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June 27 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. USA 6 Bolivia 0. Goals: N.Garcia 8, Beasley 27, 32, 60, Tsakiris 40, Albright 78. USA — Howard, Cherundolo, Bocanegra, Morrison, N.Garcia, Downing, Tsakiris (Gibbs, 59), Beasley, Albright, Bardales, Norkus (Futagaki, 46). Bolivia — Arias, Gaty, Molina, Siera, R.Garcia, Duran, Pena, Arebalo, Elerovick, Callau, Andavery. Subs: Angolo, Bengolea. Yellow […]

RESULTS SECOND ROUND June 29 Germany 2 Mexico 1 Netherlands 2 Yugoslavia 1 June 28 France 1 Paraguay 0 (2OT) Denmark 4 Nigeria 1 FINAL FIRST-ROUND STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 […]

The N.Y. Greek Americans Atlas of the USASA have forfeited their first-round victory over the Western Mass. Pioneers of the D3 Pro League because the team fielded ineligible players. The Greek Americans appealed, but U.S. Soccer ruled that the amateurs would have to forfeit after a conference call on June 26. As a result, Western […]

June 29 in Montpellier Germany 2 Mexico 1. Goals: Klinsmann 75, Bierhoff 86; Hernandez 47. Germany — Koepke, Matthaeus, Babbel, Woerns, Heinrich (Moeller, 58), Hamann, Helmer (Ziege, 38), Tarnat, Haessler (Kirsten, 74), Klinsmann, Bierhoff. Mexico — Campos, Suarez, Pardo, Davino, Garcia Aspe (Pelaez, 87), Villa, Bernal (Carmona, 46), Lara, Blanco, Hernandez, Palencia (Arellano, 53). Yellow […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 16 12 9 33 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 14 9 10 28 Diaz Arce (New England) 15 11 4 26 Lassiter (D.C. United) 17 9 6 24 Jones (Los Angeles) 8 8 7 23 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 17 6 11 23 Moreno (D.C. United) 17 7 […]

The Colorado Rapids defeated Leon of the Mexican First Division, 1-0, in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup match on June 28. Rapids midfielder Marcelo Balboa, who played for Leon for two seasons before joining Colorado in 1996, scored the game’s lone goal with just seven minutes remaining. Balboa had only returned to […]

Forward Mia Hamm logged yet another world-class performance, scoring three goals in a 20-minute span in the second half as the U.S. women’s national team defeated Germany, 4-2, in front of 13,107 at Solider Field, a venue for the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Coming off a disappointing 1-1 tie with the European champions in […]

June 28 in Lens France 1 Paraguay 0 (2OT). Goal: Blanc 114. France — Barthez, Thuram, Blanc, Desailly, Lizarazu, Deschamps, Petit (Boghossian, 70), Djorkaeff, Henry (Pires 65), Diomede (Guivarc’h, 77), Trezeguet. Paraguay — Chilavert, Arce, Gamarra, Ayala, Sarabia, Acuna, Enciso, Paredes (Caniza, 75), Benitez, Campos (Yegros, 57), Cardozo (A.Rojas, 91). Yellow cards: Paraguay — Chilavert […]

RESULTS SECOND ROUND June 28 France 1 Paraguay 0 (2OT) Denmark 4 Nigeria 1 June 27 Italy 1 Norway 0 Brazil 4 Chile 1 FINAL FIRST-ROUND STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 […]

June 27 in Marseille Italy 1 Norway 0. Goal: Vieri 18. Italy — Pagliuca, Bergomi, Costacurta, Maldini, Cannavaro, Albertini (Pessotto, 72), D.Baggio, Di Biagio, Moriero (Di Livio, 63), Del Piero (Chiesa, 77), Vieri. Norway — Grodas, Berg, Eggen, Johnsen, Bjornebye, H.Flo (Solskjaer, 73), Leonhardsen (Strand, 13, Solbakken 40), Rekdal, Riseth, Mykland, T.A.Flo. Yellow cards: Italy […]

Results June 27 New England 3 Dallas 4 (SO) Miami 2 Tampa Bay 1 (SO) San Jose 1 Los Angeles 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 18 13 5 29 42 31 MetroStars 16 9 7 25 31 29 Columbus 15 8 7 24 29 22 Miami 16 6 10 […]

Here is a look at the current standings in European qualifying for the 1999 Women’s World Cup: Group 1 TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Sweden 4 4 0 0 11 5 12 Ukraine 4 2 0 2 8 8 6 Iceland 4 1 2 1 5 6 5 Spain 6 0 2 […]

