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General Information for USA

United States Soccer Federation
Founded
1913
FIFA entry
1914
Average height in 1998
1.8m
Average age in 1998
26.6
Confederation
CONCACAF
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Jersey in 1998
No jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Arena, Bruce (Coach)

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Arena, Bruce (Coach)

Day of Birth
1951-09-21
Place of Birth
Brooklyn (NY) (USA)
Height
1.83m
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Bruce Arena

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
15 (7 / 8)
Goto coach Steve Sampson

Players of USA in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Keller, Kasey 1969-11-29 Goalkeeper England Leicester City 10 0 0 0 0 0
Friedel, Brad 1971-05-18 Goalkeeper England Liverpool FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sommer, Juergen 1969-02-27 Goalkeeper USA Columbus Crew 1 0 0 0 0 0
Thornton, Zach 1973-10-10 Goalkeeper USA Chicago Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0
Burns, Mike 1970-09-14 Right Back USA New England Revolution 13 1 0 0 0 0
Pope, Eddie 1973-12-24 Right Back USA Washington DC United 12 0 1 0 0 0
Agoos, Jeff 1968-05-02 Centre Back USA Washington DC United 10 2 0 0 0 0
Hejduk, Frankie 1974-08-05 Right Back Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 1 1 0 0 0
Dooley, Thomas 1961-12-05 Sweeper USA Columbus Crew 7 1 0 0 0 0
Lalas, Alexi 1970-06-01 Centre Back USA NY/NJ MetroStars 6 1 0 0 0 0
Régis, David 1969-12-02 Centre Back France FC Metz 5 0 0 0 0 0
Balboa, Marcelo 1967-08-08 Libero USA Colorado Rapids 3 1 1 0 0 0
Berhalter, Gregg 1973-08-01 Centre Back Netherlands Cambuur Leeuwarden 2 0 0 0 0 0
Llamosa, Carlos 1969-06-30 Centre Back USA Washington DC United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vanney, Greg 1974-06-11 Centre Back USA Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brown, C.J. 1975-06-15 Centre Back USA Chicago Fire 0 1 0 0 0 0
O'Brien, John 1977-08-29 Left Back Netherlands FC Utrecht 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jones, Cobi 1970-06-16 Attacking Midfielder USA Los Angeles Galaxy 14 1 0 0 0 0
Reyna, Claudio 1973-07-20 Centre Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 8 1 1 0 0 0
Stewart, Ernie 1969-03-28 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands NAC Breda 8 1 1 0 0 0
Harkes, John 1967-03-08 Defensive Midfielder England Nottingham Forest 7 0 0 0 0 0
Deering, Chad 1970-09-02 Defensive Midfielder USA Dallas Burn 6 0 1 0 0 0
Maisonneuve, Brian 1973-06-28 Defensive Midfielder USA Columbus Crew 5 2 0 0 0 0
Ramos, Tab 1966-09-21 Centre Midfielder USA NY/NJ MetroStars 3 2 1 0 0 0
Radosavljević, Preki 1963-06-24 Midfielder USA Kansas City Wizards 1 13 2 0 0 0
Lewis, Eddie 1974-05-17 Left Midfielder USA San Jose Clash 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mathis, Clint 1976-11-25 Attacking Midfielder USA Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sorber, Mike 1971-05-14 Defensive Midfielder USA NY/NJ MetroStars 1 0 0 0 0 0
Williams, Richie 1970-06-30 Defensive Midfielder USA Washington DC United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Henderson, Chris 1970-12-11 Left Midfielder USA Colorado Rapids 0 2 0 0 0 0
Armas, Chris 1972-08-27 Defensive Midfielder USA Chicago Fire 0 1 0 0 0 0
Chung, Mark 1970-06-18 Left Midfielder USA Kansas City Wizards 0 1 0 0 0 0
Olsen, Ben 1977-05-03 Right Midfielder USA Washington DC United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Moore, Joe-Max 1971-02-23 Centre Forward USA New England Revolution 11 2 1 0 0 0
Wegerle, Roy 1964-03-19 Striker USA Tampa Bay Mutiny 9 3 2 0 0 0
Wynalda, Eric 1969-06-09 Centre Forward Mexico León FC 7 5 1 0 0 0
McBride, Brian 1972-06-19 Centre Forward USA Columbus Crew 4 5 2 0 0 0
Lassiter, Roy 1969-03-09 Striker USA Washington DC United 2 2 0 0 0 0
Wagner, David 1971-10-19 Centre Forward Germany FC Gütersloh 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kirovski, Jovan 1976-03-18 Left Winger Germany Fortuna Köln 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of USA in 1998

