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Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Norway semifinal match in Athens, Ga. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Fawcett, Chastain, Roberts, Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm, Akers, Milbrett. Norway — Nordby, Carlsen, Espeseth, N. Nymark Andersen, Myklebust, Riise, A. Nymark Andersen, Pettersen, Medalen, Svensson, Aarones. In the first women’s semifinal, China scored in […]

Norway continues to lead the U.S. at halftime of their semifinal match in Athens, Ga. The match has been like most in this intense rivalry — the U.S. controls most of the possession, while Norway plays a great deal of long balls. Mia Hamm, despite the ankle injury she suffered against Sweden on Tuesday, is […]

After 90 minutes of play, the U.S. and Norway are still tied 1-1. Linda Medalen scored for Norway, while Michelle Akers nailed a PK for the U.S. (The penalty was for a handball on Norway’s Tangeraas, not Espeseth). Norway’s Agnete Carlsen, a defender, was red-carded in the 82nd minute when she grabbed Mia Hamm from […]

Michelle Akers scored on a penalty kick in the 77th minute to tie the match at one apiece. The penalty appeared to be for a handball in the box against Norway’s Gro Espeseth after the U.S. took a corner kick. Akers rifled the ball into the left side of the goal, while Norway’s Bente Nordby […]

July 28 in Athens, Ga. China 3 Brazil 2. Goals: Sun Qingmei 5, Wei Haiying 83, 90; Roseli 67, Pretinha 72. China — Gao Hong, Fan Yunjie, Wen Lirong, Wang Liping, Xie Huilin, Zhao Lihong, Shui Qingxia (Yu Honggi, 70), Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Sun Wen, Shi Guihong (Wei Haiying, 55). Brazil — Meg, Nene, […]

July 27 in Tampa Tampa Bay 4 Los Angeles 3. Goals: Kooiman (Valderrama) 5, Galderisi (M. Vasquez, Kooiman) 6, Valderrama (pen.) 72, Valderrama (pen.) 75; Jones (Hurtado) 32, Jones (Hurtado) 60, Jones (Karapetyan, Cienfuegos) 68. Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, M. Vasquez, McKinley, Ralston, Backman, Valderrama, Galderisi, Lassiter. Subs: none. Los Angeles — […]

July 27 in Miami Portugal 2 France 1. Goals: Capucho 7, Calado (pen.) 105; Maurice (pen.) 49. Portugal — Nuno Herlander, Rui Bento, Peixe, Andrade, Capucho (Dani, 51), Rui Jorge (Afonso Martins 62), Vidigal, Calado, Litos (Beto, 13), Kenedy, Paulo Alves. France — Letizi, Djetou, Bonnissel, Moreau, Dieng, Makelele, Dhorasoo, Maurice, Dacourt (Vairelles, 61), Legwinsky, […]

Saturday, July 26 Los Angeles at Tampa Bay Location: Tampa Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 7:30 p.m. Television: KMEX-34 Los Angeles Satellite: none. Series History: The Galaxy won 2-1 in Tampa on June 1, and then rallied for a thrilling 3-2 shootout win at the Rose Bowl before 90,000 fans on June 16. Injuries: Los Angeles — […]

July 25 in Miami USA 0 China 0. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Fawcett, Chastain, Roberts, MacMillan, Foudy, Venturini (Parlow, 62), Akers, Lilly, Milbrett (Gabarra, 29). China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping, Fan Yunjie, Xie Huilin, Wen Lirong, Zhao Lihong, Sun Wen, Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Shi Guihong (Wei Haiying, 87), Shui Qingxia (Chen Yufeng, 53). […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-China women’s group E match in Miami. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Fawcett, Chastain, Roberts, MacMillan, Foudy, Venturini, Akers, Lilly, Milbrett. China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping, Fan Yunjie, Xie Huilin, Wen Lirong, Zhao Lihong, Sun Wen, Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Shi Guihong, Shui Qingxia.

