Tournaments-Part Viii – Us Loving Cup (1993)

Much similar its source edition inwards the previous summer, the 1993 U.S. Cup was non alone a wearing clothing rehearsal for the next year’s World Cup on American soil, but it was also served equally necessary preparation for an American National Team inwards a Nation with no professional person League of its own.

The 1992 Edition was inwards comparing a lighter Tournament with alone Italia beingness considered equally a major Football Power.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(US Cup’93 Logo)

However, with alone a twelvemonth remaining to the original event, the U.S. government went all out to include high profile Teams to heighten awareness inwards the Nation.

Football powerhouses Brazil, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany (defending World Cup Champions) as well as England were invited to compete with the hosts USA.

The American squad nether Yugoslavian Manager Bora Milutinovic (since 1991) were improving though they were restricted inwards a never-ending serial of friendly matches (remember no Pro League), spell its few professionals stayed inwards Europe to play inwards the competitive Leagues.

Just similar the 1992 Edition, Milutinovic was eager to call-up his best possible squaf that included the unusual based players such equally John Harkes, Tab Ramos, Roy Wegerle, Eric Wynalda as well as Thomas Dooley, with others.

Brazil, nether Carlos Alberto Pareira, were ambitious to cease their close 24 twelvemonth World Cup drought as well as saw this equally an ideal chance to acquire accustomed to the playing weather inwards America (the same could live said of Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany as well as England).

Brazil would live having a busy few months. Just similar the Americans, the Brazilians would also compete inwards the Copa America later on inwards the same calendar month at Republic of Ecuador (though with a mostly domicile based squad). The objective for Brazil was also the World Cup qualifiers inwards next months (July/August/September). Brazil would live without a number of its stars who would live unavailable, these would include Romario (in dispute with C.A. Pareira), Bebeto as well as Mauro Silva (the duet were with Castilian Club Deportivo La Coruna as well as the League matches were nonetheless ongoing), ditto for Ricardo Rocha (Real Madrid).

The other noteworthy absentees were Aldair (AS Roma), Ricardo Gomes as well as Valdo (both Paris St. Germain), Luiz Henrique (AS Monaco, injured) equally good equally Carlos Mozer (Benfica) as well as Luis Muller (Sao Paulo).

In add-on Pareira was unable to telephone band upon Palmeiras as well as Corinthians players nonetheless involved inwards League competition.

Germany, nether Berti Vogts, were also constrained to friendly matches equally defending Champions. They had assembled a close total clit squad. They were missing the Bayer Leverkusen duet of Andreas Thom as well as Ulf Kirsten, equally good equally AS Roma midfielder Thomas Haessler. The trio had Cup Final matches to debate with their respective clubs. In addition, Lazio’s Thomas Doll was out of favor, equally Vogts had lost patience with his inconsistency with the National Team.

Since the 1992 Euros, High German goalkeeper Bodo Illgner had also lost his automatic starting seat as well as Vogts hab been alternating him as well as Andreas Kopke inwards the atomic number 82 upward to the World Cup as well as needless to state inwards this contest both would live tested.

England came nether a night cloud. Graham Taylor’s side had been struggling inwards the World Cup qualifiers as well as simply days prior lost at Kingdom of Norway (0-2 on June 2^nd) as well as tied (1-1) inwards Poland.

They were calls for Taylor’s sacking as well as the performances inwards this contest would alone increase the pressure.

The English linguistic communication were also without Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer as well as Captain Stuart Pearce, spell David Platt was carrying an injury.

The Tournament kicked off on June 6^th at Yale Bowl at New Haven, Connecticut.

The American hosts started without foreign-based players such equally Ramos, Dooley, Klopas as well as Wynalda (all unavailable for this match), but did accept the English linguistic communication based Harkes as well as Wegerle.

For Brazil, Bayern Munich’s Jorginho was rested as well as Captain Rai did non start.

Antonio Careca captained the side inwards Rai’s absence. Just ii days prior on June 4^th, Carlos Alberto Pareira had added v Sao Paulo players to his squad next their elimination from the Sao Paulo nation championship.

Careca would give Brazil the atomic number 82 inwards the 5^th minute.

