Esse Baharmast, the American referee, made the correct call on a penalty against Brazil in a match June 23 and remains in the referee pool for the second round of France '98. Baharmast was pilloried in the press throughout the world after awarding Norway a late penalty that sent the Europeans through to the second round at Morocco's expense. Television replays appeared to show that there was no foul, but a local French station showed a camera angle different from the international feed. This angle clearly showed Brazilian defender Junior Baiano blatantly pulling at Norweigan forward Tore Andre Flo's jersey …

June 25 in Nantes USA 0 Yugoslavia 1. Goal: Komljenovic 4. USA -- Friedel, Dooley (Balboa, 82), Burns, Regis, Hejduk (Wynalda, 65), Maisonneuve, Reyna, Jones, Stewart, Moore (Radosavljevic, 58), McBride. Yugoslavia -- Kralj, Djorovic, Jokanovic, Mihajlovic, Komljenovic, Stankovic (Brnovic, 56), Jugovic, Petrovic, Stojkovic (Savicevic, 63), Mijatovic (Ognjenovic, 31), Milosevic. Yellow cards: USA -- Reyna 13; Yugoslavia -- Stankovic 42, Ognjenovic 62. Referee: Gamal Ghandour (Egypt). Att.: 40,000. June 25 in Montpellier Germany 2 Iran 0. Goals: Bierhoff 51, Klinsmann 59. Germany -- Koepke, Thon (Hamann, 46), Kohler, Woerns, Heinrich, Matthaeus, Helmer, Tarnat (Ziege, 77), Haessler (Kirsten, 70), Klinsmann, Bierhoff. Iran …

June 24 in Lens Spain 6 Bulgaria 1. Goals: Hierro pen. 6, Luis Enrique 18, Morientes 53, 81, Kiko 89, 90; Kostadinov 56. Spain -- Zubizarreta, Alkorta, Sergi, Aguilera, Nadal, Hierro, Amor, Luis Enrique (Guerrero, 70), Morientes, Alfonso (Kiko, 65), Etxeberria (Raul, 52). Bulgaria -- Zdravkov, Ivanov, Kishishev, Yordanov, Ginchev, Balakov (Hristov, 61), Nankov (Penev, 28), Borimirov, Batchev, Kostadinov, Stoichkov (Iliev, 46). Yellow cards: Spain -- Aguilera 17, Guerrero 74; Bulgaria -- Penev 47, Batchev 85. Referee: Mario Van Der Ende (Netherlands). Att.: 41,275. June 24 in Toulouse Paraguay 3 Nigeria 1. Goals: Ayala 1, Benitez 59, Cardozo 86; Oruma …

Here is an update on injuries for the MLS teams in action this week: Chicago -- MF Piotr Nowak (strained knee) and F Roman Kosecki (strained calf) are probable; MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) is on injured reserve until Aug. 1 Colorado -- none. Dallas -- D Richard Farrer (strained groin) and F Gerell Elliott (strained groin) are probable; MF Jorge Flores (foot stress fracture) is eligible to come off injured reserve June 27; D Eric Dade (sprained knee ligament) is on injured reserve until July 2; F Dante Washington (sprained ankle) is on injured reserve until July 7; …

RESULTS June 24 Group C

• France 2 Denmark 1
• South Africa 2 Saudi Arabia 2

Group D

• Spain 6 Bulgaria 1
• Paraguay 3 Nigeria 1

STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 *-qualified for second round. Final Group B Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P …

Results June 24

• MetroStars 5 New England 3
• Chicago 4 Kansas City 1

Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 17 13 4 29 41 28 MetroStars 16 9 7 25 31 29 Columbus 15 8 7 24 29 22 Tampa Bay 16 4 12 12 17 28 Miami 15 5 10 11 13 32 New England 14 4 10 10 24 33 Shootout records: Miami 2-0, MetroStars 1-0, D.C. United 5-2, New England 1-2, Tampa Bay 0-2, Columbus 0-3. WESTERN GP W L P GF GA Los …

