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Bebeto scored on a penalty kick in the 54th minute to give Brazil a 4-0 lead. Calado of Portugal was whistled for pulling Ronaldinho’s shirt inside the box. (It was not a breakaway situation — Ronaldinho was on the wing.) Bebeto stepped up, and drove the ball into the lower left corner, beating the hapless […]

Ronaldinho scored in the 5th minute to give Brazil a 1-0 lead over Portugal. Juninho split the defense with a fine, low pass from midfield, and Ronaldinho ran onto it near the edge of the box. He fired a blast from 16 yards that handcuffed Paulo Costinha, who was leaning the wrong way.

Brazilian keeper Dida saved a penalty from Portugal’s Jose Calado in the 61st minute. Calado had been fouled in the box by Ze Maria, when the Brazilian defender pushed him in the back during an attempted header. Dida dove to his lower left and knocked the spot-kick against the post and to safety. Brazil’s Flavio […]

China’s Sun Wen scored in the 32nd minute to tie the match at one goal apiece. Wen took a pass about four yards left of the semicircle inside the area, and chipped the ball over the onrushing Briana Scurry. Brandi Chastain was unable to reach the ball before it went into the goal. Mia Hamm […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the gold-medal match between the USA and China. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan, Foudy, Lilly, Venturini, Hamm, Akers, Milbrett. China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping, Fan Yunjie, Xie Huilin, Zhao Lihong, Shui Qingxia, Sun Wen, Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Liu Ying, Shi Guihong.

The U.S. defeated China 2-1 to win the 1996 Olympic gold medal before a record crowd of 76,481 in Athens, Ga. Former University of Portland teammates Shannon MacMillan and Tiffeny Milbrett each tallied for the U.S., which thwarted the Chinese attack in the final minutes to secure the gold in the inaugural women’s competition. Mia […]

The USA and China are still tied 1-1 at the half in the women’s gold-medal match. The play has been even so far, with the U.S. controlling the first 20 minutes of action, and China getting the better of the final 15 minutes. The U.S. has had more scoring chances. The U.S. is operating in […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the Norway-Brazil women’s bronze-medal match at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Norway — Nordby, Espeseth, N. Nymark Andersen, Myklebust, Riise, A. Nymark Andersen, Pettersen, Medalen, Sandaune, Tangeraas, Aarones. Brazil — Meg, Suzi, Fanta, Marcia Taffarel, Elane, Pretinha, Formiga, Sissi, Roseli, Marisa, Sonia.

July 31 in Valhalla, N.Y. New York Fever (A-League) 0 Carolina Dynamo (USISL) 1 (Allnutt). Half: 0-1. July 31 in San Jose San Jose Oaks (USASA) 0 Seattle Sounders (A-League) 1 (Jason Dunn). Half: 0-0. July 31 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 2 (Steenkamp, Marinaro) Ft. Myers/Naples Manatees (USISL provisional) 0. Half: 2-0.

The following are the results of SA Online’s July 1996 poll in which 255 fans voted for their MLS All-Star teams. Note: Teams are based on a 3-4-3 formation; * indicates starters. Eastern Conference Goalkeeper Team Votes *Tony Meola MetroStars 153 Mark Dougherty Tampa Bay 55 Jeff Causey D.C. United 20 Bo Oshoniyi Columbus 15 […]

August 1 in Athens, Ga. USA 2 China 1. Goals: MacMillan 18, Milbrett 68; Sun Wen 32. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan, Foudy, Lilly, Venturini, Akers, Hamm (Gabarra, 90), Milbrett (Roberts, 71). China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping (Yu Hongqti, 87), Fan Yunjie, Xie Huilin, Zhao Lihong, Shui Qingxia, Sun Wen, Liu Ailing, […]

Norway’s Ann Kristin Aarones scored in the 21st and 24th minutes to give Norway a 2-0 lead over Brazil in the bronze-medal match. In the 21st minute, Norway’s Hege Riise played a fine through ball from 40 yards out to Linda Medalen at the top of the box. Medalen dribbled around the keeper to the […]

