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10 entrants: four qualify, plus defending champion Brazil. The nine countries — Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela — will play home and away matches against each other with the top four qualifying for France ’98.

Bob Houghton will coach the Colorado Rapids in their inaugural season, the MLS franchise announced Dec. 12. Houghton, 46, brings a wealth of experience to the Rocky Mountains, as he has spent the past two decades coaching throughout the world. Prior to taking the Rapids’ coaching job, he had been working for FIFA as one […]

10 entrants: one to advance to a playoff with a team from Asia. First-Round Byes Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti. First Round Melanesian Group — Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu. Polynesian Group — Cook Islands, Tonga, Western Samoa. Winner of Melanesian group and winner of playoff between the Polynesian Group first-place and Melanesian Group […]

36 entrants: five qualify First-Round Byes Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco First-Round Pairings (home teams for opening leg listed first) Sudan vs.Zambia Namibia vs. Mozambique Tanzania vs. Ghana Swaziland vs. Gabon Uganda vs. Angola Mauritius vs. Zaire Malawi vs. South Africa Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe Guinea-Bissau vs. Guinea Rwanda vs. Tunisia Congo vs. Ivory Coast Kenya vs. […]

Go to the Soccer America Poll in the Interactive area and vote for your choices to win this year’s three European Cup titles.

A last-minute goal from Tiffeny Milbrett gave the USA a 3-2 win over Brazil at the Brazil Soccer Cup in Campinas Jan. 16. The game was Kristine Lilly’s 100th for the USA, making her the first American woman to hit the century mark. Jan. 16 in Campinas Brazil 2, USA 3. Goals: Sissi 10, Elaine […]

Jan. 21 in Campinas Brazil 1, USA 1 (USA wins 3-2 on penalties). Goals: Pretinha 16; Milbrett 57. Penalty kicks: Brazil — Sissi (saved), USA — Akers (goal). Brazil — Elane (goal), USA — Overbeck (miss), Brazil — Russa (miss), USA — Milbrett (goal), Brazil — Formiga (goal), USA — Chastain (goal), Brazil — Pretinha […]

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

Leading soccer publication continues support of Special Olympics with raffle. Philadelphia, Pa.–Jan. 22, 1996–Soccer America, the nation’s premier soccer publication, brought together the biggest names in soccer Jan. 20 to raise more then $4800 for Special Olympics at the Soccer America Superstar Jersey Raffle. The funds will benefit Special Olympics International’s (SOI) worldwide soccer program […]

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