America matches on...

[p_p_man]

Thursday 16 May:

Build up games to the World Cup...

USA 5 - Jamaica 0

First Uruguay at 2-1 now Jamaica. Go Yanks go....

USA goalie Kasey Keller celebrates a goal by teammates Josh Wolff against Jamaica in the first half of a friendly match Thursday, May 16, 2002 in East Rutherford, N.J.

 

[APhil]

My goodness...

he's actually praising America....

It's gotta be close to the end of time.

 

[metal_minx]

Thursday 16 May:

Build up games to the World Cup...

USA 5 - Jamaica 0

First Uruguay at 2-1 now Jamaica. Go Yanks go....

USA goalie Kasey Keller celebrates a goal by teammates Josh Wolff against Jamaica in the first half of a friendly match Thursday, May 16, 2002 in East Rutherford, N.J.

uruguay & jamaica...wow what victories...i'm surprised those countries can afford the air fare to fly their teams out

 

[bluespoke]

Re: Re: America matches on...

uruguay & jamaica...wow what victories...i'm surprised those countries can afford the air fare to fly their teams out

Uruguay have actually won the World Cup before.

 

[metal_minx]

"haha look at this country..U R Gay" - homer simpson looking at a globe

 

[sch00lteacher]

PP when does the actual World Cup start? I guess I mean the final games, or at least the ones on TV. They are about the only soccer games I can watch.

I hope the USA gets in. If not, then let's go Germany!

It won't be long before the USA is a major threat for the World Cup. Our young kids have been playing seriously long enough now that they should be able to make a good showing.


http://www.cnnsi.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/news/1999/07/23/out_of_this_world/cover.jpg

 

[p_p_man]

PP when does the actual World Cup start? I guess I mean the final games, or at least the ones on TV. They are about the only soccer games I can watch.

I hope the USA gets in. If not, then let's go Germany!

It won't be long before the USA is a major threat for the World Cup. Our young kids have been playing seriously long enough now that they should be able to make a good showing.


http://www.cnnsi.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/news/1999/07/23/out_of_this_world/cover.jpg

Finals start on 31 May.

There has been a year of qualifying games all over the world leaving 32 finalists.

The USA is one of the finalists. If you check at this link it will give you all the games, match reports as they happen etc.

FIFA World Cup 2002 Official Site

At the moment all the finalists are taking part in various warm up games throughout the world. So far America has played two warm ups...

Uruguay and Jamaica.

Their next warm up game is on 19th May (Sunday) against the Dutch.

And yes I agree. America is going to go from strength to strength in years to come. But they've always been fairly good as a national team. Many of the players play in European Soccer Leagues.

 

[sch00lteacher]

http://www.selfknowledge.org/whoweare/thanks.jpg

 

[Lost Cause]

Speaking of soccer, who won that soccer match the Afghan's played at the stadium in Kabul after the liberation? Or did they find some more landmines during the match?

**Also you don't need a whole hell of alot of money to play professional soccer, just the desire.

 

[p_p_man]

And today (Sunda)...

America plays a World Cup warm up game against the once mighty Dutch!

The heat's increasing. Do well on this one and your confidence will increase ten fold...

 

[Hamletmaschine]

Agreed. This will be a good test for our lads. The mighty Dutch will probably smoke our asses, unfortunately, but hope springs eternal.

And Schoolteacher, this year we'll be able to see many of the matches on ESPN and ESPN2, and not just the final match. Check out the MLS web site, which has the complete TV schedule listed.

 

[p_p_man]

OK so the once mighty Dutch beat you 2-0...

No shame in that and at this stage of the warm ups you don't want to sustain any serious injuries which will give you a depleted team on 31 May...

MATCH REPORT:

"USA - Holland 0:2

by FIFAworldcup.com

Foxboro, MA - A fortunate Roy Makaay goal in the dying moments of the first half, and a late strike from Andy van der Meyde saw a confident Dutch side master the Cup-bound US in the Americans' final pre-tournament friendly on Sunday.

The opening ten minutes were a swirl of bright orange as the Dutch looked keen to remind the football world of what it would be missing come June.

Almost at once captain Frank de Boer's long ball up the middle found Roy Makaay surging toward Brad Friedel's goal. As the two collided, the ball wriggled loose, but no orange jerseys were on hand to finish the job.

The Dutch turned the screws on the sluggish Americans twice more in the opening quarter hour, as Makaay was unlucky not to find a first goal.

The US finally got themselves into the match as Sunderland's "Captain America" - Claudio Reyna - pressed forward in the 15th minute sending a pinpoint through ball for Brian McBride streaking down the left. The blond-haired striker's near-post rocket was only just kept out by the diving Ronald Waterreus.

The resulting corner again had Waterreus scrambling as Reyna's blast forced the Dutchman into flight.

An absolute stunner of a 20-yard shot from US defender Eddie Pope in the 30th minute looked to have put the US a goal to the good, but again the Dutch 'keeper was up to the sprawling task.