Branco took a costless boot from the left side. The American defenders tried to play the offside trap as well as rushed out. The ball went to the correct manus side touchline to Marcio Santos, who so crossed for Careca to score. The American players straight off protested to the referee for an offside conclusion but to no avail.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Brazil’s source goal, June 6, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(June 6, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(USA players protesting the source goal, June 6, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2463, June 22, 1993

(John Harkes as well as Luisinho, June 6, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2463, June 22, 1993

(Antonio Careca as well as John Doyle, June 6, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 0-Brazil 2)

Brazil mostly controlled the residuum of the agree as well as were untested. Elivelton came some score Brazil’s 2nd past times striking the post. The U.S. were playing with v men inwards defence with alone Jean Harbor upfront as well as had lilliputian of the play.

With simply 3 minutes remaining, Dunga lobbed a cross into the box for Luiz Carlos Winck to score the second.

The Americans admitted the gulf inwards shape betwixt the sides as well as expressed that this was business office of the learning process.

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1993

(Earnie Stewart, June 6, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(John Doyle as well as Valdeir, June 6, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 0-Brazil 2)

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(Jeff Agoos as well as Luis Carlos Winck, June 6, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 0-Brazil 2)

Three days later on on June 9^th, the American hosts took on England at Boston, Massachusetts.

With Stuart Pearce unavailable for this Tour as well as David Platt rested for this match, Graham Taylor appointed Paul Ince with the captaincy. Ince became the source dark instrumentalist to captain England.

The Americans were facing an England side nonetheless troubled past times their recent loss at Kingdom of Norway as well as fully took advantage.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

Just similar inwards 1950, England suffered some other humiliating loss to the Americans.

In the 43^rd infinitesimal the Americans took the atomic number 82 through Thomas Dooley. Jeff Agoos’ cross from the left side was met past times Tab Ramos on the correct far post. He crossed it dorsum for Dooley to score with a diving header.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

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(Jeff Agoos as well as Paul Ince, June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

England had chances to necktie the match, but American goalkeeper Tony Meola was inwards first-class shape as well as thwarted many attempts past times Ian Wright as well as Nigel Clough. In all Meola made fifteen saves inwards the match.

Meola would later on claim that on every corner, Ian Wright would live trash talking as well as tell him that he had never played inwards England as well as that he was besides fat.

USA sealed the win inwards the 72^nd infinitesimal when Ramos’ corner from the left side was headed inwards past times Alexi Lalas.

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1993

(Alexi Lalas scoring USA’s 2nd goal, June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

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(Alexi Lalas scoring USA’s 2nd goal, June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

Despite the pregnant victory, USA Manager Milutinovic tried to downplay the number maxim that it was nil to a greater extent than than a win as well as he would much prefer to win matches side past times side twelvemonth inwards the World Cup.

For his part, Taylor hoped this would live a turning signal inwards England’s fortunes as well as tried to minimize the number equally good past times maxim the original exercise of the Tour was to gain experience. The English linguistic communication Press/Tabloids were non equally agreement as well as pilloried him.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(USA squad, June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

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(USA squad, June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Thomas Dooley as well as Alexi Lalas with the Trans-Atlantic Challenge Trophy, June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

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(USA squad, June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

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(Des Walker as well as Carlton Palmer after the defeat, June 9, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 2-England 0)

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(Newspaper Headline after the loss vs USA inwards U.S. Cup)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Newspaper Headline after the loss vs USA inwards U.S. Cup)

On the next day, June 10^th, the most anticipated agree of the Tournament took identify equally Brazil took on Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany at Washington, DC’s RFK Memorial Stadium.

On the previous day, Germany’s Olaf Thon had dislocated his shoulder inwards preparation as well as was out of the Cup.

The agree was played inwards a Temperature of over xc degreess Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), which would perhpas explicate the sluggish High German start to the match.

Brazil, with Rai as well as Jorginho inwards the starting lineup, raced to a (3-0) source one-half lead.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Carlos Dunga as well as Christian Ziege, June 10, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 3-Germany 3)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2463, June 22, 1993

(Rai as well as Thomas Strunz, June 10, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 3-Germany 3)

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(Jurgen Klinsmann, June 10, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 3-Germany 3)

Brazil scored their source destination inwards the 13th infinitesimal when Thomas Helmer deflected Elivelton’s shot into his ain net.

