Football World Cup 1998 / United States
This article covers the United States national soccer team at the 1998 World Cup .
qualification
Semi-final round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 10: 5 | 13 |
2 | Costa Rica | 9: 5 | 12 |
3 | Guatemala | 6: 9 | 8th |
4th | Trinidad & Tobago | 3: 9 | 1 |
United States | - | Guatemala | 2-0 |
United States | - | Trinidad & Tobago | 2-0 |
Trinidad & Tobago | - | United States | 0: 1 |
Costa Rica | - | United States | 2: 1 |
United States | - | Costa Rica | 2: 1 |
Guatemala | - | United States | 2: 2 |
Final round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico | 23: 7 | 18th |
2 | United States | 17: 9 | 17th |
3 | Jamaica | 7:12 | 14th |
4th | Costa Rica | 13:12 | 12 |
5 | El Salvador | 11:16 | 10 |
6th | Canada | 5:20 | 6th |
Jamaica | - | United States | 0-0 |
United States | - | Canada | 3-0 |
Costa Rica | - | United States | 3: 2 |
United States | - | Mexico | 2: 2 |
El Salvador | - | United States | 1: 1 |
United States | - | Costa Rica | 1-0 |
United States | - | Jamaica | 1: 1 |
Mexico | - | United States | 0-0 |
Canada | - | United States | 0: 3 |
United States | - | El Salvador | 4: 2 |
American contingent
No. | Surname | Club before the start of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates | ||
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goalkeeper | |||||||
1 | Brad Friedel | Liverpool FC | 05/18/1971 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Juergen Sommer | Columbus crew | 02/27/1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18th | Kasey Keller | Leicester City | 11/29/1969 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defender | |||||||
2 | Frankie Hejduk | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 08/05/1974 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | Eddie Pope | DC United | December 24, 1973 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4th | Mike Burns | New England Revolution | 09/14/1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Thomas Dooley | Columbus crew | 05/12/1961 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6th | David Regis | Karlsruher SC | 12/02/1968 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | Jeff Agoos | DC United | 05/02/1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17th | Marcelo Balboa | Colorado Rapids | 08/08/1967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22nd | Alexi Lalas | NY / NJ Metro Stars | 06/01/1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
midfield player | |||||||
8th | Earnie Stewart | NAC Breda | 03/28/1969 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Ramos tab | NY / NJ Metro Stars | 09/21/1966 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy | 06/16/1970 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14th | Preki | Kansas City Wizards | 06/24/1963 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15th | Chad Deering | VfL Wolfsburg | 09/02/1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19th | Brian Maisonneuve | Columbus crew | 06/28/1973 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21st | Claudio Reyna | VfL Wolfsburg | 07/20/1973 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
striker | |||||||
7th | Roy Wegerle | Tampa Bay Mutiny | March 19, 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Joe-Max Moore | New England Revolution | 02/23/1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Eric Wynalda | San Jose Clash | 06/09/1969 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20th | Brian McBride | Columbus crew | 06/19/1972 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Trainer | |||||||
Steve Sampson | 01/19/1957 |
US team games
Preliminary round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 6: 2 | 7th |
2 | Yugoslavia | 4: 2 | 7th |
3 | Iran | 2: 4 | 3 |
4th | United States | 1: 5 | 0 |
Stadium: Prinzenparkstadion ( Paris )
Spectators: 43,815
Referee: Said Belqola ( Morocco )
Goals: 1-0 Möller (8th), 2-0 Klinsmann (64th)
Stadium: Stade Gerland ( Lyon )
Spectators: 39,100
Referee: Urs Meier ( Switzerland )
Goals: 0: 1 Estili (40th), 0: 2 Mahdavikia (84th), 1: 2 McBride (87th)
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire ( Nantes )
Spectators: 35,500
Referee: Gamal Ghandour ( Egypt )
Goals: 0-1 Komljenović (4th)