After nearly a full 45 minutes of end-to-end football, it was the Dutch that managed to grab the vital goal. A mistimed Eddie Pope tackle failed to clear the danger posed by Roy Makaay breaking toward goal. In the scuffle, the Dutch striker reclaimed the loose ball and steered it simply and coolly into a yawning American net for a 1-0 advantage at the half (1-0 '45).

Three minutes into the second half Andy van der Meyde nearly doubled the Dutch lead after rounding his man in the box. Halftime substitute 'keeper Kasey Keller lunged like a lynx to deny the point-blank strike.

Just as the US looked like threatening to draw level, through dangerous substitutes Landon Donovan and Cobi Jones, a troublesome bit of defending from defender David Regis in the 75th minute allowed Andy van der Meyde clean through to slip his shot into an open net for a 2-0 Dutch lead (2-0 '75).

And there it stayed to the end, leaving US boss Bruce Arena with some thinking to do on the long flight to Seoul."

11 days to go...

 

[p_p_man]

up

for the eary risers and...

the late to bedders.

 

[HotXBunz]

p_p_man, was that your commentary or someone elses? I could read this and be there. Thanks.

Thanks also for the score updates.

While I am kissing ass, thanks for making people think about what goes on politically here. I do not know if some Americans ever think about how we look to the rest of the world or if they care.

 

[p_p_man]

p_p_man, was that your commentary or someone elses? I could read this and be there. Thanks.

Thanks also for the score updates.

While I am kissing ass, thanks for making people think about what goes on politically here. I do not know if some Americans ever think about how we look to the rest of the world or if they care.

Match commentary was from the Official FIFA World Cup 2202 site. Much as I'd like to I can't claim it for my own...

There are no more warm ups for America. The next game is the real thing:

5th June USA vs Portugal

Venue: South Korea

Daegu World Cup Stadium:

 

[sexy-girl]

portugal are going to thump usa .... sorryyyyy

 

[p_p_man]

portugal are going to thump usa .... sorryyyyy

We'll see.

I've been watching a lot of the "Road to the World Cup 2002" on Cable Europsport for the past 2 weeks and there will be some big surprise wins in this tournement.

Anyway I've got my £10 bet to look after.

So I'll be shouting AME-RIC-A (clap...clap...clap)

 

[sexy-girl]

i saw half of the dutch game against usa ... cant tell much from friendlys though i guess ... but holland didnt seem to care very much about the game and they still won


but who knows everything will be different in the world cup ... and there will be some upsets


(no way USA could beat portugal though ... portugal i think will do well this world cup)

 

[Starblayde]

So I'll be shouting AME-RIC-A (clap...clap...clap)

Shouldn't that be "U-S-A" (clap-clap-clap)

?

 

[p_p_man]

Shouldn't that be "U-S-A" (clap-clap-clap)

?

I suppose either would do but I like to keep things even and U-S-A (clap...clap...clap) doesn't fit in with EN-GEL-AND (clap...clap...clap)

Gotta keep it in the same format...

It's an age old England football war cry. Sometimes screamed with a different clap sequence:

clap, clap..clap, clap, clap, clap...but with that clap sequence the team's name is shouted last...

There's a lot to learn in this game...

 

[Gord]

We'll see.

I've been watching a lot of the "Road to the World Cup 2002" on Cable Europsport for the past 2 weeks and there will be some big surprise wins in this tournement.

Anyway I've got my £10 bet to look after.

So I'll be shouting AME-RIC-A (clap...clap...clap)

There might be the odd surprise group game, but the winner will be one of the big 6 no danger

Germany
Italy
France
Brazil
Argentina
Spain

Between them they have won every world cup since 66 ( who won that year ? cant remember ) OK except Spain, but they are my dark horse selection

I will be very surprised if anyone else manages to get close

 

[p_p_man]

For American supporters...

Group D

Match Date Time Teams Venue

14 04 Jun 20:30 Korea Republic : Poland Busan
16 05 Jun 18:00 USA : Portugal Suwon
30 10 Jun 15:30 Korea Republic : USA Daegu
32 10 Jun 20:30 Portugal : Poland Jeonju
47 14 Jun 20:30 Portugal : Korea Republic Incheon
48 14 Jun 20:30 Poland : USA Daejeon

Best of luck...

 

[bluespoke]

Re: For American supporters...

Group D

Match Date Time Teams Venue

14 04 Jun 20:30 Korea Republic : Poland Busan
16 05 Jun 18:00 USA : Portugal Suwon
30 10 Jun 15:30 Korea Republic : USA Daegu
32 10 Jun 20:30 Portugal : Poland Jeonju
47 14 Jun 20:30 Portugal : Korea Republic Incheon
48 14 Jun 20:30 Poland : USA Daejeon

Best of luck...

I love football but I am bored rigid already.

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Re: For American supporters...

I love football but I am bored rigid already.

I really only watch the World Cup.

So I get to see a few games every four years.

Bored? Bored? Did someone say bored?