[USA] A day after the USA tied Slovenia, 2-2, after an apparent winning goal was called off for a foul whistled by Malian referee Koman Coulibaly, it still had no explanation from Coulibaly or FIFA about the call, but U.S. coach Bob Bradley isn’t expecting an answer. “I think it was a good goal,” Bradley […]
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More African struggles; U.S. touch to Serbia win
[GROUP D] African countries continue to struggle as short-handed Australia held Ghana to a 1-1 tie. Former U.S. U-17 international NevenSubotic helped Serbia upset Germany, 1-0, on Friday. Here ‘s what we liked and didn’t like about Friday and Saturday’s Group D action … Whatwe liked … — The Aussie press dubbed Pim Verbeek, the […]
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Brazil puts streak on line
[PREDICTIONS] Brazil faces Ivory Coast Sunday in one of the most-anticipated matches of the first round of the World Cup. For a look at Sunday’s threegames and Soccer America’s predictions … SLOVAKIA (1 pt., 1-1) vs. PARAGUAY (1 pt. 1-1) June 20 inBloemfontein Kickoff: 7:30 a.m. ET. Television: ESPN/Univision. Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles). PREDICTIONS: Paul […]
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What They're Saying
“He didn’t comment on the performance, he walked in, said hello. The actual fan literally just walked in very casually and just said something to me and then walked out – there was no scuffle,there was no aggression at all.” — Injured England star David Beckham after a fan entered the England locker room following […]
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Anelka goes off …
[FRANCE] After a zombie-like performance in the first half of France’s 2-0 loss to Mexico, striker Nicolas Anelka wokeup at halftime. He responded to criticism by Coach Raymond Domenech of his play by launching a profanity-laced attack that has gotten him sent home. Domenech criticized Anelka, France’s center forward, for playing out of position and […]
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What the USA must do
[SCENARIOS] Friday’s Group C matches — the thrilling 2-2 USA-Slovenia game and dreadful 0-0 England-Algeria — left all four teams still in contention forberths in the second round. Here’s what the USA and its rivals must do on Wednesday to advance … USA advances if … — It beats Algeria; — It ties Algeria AND […]
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U.S. Playing Ratings
[USA-SLOVENIA REPORT CARD] Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA’s 2-2 tie with Sloveniain Johannesburg on Friday. USA SUBS: Rating/Player (Club/Country) GP/G7 Tim Howard (Everton/ENG) 53/0Screened on first goal, no chance on second, saves proved to be critical as USA rallied. 6 Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96/GER) 62/2Played great ball to Landon […]
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Americans furious over mystery call
[U.S. REACTION] U.S. players were livid with Malian referee Koman Coulibaly for his call that disallowed Maurice Edu a potential winning goal in its 2-2 tie with Slovenia.
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Soccer has a secrecy problem
[MY VIEW] The USA scores what looks like its third goal for an incredible comeback victory over Slovenia. Referee Koman Coulibaly rules nogoal. Why? The players don’t know nor do the coaches. Nor do 45,573 fans in the stadium, nor hundreds of millions watching on TV. It’s the ref’s little secret and just one more […]
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Ghana, Africa's lone star, looks for second win
[PREDICTIONS] Ghana, the only African team to win its opening game, looks to make it two in a row against Australia, while Netherlands and Japan face off in atop-of-the-standings clash. For a look at Saturday’s three games and Soccer America’s predictions … NETHERLANDS (3 pts., 2-0) vs. JAPAN (3 pts.1-0) June 19 in Durban Kickoff: […]