USA-SWEDEN EXPRESS:June 20 in Le HavreUSA 2 Sweden 0. Goals: Horan 3, own goal (Andersson) 50Att.: 22,418 In a matchup between two teams that had already clinched passage into the knockout stage, the USA scored early in both halves for a 2-0 win over Sweden. Although byfar the most highly rated of the USA’s Group […]
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USA-Guyana: Men's Gold Cup Player Ratings
USA-GUYANA EXPRESSJune 18 in St. Paul, MinnesotaUSA 4 Guyana 0. Goals: Arriola 28, Boyd 51, 81,Zardes 55.Att.: 19,418. The USA opened its Gold Cup campaign with a 4-0 win over Guyana, the lowest rated team (177th in the FIFA World Ranking) in the 16-teamtournament. Although a U.S. win never seemed in doubt — Guyana’s first […]
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USA-Chile: Women's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-CHILE EXPRESS:June 16 in ParisUSA 3 Chile 0. Goals: Lloyd 11, 35, Ertz 26.Att.: 45,594. The USA showed off its depth as Coach Jill Ellis made seven changes to the starting lineup from the 13-0 win over Thailand and the Americansbeat Chile, 3-0, in their second Group F game. Ellis swapped the entire frontline and […]
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USA-Thailand: Women's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-THAILAND EXPRESS:June 11 in Reims, FranceUSA 13 Thailand 0. Goals: Morgan 12, 53, 74, 81, 87,Lavelle 20, 56, Horan 32, Mewis 50, 54, Rapinoe 79, Pugh 84, Lloyd 90+2.Att.: 18,591 The USA’s 13-0 win over Thailand in its Group F opener set the record for biggestrout in Women’s World Cup history, exceeding Germany’s 11-0 win […]
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USA-Venezuela: Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-VENEZUELA EXPRESSJune 9 in CincinnatiUSA 0 Venezuela 3. Goals: Rondon 16, Savarino 30, Rondon36.Att.: 23,955. Playing joyless, predictable, error-ridden soccer, the USA lost, 3-0, to Venezuela in its final tuneup before the Gold Cup. Venezuela was coming off a 3-1friendly loss to Mexico last Wednesday, when the Americans fell 1-0 to Jamaica. USA PLAYER RATINGS(1=low; […]
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USA-Ecuador: U-20 Men's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-ECUADOR U-20 EXPRESS:June 8 in Gydnia, PolandUSA 1 Ecuador 2. Goals: Weah 36; Cifuentes 30,Espinoza 43.Att.: 6,389 The U-20 World Cup ended for the USA with a 2-1 quarterfinal loss to Ecuador, which arrived to the tournament as South American champion. The USAhad the entire second half to close the one-goal deficit, attacked persistently, but […]
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USA-Jamaica: Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-JAMAICA EXPRESSJune 5 in Washington, D.C.USA 0 Jamaica 1. Goals: Nicholson 60.Att.: 17,719. The USA suffered its first loss of the Gregg Berhalter era, falling 1-0 to Jamaica on Wednesday in a tuneup for the Gold Cup. It wasBerhalter’s fifth game at the helm. Shamar Nicholson, a 22-year-old sub who plays for Slovenian club Domzale, […]
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USA-France: U-20 Men's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-FRANCE U-20 EXPRESS:June 4 in Bydgoszcz, PolandUSA 3 France 2. Goals: Soto 25, 74, Rennicks83; Gouiri 41, Alioui 55.Att.: 8,469. In what will go down as one of the biggest U.S. wins ever at a men’s world championship, the USA beat France, 3-2, to reach thequarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup. Facing the next generation […]
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USA-Qatar: U-20 Men's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-QATAR U-20 EXPRESS:May 30 Bielsko-Biala, PolandUSA 1 Qatar 0. Goals: Weah 76.Att.: 3,651. The USA has reached the knockout stage of the U-20 World Cup for a third straight time thanks to Thursday’s 1-0 win over Qatar on a goal from TimWeah. Coach Tab Ramos‘ team started out much less impressively than in its first […]
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USA-Nigeria: U-20 Men's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-NIGERIA U-20 EXPRESS:May 27 Bielsko-Biala, PolandUSA 2 Nigeria 0. Goals: Soto 18, 46.Att.: 3,427. Desperately needing a win after opening the U-20 World Cup with a 2-1 loss to Ukraine, the USA on Monday faced Nigeria, which opened with a 4-0 victory overQatar. As it did against the Ukrainians, the USA took command from the […]