RESULTS June 27 Italy 1 Norway 0 (Italy to meet France-Paraguay winner) Brazil 4 Chile 1 (Brazil to meet Nigeria-Denmark winner) FINAL FIRST-ROUND STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 1 1 […]

I remember the day Steve Sampson stopped making sense as if it were only yesterday. But it was more than a week ago. It started with the World Cup opener. For it, he created a system of play that left out the best midfielder in U.S. history, Tab Ramos, and one of its best defenders […]

June 26 in Lens England 2 Colombia 0. Goals: Anderton 20, Beckham 30. England — Seaman, Neville, Adams, Campbell, Anderton (Lee, 80), Beckham, Ince (Batty, 83), Le Saux, Scholes (McManaman, 73), Owen, Shearer. Colombia — Mondragon, Cabrera, Bermudez, Palacios, Moreno, Serna (Aristizabal, 46), Lozano, Rincon, Valderrama, Preciado (Valencia, 46), De Avila (Ricard, 46). Yellow cards: […]

Here are the top scorers after the first round of World Cup ’98: 4 Goals — Batistuta (Argentina), Vieri (Italy). 3 Goals — Henry (France), Hernandez (Mexico), Salas (Chile). 2 Goals — R.Baggio (Italy), Bartlett (South Africa), Bassir (Morocco), Bebeto (Brazil), Bierhoff (Germany), Cocu (Netherlands), R.De Boer (Netherlands), Hadda (Morocco), Hierro (Spain), Kiko (Spain), Klinsmann […]

Substitute forward Cindy Parlow headed in a Kristine Lilly corner kick in the 76th minute to earn the U.S. women’s national team a 1-1 draw with European champion Germany in front of a sold-out, standing-room-only crowd of 5,938 fans at the Anheuser-Busch Conference and Sports Centre in St. Louis. The match began in stifling 90-degree […]

The following are the current leaders in balloting for the U.S. and World All-Star teams for the MLS All-Star Game Aug. 2 in Orlando, Fla. All-Star voting continues through June 28. U.S. Forwards 1. Preki (Kansas City) 9,920 2. Eric Wynalda (San Jose) 8,934 3. Brian McBride (Columbus) 8,806 4. Roy Wegerle (Tampa Bay) 8,271 […]

The following is an update of players suspended for the second-round matches of France ’98. All players holding single yellow cards from the first round will receive a clean slate. Italy vs. Norway — No players suspended. Brazil vs. Chile — Brazil will have a full lineup, but Chile’s Francisco Rojas, Nelson Parraguez and Moises […]

RESULTS June 26 Group G England 2 Colombia 0 Romania 1 Tunisia 1 Group H Argentina 1 Croatia 0 Jamaica 2 Japan 1 STANDINGS Final Group A Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 […]

June 26 in Bordeaux Argentina 1 Croatia 0. Goal: Pineda 36. Argentina — Roa, Vivas, Ayala, Paz, Zanetti (Simeone, 68), Almeyda, Veron, Gallardo (Berti, 81), Pineda, Ortega (Lopez, 53), Batistuta. Croatia — Ladic, Bilic, Soldo, Simic, Maric (Vlaovic, 46), Prosinecki (Stimac, 68), Boban, Asanovic, Jarni, Stanic, Suker. Yellow cards: Argentina — Ortega 23, Ayala 35, […]

While the USA and coach Steve Sampson will be heading home after today’s loss to Yugoslavia, former U.S. international Fernando Clavijo is en route to France as an assistant coach for Nigeria. Bora Milutinovic, who has now guided four teams to the second round of a World Cup, has asked Clavijo to join the Nigerian […]

RESULTS June 25 Group E Netherlands 2 Mexico 0 Belgium 1 South Korea 1 Group F Germany 2 Iran 0 USA 0 Yugoslavia 1 STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 1 […]

Results June 25 Colorado 3 D.C. United 1 June 24 MetroStars 5 New England 3 Chicago 4 Kansas City 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 18 13 5 29 42 31 MetroStars 16 9 7 25 31 29 Columbus 15 8 7 24 29 22 Tampa Bay 16 4 12 […]

June 25 in St. Etienne Netherlands 2 Mexico 2. Goals: Cocu 5, R.De Boer 19; Pelaez 75, Hernandez 90. Netherlands — Van Der Sar, Reiziger, Stam, F.De Boer, Numan (Bogarde 72), Jonk (Winter, 71), R.De Boer, Cocu, Davids, Bergkamp (Hasselbaink, 79), Overmars. Mexico — Campos, Suarez, J.Sanchez (Pelaez, 55), Davino, Carmona, Villa, Ramirez, Garcia Aspe, […]