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The following is the draw for the Caribbean zone conducted Jan. 20 in the Caribbean: Group A First round Bermuda vs. Trin. & Tobago Aruba-Dominican Rep. winner vs. Neth. Antilles Group winner joins USA, Costa Rica and Nicaragua-Guatemala winner. Group B First round Guyana-Grenada winner vs. Haiti Cayman Islands v. Cuba Group winner joins Canada, […]

The following is the USA starting lineup for the Gold Cup third-place match against Guatemala today at the Los Angeles Coliseum: Keller; Burns, Lalas, Balboa, Agoos; Reyna, Jones, Harkes, Ramos; Wynalda, Moore.

Borussia Moenchengladbach Address: Boekelstrasse 165, 41063 Moenchengladbach, Germany. Stadium: Boekelberg Stadium (capacity: 35,000). League titles: 5. Cup Winners’ Cup titles: 0. Roster Goalkeepers: Kamps, Kaessmann. Defenders: Kastenmaier, Klinkert, Andersson (Sweden), Neun, Eichin (94-95 club: Nuremberg), Schulz-Winge, Stadler, Wolf (94-95 club: Ein. Frankfurt). Midfielders: Hochstaeter, Effenberg, Pfipsen, Wynhoff, Hoersen, Krznaric (94-95 club: TB Berlin), Nielsen (Denmark), […]

Eric Wynalda on not scoring with Brazilian goalie Dida beaten: “I’m embarrassed.” Tab Ramos on U.S. domination: “This is a game we should have won.” John Harkes on playing Brazil a third time around, this time against its U-23 team: “We should be beating these teams 2-0, 3-0. I mean, it took them 20 minutes […]

1971 – Arsenal 1972 – Leeds United 1973 – Sunderland 1974 – Liverpool 1975 – West Ham United 1976 – Southampton 1977 – Manchester United 1978 – Ipswich Town 1979 – Arsenal 1980 – West Ham United 1981 – Tottenham 1982 – Tottenham 1983 – Manchester United 1984 – Everton 1985 – Manchester United 1986 […]

January 1996 RankTeamLast monthPts. 1.Brazil169.61 points 2.Germany261.58 3.Italy360.87 4.Spain459.38 5.Russia558.59 6.Netherlands657.86 7.Argentina757.06 8.Mexico1255.97 9.Norway1055.43 10.Denmark955.07 11.Romania1154.80 12.Sweden1354.32 13.France854.19 14.Czech Republic1453.61 15.USA1953.52 16.Portugal1653.09 17.Colombia1552.92 18.Bulgaria1752.74 19.Ghana2951.94 20.Switzerland1851.61 21.Ivory Coast2050.87 22.Egypt2350.25 23.Zambia2549.20 24.England2148.57 25.Belgium2447.85 26.Scotland2647.49 27.Ireland2846.74 28.Turkey3046.14 29.South Africa4045.80 30.Japan3145.68

Luis Garcia and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored second-half goals to lead Mexico to a 2-0 win over Brazil in the final of the Gold Cup. The game drew a capacity crowd of 81,155 despite torrential rains and traffic jams around the Los Angeles Coliseum. Mexico midfielder Raul Rodrigo Lara was named the tournament MVP. Jan. 21 […]

Jan. 21 in Los Angeles USA 3, Guatemala 0. Goals: Wynalda 34, Agoos 37, Kirovski 87. USA — Keller, Lalas, Balboa, Burns, Agoos, Harkes (Caligiuri, 46), Ramos (Lassiter, 39), Jones, Reyna, Moore, Wynalda (Kirovski, 82). Guatemala — Estrada, Acevedo, Miranda, Machon, G.Ruano (Castaneda, 82), Jorge Rodas, Lemus, Leon (Giron, 56), Funes, Plata, Westphal. Att.: 88,125.

Jeff Agoos scored from 20 yards off an errant clearance in the 37th minute to give the USA a 2-0 lead over Guatemala.