Group C July 25 in Washington, D.C. Mexico 1 Ghana 1. Goals: Abundis 65; Hagan 44. Mexico — Campos, Suarez, Davino, Pardo, Villa, Lara, R. Garcia (Blanco, 62), Sol (Arellano, 52), L. Garcia, Alfaro, Abundis (Palencia, 68). Ghana — S. Addo, J. Addo, Kuffour, Sabah, Duodu (Baidoo, 46), Yahaya, Hagan (Welbeck, 74), Ahinful, Duah, Aboagye, […]

Group E July 25 in Miami USA 0 China 0. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Fawcett, Chastain, Roberts, MacMillan, Foudy, Venturini (Parlow, 62), Akers, Lilly, Milbrett (Gabarra, 29). China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping, Fan Yunjie, Xie Huilin, Wen Lirong, Zhao Lihong, Sun Wen, Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Shi Guihong (Wei Haiying, 86), Shui Qingxia (Chen […]

The U.S. and China tied 0-0 in their Group E match in Miami. With a superior goal difference, China wins Group E and will face the Group F runner-up in Athens Ga. on Sunday. The U.S. will face the winner of Group F, also in Athens, in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader.

Today’s Results USA 0 China 0 Brazil 1 Germany 1 Norway 4 Japan 0 Sweden 3 Denmark 1 Group E Team GP W T L GF GA P *China 3 2 1 0 7 1 7 *USA 3 2 1 0 5 1 7 Sweden 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 Denmark 3 0 […]

July 25 in Columbus Columbus 1 Tampa Bay 0. Goal: Marino (Thompson, Warzycha) 16. Columbus — Harrington, Clark, Iribarren, Caligiuri, Thompson, Warzycha, Khumalo, Carrera, Bliss, McBride, Marino. Subs: Michallik for Bliss in 33rd minute, Washington for Marino in 75th, Cozier for Khumalo in 87th. Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Kooiman, Yallop, Diffley, Ralston, Backman, Hunjak, McKinley, […]

Tampa Bay at Columbus Location: Ohio Stadium. Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (ET). Television: ESPN2. Satellite: Galaxy 5, Tr. 14. Previous meetings: Tampa won 2-1 in Columbus April 20. The two clubs split their last pair of games in Tampa, with the Crew taking a 4-3 shootout win June 22, and the Mutiny prevailing 4-1 on July […]

The U.S. and China are scoreless at halftime of their Group E match in Miami. The U.S. has controlled possession more than China, but the Chinese are playing well. Neither team has had an abundance of scoring chances. China’s Wang Liping broke free in the U.S. box in the 21st minute, but her 12 yard […]

Today’s Results Mexico 1 Ghana 1 Italy 2 South Korea 1 Brazil 1 Nigeria 0 Japan 3 Hungary 2 Standings Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 *Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 USA 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 Tunisia […]

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Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Portugal group A match at RFK Stadium. USA — Keller, Pope, Peay, Lalas, Hejduk, Joseph, Reyna, Silvera, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski. Portugal — Nuno Herlander, Rui Bento, Andrade, Rui Jorge, Litos, Videgal, Calado, Kennedy, Dominguez, Paulo Alves, Porfirio.

The following are the results of the USASA’s national cup finals played July 19-21 in Fenton, Mo.: Men’s Amateur Cup Semifinals Washington Iberia 5 Hibernian Saints (Wash.) 2 Dallas Speed 2 Cleveland Kickers 1 Final Washington Iberia 2 Dallas Speed 1 Men’s Over-30 Cup Semifinals St. Louis Kutis 3 Suncoast (Fla.) 1 San Francisco Greek-Americans […]

July 24 in Denver Colorado 2 New England 0. Goals: Benedetti (Harbor) 59, Bartlett (Henderson) 73. Colorado — Woods, Kmosko, Hamlett, Balboa, Cannon, Benedetti, Trittschuh, Bates, Henderson, Harbor, Bartlett. Subs: none New England — St. Andre, Fraser, Okaroh, Wylie, Lips, Woodring, DeBrito, Aunger, Sawatzky, Keegan, Kerr. Subs: Welton for Woodring in 64th minute, Tardieu for […]

The New England Revolution acquired U.S. national team midfielder/forward Joe-Max Moore, the team announced today. Moore, who has scored 12 goals in 46 national team appearances, was an All-American at UCLA, and spent thw past two seasons playing in the German Bundesliga 2, where he scored a team-high 13 goals for Saarbruecken in 1994-5 and […]

Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 USA 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 Group B Team GP W T L GF GA P France 3 2 […]

Portugal continues to hold a 1-0 lead over the U.S. The possession has been even so far, but Portugal has done more when it controls the ball. The Americans have won 10 corner kicks so far, but have had few scoring chances — the best coming in the 40th minute when a corner led to […]