In the 32^nd minute, Helmer compounded on his mistake past times fouling Elivelton inwards the penalization area, as well as Careca scored from the spot kick. This was Antonio Careca’s lastly always destination for Brazil. Minutes later on inwards the 37^th minute, Careca gear upward Luisinho on a breakaway to score Brazil’s third.

Photo From: World Soccer, March 1994

(Luisinho as well as Elivelton celebrating, June 10, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 3-Germany 3)

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(Lothar Matthaus, June 10, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 3-Germany 3)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Jurgen Klinsmann, June 10, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 3-Germany 3)

At halftime, Vogts was calm as well as urged his squad to forget most the source one-half as well as heighten their game.

The Germans staged a remarkable comeback inwards the 2nd half. For the start of the 2nd half, Vogts took off Matthias Sammer as well as replaced him with an extra assailant Karl-Heinz Riedle. He would partner Klinsmann upfront who had been isolated equally a lonely striker inwards the source half.

Photo From: World Soccer, March 1994

(Marcio Santos as well as Karl-Heinz Riedle, June 10, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 3-Germany 3)

The Germans were able to piece of cake acquire into the game inwards this one-half equally Brazil grew tired after such an first-class start.

They scored their source destination inwards the 66^th minute. Christian Ziege, making his debut for Germany, sent a through ball for Klinsmann to score.

In the 80^th minute, Substitute Michael Schulz took a shot that was deflected dorsum to his caput as well as was so diverted into the goalmouth. Brazil goalkeeper Taffarel punched the ball out but it reached Andreas Moeller who chested it as well as scored.

Photo From: World Soccer, September 1993

(Jorginho as well as Lothar Matthaus, June 10, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 3-Germany 3)

In the lastly minute, Michael Schulz took a throw- inwards that took a bounce on the surface as well as went over everyone’s caput as well as Klinsmann headed it inwards for the equalizer.

It had been a spectacular agree that had delighted both the crowd as well as the Tournament organizers equally an promotion for the game.

This would plough out to live Brazil defender Julio Cesar’s lastly agree for Brazil. He quit the squad ii days later on (June 12^th). He reported that iv of his expensive watches as well as £30,000 inwards cash were stolen from his hotel room.

Other Brazilians (Careca as well as Valber) as well as High German players would also written report of thefts inwards their respective hotel rooms.

Julio Cesar complained that England as well as Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany were staying inwards luxury hotels spell the Brazilian Federation had housed them inwards a inexpensive hotel.

On June 13^th, England salvaged some pride with their functioning against Brazil at Washington, DC’s RFK Memorial Stadium (notably Des walker dorsum inwards shape after some dismal displays).

Goalkeeper Tim Flowers made his debut for England as well as David Platt was dorsum inwards the side. It was Platt, who gave England the atomic number 82 inwards the 47^th minute. He had simply come upward on inwards the start of the 2nd one-half replacing David Batty.

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(England squad, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 1-England 1)

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(June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 1-England 1)

Lee Sharpe took a corner from the correct side. He passed to Andy Sinton at the border of the box, who inwards plough lobbed a cross into the box for Platt to caput home.

Brazil tied the agree inwards the 77^th infinitesimal from a corner equally well. Almir’s corner from the left side was met past times Marcio Santos who scored with a downward header. This was mayhap the to the lowest degree spectacular agree of the Tournament according to most observers.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Tim Flowers as well as Cafu, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 1-England 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2463, June 22, 1993

(Valber as well as Ian Wright, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 1-England 1)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, Brazil 1-England 1)

On the same 24-hour interval at Chicago’s Soldier Field, USA took on Germany. Germany’s domination was emphatic inwards a agree where High German captain Lothar Matthaus was earning his 100^th Cap.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Lothar Matthaus beingness honored for playing inwards his 100^th cap, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

Germany took the atomic number 82 inwards the 14^th minute. Jurgen Klinsmann headed inwards from a corner past times Lothar Matthaus from the left side.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Jurgen Klinsmann scoring Germany’s source goal, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

In the 25^th minute, USA tied the match. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 long hit cross from Ramos reached Wegerle who crossed into the box for the German-born Dooley to score.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2463, June 22, 1993

(Germany squad, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

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(Guido Buchwald as well as John Harkes, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2463, June 22, 1993

(June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

In the 34^th minute, Karl-Heinz Riedle scored the source destination of his lid line a fast ane on (all headers). He scored from a diving header from a cross past times Ziege from the left side.