International Friendly Feb. 11 in Los Angeles U.S. U-23s 0, South Korea U-23s 0. U.S. — Snitko, Peay, Hejduk, Pope, DuHaney, Baba, Silvera (Fisher, 64), Walsh, McKeon, Joseph (Cozier, 77), Wood. South Korea — Dong Myung Seo, Choong Kyoon Park, Sung Yong Choi, Sang Hun Lee, Ki Hyung Lee (Hyun Doo Cho, 53), Woo Young […]

Aalborg Address: Hornevej 2, 9220 Aalborg Ost, Denmark. Stadium: Aalborg Stadium (capacity: 22,000). League titles: 1. European Cup titles: 0. Roster Pos.PlayerCountryAge GThomas GillNorway30 GLars WindeDenmark19 DLars ThomsenDenmark23 DJens MadsenDenmark25 DHenrik KristensenDenmark32 DThomas ThomasbergDenmark21 DTorben BoyeDenmark29 MJens JessenDenmark28 MIb SimonsenDenmark34 MJan PedersenDenmark28 MHenrik RasmussenDenmark27 MColle FaciusDenmark24 MKristian ThomsenDenmark23 FPeter RasmussenDenmark28 FErik Bo AndersenDenmark24 FJesper GronkjaerDenmark18 […]

USA — Keller, Burns, Lalas, Balboa, Agoos, Dooley, Harkes, Jones, Ramos, Wynalda, Moore. El Salvador — Garcia, Carcamo, Osorio, Mayen, Cuvias, Rodriguez, Castro Borja, Cienfuegos, Burgos, Diaz Arce, Cerritos.

1971 – Torino 1972 – AC Milan 1973 – AC Milan 1974 – Bologna 1975 – Fiorentina 1976 – Napoli 1977 – AC Milan 1978 – Inter Milan 1979 – Juventus 1980 – Roma 1981 – Roma 1982 – Inter Milan 1983 – Juventus 1984 – Roma 1985 – Sampdoria 1986 – Roma 1987 – […]

Note: Home team is listed first. Aug. 27 AtalantaParma BariNapoli FiorentinaTorino Inter MilanVicenza JuventusCremonese LazioPiacenza PadovaAC Milan SampdoriaRoma UdineseCagliari Sept. 10 CagliariLazio CremoneseSampdoria AC MilanUdinese NapoliPadova ParmaInter Milan PiacenzaJuventus RomaAtalanta TorinoBari VicenzaFiorentina Sept. 17 AtalantaNapoli BariLazio FiorentinaCagliari Inter MilanPiacenza JuventusVicenza PadovaTorino RomaAC Milan SampdoriaParma UdineseCremonese Sept. 24 CagliariJuventus CremoneseRoma LazioUdinese AC MilanAtalanta NapoliInter Milan ParmaFiorentina […]

The following are the results of the Soccer America Online Poll in which 522 soccer fans made their predictions of the teams to win the three European Cup competitions: Champions League Ajax 335 votes, Juventus 102, Real Madrid 43, Borussia Dortmund 16, Nantes 9, Panathinaikos 6, Spartak Moscow 6, Legia Warsaw 5. Cup Winners’ Cup […]

England March 27 — Bulgaria. April 24 — Croatia. May 18 — Hungary. Switzerland March 13 — at Luxembourg. March 27 — at Austria. April 24 — *at Bulgaria. June 1 or 2 — Czech Republic. Netherlands Feb. 14 — Belgium (cancelled). April 24 — at Germany. Scotland March 27 — TBD. April 24 — […]

Caribbean Zone 1996 First Round March 10 — Dominica-Antingua March 24 — Dominican Republic-Aruba March 29 — Guyana-Grenada March 31 — Antigua-Dominica March 31 — Aruba-Dominican Republic April 7 — Grenada-Guyana

Europe Group 1 1996 April 24 — Greece-Slovenia Sept. 1 — Greece-Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia-Denmark Oct. 9 — Denmark-Greece, Bosnia-Herzegovina-Croatia Nov. 9 or 10 — Slovenia-Bosnia-Herzegovina Nov. 10 — Croatia-Greece 1997 March 29 — Croatia-Denmark April 2 — Croatia-Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina-Greece April 30 — Denmark-Slovenia, Greece-Croatia June 8 — Denmark-Bosnia-Herzegovina Aug. 20 — Bosnia-Herzegovina-Denmark Sept. 6 — Croatia-Bosnia-Herzegovina […]

