1992 U.S. Cup

U.S. Open Cup American Cup America's Cup (disambiguation) Cup (unit) July 2013 July 2013 1992 30 May – 7 June United States 4 2 3 3 United States Italy Republic of Ireland Portugal 6 11 USA John Harkes (2 goals) 1993 The 1992 United States Cup (U.S. Cup) was a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) organized international football tournament which took place in May and June 1992. This was the inaugural U.S. Cup, a tournament which ran until 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. In this first U.S. Cup, the United States hosted Italy, Ireland and Portugal in a round robin tournament. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the tournament won the competition. The United States exceeded expectations by winning the first U.S. Cup. http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.ie/2017/01/tournaments-part-7-us-cup-1992.html 1992 US Cup Soccernostalgia January 21, 2017 24 February 2017 United States vs Ireland Summary The United States defeated Ireland in the opening game. While the score of this game would suggest a United States dominance, the game was much closer than 3-1. The match was scoreless at halftime. Ireland scored first when Mick McCarthy headed in a cross from Steve Staunton in the 51st minute. The United States scored three minutes later when Marcelo Balboa scored from a set play. The United States scored again when Fernando Clavijo passed to Tab Ramos, who scored from 20 yards. Clavijo came on for Chris Henderson who went off injured after himself replacing Peter Vermes at half time. John Harkes scored the United States's third goal in the 87th minute. Detail May 30, 1992 USA 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015133/http://centercircle.ussoccer.com/fullStory.jsp_48-280983.html IRL Balboa 54Ramos 70Harkes 87 McCarthy 51 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 35,696 Michael Mike Seifert (CAN) (Canada) _usa91h _usa91h _ _usa91h _france_away_adidas FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF United States12AA38 _ireland90h 12AA38 _ireland90h 12AA38 _ireland90h FFFFFF _ireland90h 076F24 _color_3_stripes_white Ireland GK 1 Tony MeolaDF 17 Marcelo BalboaDF 3 John DoyleDF 10 Peter Vermes 59MF 5 Thomas DooleyMF 20 Paul CaligiuriMF 14 Brian QuinnMF 6 John HarkesMF 9 Tab Ramos 79MF 7 Hugo Perez 53FW 4 Bruce Murray 46Substitutes:FW 22 Roy Wegerle 46MF 12 Earnie Stewart 53DF 2 Janusz Michallik 79MF 19 Chris Henderson 59 59MF 21 Fernando Clavijo 59Manager: Bora Milutinović GK Gerry PeytonDF Chris Morris 78DF Kevin MoranDF Mick McCarthyDF Terry PhelanDF Paul McGrathDF Steve Staunton 60MF Ray HoughtonMF Roy Keane 78MF Andy TownsendFW Niall QuinnSubstitutes:DF Denis Irwin 78MF Alan McLoughlin 78FW Tommy Coyne 60Manager: Jack Charlton May 31: Italy vs Portugal In the second game, Italy and Portugal played to a scoreless draw. Both teams had players sent off, Roberto Donadoni (Italy) in the 84th minute and Leal (Portugal) in the 86th minute. May 31, 199221:00 ITA 0–0 (Report) POR Yale Bowl New Haven 38,833 Raul J. Dominguez (USA) Raul J. Dominguez (USA) _Italia1991-1994h _Italia1991-1994h _Italia1991-1994h _Italiah _italia_cm1994 FFFFFF 3120CC Italy _por91h _por91h _por91h _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 15642F FF0000 Portugal Italy: Walter Zenga, Moreno Mannini, Paolo Maldini, Luca Fusi (Galia 78’), Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta, Roberto Baggio (Casiraghi 71’), Bianchi (Giuseppe Signori 85’), Donadoni, Vialli, Di Chiara (Lombardo 35’) Portugal: Vítor Baía, J. Couto (António da Silva Samuel 39’), Paulo Madeira, Leal, João V. Pinto, Luís Figo (Filipe 87’), Rui Filipe, Peixe (Domingos 85’), Vítor Paneira (Jaime Magalhães 46’), Jorge Cadete (Semedo 86’), João D. Pinto June 3: USA vs Portugal The United States won a 1-0 victory over Portugal in front of only 10,402 fans at Chicago's Soldier Field. In the 35th minute, Roy Wegerle, breaking down the middle, took a long