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WORLD CUP STANDINGS
By The Associated Press
All Times GMT
FIRST ROUND
GROUP A
. GP W D L GF GA Pts
Switzerland 2 1 1 0 5 2 4
United States 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
Romania 2 1 0 1 4 5 3
Colombia 2 0 0 2 2 5 0
Saturday, June 18
At Pontiac, Mich.
United States 1, Switzerland 1
At Pasadena, Calif.
Romania 3, Colombia 1
Wednesday, June 22
At Pontiac, Mich.
Romania 1, Switzerland 4
At Pasadena, Calif.
United States 2, Colombia 1
Sunday, June 26
At Pasadena, Calif.
United States vs. Romania, 2005 GMT
At Stanford, Calif.
Switzerland vs. Colombia, 2005 GMT
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GROUP B
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Brazil 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Cameroon 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Sweden 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Russia 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Sunday, June 19
At Pasadena, Calif.
Cameroon 2, Sweden 2
Monday, June 20
At Stanford, Calif.
Brazil 2, Russia 0
Friday, June 24
At Stanford, Calif.
Brazil vs. Cameroon, 2005 GMT
At Pontiac, Mich.
Sweden vs. Russia, 2335 GMT
Tuesday, June 28
At Stanford, Calif.
Russia vs. Cameroon, 2005 GMT
At Pontiac, Mich.
Brazil vs. Sweden, 2005 GMT
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GROUP C
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Germany 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
Spain 2 0 2 0 3 3 2
South Korea 1 0 1 0 2 2 1
Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Friday, June 17
At Chicago
Germany 1, Bolivia 0
At Dallas
Spain 2, South Korea 2
Tuesday, June 21
At Chicago
Germany 1, Spain 1
Thursday, June 23
At Foxboro, Mass.
South Korea vs. Bolivia, 2335 GMT
Monday, June 27
At Chicago
Bolivia vs. Spain, 2005 GMT
At Dallas
Germany vs. South Korea, 2005 GMT
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GROUP D
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Argentina 1 1 0 0 4 0 3
Nigeria 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Greece 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
Tuesday, June 21
At Foxboro, Mass.
Argentina 4, Greece 0
At Dallas
Nigeria 3, Bulgaria 0
Saturday, June 25
At Foxboro, Mass.
Argentina vs. Nigeria, 2005 GMT
Sunday, June 26
At Chicago
Bulgaria vs. Greece, 1635 GMT
Thursday, June 30
At Foxboro, Mass.
Greece vs. Nigeria, 2335 GMT
At Dallas
Argentina vs. Bulgaria, 2335 GMT
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GROUP E
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Norway 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Italy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Saturday, June 18
At East Rutherford, N.J.
Ireland 1, Italy 0
Sunday, June 19
At Washington
Norway 1, Mexico 0
Thursday, June 23
At East Rutherford, N.J.
Italy vs. Norway, 2005 GMT
Friday, June 24
At Orlando, Fla.
Mexico vs. Ireland, 1635 GMT
Tuesday, June 28
At East Rutherford, N.J.
Ireland vs. Norway, 1635 GMT
At Washington
Italy vs. Mexico, 1635 GMT
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GROUP F
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Netherlands 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Belgium 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sunday, June 19
At Orlando, Fla.
Belgium 1, Morocco 0
Monday, June 20
At Washington
Netherlands 2, Saudi Arabia 1
Saturday, June 25
At Orlando, Fla.
Belgium vs. Netherlands, 1635 GMT
At East Rutherford, N.J.
Saudi Arabia vs. Morocco, 1635 GMT
Wednesday, June 29
At Orlando, Fla.
Morocco vs. Netherlands, 1635 GMT
At Washington
Belgium vs. Saudi Arabia, 1635 GMT
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SECOND ROUND
Saturday, July 2
Game 37
At Chicago
Group C winner vs. Group A, B or F third place, 1705 GMT
Game 38
At Washington
Group A second place vs. Group C second place, 2035 GMT
Sunday, July 3
Game 39
At Dallas
Group F second place vs. Group B second place, 1705 GMT
Game 40
At Pasadena, Calif.