1996 April 24 — Argentina-Bolivia, Colombia-Paraguay, Ecuador-Peru, Venezuela-Uruguay June 2 — Ecuador-Argentina, Peru-Colombia, Uruguay-Paraguay, Venezuela-Chile July 7 — Bolivia-Venezuela, Chile-Ecuador, Colombia-Uruguay, Peru-Argentina Sept. 1 — Argentina-Paraguay, Bolivia-Peru, Colombia-Chile, Ecuador-Venezuela Oct. 9 — Ecuador-Colombia, Paraguay-Chile, Uruguay-Bolivia, Venezuela-Argentina Nov. 10 — Bolivia-Colombia, Chile-Uruguay, Paraguay-Ecuador, Peru-Venezuela Dec. 15 — Argentina-Chile, Bolivia-Paraguay, Uruguay-Peru, Venezuela-Colombia 1997 Jan. 12 — Bolivia-Ecuador, […]

1994 Sept. 7Iceland 0Sweden 1 Hungary 2Turkey 2 Oct. 12Turkey 5Iceland 0 Switzerland 4Sweden 2 Nov. 16Switzerland 1Iceland 0 Sweden 2Hungary 0 Dec. 14Turkey 1Switzerland 2 1995 March 29Turkey 2Sweden 1 Hungary 2Switzerland 2 April 26Hungary 1Sweden 0 Switzerland 1Turkey 2 June 1Sweden 1Iceland 1 June 11Iceland 2Hungary 1 Aug. 16Iceland 0Switzerland 2 Sept. 6Sweden […]

First Round Group A DateMatchSite June 8England vs. A2London June 10A3 vs. A4Birmingham June 13A2 vs. A3Birmingham June 14England vs. A4London June 18A4 vs. A2Birmingham June 18A3 vs. EnglandLondon Group B DateMatchSite June 9B1 vs. B2Leeds June 10B3 vs. B4Newcastle June 13B2 vs. B3Newcastle June 15B1 vs. B4Leeds June 18B4 vs. B2Newcastle June 18B3 vs. […]

1994 Sept. 7Wales 2Albania 0 Georgia 0Moldova 1 Oct. 12Moldova 3Wales 2 Bulgaria 2Georgia 0 Nov. 16Albania 1Germany 2 Georgia 5Wales 0 Bulgaria 4Moldova 1 Dec. 14Wales 0Bulgaria 3 Moldova 0Germany 3 Albania 0Georgia 1 Dec. 18Germany 2Albania 0 1995 March 29Georgia 0Germany 2 Bulgaria 3Wales 1 Albania 3Moldova 0 April 26Germany 1Wales 1 Moldova […]

First Round Group E DateMatchSiteKickoff July 21USA vs. E2Orlando6:30 p.m. July 21E3 vs. E4Miami4:00 p.m. July 23USA vs. E3Orlando6:00 p.m. July 23E2 vs. E4Miami6:00 p.m. July 25USA vs. E4Miami6:30 p.m. July 25E2 vs. E3Orlando6:30 p.m. Group F DateMatchSiteKickoff July 21F3 vs. F4Birmingham, Ala.2:30 p.m. July 21Norway vs. F2Washington3:00 p.m. July 23F2 vs. F4Birmingham, Ala.5:30 p.m. […]

Country (Last month)Pts. 1. Brazil (1)69.08 2. Italy (3)61.52 3. Germany (2)61.35 4. Spain (4)60.08 5. Russia (5)59.89 6. Netherlands (6)57.52 7. France (8)56.57 8. Argentina (7)55.47 9. Denmark (9)55.02 10. Mexico (12)54.38 11. Romania (11)54.25 12. Sweden (13)53.77 13. Czech Republic (14)53.47 14. USA (19)53.38 15. Zambia (25)53.16 16. Ghana (29)52.63 17. Bulgaria (17)52.39 […]

1994 Sept. 7Finland 0Scotland 2 Faeroe Islands 1Greece 5 Oct. 12Scotland 5Faeroe Islands 1 Greece 4Finland 0 Russia 4San Marino 0 Nov. 16Scotland 1Russia 1 Greece 2San Marino 0 Nov. 16Finland 5Faeroe Islands 0 Dec. 14Finland 4San Marino 1 Dec. 18Greece 1Scotland 0 1995 March 29Russia 0Scotland 0 San Marino 0Finland 2 April 26San Marino […]