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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 […]

Jovan Kirovski nailed a 20-yard free kick in the 38th minute to give the USA a 1-0 lead over Tunisia in their group B match. The kick occurred after a foul on U.S. midfielder Miles Joseph, who had dribbled through four Tunisian defenders. Kirovski bent his kick over the Tunisian wall and into the top […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Tunisia group A match in Birmingham, Ala. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Lalas, Pope, Peay, Joseph, Silvera, Reyna, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski. Tunisia — El Ouaer, Baccouche, Badra, Chouchane, Beya, Gabsi, Ghodbane, Sellimi, Jaballah, Jaidi, Ben Chrouda. The game is expected to start at 7:30 eastern, […]

July 22 in Birmingham, Ala. USA 2 Tunisia 0. Goals: Kirovski 38, Maisonneuve (Lalas) 90. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Lalas, Pope, Peay, Joseph, Silvera, Reyna, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski (Wood, 90). Tunisia — El Ouaer, Baccouche (Bokri, 57), Badra, Chouchane, Beya, Gabsi, Ghodbane (Ben Younes, 63), Sellimi, Jaballah, Jaidi, Ben Chrouda. Yellow cards: USA — Joseph […]

The U.S. continues to lead Tunisia 1-0 at the break. The Americans have had the better of play in a relatively uneventful first half — they concentrated on going down the Tunisian wing, with occasional success. Miles Joseph, who replaced A.J. Wood in the lineup for the U.S., is playing well — his fine run […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 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), […]

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 20 in Washington D.C. Portugal 2 Tunisia 0. Goals: Afonso Martins 13, 68. Portugal — Paulo Costinha, Rui Bento, Peixe, Jose Andrade, Nuno Capucho (Dominguez, 57), Paulo Alves (Nuno Gomes, 70), Afonso Martins, Rui Jorge, Jose Vidigal, Carlos Litos, Dani (Kennedy, 78). Tunisia — El Ouaer, Badra (Gabsi, 82), Mkacher (Baccouche, 46), Chouchane, Beya, […]

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), […]

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.

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 […]

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 — […]

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, […]

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.