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General Information for USA

United States Soccer Federation
Founded
1913
FIFA entry
1914
Average height in 1997
1.8m
Average age in 1997
27.5
Confederation
CONCACAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Sampson, Steve (Coach)

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Sampson, Steve (Coach)

Day of Birth
1957-01-19
Place of Birth
Salt Lake City ( UT ) (USA)
Matches
18 (10 / 8)
Goto coach Steve Sampson

Players of USA in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Friedel, Brad 1971-05-18 Goalkeeper England Liverpool FC 10 0 0 0 0 0
Keller, Kasey 1969-11-29 Goalkeeper England Leicester City 6 0 0 0 0 0
Dodd, Mark 1965-09-14 Goalkeeper USA Dallas Burn 2 1 0 0 0 0
Sommer, Juergen 1969-02-27 Goalkeeper England Queens Park Rangers 0 2 0 0 0 0
Lalas, Alexi 1970-06-01 Centre Back Ecuador Emelec Guayaquil 13 1 2 0 0 0
Agoos, Jeff 1968-05-02 Centre Back USA Washington DC United 13 1 0 0 0 0
Balboa, Marcelo 1967-08-08 Libero USA Colorado Rapids 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dooley, Thomas 1961-12-05 Sweeper USA Columbus Crew 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burns, Mike 1970-09-14 Right Back USA New England Revolution 9 4 0 0 0 0
Pope, Eddie 1973-12-24 Right Back USA Washington DC United 9 0 2 0 0 0
Vázquez, Martín 1963-12-24 Defender USA Tampa Bay Mutiny 5 1 0 0 0 0
Sanneh, Tony 1971-06-01 Right Back USA Washington DC United 2 1 0 0 0 0
Calichman, Dan 1968-02-21 Defender USA Los Angeles Galaxy 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hejduk, Frankie 1974-08-05 Right Back USA Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 2 0 0 0 0
Corrales, Ramiro 1977-03-12 Left Back USA San Jose Clash 1 1 0 0 0 0
Vermes, Peter 1966-01-21 Centre Back USA Colorado Rapids 1 1 0 0 0 0
Fraser, Robin 1966-12-17 Centre Back USA Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vanney, Greg 1974-06-11 Centre Back USA Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittman, Steve 1967-07-18 Defender USA Kansas City Wizards 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, Cobi 1970-06-16 Attacking Midfielder USA Los Angeles Galaxy 10 4 0 0 0 0
Reyna, Claudio 1973-07-20 Centre Midfielder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 10 1 1 0 0 0
Harkes, John 1967-03-08 Defensive Midfielder USA Washington DC United 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sorber, Mike 1971-05-14 Defensive Midfielder USA NY/NJ MetroStars 6 3 0 0 0 0
Stewart, Ernie 1969-03-28 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands NAC Breda 6 1 1 0 0 0
Radosavljević, Preki 1963-06-24 Midfielder USA Kansas City Wizards 4 4 1 0 0 0
Ralston, Steve 1974-06-14 Right Midfielder USA Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ramos, Tab 1966-09-21 Centre Midfielder USA NY/NJ MetroStars 3 0 1 0 0 0
Mason, Michael 1971-06-28 Right Midfielder Germany FC St.Pauli 1 4 0 0 0 0
Henderson, Chris 1970-12-11 Left Midfielder USA Colorado Rapids 1 2 1 0 0 0
Maisonneuve, Brian 1973-06-28 Defensive Midfielder USA Columbus Crew 1 2 0 0 0 0
Caligiuri, Paul 1964-05-09 Defensive Midfielder USA Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chung, Mark 1970-06-18 Left Midfielder USA Kansas City Wizards 1 0 0 0 0 0
Deering, Chad 1970-09-02 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brose, Dario 1970-01-27 Midfielder Germany 1.FC Saarbrücken 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joseph, Miles 1974-05-02 Midfielder USA NY/NJ MetroStars 1 0 0 0 0 0
Santel, Mark 1968-07-05 Midfielder USA Dallas Burn 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chronopoulos, Ted 1972-09-16 Midfielder USA New England Revolution 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wynalda, Eric 1969-06-09 Centre Forward USA San Jose Clash 11 0 4 0 0 0
McBride, Brian 1972-06-19 Centre Forward USA Columbus Crew 6 1 2 0 0 0
Lassiter, Roy 1969-03-09 Striker USA Tampa Bay Mutiny 5 6 2 0 0 0
Moore, Joe-Max 1971-02-23 Centre Forward Ecuador Emelec Guayaquil 5 0 1 0 0 0
Kirovski, Jovan 1976-03-18 Left Winger Germany Borussia Dortmund 4 2 1 0 0 0
Wagner, David 1971-10-19 Centre Forward Germany FC Gütersloh 4 1 0 0 0 0
Wegerle, Roy 1964-03-19 Striker USA Washington DC United 3 0 2 0 0 0
Kreis, Jason 1972-12-29 Right Winger USA Dallas Burn 2 3 0 0 0 0
Washington, Dante 1970-11-21 Centre Forward USA Dallas Burn 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of USA in 1997