In the 40^th minute, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany scored their third. Jurgen Kohler took a shot from exterior the box that hitting the bar as well as Riedle headed inwards the rebound.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Guido Buchwald as well as Thomas Dooley, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

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(Jurgen Kohler as well as Eric Wynalda, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

The Germans scored ane time to a greater extent than inwards the 59^th minute. Stefan Effenberg’s cross from the correct side was headed inwards past times Riedle to consummate his lid line a fast ane on of headers.

At this stage, the U.S. squad was inwards disarray with the Germans inwards consummate control.

However, the Germans took their human foot off the pedal as well as allowed the Americans dorsum in.

In the 72^nd minute, Mike Lapper made a long cross from his ain half; Dooley evaded Kohler as well as allowed Earnie Stewart to slot past times Kopke from a narrow angle.

In so 80^th minute, USA scored some other destination through Dooley. He headed past times Kopke off a costless boot from Harkes.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Germany squad, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

Photo From: World Soccer, Nov 1993

(Desmond Armstrong as well as Christian Ziege, June 13, 1993, U.S. Cup, USA 3-Germany 4)

The ending had been a disappointment for the Germans who were dominant for most of the match. Berti Vogts called the source lxx minutes equally Germany’s best inwards the Tournament as well as added, “we seemed to yell back that nosotros would live dorsum hither inwards 12 months as well as started giving goals away”.

Vogts was satisfied with the teamwork as well as blamed the goals on private errors. He was dissatisfied of Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany having given upward half dozen goals inwards their ii matches as well as felt Olaf Thon’s absence was the contributing factor.

The Germans lost Jurgen Kohler to injury. The next 24-hour interval Bayer Leverkusen’s Christian Worns was called upward to supervene upon him.

The lastly agree of the Tournament was laid for June 19^th betwixt sometime rivals England as well as Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany at Pontiac’s Silverdome (Indoor) Stadium inwards Michigan (under 92 percentage humidity).

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(View inwards the indoor stadium, June 19, 1993, U.S. Cup, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 2-England 1)

The patch was synthetic, thence a Grass pitch (in parts) had to live transported from California. Afterwards Vogts as well as Klinsmann were impressed with the pitch as well as called it ‘perfect’.

This agree would acquire the source inwards America to convey inwards to a greater extent than than 1 Million Dollars inwards gate receipts.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Team Captains Lothar Matthaus as well as David Platt, June 19, 1993, U.S. Cup, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 2-England 1)

Stefan Effenberg gave Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany the atomic number 82 inwards the 26^th minute. Matthaus lofted a cross into the box for Effenberg, who evaded Pallister earlier scoring.

Just v minutes later, England tied the match. Ince as well as Ian Wright combined with a one-two earlier supplying Platt who scored.

Photo From: World Soccer, September 1993

(Nigel Clough as well as Thomas Helmer, June 19, 1993, U.S. Cup, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 2-England 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, Apri1 994

(Andy Sinton as well as Andreas Moeller, June 19, 1993, U.S. Cup, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 2-England 1)

Germany scored the winner early on inwards the 2nd half. In the 53^rd minute, Ziege struck the postal service with a depression shot as well as Klinsmann picked upward the rebound to score his Tournament topping 4th goal. Klinsmann scored inwards all 3 matches as well as was named the MVP (Most valuable Player) of the tournament.

The win made Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany the winners of the Tournament on points with Brazil closed second.