August 1 in Denver Colorado 2 Los Angeles 3 (Los Angeles wins shootout 4-3). Goals: Harbor (Bartlett, Henderson) 9, Balboa (Bartlett) 49; Hurtado (Cienfuegos) 25, Karapetyan 53. Colorado — Woods, Kmosko, Hamlett, Butterworth, Balboa, Bates, Trittschuh, Benedetti, Henderson, Harbor, Bartlett. Subs: Cannon for Henderson in 46th minute, Sharpe for Cannon in 90th. Los Angeles — […]

Tiffeny Milbrett scored in the 68th minute to give the U.S. a 2-1 lead over China. Shannon MacMillan stole the ball about 35 yards out, and made a short pass to Mia Hamm, who then played a through ball to Joy Fawcett. The defender continued her run down the right side of the box, and […]

Location: Mile High Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 8:30 p.m. Television: ESPN2. Satellite: Galaxy 5, Tr. 14. Series History: Eduardo Hurtado scored a hat trick in LA’s 3-1 win at the Rose Bowl June 26; Shaun Bartlett scored the gamewinner as Colorado became the first team to beat the Galaxy when they won 2-1 in Denver June […]

Shannon MacMillan scored in the 18th minute to put the U.S. ahead 1-0 in the gold-medal match. At midfield, Michelle Akers fed Kristine Lilly along the left flank. Lilly proceeded along the left side of the box and crossed to a streaking Mia Hamm in the middle of the area. Hamm shot to her left, […]

Norway continues to lead 2-0 at the half. The Norweigans have dominated play, with Hege Riise and Linda Medalen creating numerous scoring chances for Ann Kristin Aarones (who has connected for both goals). Brazil has had a few good chances. Roseli made a good run down the flank and crossed to a wide-open Pretinha, but […]

August 1 in Athens, Ga. Norway 2 Brazil 0. Goals: Aarones 21, 24. Norway — Nordby, Espeseth, N. Nymark Andersen (Svensson, 46), Myklebust, Riise, A. Nymark Andersen, Pettersen (Haugen, 89), Medalen, Sandaune, Tangeraas, Aarones (Frustol, 90). Brazil — Meg, Suzi, Fanta, Marcia Taffarel (Katia, 46), Elane, Pretinha, Formiga, Sissi (Nene, 86), Roseli, Marisa, Sonia (Michael […]

Brazil now leads 3-1 after Flavio Conceicao scored in the 37th minute. Roberto Carlos lofted a high cross into the penalty area that Juninho chested down for Flavio to run onto. Dosu, the Nigerian keeper came out to meet Flavio at the penalty spot, and the Brazilian knocked the ball over Dosu’s head and into […]

Nigeria equalized in the 20th minute, when C. Celestine Babayaro, attacking from his defender’s position, took the ball down the left side of the box and hit a shot from a very sharp angle. The Brazilian keeper, Dida, was only able to get a hand on the ball, and Roberto Carlos, in an effort to […]

Flavio Conceicao scored on a free kick in the 2nd minute to give Brazil a 1-0 lead over Nigeria. Bebeto was fouled outside the box by Amunike of Nigeria. On the free kick, Flavio Conceicao hit a low liner through a spot in the wall that a Brazilian player had vacated. The shot appeared to […]

Bebeto gave Brazil a 2-1 lead with a goal in the 26th minute. Ronaldinho beat Nigerian defender West down the right wing, and took a hard, low shot from an angle about 12 yards out. Dosu got a hand on it, but Bebeto pounced on the ball as it rolled across the goalmouth, and put […]

Nwankwu Kanu scored in the third minute of overtime to give Nigeria a stunning 4-3 come-from-behind upset of Brazil in their semifinal match in Athens, Ga. Nigeria’s Uche Ukechukwu hit a pass that bounced off of a Nigerian teammate’s back and landed near Kanu at the top of the box. He made a nifty move […]

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Here are the lineups for the Brazil-Nigeria men’s semifinal match at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Brazil — Dida, Ze Maria, Aldair, Ronaldo Guira, Roberto Carlos, Flavio Conceicao, Amaral, Juninho, Ze Elias, Bebeto, Ronaldinho. Nigeria — Dosu, C. Babayaro, Ukechukwu, West, Obaraku, Babangida, Lawal, Okocha, Amunike, Kanu, Amokachi.