Some Soccer News for Tue Jun 12, 2012
STARTERS
Huge game for the USA on Tuesday night in World Cup qualifying, and you can only watch it on Pay Per View, no thanks to Traffic, at 9pm CT.
-Come watch it in the Twin Cities at the Sweetwater.
dN
After 2 rounds have been played in African World Cup qualifying only 2 of 40 teams have 6 points. Yes only 2 of 40. And Bob Bradley and Egypt are 1 of those two. Amazing!
IMPORTANT NEWS STORIES OF THE DAY
Paul Tenorio of the Washington Post sees a disturbing trend of young American players finding little to no playing time at MLS teams.
dN
USA national team youngster Terrence Boyd has left Borussia Dortmund and signed with Rapid Vienna in Austria.
-Seems like a step down to be leaving Germany for Austria, but he was not going to be seeing playing time at the German champions next season even though he was one of their top prospects.
-On the other hand, he will play, and he will be seen. So if he has big success he won't stay there long.
dN
John Molinaro of Sports Net with high praise for outgoing Toronto FC manager Aron Winter.
MINNESOTA STARS FC
NASL
Finally another home game. They are back in Blaine after 7 road games in a row.
-Sat Jun 9
Minnesota Stars v Tampa Bay Rowdies - 7:30pm CT
Venue: NSC Stadium - Blaine MN
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
World Cup Qualifying
The USA has their toughest road game of this group stage as they travel to Guatemala for a late game on Tuesday.
The USA will wear their 2nd jersey - navy blue with white sleeves, black sash and white numbers.
The USA has two problems they must overcome to have success on the road: 1) Who plays at leftback with injuries to all 3 players who have held the starting position in the past 3 games, and 2) Can a head coach with so little experience in his job (at any level, but especially at the qualifying level where this will be his second game ever) have his team ready to compete in Central America, a notoriously ugly venture for any team.
Guatemala will be desperate to claim 3 points after losing their first game at Jamaica on Friday.
Guatemala will also bunker in deep and look to hit the USA on the counter attack with some very fast players.
But the USA has not lost to Guatemala since 1988 going 12-0-5 since then. And the USA holds a 6-0-4 record in all World Cup qualifying games between the two.
Expect another slow and soggy field in Guatemala as it has been raining there and the forecast is for more during the game.
The 2 Guatemalan players most Americans will be familiar with are Carlos Ruiz who once starred for the LA Galaxy, is genuinely hated by all opponents for his antics, and currently plays in the Mexican 2nd division, and Marco Pappa who is a starting midfielder for the Chicago Fire.
-Pappa recently appeared in a big time Pepsi commercial with world superstars!
Clint Dempsey graces the cover of the Public News in Guatemala City on Monday:
dN
Previews of Guatemala v USA:
-US Soccer.
-Clemente Lisi of the US Soccer Players Assoc.
-Ives Galarcep of Fox Soccer.
-Brent Latham of MLSsoccer.com
-John Godfrey of the New York Times.
-Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.
And some links from Guatemala (in Spanish):
-La Hora
-Siglo 21
US Soccer does a Q + A with goalkeeper Tim Howard.
Brent Latham of MLSsoccer.com writes that Jurgen Klinsmann sees Jozy Altidore as not being in good enough physical condition to be a starter.
-Isn't that the complaint we heard from his AZ coach at times too?
dN
Matches and Scores:
-Tue Jun 12
Guatemala v USA - 9:00pm CT on PPV
Venue: Estadio Mateo Flores - Guatemala City
dN
USA Roster (So Far)
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Geoff Cameron - Houston Dynamo
Edgar Castillo - Tijuana
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Clarence Goodson - Brondy
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting CP
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland
M:
Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Joe Corona - Tijuana
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim
Jermaine Jones - Schalke
Jose Torres - Pachuca
F:
Jozy Altidore - AZ
Terrence Boyd - Dortmund
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Landon Donovan - LA Galaxy
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna
Chris Wondolowski - San Jose Earthquakes
dN
Guatemala roster
G:
Ricardo Jerez - Marquense
Paulo Motta - Mictlan
Juan Paredes - Comunicaciones
D:
Carlos Gallardo - Marquense
Erwin Morales - Comunicaciones
Rafael Morales - Comunicaciones
Luis Rodriguez - Malacateco
Elias Vasquez - Comunicaciones
M:
Jairo Arreola - Comunicaciones
Jose Contreras - Univ. Concepcion
Jose Del Aguila - Comunicaciones
Carlos Figueroa - Comunicaciones
Alejandro Galindo - Santa Fe
Manuel Leon - Municipal
Jonathan Lopez - Marquense
Marco Pappa - Chicago Fire
Gonzalo Romero - Municipal
Wilfred Velasquez - Suchitepequez
F:
Marvin Avila - Municipal
Minor Lopez - La Serena
Dwight Pezzarossi - La Serena
Mario Rodriguez - Municipal
Carlos Ruiz - Veracruz
CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
The 2nd of 6 matchdays is Tue Jun 12.