Photo From: World Soccer, Apri1 994

(Germany squad, June 19, 1993, U.S. Cup, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 2-England 1)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Jurgen Klinsmann, June 19, 1993, U.S. Cup, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 2-England 1)

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(Karl-Heinz Riedle, June 19, 1993, U.S. Cup, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 2-England 1)

USA faced a tougher contest than the previous year. After a predictable loss to Brazil, in that location was some euphoria over the unexpected win over England as well as this generated some buzz inwards the soccer un-friendly atmosphere of U.S. media.

But so the American came downward to world ane time to a greater extent than after the comprehensive loss to Germany. Though the terminal scoreline (3-4) flattered the Americans as well as ane time once to a greater extent than raised some hopes inwards the media after the Americans were able to score ii tardily goals. But it was clear they had their operate cutting out for the next year, despite playing at home.

The attendance at the matches had been high inwards a higher identify most expectations. The matches had been entertaining inwards full general with many goals. It was hoped this would locomote a long means inwards combating American stereotypes of Soccer beingness a depression scoring game. It was estimated that $2 Million turn a profit was made from the Tournament.

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1993

(Lothar matthaus with the U.S. Cup Trophy, June 19, 1993, U.S. Cup, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 2-England 1)

The Germans incidentally toured the USA ane time to a greater extent than inwards Dec as well as defeated USA ane time to a greater extent than (December 18^th, 1993, 3-0) inwards Palo Alto, California.

They also faced Brazil ane time to a greater extent than inwards Nov 17, 1993 inwards Koln (2-1) win.

However, the World Cup would cease inwards heartbreak, equally they would live eliminated to Hristo Stoichkov’s Republic of Bulgaria inwards the quarterfinals.

The Americans did run into their objective of qualifying from the Group stage inwards the World Cup, the next twelvemonth as well as the semi-competitive nature of the 1992 as well as 1993 U.S. Cups must accept helped.

For the English, this contest was simply besides much for a tired squad. Many questioned the long English linguistic communication Premier League flavor equally an excuse but England’s shape had been piteous to start with.

In the cease England would neglect to qualify for the World Cup as well as Taylor would resign.

By the next summer, Brazil welcomed dorsum Romario / Bebeto as well as ended their ii decades long yell for to win the World Cup.

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‘US Cup 1993’ Squads:

USA:

1- Tony Meola (Captain) (US Soccer Federation) (goalkeeper)

2-Michael Lapper (US Soccer Federation)

3- John Doyle (US Soccer Federation)

4-Bruce Murray (US Soccer Federation)

5-Thomas Dooley (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)

6- John Harkes (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

7- Peter Woodring (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / Germany)

8-Dominic Kinnear (US Soccer Federation)

9- Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain)

10-Ernie Stewart (Willem II Tilburg / Holland)

11-Eric Wynalda (1.Fußball-Club 1903 Saarbrücken e.V. / Germany)

12- Jeff Agoos (US Soccer Federation)

13-Cobi Jones (US Soccer Federation)

14- Cle Kooiman (US Soccer Federation)

15- Desmond Armstrong (US Soccer Federation)

16-John Harbor (US Soccer Federation)

17- Roy Wegerle (Coventry City Football Club / England)

18-Brad Friedel (US Soccer Federation) (goalkeeper)

19-Chris Henderson (US Soccer Federation)

20-Frank Klopas (US Soccer Federation)

21-Fernando Clavijo (US Soccer Federation)

22- Alexi Lalas (US Soccer Federation)

Coach: Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)

Brazil:

1-Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’ (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) (goalkeeper)
2-Jorge de Amorim Campos ‘Jorginho’ (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

3-’Júlio César’ da Silva (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

4- Vargo Célio do Nascimento Silva (Sport Club Internacional- Porto Alegre)

5-Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri ‘Dunga’ (Pescara Calcio / Italy)

6-Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal ‘Branco’ (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy)

7-‘Valdeir’ Celso Moreira (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France)

8-Luis Carlos Quintanilla ‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)

9-Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’ (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)

10-Marcos Antônio Boiadeiro (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)
11-Elivelton Alves Rufino (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)

12-‘Carlos’ Roberto Gallo (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo) (goalkeeper)

13-Luiz Carlos Coelho Winck (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)

