World Series of Soccer

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The term World Series of Soccer was initially a series of senior international soccer matches held by USSF between 1991 and 1994.

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In 2005, Major League Soccer re-introduced the name for a series of professional matches in the United States.

U.S. roster

National Team player pool for the 1991 World Series of Soccer:

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Tony Meola 21 February 1969100 Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers
181 GK Mark Dodd 14 September 196515 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Foxes
212 DF Fernando Clavijo 23 January 195661 Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Storm
32 DF John Doyle 16 April 196653 Flag of Sweden.svg Örgryte IS
152 DF Desmond Armstrong 2 November 196481 Flag of Brazil.svg Santos FC
22 DF Steve Trittschuh 24 April 196538 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague
2 DF Janusz Michallik 22 April 196644 Flag of the United States.svg Gremio Lusitano
2 DF Bruce Savage 21 December 196016 Flag of the United States.svg Baltimore Blast
222 DF Alexi Lalas 1 June 197096 Flag of the United States.svg Rutgers University
2 DF Robin Fraser 17 December 196627 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Foxes
2 DF Troy Dayak 21 January 19719 Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
172 DF Marcelo Balboa 8 August 1967128 Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
2 DF Jimmy Banks 2 September 196436 Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Wave
122 DF Jeff Agoos 2 May 1968134 Flag of the United States.svg University of Virginia
2 DF Troy Snyder 24 November 19655 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Sidekicks
123 MF Paul Krumpe 4 March 196325 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Foxes
9/14/163 MF Brian Quinn 24 May 196048 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Sockers
93 MF Tab Ramos 21 September 196681 Flag of Spain.svg Figueres
63 MF John Harkes 8 March 196790 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
193 MF Chris Henderson 11 December 197079 Flag of the United States.svg UCLA
83 MF Dominic Kinnear 26 July 196756 Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
73 MF Hugo Perez 8 November 196373 Flag of Sweden.svg Örgryte IS
203 MF Paul Caligiuri 9 May 1964110 Flag of Germany.svg Hansa Rostock
83 MF Henry Gutierrez 28 August 19681 Flag of France.svg Stade Rennais F.C.
4 FW Steve Rammel 20 April 19680 Flag of the United States.svg Rutgers University
104 FW Peter Vermes 21 November 196667 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies
114 FW Eric Wynalda 9 June 1969107 Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
44 FW Bruce Murray 25 January 196686 Flag of the United States.svg Maryland Bays
144 FW Frank Klopas 1 September 196639 Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens
7/94 FW Dante Washington 21 November 19706 Flag of the United States.svg Radford University

1991

In 1991, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), established and promoted a series of national team games between the United States men's national soccer team and other national soccer teams. The goal was to provide U.S. soccer players on the national team an opportunity to play high level competitive soccer. The collapse of the North American Soccer League had removed the ability of U.S. players getting meaningful outdoor experience. While indoor soccer was booming, USSF didn't see it as an adequate replacement for outdoor competition when it came to preparing players for international outdoor soccer.

Results

May 5 San Diego California United States 1-0 Uruguay

May 19 Stanford Stadium Palo Alto United States 0-1 Argentina

June 1 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough United States 1-1 Ireland

November 24. Texas Stadium Irving United States 1-1 Costa Rica

1992

Results

May 30, 1992 RFK Stadium Washington United States 3–1 Ireland (match part of 1992 U.S. Cup)

June 3, 1992 Soldier Field Chicago United States 1–0 Portugal (match part of 1992 U.S. Cup)

June 6, 1992 Soldier Field Chicago United States 1–1 Italy (match part of 1992 U.S. Cup)

1993

In 1993, USSF resurrected the World Series of Soccer to prepare the national team for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. As the host nation, the U.S. did not need to qualify. Therefore, USSF sought other games to provide the team with competitive experience.

Results

Jan 30 United States 2-2 Denmark

Feb 13 United States 0-1 Russia

Feb 21 United States 0-0 Russia

May 8 United States 1-2 Colombia

June 6 Yale Bowl New Harven United States 0-2 Brazil (match part of 1993 U.S. Cup)

June 9 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough United States 2-0 England (match part of 1993 U.S. Cup)

June 13 Soldier Field Chicago United States 3-4 Germany (match part of 1993 U.S. Cup)

1994

In 1994, the U.S. national team played three matches in Ohio, billed by USSF as part of the World Series of Soccer:

Results

May 21, 1994 United States 2-3 Bayern Munich

May 25 United States 0-0 Saudi Arabia

May 28 United States 1-1 Greece