Standings:
Group A
3 Jamaica
3 USA
0 Antigua + Barbuda
0 Guatemala
Group B
3 Mexico
1 El Salvador
1 Costa Rica
0 Guyana
Group C
3 Canada
3 Panama
0 Honduras
0 Cuba
dN
Matches and Scores:
Matchday 1
-Fri Jun 8
Cuba 0-1 Canada - C
USA 3-1 Antigua + Barbuda - A
Jamaica 2-1 Guatemala - A
Mexico 3-1 Guyana - B
Costa Rica 2-2 El Salvador - B
Honduras 0-1 Panama - C
Matchday 2
-Tue Jun 12
Guatemala v USA - A
Antigua + Barbuda v Jamaica - A
El Salvador v Mexico - B
Guyana v Costa Rica - B
Canada v Honduras - C
Panama v Cuba - C
UEFA EURO 2012
It was a bit weird on Monday when I tuned in to ESPN's coverage on the usual channel 206 only to see that Alexi Lalas had been traded to Sky Sports who had taken over the coverage. Apparently the only topics allowed to be discussed on broadcasts in the United States were English Premier League related.
-Its interesting that as each big tournament goes by on ESPN their discussions don't get broader, they get narrower.
Round 1 of the Group Stage was completed today, and Russia, Denmark, Germany, Croatia and Ukraine are the teams with the full 3 points.
-The only team that truly choked was Netherlands.
Did you notice the fascinating starting lineups from Spain in 4-6-0 and Italy in 2-1-5-2 on Sunday? Wow!
Here is the only way to stop Andres Iniesta from tearing your team to shreds:
dN
Top news sources:
UEFA
Guardian
Marca
As
France Football
Gazzetta Dello Sport
Kicker
World Soccer
ESPN
dN
Standings
GROUP A
3 Russia
1 Poland
1 Greece
0 Czech Republic
GROUP B
3 Denmark
3 Germany
0 Netherlands
0 Portugal
GROUP C
3 Croatia
1 Spain
1 Italy
0 Ireland
GROUP D
3 Ukraine
1 France
1 England
0 Sweden
REMINDER: Tie-breaker is head to head.
dN
Group Stage
Matches and Scores:
-Fri Jun 8
Poland 1-1 Greece
Russia 4-1 Czech Republic
-Sat Jun 9
Netherlands 0-1 Denmark
Germany 1-0 Portugal
-Sun Jun 10
Spain 1-1 Italy
Ireland 1-3 Croatia
-Mon Jun 11
France 1-1 England
Ukraine 2-1 Sweden
-Tue Jun 12
Greece v Czech Republic - 11:00am CT
Poland v Russia - 1:45pm CT
-Wed Jun 13
Denmark v Portugal - 11:00am CT
Netherlands v Germany - 1:45pm CT
-Thu Jun 14
Italy v Croatia - 11:00am CT
Spain v Ireland - 1:45pm CT
-Fri Jun 15
Ukraine v France - 11:00am CT
Sweden v England - 1:45pm CT
-Sat Jun 16
Greece v Russia - 1:45pm CT
Czech Republic v Poland - 1:45pm CT
-Sun Jun 17
Portugal v Netherlands - 1:45pm CT
Denmark v Germany - 1:45pm CT
-Mon Jun 18
Croatia v Spain - 1:45pm CT
Italy v Ireland - 1:45pm CT
-Tue Jun 19
Sweden v France - 1:45pm CT
England v Ukraine - 1:45pm CT
MLS MATCHES AND SCORES
Week 14
Matches And Scores:
-Sun Jun 10
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-1 Houston Dynamo - VW goals by Darren Mattocks(2) & Jordan Harvey. HD goal by Mac Kandji.
