Results May 31

• New England 1 MetroStars 2 (SO)
• Dallas 2 Miami 0
• Colorado 2 Kansas City 1

May 30

• Columbus 4 San Jose 1
• Tampa Bay 1 D.C. United 2 (SO)
• Los Angeles 1 Chicago 2 (SO)

Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 14 11 3 25 30 21 Columbus 12 7 5 21 24 16 MetroStars 11 6 5 16 19 20 Miami 13 5 8 11 11 27 New England 11 4 7 10 19 20 Tampa Bay 13 2 11 6 14 26 Shootout …

Results May 30

• Columbus 4 San Jose 1
• Tampa Bay 1 D.C. United 2 (SO)
• Los Angeles 1 Chicago 2 (SO)

Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 14 11 3 25 30 21 Columbus 12 7 5 21 24 16 MetroStars 10 5 5 15 18 19 Miami 12 5 7 11 11 25 New England 10 4 6 10 18 19 Tampa Bay 13 2 11 6 14 26 Shootout records: Miami 2-0, D.C. United 4-1, New England 1-1, MetroStars 0-0, Columbus: 0-2, Tampa Bay 0-2. …

The following is reaction after the 0-0 tie between the United States and Scotland today May 30 in Washington, D.C. USA 0 Scotland 0. USA -- Keller, Pope, Dooley, Burns, Deering, Regis, Moore (Agoos, 69), Jones, Stewart (Lalas, 82), Ramos (Radosaljevic, 56), Wegerle (Wynalda, 52). Scotland -- Leighton, Boyd, Calderwood, Hendry, T.McKinlay (McNamara, 60), Dailly, Collins, Lambert, B.McKinlay, Jackson, Gallacher. Yellow cards: USA -- Radosavlejiv 64, Burns 69; Scotland -- Calderwood 25, Boyd 64. Referee: Ramos (Mexico). Att.: 46,037. Steve Sampson: General comments on the game: I'm disappointed in the tie. The first half we played well and created chances. …

U.S. World Cup team Head Coach Steve Sampson's decision on who to start at forward did not become any clearer today, as the U.S. failed to score for the second time in its last three exhibition matches. Though the U.S. created a number of scoring chances in its 0-0 tie against Scotland, they failed to convert any of them. "I would be more concerned if we weren't creating chances, but we are," Sampson said. "It's a matter of each individual being more composed and more precise in front of the goal." Sampson said he was pleased with the performance of …

Debbie Keller scored twice and Lorrie Fair tallied her first international goal as the U.S. women's national team crushed New Zealand, 5-0, at RFK Stadium May 30. In front of a sun-bathed and enthusiastic crowd of 46,037, the U.S. team had little trouble with New Zealand, scoring just six minutes into the game when 20-year-old forward Cindy Parlow hammered home Joy Fawcett's rolling cross. "We played a dynamic attacking match," said U.S. coach Tony DiCicco. "We played hard for 90 minutes and Debbie Keller definitely showed why I think we have 18 starters on this team. It's a great feeling …

RESULTS

• Beginning June 10, results will be posted here each day.
• The standings, below, will be updated daily as the tournament progresses.

STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Brazil0000000 Scotland 0000000Morocco 0000000Norway 0000000 Group B Team GP W T L GF GA P Italy 0000000Chile 0000000Cameroon 0000000Austria 0000000 Group C Team GP W T L GF GA P France 0000000South Africa 0000000Saudi Arabia 0000000Denmark 0000000 Group D Team GP W T L GF GA …

MLS Eight MLS teams will join the Open Cup in the third round. They are: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, MetroStars, Miami, San Jose and Tampa Bay. A-League Six A-League teams have now clinched Open Cup berths. All four Western Conference teams have been decided, with Milwaukee joining El Paso, Nashville and Orange County after defeating Charleston over the weekend. In the Eastern Conference, Hershey and Rochester are in, with Hampton Roads, Worcester, Long Island and Staten Island battling for the final two places. Here are the A-League qualifying standings through May 26. Each A-League team's first six games count …

