Wednesday, June 10, 2020

On this day in 1990, slaughter in first modern World Cup match

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 1-5 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
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The scoreline is harsh for the World Cup opener, but it was the Yanks' first appearance in the tournament in 40 years.

61'
Paul Caligiuri cut the deficit to two with the lone goal for the US.

Scorer: Tomas Skuhravy 25′, Michal Bilek 39′ (PK), Ivan Hasek 50′, Tomas Skuhravy 78′, Milan Luhovy 90′ — Paul Caligiuri 61′

TCH: Jan Stejskal, Frantisek Straka, Miroslav Kadlec, Jan Kocian, Ivan Hasek, Lubos Kubik, Michal Bilek, Jozef Chovanec, Lubomir Moravcik (Vladimir Weiss 83′), Tomas Skuhravy, Ivo Knoflicek (Milan Luhovy 77′)

USA: Tony Meola, Steve Trittschuh, Michael Windischmann, John Harkes, Tab Ramos, Peter Vermes, Eric Wynalda, John Stollmeyer (Marcelo Balboa 64′), Desmond Armstrong, Bruce Murray (Christopher Sullivan 78′), Paul Caligiuri

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