Venue: BC Place
WEEK 15
-Sat Jun 16
Philadelphia Union v DC United
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids
Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas
Montreal Impact v Seattle Sounders FC
New England Revolution v Columbus Crew
Sporting Kansas City v Toronto FC
CD Chivas USA v Real Salt Lake
-Sun Jun 17
Chicago Fire SC v New York Red Bulls
LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches and Scores:
-Fri Jun 8
Chivas USA 3-1 San Jose Earthquakes
-Sat Jun 9
Colorado Rapids 3-1 Sporting Kansas City
DC United 4-3 Toronto FC
-Sun Jun 10
Columbus Crew 1-0 New England Revolution
-Tue Jun 12 Real Salt Lake v Chicago Fire
Vancouver Whitecaps v LA Galaxy
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches and Scores:
-Sat Jun 9
Carolina RailHawks 5-1 Minnesota Stars
Puerto Rico Islanders 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
San Antonio Scorpions 3-0 Atlanta Silverbacks
-Sun Jun 10
FC Edmonton 1-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
-Sat Jun 16
Atlanta Silverbacks v Carolina RailHawks
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v FC Edmonton
Puerto Rico Islanders v San Antonio Scorpions
Minnesota Stars v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Watch online
Standings
20 Puerto Rico (+12)
19 San Antonio (+5)
17 Minnesota (+2)
13 Fort Lauderdale (-3)
12 Tampa Bay (-4)
11 Edmonton (0)
11 Carolina (-2)
8 Atlanta (-10)
USA U20 TEAM
Friendlies in South America against Uruguay (twice) and Chile.
The USA one game left on this trip.
Matches and Scores:
-Wed Jun 6
Uruguay 4-2 USA - USA goals by Victor Pineda & Daniel Garcia.
-Fri Jun 8
Uruguay 2-0 USA
-Tue Jun 12
Chile v USA
Roster
G:
Cody Cropper - Unattached
Tomas Gomez - Georgetown
D:
AJ Cochran - Wisconsin
Christian Dean - California Berkeley
Jordan McCrary - North Carolina
Eric Miller - Creighton
Juan Pablo Ocegueda - UANL Tigres
Boyd Okwuonu - North Carolina
William Packwood - Birmingham
M:
Luis Gil - Real Salt Lake
Benji Joya - Santos Laguna
Mikey Lopez - North Carolina
Victor Pineda - Chicago Fire
Caleb Stanko - Freiburg
Wil Trapp - Akron
F:
Villyan Bijev - Fortuna Düsseldorf
Daniel Cuevas - Santos Laguna
Daniel Garcia - FC Dallas Academy
James Rogers - New Mexico
Jonathan Top - FC Dallas
ASIA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Standings:
Group A
3 Iran
3 Qatar
3 S Korea
1 Lebanon
1 Uzbekistan
Group B
6 Japan
1 Australia
1 Iraq
1 Jordan
1 Oman
dN
Matches and Scores:
Matchday 2
-Fri Jun 8
Qatar 1-4 S Korea
Lebanon 1-1 Uzbekistan
Oman 0-0 Australia
Japan 6-0 Jordan
Matchday 3
-Tue Jun 12
S Korea v Lebanon
Iran v Qatar
Australia v Japan
Iraq v Oman
AFRICA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
The first 2 of 6 rounds for African countries are now complete.
