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Monday, June 11 in Shizuoka (7:30 am ET) GERMANY (1-1-0, 4 pts., 9-1 goal difference) vs. CAMEROON (1-1-0, 4 pts., 2-1 goal difference) (TV: Live, ESPN, Univision 7:30 am ET; Tape,Telefutura 12:30 pm ET/PT) Germany-Cameroon will be one of the top clashes of the third day of play. The Germans only need a tie to […]

Tuesday, June 11 in Suwon, South Korea (2:30 a.m. ET) SENEGAL (1-1-0, 4 pts., 2-1 goal difference) vs. URUGUAY (0-1-1, 1 pt., 1-2 goal difference). (TV: Live, ESPN2, Univision 2:30 am ET; Tape,Telefutura, 10 am ET/PT) Senegal needs only a tie to move into the second round. The Lions followed up on its astonishing victory […]

Monday, June 11 in Incheon (2:30 am ET) DENMARK (1-1-0, 4 pts., 3-2 goal difference) vs. FRANCE (0-1-1, 1 pt., 0-1 goal difference) (TV: Live, ESPN, Telefutura 2:30 am ET) Defending champion France must beat Denmark by two goals to ensure passage to the second round. It will be no easy feat without striker Thierry […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor BEST GOAL/BEST GAME: Katia has been one of the WUSA's most enigmatic performers since the league opened for business. She's an immense talent, capable of things few others can accomplish, but her gifts often have been overshadowed by tactical naivete and inconsistent play. When the Brazilian forward is at the […]

GROUP H: Tunisia and Belgium tie (1-1) * TunisiaÆs surprise tie, thanks to a brilliant Raouf Bouzaine free kick, means every team in the group remains alive. * ''[The Tunisians] were quick, marked well and stuck to the job. Before the game, and it was possibly a mistake, we and others considered the Tunisians the […]

By Will Kuhns, senior editor BEST GOALS: D.C.'s Ryan Nelsen gets an honorable mention for his glancing header of a Petter Villegas cross — his second goal of the game and the gamewinner. Top honors, however, belong to Richard Mulrooney's 28-yard bullet off the underside of the crossbar that doused Kansas City's hopes of a […]

Group D June 10 in Daegu South Korea 1 USA 1. Goals: Mathis 24; Ahn 78. South Korea — Lee W.J., Choi J.C., Hong, Kim T.Y., Song, Kim N.I., Yoo (Choi Y.S., 70), Lee E.Y., Seol, Hwang (Ahn, 56), Park (Lee C.S. 38). USA — Friedel, Sanneh, Pope, Agoos, Hejduk, Donovan, Reyna, OÆBrien, Beasley (Lewis, […]

South Korean coach Guus Hiddink rued his teamÆs missed chances in its 1-1 tie with the USA June 10. Guus Hiddink, South Korea coach On the 1-1 result against the USA: ''I think a draw tastes a little bit less for us because I think we deserved to win. We created beautiful chances. We were […]

In Chile, goalkeeper Jonny Walker had a fairly quiet night as his club, Universidad Catolica, atoned for its road loss in the first leg of the Chilean League Apertura playoff against Huachipato. Walker's best stop came on a 64th-minute free kick as Catolica dominated the match and won, 2-0, forcing a sudden-death overtime to decide […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Daegu Failure to keep possession and giveaways in midfield dearly cost the United States in its 1-1 tie with South Korea, but fortunately for the Americans, their opponent's traditional malady of mis-hit shots returned on Monday. The Koreans missed the target, shot weakly, or were robbed by Friedel's quick feet and […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena, keeper Brad Friedel, and forwards Clint Mathis and Brian McBride met the press after MondayÆs 1-1 tie with South Korea. Bruce Arena, U.S. coach ''It was a difficult game but I am happy with the point. Korea's fitness is outstanding. Most people, a month ago, would not have believed the United […]

June 8 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 1 Chicago 0. Goals: Lalas (Elliott) 57. Los Angeles — Hartman, Hendrickson, Lalas, Califf, Waibel, Victorine, Vagenas, Cienfuegos (Ochoa, 81), Elliott, Mullan (Albright, 72), Glinton (Frye, 78). Chicago — Thornton, Curtin, Brown, Bocanegra, Vaudreuil, Sleeth (Nugent, 61), Nowak, Marsch, Gray, Razov, Magee (Capano, 61). Yellow Cards: Los Angeles […]