14-Marcio Roberto dos Santos (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France)
15- Sergio Donizeti Luiz ‘João Paulo’ (Associazione Sportiva Bari / Italy)

16-Almir de Souza Fraga (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)

17-Evangelista Moraes ‘Cafu’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)

18- Marcos corrêa dos Santos ‘Marquinhos’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

19-Raimundo Nonato da Silva (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)
20-Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
21-‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira (Captain) (São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo)
22-Valber da Silva Costa (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

England:

1-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Sheffield Wed Football Club) (goalkeeper)

2-Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)

3-Anthony Robert Dorigo (Leeds United Association Football Club)

4-Carlton Lloyd Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club)

5-Desmond Sinclair Walker (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

6-Gary Andrew Pallister (Manchester United Football Club)

7-David Andrew Platt (Captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

8-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)

9-Leslie Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London)

10-John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

11-Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (Manchester United Football Club)

12-Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

13-Nigel Anthony Martyn (Crystal Palace Football Club-London) (goalkeeper)

14-Ian Edward Wright (Arsenal Football Club-London)

15-Andrew Sinton (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London)

16-Lee Stuart Sharpe (Manchester United Football Club)

17-Paul Charles Merson (Arsenal Football Club-London)

18- Edward Paul ‘Teddy’ Sheringham (Tottenham HotspurFootball Club-London)

19-Martin Raymond Keown (Arsenal Football Club-London)

20-Nigel Winterburn (Arsenal Football Club-London)

21-Earl Delisser Barrett (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)

22-Timothy David Flowers (Southampton Football Club)(goalkeeper)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Note: Nigel Clough had joined Liverpool FC on June 4^th. In some sources he is registered equally a Liverpool FC instrumentalist instead of a Nottingham Forest player.

Germany:

1- Andreas Köpke (1.Fußball-Club Nürnberg - Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. ) (goalkeeper)

2- Stefan Effenberg (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina / Italy)

3- Thomas Helmer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

4- Jürgen Kohler (Juventus Football Club -Torino/ Italy)

5-Olaf Thon (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

6- Guido Buchwald (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.)

7- Andreas Möller (Juventus Football Club -Torino/ Italy)

8-Michael Zorc (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.)

9- Karlheinz Riedle (Società Sportiva Lazio / Italy)
10- Lothar Herbert Matthäus (Captain) (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

11-Bruno Lababdia (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

12- Bodo Illgner (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) (goalkeeper)

13- Karl-Heinz Pflipsen (Borussia Moenchengladbach)

14- Michael Schulz (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.)

15-Uwe Bein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)

16-Matthias Sammer (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.)

17- Christian Ziege (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

18- Jürgen Klinsmann (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)

19- Thomas Strunz (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.)

20-Karl-Heinz Pflipsen (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)

Coach: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts

Note: Christian Worns (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V.) was called upward on June 14^th due to an injury to Jurgen Kohler.

’US Cup 1993’ Matches:

Date: June 6, 1993

Competition: US Cup 1993

Result: USA 0-Brazil 2

Venue: New Haven, Connecticut - Yale Bowl

Attendance: 44,579

Referee: Pietro Ceccarini (Italy)

Goalscorers:

(USA): None

(Brazil): Antonio Careca 5^th, Luiz Carlos Winck 87^th

Lineups:

USA:

1- Tony Meola (US Soccer Federation)

15- Desmond Armstrong (US Soccer Federation)

3- John Doyle (US Soccer Federation)

2-Michael Lapper (US Soccer Federation)

21-Fernando Clavijo (US Soccer Federation)

12- Jeff Agoos (US Soccer Federation)

6- John Harkes (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

17- Roy Wegerle (Coventry City Football Club / England)

19-Chris Henderson (US Soccer Federation) (7-Peter Woodring (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / Germany) 69^th)

4-Bruce Murray (US Soccer Federation) (13-Cobi Jones (US Soccer Federation) 57^th)

16-John Harbor (US Soccer Federation) (10-Ernie Stewart (Willem II Tilburg / Holland) 46^th)

Coach: Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked:

Other Substitutes:

5-Thomas Dooley (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)

22- Alexi Lalas (US Soccer Federation)

9- Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain)