Standings:
Group A
4 Ethiopia
3 Central African Republic
2 South Africa
1 Botswana
Group B
6 Tunisia
4 Sierra Leone
1 Equatorial Guinea
0 Cape Verde
Group C
4 Cote d'Ivoire
3 Tanzania
2 Morocco
1 Gambia
Group D
4 Sudan
3 Ghana
3 Zambia
1 Lesotho
Group E
4 Congo
4 Gabon
1 Burkina Faso
1 Niger
Group F
4 Nigeria
3 Namibia
2 Malawi
1 Kenya
Group G
6 Egypt
3 Guinea
1 Mozambique
1 Zimbabwe
Group H
4 Benin
3 Algeria
3 Mali
1 Rwanda
Group I
4 Libya
3 Cameroon
3 Congo DR
1 Togo
Group J
4 Senegal
2 Uganda
1 Angola
1 Liberia
dN
Matches and Scores:
-Sat Jun 9
Malawi 1-1 Nigeria
Botswana 1-1 South Africa
Zambia 1-0 Ghana
Uganda 1-1 Senegal
Gabon 1-0 Burkina Faso
Congo 1-0 Niger
Equatorial Guinea 2-2 Sierra Leone
Namibia 1-0 Kenya
Cape Verde Islands 1-2 Tunisia
Morocco 2-2 Cote d'Ivoire
-Sun Jun 10
Mozambique 0-0 Zimbabwe
Lesotho 0-0 Sudan
Tanzania 2-1 Gambia
Ethiopia 2-0 Central Africa Republic
Rwanda 1-1 Benin
Congo DR 2-0 Togo
Libya 2-1 Cameroon
Liberia 0-0 Angola
Guinea 2-3 Egypt
Mali 2-1 Algeria
CONMEBOL 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
STANDINGS:
12 Chile (6 GP)
11 Uruguay (5 GP)
10 Argentina (5 GP)
9 Ecuador (5 GP)
----- 8 Venezuela (6 GP)
----- 7 Colombia (5 GP)
4 Paraguay (5 GP)
4 Bolivia (6 GP)
3 Peru (5 GP)
dN
Matches and Scores:
Matchday 6
-Sat Jun 9
Bolivia 3-1 Paraguay
Venezuela 0-2 Chile
-Sun Jun 10
Uruguay 4-2 Peru
Ecuador 1-0 Colombia
Huge game for the USA on Tuesday night in World Cup qualifying, and you can only watch it on Pay Per View, no thanks to Traffic, at 9pm CT.
-Come watch it in the Twin Cities at the Sweetwater.
dN
After 2 rounds have been played in African World Cup qualifying only 2 of 40 teams have 6 points. Yes only 2 of 40. And Bob Bradley and Egypt are 1 of those two. Amazing!
IMPORTANT NEWS STORIES OF THE DAY
Paul Tenorio of the Washington Post sees a disturbing trend of young American players finding little to no playing time at MLS teams.
dN
USA national team youngster Terrence Boyd has left Borussia Dortmund and signed with Rapid Vienna in Austria.
-Seems like a step down to be leaving Germany for Austria, but he was not going to be seeing playing time at the German champions next season even though he was one of their top prospects.
-On the other hand, he will play, and he will be seen. So if he has big success he won't stay there long.
dN
John Molinaro of Sports Net with high praise for outgoing Toronto FC manager Aron Winter.
MINNESOTA STARS FC
NASL
Finally another home game. They are back in Blaine after 7 road games in a row.
-Sat Jun 9
Minnesota Stars v Tampa Bay Rowdies - 7:30pm CT
Venue: NSC Stadium - Blaine MN
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
World Cup Qualifying
The USA has their toughest road game of this group stage as they travel to Guatemala for a late game on Tuesday.
The USA will wear their 2nd jersey - navy blue with white sleeves, black sash and white numbers.
The USA has two problems they must overcome to have success on the road: 1) Who plays at leftback with injuries to all 3 players who have held the starting position in the past 3 games, and 2) Can a head coach with so little experience in his job (at any level, but especially at the qualifying level where this will be his second game ever) have his team ready to compete in Central America, a notoriously ugly venture for any team.
Guatemala will be desperate to claim 3 points after losing their first game at Jamaica on Friday.
Guatemala will also bunker in deep and look to hit the USA on the counter attack with some very fast players.
But the USA has not lost to Guatemala since 1988 going 12-0-5 since then. And the USA holds a 6-0-4 record in all World Cup qualifying games between the two.
Expect another slow and soggy field in Guatemala as it has been raining there and the forecast is for more during the game.