pass from Bruce Murray. Wegerle ran through the Portuguese defense and faced the Portuguese keeper, Adelino Barros. Barros rushed out to cut the angle, but Wegerle shifted the ball to his left foot and shot into the empty net. June 3, 1992 USA 1–0 (Report) POR Wegerle 35 Soldier Field Chicago 10,402 Angelo Amendolia (ITA) (Italy) _usa91h _usa91h _ _usa91h _france_away_adidas FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF United States _por91h _por91h _por91h _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 15642F FF0000 Portugal United States: Tony Meola, Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Thomas Dooley, Paul Caligiuri (Fernando Clavijo 61’), Brian Quinn, Tab Ramos, Bruce Murray (Chris Henderson 46’), John Harkes, (Janusz Michallik 78’), Hugo Perez (Earnie Stewart 68’), Roy Wegerle Portugal: Adelino Barros, J. Couto, Torres (Filipe 34’), Paulo Madeira, João V. Pinto, Semedo, Magalhães (Cadete 46’), Luís Figo (Sousa 81’), Peixe, João D. Pinto (Paneira 46’), Domingos (Jorge Cadete 77’) June 4: Italy vs Ireland Italy scored twice, once from normal play and the second from a penalty kick. Ireland's goalkeeper, Packie Bonner, was sent off in the 64th minute. June 4, 199222:00 ITA 2–0 (Report) IRL Signori 17 Costacurta 66 pen. Foxboro Stadium Foxborough 34,797 Jack D'Aquila (USA) (USA) _italia_cm1994 _italia_cm1994 _italia_cm1994 _italy1994 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1004CE FFFFFF Italy 12AA38 _ireland90h 12AA38 _ireland90h 12AA38 _ireland90h FFFFFF _ireland90h 076F24 _color_3_stripes_white Ireland Italy: Walter Zenga, Franco Baresi (Ferri 77’), Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta, Bianchi (Lombardo 73’), Galia, Fusi (Venturin 46’), Carboni (Mannini 51’), Giuseppe Signori, Mancini (Vialli 80’), Casiraghi Ireland: Bonner, Steve Staunton, O.Leary, McCarthy (McLoughlin 46’), Irwin (Peyton 66’), Houghton, Townsend, McGrath, McGoldrick (Phelan 80’), Niall Quinn (Tommy Coyne 72’), Aldridge (Kelly 78’) June 6: USA vs Italy Roberto Baggio scored the first goal for Italy in the second minute. However, John Harkes of the United States scored his second goal of the tournament with a 13-yard shot in the 23rd minute. The game ended 1-1, and the United States won its first U.S. Cup. June 6, 1992 21:00 USA 1–1 (Report) ITA Harkes 23 Baggio 2 Soldier Field Chicago 26,874 Jose Luis Vargas Gonzalez (CRC) (Costa Rica) _usa91h _usa91h _ _usa91h _france_away_adidas FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF United States_Italia1991-1994h _Italia1991-1994h _Italia1991-1994h _Italiah _italia_cm1994 FFFFFF 3120CC Italy United States: Tony Meola, Marcelo Balboa, Thomas Dooley, John Doyle, Paul Caligiuri, Brian Quinn, Tab Ramos (Janusz Michallik 86’), Bruce Murray (Fernando Clavijo 46’), John Harkes, Hugo Pérez (Earnie Stewart 75’), Roy Wegerle Italy: Luca Marchegiani, Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Giuseppe Mannini, Roberto Galia (Alberto Di Chiara 65'), Alessandro Bianchi, Riccardo Ferri (Luca Fusi 46'), Roberto Donadoni, Giuseppe Signori, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Roberto Baggio (Gianluca Vialli 74') June 7: Ireland vs Portugal Irish player Steven Staunton scored directly from a corner kick. Tommy Coyne scored a second Irish goal in the 89th minute. June 7, 1992 IRL 2–0 (Report) POR Staunton 39Coyne 89 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough 41,227 Helder Dias (USA) (USA) FFFFFF _ireland90a FFFFFF _ireland90a FFFFFF _ireland90a 076F24 _adidas_white 076F24 _color_3_stripes_green Ireland _por91h _por91h _por91h _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 15642F FF0000 Portugal Ireland: Peyton, Steve Staunton, McCarthy, O. Leary, Morris, Houghton, McLoughlin, McGrath, Phelan (McGoldrick 89’), Kelly (Tommy Coyne 58’), Niall Quinn (Aldridge 87’) Portugal: Vítor Baía, Leal (Magalhães 71’), J. Couto (João D. Pinto 46’), Samuel, Fernando Couto, João V. Pinto, Semedo (Paulo Sousa 75’), