Tuesday, June 9, 2020

On this day in 1993, second ever win over England

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-0 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
‪📍 ‬Foxborough
‪👔 ‬Milutinović
‪📋 ‬US Cup

Since that upset in 1950, the US went 0-4 against the English, until this victory against a team struggling to qualify for the 1994 World Cup.

42'
Thomas Dooley scores his first international goal.

72'
Tab Ramos plays in this great corner to the six-yard box and Alexi Lalas climbs highest to nod home the second. An historic win for the Yanks.

Scorers: Thomas Dooley 42′, Alexi Lalas 72′

USA: Tony Meola, Fernando Clavijo, John Doyle, Desmond Armstrong, Mike Lapper, Jeff Agoos, Thomas Dooley (Alexi Lalas 67′), John Harkes, Tab Ramos (Cobi Jones 82′), Eric Wynalda (Earnie Stewart 62′), Roy Wegerle

ENG: Chris Woods, Lee Dixon, Tony Dorigo, Gary Pallister, Carlton Palmer (Des Walker 61′), David Batty, Paul Ince, Nigel Clough, Lee Sharpe, Les Ferdinand (Ian Wright 35′), John Barnes

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On this day in 1996, comeback over the Irish

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-1 🇮🇪 Ireland
‪📍 ‬Foxborough
‪👔 ‬Sampson
‪📋 ‬US Cup

Great start to the US Cup with the Yanks coming from behind.

58'
A minute after conceding, Tab Ramos converts this rocket from distance.

76'
Eric Wynalda receives the ball on the left-wing from Jeff Agoos and after the overlap cleared some space, Wynalda fired in a cross. Claudio Reyna bursts into the box and got to the ball first to redirect the winner into the back of the net.

Scorers: Tab Ramos 58′, Claudio Reyna 76′ — David Connolly 57′

USA: Brad Friedel, Mike Burns, Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Tab Ramos (Roy Lassiter 78′), Jeff Agoos, Cobi Jones, Marcelo Balboa, Claudio Reyna (Jovan Kirovski 78′), Alexi Lalas, Eric Wynalda (Paul Caligiuri 88′)

IRL: Shay Given, Jeff Kenna (Curtis Fleming 40′), Terry Phelan, Kenny Cunningham, Alan Kernaghan, Gary Breen, Alan McLoughlin, Gareth Farrelly (Mark Kennedy 61′), Liam O’Brien (Dave Savage 88′), Niall Quinn (Keith O’Neill 88′), David Connolly

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On this day in 2007, US remain perfect in Group B

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-0 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
‪📍 ‬Carson
‪👔 ‬Bradley
‪📋 ‬Gold Cup GS

The second match of the tournament is a win as the US remains perfect in Group B.

29'
Brian Ching taps in this Justin Mapp cross.

54'
Eddie Johnson seals the points when Landon Donovan set up the striker for this easy finish.

Scorers: Brian Ching (Justin Mapp) 29′, Eddie Johnson (Landon Donovan) 54′

USA: 18-Kasey Keller (Capt.); Frank Simek, 12-Jay DeMerit, Michael Parkhurst, 4-Jonathan Spector; 14-Steve Ralston, 5-Benny Feilhaber (10-Landon Donovan, 46′), 19-Ricardo Clark, 21-Justin Mapp; 11-Brian Ching (6-Michael Bradley, 65′), 9-Eddie Johnson (20-Taylor Twellman, 72′)

Subs not used: 1-Tim Howard; 2-Frankie Hejduk, 3-Carlos Bocanegra, 7-DaMarcus Beasley

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

TRI: 21-Jan Michael Williams, 5-Keyeno Thomas, 6-Thomas Nickcolson (8-Kerry Baptiste, 24′), 17-Seon Power, 20- Anthony Noriega (13-Christon Baptiste, 20′), 2-Romauld Aguillera, 15-Andrei Pacheco (7-Trent Noel, 81′), 16-Silvio Spann, 18-Densill Theobald, 11-Andre Toussaint, 14-Darryl Roberts

Subs not used: 1-Daurance Williams, 4-Dwayne Jack, 9- Errol McFarlane, 23-Kendall Jagdeosingh

Head Coach: Wilhelmus Rijsbergen

Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Cards: Keyeno Thomas [Y 51′], Andrei Pacheco [Y 77′]

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Player Profile: Ethan Horvath

Born on June 9, 1995, in Highlands Ridge, CO, the goalkeeper started at Molde in 2013 and move to Club Brugge four years later, where he is currently.

He has made four caps for the #USMNT, earning one win and one clean sheet. Both of those came in his debut on Oct 7, 2016, against 🇨🇺, and here is a save from that match.

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On this day in 2018, only result against France

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 1-1 🇫🇷 France
‪📍 Lyon
‪👔 ‬Sarachan
‪📋 ‬Friendly

Before the French went on to win the World Cup, they were held to a draw by the unqualified Yanks.

44'
Just before the break, Julian Green pounces on a Djibril Sidibé mistake.

90+2
Kylian Mbappé equalized for the hosts in the 78' and 🇫🇷 was pushing for a second. In the match's dying moments, an Ousmane Dembélé cross deflected off Tyler Adams and was goal-bound. Zack Steffen tipped the ball over the net to preserve the draw.

Scorers: Kylian Mbappé (Benjamin Pavard) 78′ — Julian Green 44′

FRA: 1-Hugo Lloris (Capt.); 22-Benjamin Mendy (21-Lucas Hernández, 66′), 19-Djibril Sidibé (2-Benjamin Pavard, 74), 5-Samuel Umtiti, 4-Raphaël Varane; 13-N’Golo Kante, 14-Blaise Matuidi (12-Corentin Tolisso, 58′), 6-Paul Pogba; 9-Olivier Giroud (11-Ousmane Dembélé, 58′), 7-Antoine Griezmann (18-Nabil Fekir, 69′), 10-Kylian Mbappé (8-Thomas Lemar, 87′)

Subs not used: 23-Alphonse Areola, 16-Steve Mandanda, 3-Presnel Kimpembe, 15-Steve Nzozi, 17-Adil Rami, 20-Florian Thauvin

Head coach: Didier Deschamps

USA: 12-Zack Steffen; 18-Shaq Moore (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 74′), 5-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 3-Matt Miazga (14-Erik Palmer-Brown, 57′), 21-Tim Parker, 17-Antonee Robinson (19-Jorge Villafaña, 82′); 4-Tyler Adams, 20-Wil Trapp (Capt.), 6-Weston McKennie; 16-Julian Green (8-Joe Corona, 70′), 7-Bobby Wood (13-Josh Sargent, 74′)

Subs not used: 1-Bill Hamid, 11-Tim Weah, 15-Eric Lichaj, 23-Rubio Rubin

Head coach: Dave Sarachan

Referee: William Collum (SCO)

Cards: Shaq Moore [Y 68′], Weston McKennie [Y 79′]

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Player Profile: Eric Wynalda

Born on June 9, 1969, in Fullerton, CA, the forward started at the San Deigo State before moving to 🇩🇪. He returned to play in the MLS in 1996, retiring in 2008.

Wynalda made 106 caps, scoring 34 goals — the record after his last cap in 2000. He played in three FIFA World Cups. Here is his free-kick against🇨🇭in the World Cup on June 18, 1994.

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