Group A winner vs. Group C, D or E third place, 2035 GMT
Monday, July 4
Game 41
At Orlando, Fla.
Group F winner vs. Group E second place, 1605 GMT
Game 42
At Stanford, Calif.
Group B winner vs Group A, C or D third place, 1935 GMT
Tuesday, July 5
Game 43
At Foxboro, Mass.
Group D winner vs. Group B, E or F third place, 1705 GMT
Game 44
At East Rutherford, N.J.
Group E winner vs. Group D second place, 2035 GMT
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QUARTERFINALS
Saturday, July 9
Game 45
At Foxboro, Mass.
Game 43 winner vs. Game 38 winner, 1605 GMT
Game 46
At Dallas
Game 41 winner vs. Game 42 winner, 1935 GMT
Sunday, July 10
Game 47
At East Rutherford, N.J.
Game 44 winner vs. Game 37 winner, 1605 GMT
Game 48
At Stanford, Calif.
Game 39 winner vs. Game 40 winner, 1935 GMT
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SEMIFINALS
Wednesday, July 13
At East Rutherford, N.J.
Game 47 winner vs. Game 45 winner, 2005 GMT
At Pasadena, Calif.
Game 48 winner vs. Game 46 winner, 2335 GMT
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THIRD PLACE
Saturday, July 16
At Pasadena, Calif.
Semifinal losers, 1935 GMT
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CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, July 17
At Pasadena, Calif.
Semifinal winners, 1935 GMT
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More Help On Way For Stranded Irish Soccer Fans
By MARTIN FINUCANE
Associated Press Writer
BOSTON (AP) - Several benefactors have stepped forward to pay for
transportation and tickets for a group of Irish soccer fans to see the
remaining two Irish games in the World Cup.
"At the beginning, it was terrible. It was cruel. We talked about coming
home," said Alan Ashe, 30, a Dublin appliance repairman who's been a soccer
fan since he was 4.
"But everybody in Boston has been brilliant to us. They've made the whole
trip for us. ... One thing you have to say and that's "Thank you to
everybody."'
A group of 79 fans who had paid out dlrs 2,175 apiece were stranded in
Saugus just outside of Boston, said Gerry McGrath, 43, a spokesman for the
group. They were apparently bilked by an English tour operator who failed to
provide them with transportation and tickets for World Cup games in New
Jersey and Florida, including last Saturday's key game against Italy.
Dan Pranka, owner of Sports King, a Stoneham travel agency that specializes
in booking sports trips, said he had arranged discount air fares to
Ireland's game with Mexico Friday in Orlando and had collected enough
donations to pay for tickets to the game.
Thomas Flatley, an Irish-American real estate developer and hotel chain
owner, said he would spend about dlrs 14,000 to pay the air fares Pranka
arranged to Orlando.
Flatley also said he would try to arrange bus transportation for Tuesday's
game in New Jersey in which Ireland will take on Norway.
East Coast Ticket Brokers Association, of Burlington, N.J., said it would
donate tickets to that game.
"Everything's been done and you're totally sorted out," Conor O'Riordan, the
Irish consul, told a group of the fans who were gathered in an Irish bar in
the city's financial district Wednesday evening.
"It couldn't happen anywhere else in the world where people would get
stranded and get helped to the extent that we have been helped," said Ray
Foody, 43, an Irishman who lives in London. "To me, this is the American
Dream."
Irish Defense and Marine Minister David Andrews, who was returning to
Ireland via Boston from a trade mission, said the government had been
"clearly supportive" of the fans.
"I'd like to record my appreciation for the marvelous decency of the Irish
community here in Boston. They've been fantastic," he said.
The English tour operator that left the fans in the lurch, Sportex, said
earlier this week it was trying to put together a rescue package. But there
was no new word from Sportex Wednesday, McGrath said.
Members of the group also got a free train ride to Massachusetts' Foxboro
Stadium and free tickets to see Argentina play Greece on Tuesday, a day
after their story made headlines here.
