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2002 World Cup CONCACAF Qualifying Semifinal Round Guatemala 1 United States 1 Venue: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo in Mazatenango, Guatemala Date: July 16, 2000 Weather: 93 degrees, hot and humid Attendance: 9,500 Goals: Guatemala — Ruiz (Dwight Pezzarossi) 88 USA — Ante Razov (Claudio Reyna) 46th+ USA — Kasey Keller, Tony Sanneh, Robin Fraser, Eddie […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena after his team’s first qualifier for the 2002 World Cup, in which the Americans conceded a late goal to tie, 1-1, with Guatemala: “We earned an important point on the road. The conditions were difficult with the travel and the heat, but it wasn’t something we weren’t expecting and it wasn’t […]

TFC (formerly CONCACAF) World Cup qualifying results from July 16, the opening of semifinal round play. GROUP C Panama 0 Mexico 1 (Miguel Zepeda, 86) ò Canada 0 Trinidad & Tobago 2 (Eve, 42, Yorke, 77) GROUP D El Salvador 2 (Montes, 7, Cienfuegos, 85) Honduras 5 (Caballero 12, Turcios 38, Pav=n 41, 61, Suazo […]

Seeing Brazil and the United States embarrass Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica by an aggregate score of 38-0 in four matches immediately calls into question the merits of a Gold Cup tournament in women’s soccer. Organized by The Football Confederation (formerly CONCACAF), the Gold Cup is intended to be a championship of North and […]

The United States has never beaten Guatemala or Costa Rica in a World Cup qualifier away from home, going 0-3-3 in six qualifying matches over the past 15 years. In all away games against those two nations, the United States is 1-8-4. So on paper, at least, the Americans begin their campaign to play in […]

The United States beat the Miami Fusion, 2-1, in a 60-minute closed-door scrimmage July 13. Miami coach Ray Hudson used the scrimmage to test some of the teamÆs younger players. MiamiÆs makeshift squad included some non-roster practice players. Welton scored the lone goal for the Fusion in the 55th minute after eluding goalkeeper Kasey Keller […]

U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena on the eve of the World Cup 2002 qualifying opener against Guatemala: Q: What can young players who’ve never experienced a World Cup qualifier on the road expect against Guatemala and Costa Rica? A: They’re going to experience the nervousness that everyone feels before a game of this magnitude. […]

Though better known for its cricket, the small Caribbean country catches soccer fever after TFC wins. The national team of Barbados practices in the evening, because its players work during the day. “Their jobs vary, from your average white-collar to average blue-collar jobs,” says Patrick Beckles, the general secretary of the Barbados Football Association. “Some […]

U.S. SoccerÆs Training Camp Update: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The USA is preparing for its first qualifier for World Cup 2002, July 16 in Guatemala. The USA took to the field for the third time in three days this morning under typically hot and humid conditions, and was put through the […]

Santa Clara midfielder strives hard for spot in Sydney Nikki Serlenga didn’t expect to be vying for an Olympic team spot. She used to think about graduating from Santa Clara, finding a 9-5 job and starting a family. “But since I had the opportunity to play and I’m a possibility for the Olympics,” Serlenga said, […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played July 4-8. GOALKEEPER Tim Howard (1) MetroStars DEFENDERS Eric Dade (2) Dallas Joseph Addo (4) Tampa Bay Dan Calichman (1) San Jose MIDFIELDERS Dema Kovalenko (2) Chicago Josh Keller (2) Tampa Bay Carlos Valderrama (11) Tampa Bay Cobi Jones (1) Los Angeles FORWARDS Luis […]

MLS executive vice president Ivan Gazidis, New England forward Eric Wynalda and MetroStars defender Mike Petke Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “I have a couple of different announcements to make today, a couple of good ones. First of all, congratulations to MetroStars coach Octavio Zambrano and his coaching staff, who will oversee the East team at […]

It was impossible not to enjoy the show, from the first-round comebacks to David Trezeguet’s golden-goal blast in the final. AMSTERDAM ù It had to end at some point. Pity. These three weeks in the Low Countries were special. Drama, some controversy, a little magic ù Euro 2000 had everything, and in the most festive […]

New England boosted its previously sagging frontline by acquiring the United States’ all-time leading goalscorer Eric Wynalda and Spanish forward Jose Luis Morales. The Revolution traded disgruntled Ivan McKinley to Miami in exchange for the equally unhappy Wynalda. MLS allocated Morales, who is the first Spaniard in the league, to the Revs to fill their […]

U.S. SoccerÆs Training Camp Update: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The USA is preparing for its first qualifier for World Cup 2002, July 16 in Guatemala. Tony Sanneh arrived in Ft. Lauderdale late last night, and was followed by Eddie Lewis and Claudio Reyna this morning, so Coach Bruce Arena has a […]

Jona Yonk Richland, Wash. World Cup qualifying for the CONCACAF (or TFC) region consists of a multiple-phase process in which the smaller countries, which traditionally perform poorly, play each other to determine which teams are eliminated from qualifying and which teams pass to the next stage, in which they play the larger teams such as […]

MLS executive vice president Ivan Gazidis, New England forward Eric Wynalda and MetroStars defender Mike Petke Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “I have a couple of different announcements to make today, a couple of good ones. First of all, congratulations to MetroStars coach Octavio Zambrano and his coaching staff, who will oversee the East team at […]

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U.S. SoccerÆs Training Camp Update: Monday, July 10, 2000 from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The USA is preparing for its first qualifier for World Cup 2002, July 16 in Guatemala. The USA took to the field late this morning for the first time since arriving in South Florida to begin preparations for the upcoming Group “E” […]

A U.S. women’s squad with an average age of 19.5 years used goals from four different players — Aly Wagner, Sara Whalen, Susan Bush and Caroline Putz — to defeat Italy, 4-1, in front of a soldout crowd of 6,002 fans at newly built EAB Park. July 7, 2000 in Central Islip, N.Y. USA 4 […]

To economists, the term “digital divide” means that some Americans have access to computers, and others don’t. In the college soccer world, where computers are as much a part of coaches’ offices as team photos, “digital divide” refers to those coaches who feel comfortable turning their machine on, and those who do not. Not surprisingly, […]

In his first match in San Jose since being traded by the Earthquakes, Mauricio Wright scored New England’s tying goal 16 seconds into stoppage time. SOCCER AMERICA: What was it like playing in Spartan Stadium in a different jersey? MAURICIO WRIGHT: It was difficult because the crowd supported me always, every single game I played […]

U.S. women’s national team coach April Heinrichs included Briana Scurry, Michelle Akers and Carla Overbeck on a 20-player roster for a 20-day European tour of Germany and Norway. The three Women’s World Cup ’99 stars have missed most of the national team’s games this year due to injury. U.S. Women’s Euro Tour 2000 Date Opponent […]

It’s easy to argue that Bruce Arena was the college game’s greatest coach. It’s safe to say his feats during three years in MLS won’t be duplicated soon. In fact, his construction of D.C. United created great credibility for the new league. How good Arena is at coaching the national team will be revealed shortly, […]

Look for bargains, find defenders who score and whatever you do, don’t pick up defensive midfielders. These are some of the rules to live by when playing a soccer fantasy league. Tens of thousands of wannabe general managers around the United States participate in the two most popular MLS leagues, Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Soccer and […]