Substitute Ahn Jung Hwan's 77th minute header gave South Korea a 1-1 tie with the USA in the June 5 Group D showdown. Ahn beat Jeff Agoos to a free kick from 45 yards out to redirect the ball from 8 yards out into the right corner of keeper Brad Friedel's goal. The USA took […]

The USA took a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute through Clint Mathis, who drilled a low 16-yard, left-footed shot into the right corner of the net. He received a chipped pass at the edge of the penalty area from John O'Brien, who had sprinted through Korean terrority. In the 39th minute, following a foul […]

Charmaine Hooper netted her fifth goal of the season and Briana Scurry notched her fourth shutout as the Atlanta Beat won its fourth successive match to move into second place in the WUSA standings. Hooper and Cindy Parlow scored first-half goals in the visiting Beat's 2-0 victory over lowly New York before 5,214 at Mitchel […]

GROUP G: Mexico downs Ecuador (2-1) * Mexico notched its first World Cup win over a South American country after seven failed attempts. * For the first time in 12 appearances, Mexico opened a World Cup with two wins. However, despite becoming the third team at this World Cup to open with six points, Mexico […]

Monday, June 10 in Daegu, 2:30 am ET Group D: SOUTH KOREA (1-0-0, 3 pts.) vs. USA (1-0-0, 3 pts.) (TV: Live, ESPN2, Univision, 2:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 10 am ET/PT; Tape, ESPN2, 2 pm ET; Tape, ESPN Classic, June 11, 1 pm ET). Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) ROSTERS: South Korea 1 LEE Woon […]

American referee Brian Hall, who was in the middle for Ecuador-Italy, has been assigned to referee Nigeria-England June 12. Hall is one of only four referees who has been chosen to referee a second game so far. Hall was the fourth official for the Argentina-England game June 7. Each of the 36 referees in the […]

Monday, June 10 in Jeonju (7:30 am ET) Group D: POLAND (0-0-1, 0 pts.) vs. PORTUGAL (0-0-1, 0 pts.) (TV: Live, ESPN2, Univision, 7:30 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 3 pm ET/PT) Who would have figured the two European teams in Group D would go pointless? They will know what the score was from Daegu. In […]

Monday, June 10 in Oita, 5 am ET Group H: BELGIUM (0-1-0, 1 pt.) vs. TUNISIA (0-0-1, 0 pts.) (TV: Live, ESPN2, Univision, 5 am ET; Tape, Telefutura, 12:30 pm ET/PT). Belgium looked dangerous in the second half against Japan, pulling out a 2-2 tie after blowing a 1-0 lead. Tunisia did little in its […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Daegu In addition to coming back to earth after stuffing Portugal, 3-2, to open their 2002 World Cup quest on an historic note, the U.S. players have dealt with being thrust into the role of political pundits. Coach Bruce Arena and his players have been questioned about disqualified Olympic speed skaters […]

The first-place Philadelphia Charge failed to win for the third time in four games but maintained its advantage in the WUSA standings with 1-1 tie Saturday against visiting Washington, a result earned on Marinette Pichon's late goal. Second-place Carolina kept pace with the Charge, settling for a 2-2 tie at Boston after twice surrendering leads […]

June 2 in Busan Paraguay 2 South Africa 2. Goals: Santa Cruz 39, Arce 55; T.Mokoena 63, Fortune (pen.) 91+. Paraguay — Tavarelli, Arce, Gamarra, Ayala, Caceres, Caniza, Alvarenga (Gavilan, 66), Acuna, Campos (Morinigo, 72), Struway (Franco, 86), Santa Cruz. Yellow cards: Caceres 35, Caniza 65, Tavarelli 90, Franco 94+. South Africa — Arendse, Nzama, […]

GROUP B: South Africa ousts Slovenia (1-0) * With Spain assured of a second-round spot, and Slovenia eliminated, South Africa can advance with a win or tie June 12 against Paraguay, which needs a two-goal win to advance. * Siyabonga Nomvethe nodded home a Quinton Fortune free kick from the sideline for South AfricaÆs winning […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Seoul Different but similar. In that incongruous manner can be described the South Korean team that hosts the U.S. Monday at 3:30 p.m. local time (2:30 am USA/ET) as play resumes in Group D. The South Koreans haven't fired their coach, shaken up their soccer federation or overhauled their roster since […]