June 23 in Worcester, Mass. Worcester Wildfire (A-League) 2 Charlotte Eagles (D3 Pro) 0. Goals: Ryan (Proctor) 13, McPeak 83. Worcester -- Latronica, Mulcahy, Bradley< Crompton, Kelly, Proctor, Silva (Bede, 70), Ryan, Sullivan (Kerr, 74), Ceccarelli (McPeak, 60), Jachym. Charlotte -- Andrews, Mobley, Sorzano, Hess (Jackman, 77), Mott, Farrar, Leib, Findley (McDowell, 46), Wellington, Payne, Webb (McGlaughlin, 46). Att.: 328. June 23 in Hershey, Pa. Hershey Wildcats (A-League) 2 Chicago Stingers (D3 Pro) 3 (OT). Goals: Swords (D'Ambra) 18, Kelly 52; Hamnett (Carver) 37, Jahr (Richardson) 63, Acres 99. Hershey -- Azmi, Penny, Oudin, Dorsey (Mitchell, 64), Waite, Kelly, Swords …

Alexi Lalas On the future of American soccer: "I think the future is very optimistic. I am optimistic with the MLS, things can be great if we learn from our mistakes." On the Yugoslavia match: "There is a lot of team pride riding on this match to show the fans in the world of soccer that we can play." Eddie Pope On the World Cup experience: "We played very hard against Iran. A lot of us are here for the first time and it's been a great experience." Frankie Hejduk On the Yugoslavia match: "I think …

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 8 5 3 24 14 15 New Hampshire 6 4 2 18 10 10 Cape Cod 8 3 5 10 10 9 Rhode Island 8 3 5 16 23 9 Vermont 3 1 2 3 9 3 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P South Jersey 8 6 2 20 13 18 Reading 9 5 4 24 15 15 Central Jersey 7 4 3 13 9 12 New Jersey 7 4 3 13 9 12 N.Y. Capital Dist. 5 1 4 4 14 3 Atlantic GP W …

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 12 12 0 26 3 36 Long Island 11 6 5 22 13 18 Montreal 11 8 3 18 14 16 Worcester 12 6 6 18 22 16 Toronto 11 5 6 14 13 15 Staten Island 9 4 5 9 11 10 Connecticut 11 4 7 7 16 4 Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Hershey 13 7 6 21 18 21 Jacksonville 15 7 8 19 20 21 Richmond 12 8 4 19 13 20 Charleston 14 6 8 18 19 16 Hampton …

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Jackson 7 7 0 42 9 21 Cocoa 8 6 2 27 13 18 Bradenton 8 4 4 24 19 12 Miami T. 9 4 5 21 21 10 Central Florida 7 3 4 17 21 9 Alabama 8 3 5 16 24 9 South Florida 9 3 6 19 35 9 Great Lakes GP W L GF GA P Detroit 8 7 1 20 8 19 Mid Michigan 7 4 3 16 11 12 Kalamazoo 7 3 4 13 14 9 Fox River 7 3 4 12 15 …

W-1 Standings > North GP W L GF GA P Boston 6 5 1 15 5 15 Long Island 6 6 0 17 6 14 Maryland 6 4 2 13 7 12 Delaware 7 1 6 8 20 3 NJ Wildcats 6 0 6 3 22 0 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 8 8 0 32 5 24 Jackson 6 4 2 12 10 12 Atlanta 7 4 3 19 14 12 Tampa Bay 7 3 4 19 11 9 Charlotte 5 2 3 17 9 6 Central GP W L GF GA P Chicago …

June 24 in Lyon France 2 Denmark 1. Goals: Djorkaeff (pen.) 13, Petit 57; M.Laudrup (pen.) 42. France -- Barthez, Karembeu, Leboeuf, Desailly, Candela, Petit (Boghossian, 65), Vieira, Diomede, Djorkaeff, Pires (Henry, 72), Trezeguet (Guivarc'h, 86). Denmark -- Schmeichel, Reiper, Hogh, Heintze, Laursen (Colding, 46), Schjonberg, Helveg, Nielsen, Jorgenson (Sand, 55), M.Laudrup, B.Laudrup (Tofting, 75). Yellow cards: France -- Diomede 53, Vieira 62; Denmark -- Colding 66, Tofting 80. Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy). Att.: 44,000. June 24 in Bordeaux South Africa 2 Saudi Arabia 2. Goals: Bartlett 19, (pen.) 90; Al-Jaber (pen.) 45, Al-Thyniyan (pen.) 74. South Africa -- Vonk, …

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U.S.-Yugoslavia is Dooley's last international match Thomas Dooley, who joined the United States team in 1992, will play in what he has said will be his final game for his adopted nation in Thursday's match against Yugoslavia (live on ABC at 2:30 p.m. ET). Dooley, who has 79 caps and 7 goals in his six years with the team, has served as the team's captain in France. He was named the U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year in 1993, just one year after making his national team debut. He scored one of the United States' most important goals in …