal, Sergi, Mendieta, Valeron, Xavi, Vicente, Raul, Morientes. QUALIFYING Sept. 2 in Sarajevo Bosnia 1 […]

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 […]

PARAGUAY WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 15 4 6 5 19 27 U.S. RIVALRY 1930 — USA 3-0 (World Cup). 1997 — Tie 0-0. 1998 — Tie 2-2. TEAM Chilavert, Arce, Gamarra, Ayala, Caniza, Acuna, Struway, Paredes, Quintana, Cardozo, R. Santa Cruz. QUALIFYING March 29 in Lima Peru 2 (Solano […]

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 […]

URUGUAY WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 37 15 8 14 61 52 Final Fours 1930 — Champion. 1950 — Champion. 1954 — Fourth place. 1970 — Fourth place. U.S. RIVALRY 1986 — Tie 1-1. 1991 — USA 1-0. 1993 — Uruguay 1-0 (Copa America). 1995 — Tie 2-2. TEAM Carini, […]

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.

TUNISIA WORLD CUP HISTORY Record GP W T L GF GA 6 1 2 3 4 6 U.S. RIVALRY TEAM El Ouaer, Badra, Jaidi, S.Trabelsi, Thabat, Bouzelane, Beya, Chihi, Kanzari, Zitouni, Jaziri. QUALIFYING PRELIMINARY April 7 in Nouakchoft Mauritania 1 (Ely 885) Tunisia 2 (Jaidi 65, Gabsi 76). April 22 in Tunis Tunisia 3 (Bilal […]