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Tunisia’s Fend Chouchane was sent off for his second yellow card in the 69th minute. The second booking came after a hard foul on Jovan Kirovski in the 67th minute, but the referee did not realize it was Chouchane’s second card until the 69th. The U.S. has a man advantage for the final 21 minutes […]

Due to heavy thunderstorms in the Birmingham area, the kickoff of the USA-Tunisia match has been delayed until 7:45 eastern time.

Brian Maisonneuve scored in the 90th minute to give the U.S. a 2-0 victory over Tunisia in their group A match in Birmingham, Ala. Over 45, 000 fans were present at Legion Field. The second U.S. goal occurred after a Claudio Reyna cross was cleared to Alexi Lalas. The New England Revolution defender chipped the […]

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

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

The U.S. women lead Denmark 2-0 at halftime of their Group E match in Orlando, Fla. The U.S. dominated the first half, with midfielder Tisha Venturini garnering the best scoring chances. Venturini’s 36th minute strike from a throw-in by Brandi Chastain put the U.S. ahead, and Mia Hamm followed with a goal in the 40th […]

Group C July 21 in Washington, D.C. South Korea 1 Ghana 0. Goal: Yoon Jong Hwan 42. South Korea — Seo Dong Myung, Choi Sung Yong, Lee Sang Hun, Lee Ki Hyung, Yoon Jong Hwan (Chung Sang Nam, 78), Kim Hyun Su, Kim Sang Hoon, Lee Lim Saeng, Choi Yoon Yeol, Ha Seok Ju, Hwang […]

Tiffeny Milbrett scored on a pass from Mia Hamm in the 49th minute to give the U.S. a 3-0 lead. Milbrett’s former Portland teammate Shannon MacMillan sent a ball in to Mia Hamm at the top of the box. Hamm beat the defense towards the endline, and crossed the ball past the penalty spot, where […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Denmark match in Orlando, Fla. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan, Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm, Milbrett, Akers. Denmark — Larsen, B. Madsen, Flaeng, Holm, C. Pedersen, Christensen, Kolding, Krogh, L. Madsen, Terp, Nielsen.

Group E July 21 in Miami China 2 Sweden 0. Goals: Shi Guihong 30, Zhao Lihong 31. China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping (Liu Ying, 64), Fan Yunjie, Xie Huilin, Zhao Lihong, Shui Qingxia (Yu Hongqti, 59), Sun Wen, Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Wen Lirong, Shi Guihong (Wei Haiying, 59). Sweden — Nilsson, Sandell, Jakobsson […]

July 21 in Denver Colorado 1 Tampa Bay 3. Goals: Kmosko (Trittschuh) 61; Lassiter (Galderisi, Valderrama) 24, Ralston 72, Galderisi (Valderrama) 76. Colorado — Woods, Kmosko, Hamlett, Cannon, Henderson, Trittschuh, Bates, Benedetti, Wegerle, Bartlett, Harbor. Sub: Balboa for Harbor in 62nd minute. Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Vasquez, McKinley, Ralston, Valderrama, Wise, Galderisi, […]

July 21 in Orlando, Fla. USA 3 Denmark 0. Goals: Venturini 36, Hamm 40, Milbrett 49. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan, Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm (Gabarra, 76), Milbrett (Roberts, 67), Akers (Parlow, 62). Denmark — Larsen, B. Madsen, Flaeng, Holm, C. Pedersen, Christensen, Kolding (Laursen, 68), Krogh (Bonde, 80), L. Madsen (Jensen, 46), […]

Group C Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Ghana 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Group D Team GP W T L GF GA P Japan 1 […]

July 20 in Kansas City Kansas City 1 Dallas 2. Goals: Preki (pen.) 22; Kreis (Sanchez) 13, Elliot (Sonora) 75. Kansas City — Ammann, Uderitz, Okafor, Bowers, Gutierrez, Klopas, Sorber, Preki, Chung, Takawira, Johnston. Subs: Prampin for Klopas in 75th minute, Koetters for Sorber in 81st, Ekeme for Uderitz in 82nd. Dallas — Dodd, Lozzano, […]