Group A June 10 in St. Denis Brazil 2 Scotland 1 June 10 in Montpellier Morocco 2 Norway 2 June 16 in Bordeaux Scotland 1 Norway 1 June 16 in Nantes Brazil 3 Morocco 0 June 23 in Marseilles Brazil 1 Norway 2 June 23 in St. Etienne Scotland 0 Morocco 3 Group B June 11 in Bordeaux Italy 2 Chile 2 June 11 in Toulouse Cameroon 1 Austria 1 June 17 in St. Etienne Chile 1 Austria 1 June 17 in Montpellier Italy 3 Cameroon 0 June 23 in St. Denis Italy 2 Austria 1 June …

* All times Eastern. July 11 Third-Place Game 2:30 pm ABC, 2:30 pm Univision July 12 Final 2:30 pm ABC, 2:00 pm Univision * All times Eastern. NOTES Pregame: The first half hour of each ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 telecast consists of a pregame show. Univision adds a 20-minute show to its broadcasts. Primetime: ESPN2 will feature a nightly half-hour program "World Cup2Night" that will be broadcast at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Analysts will include U.S. women's co-captain Julie Foudy. SportsCenter's Jeremy Schaap will report on the U.S. World Cup team. On most …

Michael Duggan Jacksonville, N.C. My 12-year-old son loves to play soccer and is very good. I would like to know how to get information regarding the boys national teams at the youth age levels. How does one try out or get invited to camps? Dan Woog: The route to the national team begins at the state level. Your first step should be to call your state association for information regarding ODP (Olympic Development Program) qualifications, tryouts, schedules, etc. From the ODP teams (also called "state teams"), players advance to the regional level, and then to the national team level. Your …

Results May 28

• Colorado 3 Miami 0

May 27

• Kansas City 2 Columbus 1 (SO)

Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 13 10 3 24 29 20 Columbus 11 6 5 18 20 15 MetroStars 10 5 5 15 18 19 Miami 12 5 7 11 11 25 New England 10 4 6 10 18 19 Tampa Bay 12 2 10 6 13 25 Shootout records: Miami 2-0, D.C. United 3-1, New England 1-1, MetroStars 0-0, Tampa Bay 0-1, Columbus: 0-2. WESTERN GP W L …

MLS produced a videotape showing the worst of soccer in hopes of creating a better game. It's called "Sending-Off Offenses" and my legs are sore just from watching it. It comprises 28 brutal tackles from 1997 MLS action. Ref boss Joe Machnik created it to teach referees, coaches and players about the new rule -- the red card for a tackle from behind "that endangers the safety of an opponent." FIFA introduced the rule based on a request from its Technical and Sports Medical Committees, which cited a large number of leg injuries. It goes into effect at the World …

Results May 27

• Kansas City 2 Columbus 1 (SO)

Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 13 10 3 24 29 20 Columbus 11 6 5 18 20 15 MetroStars 10 5 5 15 18 19 Miami 11 5 6 11 11 22 New England 10 4 6 10 18 19 Tampa Bay 12 2 10 6 13 25 Shootout records: Miami 2-0, D.C. United 3-1, New England 1-1, MetroStars 0-0, Tampa Bay 0-1, Columbus: 0-2. WESTERN GP W L P GF GA Los Angeles 11 10 1 …

Star Mexican forward Carlos Hermosillo has agreed to a contract with Major League Soccer and has been allocated to the Los Angeles Galaxy. In addition, San Jose has been allocated Francisco Uribe, who played for Mexican club Veracruz this past season. More information on these transactions will be available later today.

New England has received its fifth foreign allocation, Colombian midfielder Oscar Pareja. "Oscar is an extremely skillful and creative player who will create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates," said New England coach Thomas Rongen. "We are fortunate to get such a talented midfielder in the prime of his career." Pareja has been a member of the Colombian national team pool and has starred at Colombian First Division clubs Deportivo Cali and Independiente Medellin. He also lead the youth team of America Cali to the 1987 national youth title. Pareja, whose uncle, aunt and cousins live in Massachusetts, may …