11-Eric Wynalda (1.Fußball-Club 1903 Saarbrücken e.V. / Germany)

8-Dominic Kinnear (US Soccer Federation)

14- Cle Kooiman (US Soccer Federation)

18-Brad Friedel (US Soccer Federation)

20-Frank Klopas (US Soccer Federation)

Team Captain: Tony Meola

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Brazil:

1-Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’ (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
13-Luiz Carlos Coelho Winck (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)
3-’Júlio César’ da Silva (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
14-Marcio Roberto dos Santos (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)
6-Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal ‘Branco’ (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy) (19-Raimundo Nonato da Silva (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte) 46^th)
5-Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri ‘Dunga’ (Pescara Calcio / Italy)
8-Luis Carlos Quintanilla ‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)   (21-‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 68^th)
10-Marcos Antônio Boiadeiro (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)
7-‘Valdeir’ Celso Moreira (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France)
9-Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’ (captain) (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)
11-Elivelton Alves Rufino (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)    (17-Evangelista Moraes ‘Cafu’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 76^th)

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Other Substitutes:

2-Jorge de Amorim Campos ‘Jorginho’ (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
22-Valber da Silva Costa (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
20-Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)

16-Almir de Souza Fraga (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)

4- Vargo Célio do Nascimento Silva (Sport Club Internacional- Porto Alegre)

12-‘Carlos’ Roberto Gallo (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

15- Sergio Donizeti Luiz ‘João Paulo’ (Associazione Sportiva Bari / Italy)

18- Marcos corrêa dos Santos ‘Marquinhos’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

Team Captain: Antonio Careca

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Date: June 9, 1993

Competition: US Cup 1993

Result: USA 2-England 0

Venue: Boston, Massachusetts-Foxboro Stadium

Attendance: 36,652

Referee: Alfredo Weiser (Austria)

Goalscorers:

(USA): Thomas Dooley 43^rd, Alexi Lalas 72^nd

(England): None

Lineups:

USA:

1- Tony Meola (US Soccer Federation)

15- Desmond Armstrong (US Soccer Federation)

3- John Doyle (US Soccer Federation)

2-Michael Lapper (US Soccer Federation)

21-Fernando Clavijo (US Soccer Federation)

12- Jeff Agoos (US Soccer Federation)

5-Thomas Dooley (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany) (22- Alexi Lalas (US Soccer Federation) 67^th)

6- John Harkes (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

9- Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain)(13-Cobi Jones (US Soccer Federation) 82^nd)

17- Roy Wegerle (Coventry City Football Club / England)

11-Eric Wynalda (1.Fußball-Club 1903 Saarbrücken e.V. / Germany) (10-Ernie Stewart (Willem II Tilburg / Holland) 62^nd)

Coach: Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Tony Meola 57^th

Other Substitutes:

4-Bruce Murray (US Soccer Federation)

7- Peter Woodring (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / Germany)

8-Dominic Kinnear (US Soccer Federation)

14- Cle Kooiman (US Soccer Federation)

16-John Harbor (US Soccer Federation)

18-Brad Friedel (US Soccer Federation)

19-Chris Henderson (US Soccer Federation)

20-Frank Klopas (US Soccer Federation)

Team Captain: Tony Meola

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

England:

1-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Sheffield WednesdayFootball Club)

4-Carlton Lloyd Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club) (5-Desmond Sinclair Walker (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 62^nd)

2-Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)

3-Anthony Robert Dorigo (Leeds United Association Football Club)

6-Gary Andrew Pallister (Manchester United Football Club)

11-Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (Manchester United Football Club)

16-Lee Stuart Sharpe (Manchester United Football Club)

8-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)

12- Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

9-Leslie Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London) (14-Ian Edward Wright (Arsenal Football Club-London) 35^th)

10-John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Booked: Ian Wright 69^th

Other Substitutes:

7-David Andrew Platt (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

13-Nigel Anthony Martyn (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

15-Andrew Sinton (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London)

17-Paul Charles Merson (Arsenal Football Club-London)

18- Edward Paul ‘Teddy’ Sheringham (Tottenham HotspurFootball Club-London)