The 2 Guatemalan players most Americans will be familiar with are Carlos Ruiz who once starred for the LA Galaxy, is genuinely hated by all opponents for his antics, and currently plays in the Mexican 2nd division, and Marco Pappa who is a starting midfielder for the Chicago Fire.
-Pappa recently appeared in a big time Pepsi commercial with world superstars!
Clint Dempsey graces the cover of the Public News in Guatemala City on Monday:
dN
Previews of Guatemala v USA:
-US Soccer.
-Clemente Lisi of the US Soccer Players Assoc.
-Ives Galarcep of Fox Soccer.
-Brent Latham of MLSsoccer.com
-John Godfrey of the New York Times.
-Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.
And some links from Guatemala (in Spanish):
-La Hora
-Siglo 21
US Soccer does a Q + A with goalkeeper Tim Howard.
Brent Latham of MLSsoccer.com writes that Jurgen Klinsmann sees Jozy Altidore as not being in good enough physical condition to be a starter.
-Isn't that the complaint we heard from his AZ coach at times too?
dN
Matches and Scores:
-Tue Jun 12
Guatemala v USA - 9:00pm CT on PPV
Venue: Estadio Mateo Flores - Guatemala City
dN
USA Roster (So Far)
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Geoff Cameron - Houston Dynamo
Edgar Castillo - Tijuana
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Clarence Goodson - Brondy
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting CP
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland
M:
Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Joe Corona - Tijuana
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim
Jermaine Jones - Schalke
Jose Torres - Pachuca
F:
Jozy Altidore - AZ
Terrence Boyd - Dortmund
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Landon Donovan - LA Galaxy
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna
Chris Wondolowski - San Jose Earthquakes
dN
Guatemala roster
G:
Ricardo Jerez - Marquense
Paulo Motta - Mictlan
Juan Paredes - Comunicaciones
D:
Carlos Gallardo - Marquense
Erwin Morales - Comunicaciones
Rafael Morales - Comunicaciones
Luis Rodriguez - Malacateco
Elias Vasquez - Comunicaciones
M:
Jairo Arreola - Comunicaciones
Jose Contreras - Univ. Concepcion
Jose Del Aguila - Comunicaciones
Carlos Figueroa - Comunicaciones
Alejandro Galindo - Santa Fe
Manuel Leon - Municipal
Jonathan Lopez - Marquense
Marco Pappa - Chicago Fire
Gonzalo Romero - Municipal
Wilfred Velasquez - Suchitepequez
F:
Marvin Avila - Municipal
Minor Lopez - La Serena
Dwight Pezzarossi - La Serena
Mario Rodriguez - Municipal
Carlos Ruiz - Veracruz
CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
The 2nd of 6 matchdays is Tue Jun 12.
Standings:
Group A
3 Jamaica
3 USA
0 Antigua + Barbuda
0 Guatemala
Group B
3 Mexico
1 El Salvador
1 Costa Rica
0 Guyana
Group C
3 Canada
3 Panama
0 Honduras
0 Cuba
dN
Matches and Scores:
Matchday 1
-Fri Jun 8
Cuba 0-1 Canada - C
USA 3-1 Antigua + Barbuda - A
Jamaica 2-1 Guatemala - A
Mexico 3-1 Guyana - B
Costa Rica 2-2 El Salvador - B
Honduras 0-1 Panama - C
Matchday 2
-Tue Jun 12
Guatemala v USA - A
Antigua + Barbuda v Jamaica - A
El Salvador v Mexico - B
Guyana v Costa Rica - B
Canada v Honduras - C
Panama v Cuba - C
UEFA EURO 2012
It was a bit weird on Monday when I tuned in to ESPN's coverage on the usual channel 206 only to see that Alexi Lalas had been traded to Sky Sports who had taken over the coverage. Apparently the only topics allowed to be discussed on broadcasts in the United States were English Premier League related.
-Its interesting that as each big tournament goes by on ESPN their discussions don't get broader, they get narrower.
Round 1 of the Group Stage was completed today, and Russia, Denmark, Germany, Croatia and Ukraine are the teams with the full 3 points.
-The only team that truly choked was Netherlands.
Did you notice the fascinating starting lineups from Spain in 4-6-0 and Italy in 2-1-5-2 on Sunday? Wow!
