UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1994
USA 1994 WORLD CUP
Standing: Wynalda, Balboa, Lalas, Sorber, Stewart and Meola.
Bended: Dooley, Clavijo, Caligiuri, Ramos and Harkes.
1994
USA 1994 WORLD CUP
Standing: Wynalda, Balboa, Lalas, Sorber, Stewart and Meola.
Bended: Dooley, Clavijo, Caligiuri, Ramos and Harkes.
MANAGER: Bora MILUTINOVIĆ
GOALKEEPERS:
1 Tony MEOLA ©
12 Juergen SOMMER
18 Brad FRIEDEL
DEFENDERS:
2 Mike LAPPER
3 Mike BURNS
4 Cle KOOIMAN
5 Thomas DOOLEY
17 Marcelo BALBOA
20 Paul CALIGIURI
21 Fernando CLAVIJO
22 Alexi LALAS
MIDFIELDERS:
6 John HARKES
7 Hugo PÉREZ
9 Tab RAMOS
13 Cobi JONES
16 Mike SORBER
19 Claudio REYNA
FORWARDS:
8 Earnie STEWART
10 Roy WEGERLE
11 Eric WYNALDA
14 Frank KLOPAS
15 Joe Max MOORE
4-4-2 FORMATIONS:
United States Vs Switzerland - Group Stage Game (18/06/1994)
GK MEOLA
SWP/CB BALBOA
CB LALAS
RB KOOIMAN
LB CALIGIURI
DMF DOOLEY
DMF SORBER
AMF/RMF RAMOS
CMF/LMF HARKES
SS WYNALDA
CF STEWART
Substitutions: Wegerle for Wynalda (59 mn) and Cobi Jones for Stewart (81 mn)
Notes: Wegerle played as a SS
Cobi Jones played as a CF/SS
Captain: Tony Meola
Short Free Kick: Eric Wynalda
Long Free Kick: Paul Caligiuri (Taken with both feet)/Thomas Dooley/John Harkes/Marcelo Balboa (Taken with both feet)/Alexi Lalas/Tony Meola
Free Kick 2: Tab Ramos/John Harkes
Left Corner: John Harkes
Right Corner: Tab Ramos
Penalty: -
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, Thomas Dooley
Team Strategy
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Stewart/Wynalda | Sorber/Dooley | Wegerle
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack
United States Vs Colombia - Group Stage Game (22/06/1994)
GK MEOLA
SWP/CB BALBOA
CB LALAS
RB CLAVIJO
LB CALIGIURI
DMF DOOLEY
DMF SORBER
AMF/RMF RAMOS
CMF/LMF HARKES
SS WYNALDA
CF STEWART
Substitutions: Wegerle for Wynalda (61 mn) and Cobi Jones for Stewart (66 mn)
Notes: Wegerle played as a SS
Cobi Jones played as a CF/SS
Captain: Tony Meola
Short Free Kick: John Harkes/Paul Caligiuri
Long Free Kick: Paul Caligiuri (Taken with both feet)/John Harkes/Fernando Clavijo/Marcelo Balboa/Tony Meola
Free Kick 2: Tab Ramos
Left Corner: John Harkes
Right Corner: Tab Ramos
Penalty: -
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, Thomas Dooley
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Stewart/Wynalda | Sorber/Dooley | Harkes/Dooley
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack
United States Vs Romania - Group Stage Game (26/06/1994)
GK MEOLA
SWP/CB BALBOA
CB LALAS
RB CLAVIJO
LB CALIGIURI
DMF DOOLEY
DMF SORBER
AMF/RMF RAMOS
CMF/LMF HARKES
SS WYNALDA
CF STEWART
Substitutions: Cobi Jones for Ramos (64 mn) and Wegerle for Sorber (75 mn)
Notes: Harkes received his 2nd yellow card of the tournament after arguing with the referee, getting suspended for the Round of 16 match against Brazil
Cobi Jones played as a LMF, while Harkes moved to the right side
Wegerle played as a CF, moving Stewart to RMF and Harkes to right DMF/CMF
Captain: Tony Meola
Short Free Kick: Tab Ramos/Eric Wynalda/Roy Wegerle
Long Free Kick: John Harkes/Paul Caligiuri (Taken with the left foot)/Fernando Clavijo/Marcelo Balboa
Free Kick 2: Paul Caligiuri
Left Corner: Eric Wynalda/Tab Ramos
Right Corner: Tab Ramos/John Harkes
Penalty: -
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, Thomas Dooley
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Stewart/Wynalda | Sorber/Dooley | Balboa/Lalas
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack
Brazil Vs United States - Round of 16 (04/07/1994)
GK MEOLA
SWP/CB BALBOA
CB LALAS
RB CLAVIJO
LB CALIGIURI
DMF SORBER
CMF DOOLEY
AMF/RMF RAMOS
LMF JONES
SS PÉREZ
CF STEWART
Substitutions: Wynalda for Ramos (46 mn - Injury) and Wegerle for Pérez (75 mn)
Incident: Clavijo was sent off (86 mn) after receiving his 2nd yellow card for a last man tackle on Romário. He would be suspended for the quarterfinal match had the US gone through.
Notes: Tab Ramos suffered a severe skull fracture after being elbowed in the face by Brazil's Leonardo (43 mn). He would be sidelined for the rest of the year, thus missing out on the remainder of the World Cup had his team beaten Brazil
The team would carry on for three minutes with one man down while Ramos was being carried off the pitch
Wynalda played as RMF
Wegerle played as a SS, as Stewart moved to RMF and Wynalda to CF
After Clavijo was sent off, the team assumed a 3-man backline, with Caligiuri as left CB, Balboa as SWP and Lalas as right CB
Captain: Tony Meola
Short Free Kick: Tab Ramos/Eric Wynalda
Long Free Kick: Paul Caligiuri (Taken with both feet)/Hugo Pérez/Marcelo Balboa/Fernando Clavijo/Hugo Pérez/Alexi Lalas/Tony Meola
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Tab Ramos
Right Corner: Hugo Pérez/Eric Wynalda
Penalty: Hugo Pérez
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, Thomas Dooley
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Stewart/Pérez | Sorber/Dooley | Balboa/Lalas | Cobi Jones | Wynalda (To the centre)
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack
★All Out Attack - Optional, activated after Clavijo is red carded
★Mark Key Player: Lalas on Romário
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