The U.S. defeated Denmark 3-0 in their Group E match in Orlando, Fla. The Americans dominated the second half, spurred by substitutes Cindy Parlow, Tiffany Roberts, and Carin Gabarra. Shannon MacMillan moved up front when Tiffeny Milbrett was subbed out, and seemed more comfortable there than in midfield. Denmark pressured very little in the second […]

Tisha Venturini scored in the 36th minute to put the U.S. women a 1-0 lead over Denmark in their first round game. Brandi Chastain took a throw-in on the left side of the field, about 25 yards out. Venturini volleyed it to the far post from the left side of the top of the box. […]

Group E Team GP W T L GF GA P USA 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 China 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Sweden 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Denmark 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Group F Team GP W T L GF GA P Germany 1 1 […]

In the 40th minute, Michelle Akers lofted a pass over the Danish defense from about 40 yards out. Mia Hamm beat three defenders to the ball and fired a shot from about 5 yards right of the penalty spot towards the far post and in. The U.S. now leads 2-0.

The U.S. took a 1-0 lead over Argentina in the first minute of play when Claudio Reyna scored on a left-footed volley from about 10 yards out. Imad Baba hit a cross, which deflected off an Argentine defender and landed at Reyna’s feet.

Diego Simeone scored in the 90th minute off a pass from Hernan Crespo for the final goal in Argentina’s 3-1 victory. A game summary will be posted shortly.

July 20 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 D.C. United 0. Goals: Sawatzky (Kerr) 54, Sawatzky (Keegan) 78. New England — St. Andre, Okaroh, Fraser, Wylie, Lips, Sawatzky, Aunger, Woodring, Welton, Kerr, Keegan. Subs: DeBrito for Welton in 35th minute, Naveda for Woodring in 74th. D.C. United — Simpson, Vaudreuil, Imler, Agoos, Gori, Williams, Sanneh, […]

July 20 in Orlando, Fla. Spain 1 Saudi Arabia 0. Goal: Oscar 80. Spain — Mora, Mendieta, Aranzabal, Santi, Lardin, Raul, Corino, Jose Ignacio, De La Pena (Karanka, 72), Idiakez (Roberto, 63), Morientes (Oscar, 63). Saudi Arabia — Al-Sadig, Al-Khilaiwi, Zebermawi, Al-Jahni, Amin, Suliman (Sifein, 82), Al-Harbi, Al-Dossari, Al-Rashaid, Al-Dossary, Falatah. Yellow cards: Spain — […]

The U.S. and Argentina are tied 1-1 at halftime of their Group A Olympic match before a packed house in Birmingham, Ala. The first half was fairly even, although Argentina created more solid scoring chances. Ariel Ortega is doing the bulk of the playmaking for Argentina, and the U.S. defense is having difficulty with Jose […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the U.S.-Argentina game: USA — Keller, Peay, Lalas, Pope, Hejduk, Maisonneuve, Silvera, Reyna, Baba, Kirovski, Wood. Argentina — Bossio, Zanetti, Ayala, Sensini, Chamot, Simeone, Almeida, G. Lopez, Ortega, Delgado, Crespo.

July 20 in Birmingham, Ala. USA 1 Argentina 3. Goals: Reyna 1; G. Lopez 27, Crespo 56, Simeone 90. USA — Keller, Peay (Vargas, 85), Lalas, Pope, Hejduk, Maisonneuve, Silvera (McKeon, 72), Reyna, Baba, Kirovski, Wood (Joseph, 46). Argentina — Bossio, Zanetti, Ayala (Paz, 83), Sensini, Chamot, Simeone, Almeyda, G. Lopez, Ortega (C. Lopez, 70), […]