"It could only happen in America," Foody said.
Transmitted: 94-06-22 19:30:38 EDT
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Ireland Manager Confident For Clash With Mexico
By MALCOLM BRODIE
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Ireland will use the same midfield-heavy
tactics against Mexico that produced a 1-0 win over Italy in the first World
Cup game, manager Jack Charlton said Thursday.
Paul McGrath, a standout against Italy, and fellow central defender Phil
Babb will have the task of eliminating the threat from Mexican striker Hugo
Sanchez.
Charlton said Mexico is likely to be tougher than usual in Friday's game at
the Citrus Bowl in Orlando because it lost its first game 1-0 against
Norway.
"That makes them extremely dangerous, but having watched them twice I'm
convinced we have the quality players capable of coming out with a win," he
said after training at Seminole County Sports Center.
"Orlando is a tough venue for European teams because of the heat. The
conditions are more adverse than anywhere in the States," he said.
But Irish team captain Andy Townsend said the Irish are adjusting to the
uncomfortable temperatures. "We are much more used to them now," he said.
Charlton will stick to the tactical plan used successfully against the
Italians, with a five-man midfield capable of swamping the Mexicans.
He is handicapped slightly by the absence of 1.88-meter (6 foot 2) center
forward Tony Cascarino, under treatment for a left calf muscle injury. His
aerial power would have been invaluable against the comparatively diminutive
Mexican defense.
With Mexico needing a win and Charlton promising to forsake point
calculations and go straight for victory too, the game promises drama.
If Ireland tops Group E, it would play the second round in the New York area
- where a huge Irish crowd can be expected.
"I would be happy playing the next stage there," Charlton said.
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SECOND ROUND PRIZE IN IRELAND'S REACH
By Derek Parr
ORLANDO, June 23 (Reuter) - Hard-running Ireland, who knocked former
champions Italy off their stride, aim to overpower Mexico on Friday and
charge into the second round of the World Cup ahead of time with a second
successive win.
Ireland's World Cup odds shortened dramatically after Saturday's 1-0 victory
over 1982 champions Italy.
But they face a dangerous Mexican side who are filled with the urgent
purpose of survival after already suffering one defeat in group E.
Mexico were dealt a body blow by Norway, who scored a late goal after the
Mexicans had come desperately close themselves.
Manager Jack Charlton, who guided Ireland to the 1990 World Cup
quarter-finals, would like to secure a place in the last 16 before the final
group game against Norway and says his team are in the mood to do so.
"They're looking forward to the game on Friday and, with an opportunity that
we can qualify out of this group after two games, that's a great incentive
for them.
"That's what we're going to be trying to do," he said after a training
session at the Citrus Bowl stadium on Wednesday.
Charlton expressed admiration for Mexico earlier in the week. "They work
very hard at running and closing you down quickly. They have a nice way of
getting players forward," he said.
"I'm not happy about the game against them. They know they have to win to
stay in the competition. We know we have to get a result."
Worries have receded about the fitness and health of striker Tommy Coyne,
taken ill after suffering from extreme dehydration in Saturday's game, and
midfielder Andy Townsend, the team captain who has been afflicted by a rash
on the leg.
Mexico coach Miguel Mejia Baron said his players had responded well to
their reverse and trained hard. "They have good morale and as a group they
believe they have the quality to succeed."
"We will try to win but the Irish team is one I respect very much. They've
been together a long time. They have a lot of experience."
Mejia broke with precedent on Wednesday and named 13 from whom the starting
line-up will be chosen.
Midfielder Alberto Garcia Aspe returns after missing the Norway game through
suspension and tall striker Carlos Hermosillo may be preferred to the old
master Hugo Sanchez to add height and aggression to the attack against the
rugged Irish defence.
Mejia gave no clue to his final choice but defender Raul Gutierrez and
midfielder Luis Valdes, both substituted in the Norway game, are not among
his 13.
Probable teams:
Ireland - 1-Packie Bonner, 2-Denis Irwin, 14-Phil Babb, 5-Paul McGrath,
3-Terry Phelan, 8-Ray Houghton, 7-Andy Townsend, 10-John Sheridan, 6-Roy
Keane, 11-Steve Staunton, 15-Tommy Coyne.