19-Martin Raymond Keown (Arsenal Football Club-London)

20-Nigel Winterburn (Arsenal Football Club-London)

21-Earl Delisser Barrett (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)

22-Timothy David Flowers (Southampton Football Club)

Team Captain: Paul Ince

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Date: June 10, 1993

Competition: US Cup 1993

Result: Brazil 3-Germany 3

Venue: Washington, DC- Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, USA

Attendance: 34,737

Referee: Arturo Angeles (USA)

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Thomas Helmer (own goal) 13^th, Careca 32^nd pen, Luisinho 37^th

(Germany): Jürgen Klinsmann 66^th ,90^th , Andreas Möller 80^th

Lineups:

Brazil:

1-Cláudio André Mergen  ‘Taffarel’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
2-Jorge de Amorim Campos  ‘Jorginho’ (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
3-’Júlio César’ da Silva  (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
14-Marcio Roberto dos Santos (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France)
6-Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal ‘Branco’ (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy) (19-Raimundo Nonato da Silva (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte) 82^nd)
5-Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  ‘Dunga’ (Pescara Calcio / Italy)
8-Luis Carlos Quintanilla ‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)
21-‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira  (São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo)
11-Elivelton Alves Rufino (São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo)   (17-Evangelista Moraes ‘Cafu’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 70^th)
9-Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’  (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)
7-‘Valdeir’ Celso Moreira (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France) (16-Almir de Souza Fraga (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo) 64^th)

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Booked: Claudio Branco 51, Carlos Dunga 79

Other Substitutes:

4- Vargo Célio produce Nascimento Silva (Sport Club Internacional- Porto Alegre)

10-Marcos Antônio Boiadeiro (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)

12-‘Carlos’ Roberto Gallo (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

13-Luiz Carlos Coelho Winck (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)

15- Sergio Donizeti Luiz ‘João Paulo’ (Associazione Sportiva Bari / Italy)

18- Marcos corrêa dos Santos ‘Marquinhos’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

20-Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo)
22-Valber da Silva Costa (São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo)

Team Captain: ‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Germany:

1- Andreas Köpke (1.Fußball-Club Nürnberg - Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. )

4- Jürgen Kohler (Juventus Football Club -Torino/ Italy)

6- Guido Buchwald (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.)

3- Thomas Helmer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

17-Christian Ziege (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (14-Michael Schulz (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) 74^th)

10- Lothar Herbert Matthäus (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

2- Stefan Effenberg (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina / Italy)

8-Michael Zorc (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) (19-Thomas Strunz (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.) 58^th)

16-Matthias Sammer (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) (9- Karlheinz Riedle (Società Sportiva Lazio / Italy) 46^th)

7- Andreas Möller (Juventus Football Club -Torino/ Italy)

18- Jürgen Klinsmann (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)

Coach: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts

Other Substitutes:

5-Olaf Thon (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

11-Bruno Lababdia (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

12- Bodo Illgner (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.)

13- Karl-Heinz Pflipsen (Borussia Moenchengladbach)

15-Uwe Bein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)

20-Karl-Heinz Pflipsen (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)

Team Captain: Lothar Herbert Matthäus

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts , White Socks

Date: June 13, 1993

Competition: US Cup 1993

Result: Brazil 1-England 1

Venue: Washington, DC- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, USA

Attendance: 54,118

Referee: Helder Dias (USA)

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Marcio Santos 77^th

(England): David Plat 47^th

Lineups:

Brazil:

1-Cláudio André Mergen  ‘Taffarel’ (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
2-Jorge de Amorim Campos  ‘Jorginho’ (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
22-Valber da Silva Costa (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
14-Marcio Roberto dos Santos (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France)
19-Raimundo Nonato da Silva (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte) (17-Evangelista Moraes ‘Cafu’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 3^rd)
5-Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  ‘Dunga’ (Pescara Calcio / Italy)
8-Luis Carlos Quintanilla ‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro) (20-Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 50^th)
21-‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira  (São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo)
7-‘Valdeir’ Celso Moreira (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France) (16-Almir de Souza Fraga (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo) 67^th)
9-Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’  (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)
11-Elivelton Alves Rufino (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)