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-01-24
USA
USA
Sweden
Sweden
1:0 c
USA vs. Sweden
Friendly
Camping World Stadium
1998-02-01
USA
USA
Cuba
Cuba
3:0 c
USA vs. Cuba
Gold Cup 1998 - Group C
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
1998-02-07
USA
USA
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2:1 c
USA vs. Costa Rica
Gold Cup 1998 - Group C
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
1998-02-10
USA
USA
Brazil
Brazil
1:0 c
USA vs. Brazil
Gold Cup 1998 - Semi Finals
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1998-02-15
USA
USA
Mexico
Mexico
0:1 c
USA vs. Mexico
Gold Cup 1998 - Final
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1998-02-21
USA
USA
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:2 c
USA vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Hard Rock Stadium
1998-02-25
Belgium
Belgium
USA
USA
2:0 c
Belgium vs. USA
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
1998-03-14
USA
USA
Paraguay
Paraguay
2:2 c
USA vs. Paraguay
Friendly
SDCCU Stadium
1998-04-22
Austria
Austria
USA
USA
0:3 c
Austria vs. USA
Friendly
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
1998-05-16
USA
USA
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
0:0 c
USA vs. North Macedonia
Friendly
Spartan Stadium
1998-05-24
USA
USA
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:0 c
USA vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Providence Park
1998-05-30
USA
USA
Scotland
Scotland
0:0 c
USA vs. Scotland
Friendly
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
1998-06-15
Germany
Germany
USA
USA
2:0 c
Germany vs. USA
World Cup 1998 - Group F
Parc des Princes
1998-06-21
USA
USA
Iran
Iran
1:2 c
USA vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group F
Stade de Gerland
1998-06-25
USA
USA
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
0:1 c
USA vs. Yugoslavia
World Cup 1998 - Group F
Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau
1998-11-05
USA
USA
Australia
Australia
0:0 c
USA vs. Australia
Friendly
Spartan Stadium
16 Matches

Match Progress for USA in 1998

Favorite Opponents of USA

Opponent M W D L G
Mexico
Mexico
55 23 13 19 76
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
43 21 6 16 54
Jamaica
Jamaica
35 22 10 3 61
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
33 25 4 4 71
Canada
Canada
29 15 8 6 46
Panama
Panama
29 19 4 6 65
El Salvador
El Salvador
29 21 7 1 69
Honduras
Honduras
26 19 3 4 56
Guatemala
Guatemala
25 16 6 3 46
Colombia
Colombia
21 3 3 15 24
Brazil
Brazil
19 1 1 17 10
Ecuador
Ecuador
15 5 5 5 11
Germany
Germany
12 4 0 8 18
Chile
Chile
11 3 3 5 14
Cuba
Cuba
11 11 0 0 43
Argentina
Argentina
10 2 2 6 9
Poland
Poland
9 5 2 2 15
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 4 3 7
Bolivia
Bolivia
9 3 4 2 12
England
England
9 2 2 5 5
Italy
Italy
9 1 3 5 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
8 4 2 2 10
Ireland
Ireland
8 2 2 4 11
South Korea
South Korea
8 2 3 3 7
Switzerland
Switzerland
8 1 4 3 7
Peru
Peru
7 3 2 2 8
Sweden
Sweden
7 4 0 3 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
7 4 2 1 12
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
7 3 2 2 9
Haiti
Haiti
6 4 2 0 10
Scotland
Scotland
6 2 3 1 8
Denmark
Denmark
6 1 2 3 10
Belgium
Belgium
6 1 0 5 6
Netherlands
Netherlands
6 1 0 5 6
Portugal
Portugal
5 2 2 1 7
Ghana
Ghana
5 3 0 2 10
Iceland
Iceland
5 3 1 1 10
China
China
5 3 1 1 13
Russia
Russia
5 0 3 2 3
Spain
Spain
5 1 0 4 3
Grenada
Grenada
5 5 0 0 22
New Zealand
New Zealand
4 2 2 0 6
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
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 1
Romania
Romania
4 1 1 2 4
Norway
Norway
4 2 1 1 8
Slovenia
Slovenia
3 1 1 1 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
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
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 0 2 3
Iran
Iran
3 1 1 1 3
Estonia
Estonia
2 2 0 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 5
France
France
2 0 1 1 1
Moldova
Moldova
2 1 1 0 4
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
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
2 1 1 0 4
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 1 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 1
Argentina
Argentina (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 1 0 1
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
Italy
Italy (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
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
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