Competition: TFC Group E World Cup Qualifier Venue: RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Date: Sept. 3 Attendance: 51,996 Weather: 84 degrees (cloudy, humid) Referee: Ulises Rangel (Mexico). Assistant Referees: Hector Delgadillo (Mexico), Raul Osorio (Mexico) 4th Official: Antonio Maffufo (Mexico Scoring USA 1 Guatemala 0 Brian McBride (Cobi Jones) 72nd minute. Lineups: USA — Kasey Keller; Tony Sanneh (Cobi Jones, 57), Gregg Berhalter, Eddie Pope, David Regis; Earnie Stewart (Eddie Lewis, 57), John O’Brien, Claudio Reyna (Capt.) (Carlos Llamosa, 77), Jovan Kirovski; Brian McBride, Joe-Max Moore. Guatemala — Edgar Estrada; Erick Miranda, Luis Swisher (Fredy Garcia, 74), Julio Giron; German Ruano, Juan Manuel Funes (Guillermo Ramirez, 64), Fabricio Benitez, Everaldo Valencia, Martin Machon; Juan Carlos Plata (Mario Acevedo, 37), Dwight Pezzarossi. Statistical Summary: Shots: USA-16 Guat-8 Saves: USA-3 Guat-5 Corner kicks: USA-4 Guat-7 Fouls: USA-15 Guat-15 Offside: USA-1 Guat-2 Misconduct Summary: GUA — Julio Giron (caution) 20th minute. USA — David Regis (caution) 26. USA — Earnie Stewart (caution) 32. USA — Eddie Lewis (ejection) 65. GUA — Everaldo Valencia (caution) 73. GUA — Dwight Pezzarossi (caution) 89. USA Schedule/Results July 16 — Guatemala 1-1 T July 23 — Costa Rica 1-2 August 16 — Barbados 7-0 Sept. 3 — Guatemala 1-0 W Oct. 11 — Costa Rica 8 p.m. (ET)–ESPN Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Nov. 15 — Barbados TBD NOTES AND MILESTONES ò Brian McBride moves into second place on the USA’s all-time qualifying scoring register with six goals in eight games, one behind Will Roy who scored seven goals in 11 games between 1966 and 1974. ò After four games of qualifying action the USA remains the only team in the group to have taken points on the road. ò With the goal, McBride now has six in 533 minutes of qualifying action, for an average of better than one goal per game. ò The USA will be without the services of both Eddie Lewis and Earnie Stewart for the Costa Rica match in Columbus on Oct. 11, as each will be serving one-game suspensions. ò Less than 5,000 tickets remain for the United States’ final home qualifier of 2000, when the team will meet Costa Rica in its first visit to Columbus Crew Stadium on October 11. ò The United States is now unbeaten in 15 consecutive home qualifying matches, and has not lost to Guatemala since January 10, 1988, a stretch of 10 games. ò Cobi Jones extended his streak of 14 consecutive games played for the United States, the longest consecutive games-played streak on the national team.