Here is the only way to stop Andres Iniesta from tearing your team to shreds:
dN
Top news sources:
UEFA
Guardian
Marca
As
France Football
Gazzetta Dello Sport
Kicker
World Soccer
ESPN
dN
Standings
GROUP A
3 Russia
1 Poland
1 Greece
0 Czech Republic
GROUP B
3 Denmark
3 Germany
0 Netherlands
0 Portugal
GROUP C
3 Croatia
1 Spain
1 Italy
0 Ireland
GROUP D
3 Ukraine
1 France
1 England
0 Sweden
REMINDER: Tie-breaker is head to head.
dN
Group Stage
Matches and Scores:
-Fri Jun 8
Poland 1-1 Greece
Russia 4-1 Czech Republic
-Sat Jun 9
Netherlands 0-1 Denmark
Germany 1-0 Portugal
-Sun Jun 10
Spain 1-1 Italy
Ireland 1-3 Croatia
-Mon Jun 11
France 1-1 England
Ukraine 2-1 Sweden
-Tue Jun 12
Greece v Czech Republic - 11:00am CT
Poland v Russia - 1:45pm CT
-Wed Jun 13
Denmark v Portugal - 11:00am CT
Netherlands v Germany - 1:45pm CT
-Thu Jun 14
Italy v Croatia - 11:00am CT
Spain v Ireland - 1:45pm CT
-Fri Jun 15
Ukraine v France - 11:00am CT
Sweden v England - 1:45pm CT
-Sat Jun 16
Greece v Russia - 1:45pm CT
Czech Republic v Poland - 1:45pm CT
-Sun Jun 17
Portugal v Netherlands - 1:45pm CT
Denmark v Germany - 1:45pm CT
-Mon Jun 18
Croatia v Spain - 1:45pm CT
Italy v Ireland - 1:45pm CT
-Tue Jun 19
Sweden v France - 1:45pm CT
England v Ukraine - 1:45pm CT
MLS MATCHES AND SCORES
Week 14
Matches And Scores:
-Sun Jun 10
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-1 Houston Dynamo - VW goals by Darren Mattocks(2) & Jordan Harvey. HD goal by Mac Kandji.
Venue: BC Place
WEEK 15
-Sat Jun 16
Philadelphia Union v DC United
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids
Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas
Montreal Impact v Seattle Sounders FC
New England Revolution v Columbus Crew
Sporting Kansas City v Toronto FC
CD Chivas USA v Real Salt Lake
-Sun Jun 17
Chicago Fire SC v New York Red Bulls
LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches and Scores:
-Fri Jun 8
Chivas USA 3-1 San Jose Earthquakes
-Sat Jun 9
Colorado Rapids 3-1 Sporting Kansas City
DC United 4-3 Toronto FC
-Sun Jun 10
Columbus Crew 1-0 New England Revolution
-Tue Jun 12 Real Salt Lake v Chicago Fire
Vancouver Whitecaps v LA Galaxy
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches and Scores:
-Sat Jun 9
Carolina RailHawks 5-1 Minnesota Stars
Puerto Rico Islanders 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
San Antonio Scorpions 3-0 Atlanta Silverbacks
-Sun Jun 10
FC Edmonton 1-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
-Sat Jun 16
Atlanta Silverbacks v Carolina RailHawks
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v FC Edmonton
Puerto Rico Islanders v San Antonio Scorpions
Minnesota Stars v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Watch online
Standings
20 Puerto Rico (+12)
19 San Antonio (+5)
17 Minnesota (+2)
13 Fort Lauderdale (-3)
12 Tampa Bay (-4)
11 Edmonton (0)
11 Carolina (-2)
8 Atlanta (-10)
USA U20 TEAM
Friendlies in South America against Uruguay (twice) and Chile.
The USA one game left on this trip.
Matches and Scores:
-Wed Jun 6
Uruguay 4-2 USA - USA goals by Victor Pineda & Daniel Garcia.
