Recent US @ Costa Rica (Qualifier June 3, 2009) Articles
Adverse Habitat Awaits U.S. In Costa Rica by Jack Bell (Preview | New York Times - June 2) Tropical flora, exotic fauna and fake grass will greet the United States when it plays Costa Rica on Wednesday in a World Cup qualifying match at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José.more details | go to article
Team USA News Conference by Steven Goff (Profile/Interview | Washington Post - June 2) 'll be back later with a Benny Feilhaber interview, but for now, highlights from the USA news conference at the team hotel this afternoon, quotes from Bob Bradley and Landon Donovan:more details | go to article
USA At Saprissa by Steven Goff (Preview | Washington Post - June 2) Costa Rica provides wonderful memories to all who visit -- except the USA national team. A look back at recent calamities at Estadio Saprissamore details | go to article
U.S. To Be On The Defensive Against Costa Rica by Jen Chang (Preview | ESPN - June 1) It's certainly nice to see that U.S. fans have confidence in their team -- an overwhelming 75 percent of them on our Soccernet poll believe the U.S. will win in Saprissa on Wednesday, when the U.S. takes on Costa Rica (10 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN360). I can't say I have the same level of confidence.more details | go to article
Bradley's Partner In U.S. Midfield Still Undetermined by Jeff Carlisle (Preview | ESPN - May 6) Positional battles have cropped up throughout Bob Bradley's tenure as manager of the U.S. national team. As the Americans head into a packed summer calendar, the left back slot is still up for grabs, and Steve Cherundolo's injury problems have opened things up on the opposite flank as well. But one persistent problem that has yet to be solved is determining who will partner Michael Bradley in the center of the American midfield.more details | go to article
Wallace, Frei And Kandji Consider Their U.S. Option by Ives Galarcep (Profile/Interview | ESPN - May 24) You can throw three more names into the mix of players with multiple national team options. For the trio of Rodney Wallace, Stefan Frei and Macoumba Kandji, playing for the U.S. is a possibility, but each has other options.more details | go to article
U.S. Enters Critical Phase Of Qualifying Campaign by Jeff Carlisle (Preview | ESPN - May 28) Every successful World Cup qualifying campaign goes through a critical stretch where a team can look back and say, "That was where qualification was won." Such a period usually involves difficult opponents, tough away environments or a compressed schedule. As luck would have it, the United States will encounter all of these factors next week when it plays Costa Rica away on June 3, and then returns home to play Honduras in Chicago three days later.more details | go to article
Ching Brings A Blue-Collar Work Ethic To The U.S.' Front Line by Kristian R. Dyer (Profile/Interview | ESPN - May 31) It has become the morning-after ritual. Following nearly any U.S. national team game of note, one can log onto message boards discussing U.S. soccer and expect at least one constant. Win, lose or draw, there will be a lot of hand-wringing, and most of it will center on Brian Ching.more details | go to article
Popular US @ Costa Rica (Qualifier June 3, 2009) Articles
The Bucket by Andrew Dixon, III (Commentary | US National Soccer Players Association - June 9) While I have been successfully diagnosed and given several huge antibiotic pills to cure my aural issues, I'm not sure what to make of our Red White and Blue as they land in the RSA for the Confederations Cup.more details | go to article
Predictions On 9 U.S. World Cup Qualifiers by Luis Arroyave (Preview | Chicago Tribune - February 21) The United States will travel from El Salvador to Washington D.C., to lock up one of the CONCACAF region's three automatic World Cup bids in the nine games it has before the event opens in South Africa. Here is a look at the remaining World Cup U.S. qualifying schedule:more details | go to article
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