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-01-17
USA
USA
Peru
Peru
0:1 c
USA vs. Peru
Friendly
Rose Bowl
1997-01-19
USA
USA
Mexico
Mexico
0:2 c
USA vs. Mexico
Friendly
Rose Bowl
1997-01-22
USA
USA
Denmark
Denmark
1:4 c
USA vs. Denmark
Friendly
Rose Bowl
1997-01-29
China
China
USA
USA
2:1 c
China vs. USA
Friendly
Kunming Tuodong Sports Center
1997-02-01
China
China
USA
USA
1:1 c
China vs. USA
Friendly
Tianhe Stadium
1997-03-02
Jamaica
Jamaica
USA
USA
0:0 c
Jamaica vs. USA
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Independence Park
1997-03-16
USA
USA
Canada
Canada
3:0 c
USA vs. Canada
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Stanford Stadium
1997-03-23
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
USA
USA
3:2 c
Costa Rica vs. USA
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
1997-04-20
USA
USA
Mexico
Mexico
2:2 c
USA vs. Mexico
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Foxboro Stadium
1997-06-04
USA
USA
Paraguay
Paraguay
0:0 c
USA vs. Paraguay
Friendly
St. Louis Soccer Park
1997-06-17
USA
USA
Israel
Israel
2:1 c
USA vs. Israel
Friendly
TIAA Bank Field
1997-06-29
El Salvador
El Salvador
USA
USA
1:1 c
El Salvador vs. USA
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Cuscatlán
1997-08-07
USA
USA
Ecuador
Ecuador
0:1 c
USA vs. Ecuador
Friendly
Baltimore Memorial Stadium
1997-09-07
USA
USA
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:0 c
USA vs. Costa Rica
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Providence Park
1997-10-03
USA
USA
Jamaica
Jamaica
1:1 c
USA vs. Jamaica
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
1997-11-02
Mexico
Mexico
USA
USA
0:0 c
Mexico vs. USA
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Estadio Azteca
1997-11-09
Canada
Canada
USA
USA
0:3 c
Canada vs. USA
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Swangard Stadium
1997-11-16
USA
USA
El Salvador
El Salvador
4:2 c
USA vs. El Salvador
World Cup 1998 - Final Group Stage
Foxboro Stadium
18 Matches

Match Progress for USA in 1997

Favorite Opponents of USA

Opponent M W D L G
Mexico
Mexico
49 22 13 14 67
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
41 19 6 16 48
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
32 24 4 4 69
Jamaica
Jamaica
32 19 10 3 53
El Salvador
El Salvador
28 20 7 1 66
Canada
Canada
27 15 8 4 44
Panama
Panama
26 18 4 4 62
Honduras
Honduras
26 19 3 4 56
Guatemala
Guatemala
24 16 6 2 46
Colombia
Colombia
19 2 3 14 22
Brazil
Brazil
18 1 0 17 9
Ecuador
Ecuador
13 5 3 5 9
Germany
Germany
12 4 0 8 18
Cuba
Cuba
11 11 0 0 43
Chile
Chile
11 3 3 5 14
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 2 5 7
Poland
Poland
9 5 2 2 15
England
England
9 2 2 5 5
South Korea
South Korea
8 2 3 3 7
Switzerland
Switzerland
8 1 4 3 7
Uruguay
Uruguay
8 2 4 2 7
Paraguay
Paraguay
8 4 2 2 10
Ireland
Ireland
8 2 2 4 11
Bolivia
Bolivia
8 2 4 2 10
Italy
Italy
8 1 2 5 5
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
7 3 2 2 9
Peru
Peru
7 3 2 2 8
Sweden
Sweden
7 4 0 3 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
6 3 2 1 9
Denmark
Denmark
6 1 2 3 10
Belgium
Belgium
6 1 0 5 6
Netherlands
Netherlands
6 1 0 5 6
Scotland
Scotland
6 2 3 1 8
Russia
Russia
5 0 3 2 3
Spain
Spain
5 1 0 4 3
Grenada
Grenada
5 5 0 0 22
Portugal
Portugal
5 2 2 1 7
Haiti
Haiti
5 3 2 0 8
Ghana
Ghana
5 3 0 2 10
Iceland
Iceland
5 3 1 1 10
China
China
5 3 1 1 13
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 1
Romania
Romania
4 1 1 2 4
Norway
Norway
4 2 1 1 8
Morocco
Morocco
4 1 0 3 5
Turkey
Turkey
4 2 1 1 6
Barbados
Barbados
4 4 0 0 20
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 1 1 2 3
Bermuda
Bermuda
3 2 0 1 3
Australia
Australia
3 1 1 1 3
Egypt
Egypt
3 1 1 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 2 1 0 5
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 0 2 3
Iran
Iran
3 1 1 1 3
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 2 1 0 5
Wales
Wales
3 1 2 0 3
Japan
Japan
3 1 0 2 4
Martinique
Martinique
3 3 0 0 11
Austria
Austria
3 1 0 2 4
South Africa
South Africa
3 3 0 0 6
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
2 2 0 0 12
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
2 2 0 0 5
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 1
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 1 1 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 1 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 5
France
France
2 0 1 1 1
Moldova
Moldova
2 1 1 0 4
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
1 1 0 0 8
Finland
Finland
1 1 0 0 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 0
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 3
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 1 0 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 1
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 1
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 1
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 2
Guyana
Guyana
1 1 0 0 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 1 0 0 2
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
1 1 0 0 3
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 1
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1 1 0 0 3
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
1 1 0 0 1
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Saint Kitts & Nevis
1 1 0 0 6
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 1
Argentina
Argentina (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 1 0 1
Estonia
Estonia
1 1 0 0 4
Belize
Belize
1 1 0 0 6
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 5
East Germany
East Germany
1 0 0 1 2
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 4
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
Greece
Greece
1 0 1 0 1
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 1
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 1
Curaçao
Curaçao
1 1 0 0 1
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 4
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1 0 0 1 1
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 0 0 1 0
659 321 139 199 1,065

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