-Fri Jun 8
Uruguay 2-0 USA
-Tue Jun 12
Chile v USA
Roster
G:
Cody Cropper - Unattached
Tomas Gomez - Georgetown
D:
AJ Cochran - Wisconsin
Christian Dean - California Berkeley
Jordan McCrary - North Carolina
Eric Miller - Creighton
Juan Pablo Ocegueda - UANL Tigres
Boyd Okwuonu - North Carolina
William Packwood - Birmingham
M:
Luis Gil - Real Salt Lake
Benji Joya - Santos Laguna
Mikey Lopez - North Carolina
Victor Pineda - Chicago Fire
Caleb Stanko - Freiburg
Wil Trapp - Akron
F:
Villyan Bijev - Fortuna Düsseldorf
Daniel Cuevas - Santos Laguna
Daniel Garcia - FC Dallas Academy
James Rogers - New Mexico
Jonathan Top - FC Dallas
ASIA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Standings:
Group A
3 Iran
3 Qatar
3 S Korea
1 Lebanon
1 Uzbekistan
Group B
6 Japan
1 Australia
1 Iraq
1 Jordan
1 Oman
dN
Matches and Scores:
Matchday 2
-Fri Jun 8
Qatar 1-4 S Korea
Lebanon 1-1 Uzbekistan
Oman 0-0 Australia
Japan 6-0 Jordan
Matchday 3
-Tue Jun 12
S Korea v Lebanon
Iran v Qatar
Australia v Japan
Iraq v Oman
AFRICA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
The first 2 of 6 rounds for African countries are now complete.
Standings:
Group A
4 Ethiopia
3 Central African Republic
2 South Africa
1 Botswana
Group B
6 Tunisia
4 Sierra Leone
1 Equatorial Guinea
0 Cape Verde
Group C
4 Cote d'Ivoire
3 Tanzania
2 Morocco
1 Gambia
Group D
4 Sudan
3 Ghana
3 Zambia
1 Lesotho
Group E
4 Congo
4 Gabon
1 Burkina Faso
1 Niger
Group F
4 Nigeria
3 Namibia
2 Malawi
1 Kenya
Group G
6 Egypt
3 Guinea
1 Mozambique
1 Zimbabwe
Group H
4 Benin
3 Algeria
3 Mali
1 Rwanda
Group I
4 Libya
3 Cameroon
3 Congo DR
1 Togo
Group J
4 Senegal
2 Uganda
1 Angola
1 Liberia
dN
Matches and Scores:
-Sat Jun 9
Malawi 1-1 Nigeria
Botswana 1-1 South Africa
Zambia 1-0 Ghana
Uganda 1-1 Senegal
Gabon 1-0 Burkina Faso
Congo 1-0 Niger
Equatorial Guinea 2-2 Sierra Leone
Namibia 1-0 Kenya
Cape Verde Islands 1-2 Tunisia
Morocco 2-2 Cote d'Ivoire
-Sun Jun 10
Mozambique 0-0 Zimbabwe
Lesotho 0-0 Sudan
Tanzania 2-1 Gambia
Ethiopia 2-0 Central Africa Republic
Rwanda 1-1 Benin
Congo DR 2-0 Togo
Libya 2-1 Cameroon
Liberia 0-0 Angola
Guinea 2-3 Egypt
Mali 2-1 Algeria
CONMEBOL 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
STANDINGS:
12 Chile (6 GP)
11 Uruguay (5 GP)
10 Argentina (5 GP)
9 Ecuador (5 GP)
----- 8 Venezuela (6 GP)
----- 7 Colombia (5 GP)
4 Paraguay (5 GP)
4 Bolivia (6 GP)
3 Peru (5 GP)
dN
Matches and Scores:
Matchday 6
-Sat Jun 9
Bolivia 3-1 Paraguay
Venezuela 0-2 Chile
-Sun Jun 10
Uruguay 4-2 Peru
Ecuador 1-0 Colombia
posted by brucio at 02:55
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I don't want to be too pedantic, but Italy were definitely 3-5-2, with De Rossi playing the "what's old is new" position of sweeper. He was excellent, but having no CF certainly helped as he didn't have to turn much. For the tactically-inclined, the match will be remembered, even if National Teams inevitably integrated Club tactics about 2-4 years late.
I can't figure out who at ESPN chooses the commentary teams... the "first-teamers" of Lalas & Ballack, Darke & McMannaman have me reaching for the mute button. McMannaman prefaces everything with, "yeah". Have they ever got the formula right at one of these things?
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