Mexico - 1-Jorge Campos, 14-Joaquin del Olmo, 2-Claudio Suarez, 3-Juan
Ramirez Perales, 5-Ramon Ramirez, 6-Marcelino Bernal, 4-Ignacio Ambriz,
10-Luis Garcia, 8-Alberto Garcia Aspe, 7-Carlos Hermosillo or 9-Hugo
Sanchez, 11-Luis Alves
Referee: Kurt Roethlisberger (Switzerland)
Kick-off: 1630 GMT
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FIFA: more goals, more football, more fairness By Bernd Mueller CHICAGO
(JUNE 23) DPA - More goals, more football, more fairness -the 1994 World Cup
has already answered all the sceptics about FIFA's new rule changes.
"We wanted a more attractive game, and we've got it," FIFA general secretary
Joseph Blatter commented, and the players and coaches agree.
Amid the new rules to award 3 points for a victory, to punish fouls more
severely, to stop the play-acting by footballers who claim to be fouled,
increase the playing time and get more goals, all the targets so far have
been achieved: -- after 15 matches, 40 goals have been scored, compared to
30 goals in the same span at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, -- average actual
playing time has increased to 61 minutes, compared to 51 minutes in 1990, --
52 yellow warning cards have been shown by referees - nearly twice as many
as after 15 matches in Italy - in the get-tough action against fouls in a
move to keep the game fair and flowing.
German team captain Lothar Matthaeus is among those to welcome the stricter
rules on fouls. "As a player you don't have to be so afraid any more about
somebody slamming into your legs," he said.
Dick Advocaat, the Dutch coach, agrees that the new rules help produce more
attractive game.
"For strongly offense-oriented teams like ours, it is certainly an advantage
that attackers are protected against nasty fouls," Advocaat says.
Ireland's coach Jack Charlton says he welcomes the stricter anti-fouling
rules, but says "it isn't easy to tell the difference between a fair and
unfair tackling".
One sceptic is Bolivian trainer Xabier Azkargorta: "You can't take the
toughness out of the game just by having referees showing more yellow
cards."
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PREVIEW: MEXICO-IRELAND Mexico hopes the Irish will feel the Florida heat
ByGerd Muenster ORLANDO (JUNE 23) DPA - Mexico's footballers are certain
that the "fighting Irish" are going to be converted into the "drying Irish"
in their Group E match on Friday in hot and humid Orlando.
"The heat under the noontime sun will be fatal for the Irish," predicts
Mexican keeper Jorge Campos.
Ireland's trainer Jack Charlton dismisses such talk, but admits that "the
terrible heat is our most dangerous opponent" - meaning that Ireland has
less to fear about Mexico than it does the weather.
The issue of drinking during a match has become big argument between
Charlton and the governing body of FIFA.
Charlton, whose Irish upset Italy 1-0 last weekend, called "inhuman" the
FIFA rules restricting players' chances to get a drink. His striker Tommy
Coyne collapsed after the Italy match. "The health of the players is at
stake. Will FIFA take responsibility if a player gets seriously ill?"
Coyne now has recovered and will be ready to play against Mexico, which is
under pressure after its 1-0 loss against Norway.
Charlton wants at least a draw in order to get through to the next round,
but he is warning his team, "the Mexicans are strong on defense and are fast
in the counter-attack. And the heat doesn't seem to bother them".
The Mexican team camp meanwhile is busy trying to rebuild the players'
morale in the wake of the defeat against Norway. Coach Miguel Baron has deep
respect for Ireland's "typically British" style of football, especially
their heading prowess.
But Baron is hoping the support of 25,000 Mexican fans expected in the
stadium will be a boost. Also, midfielder Garcia Aspe and striker Carlos
Hermosillo are back in the lineup after having to sit out yellow card
infractions.
"If we can pick up where we left off - the good second-half showing against
Norway - then we will have a good chance," Baron says. dpa ds
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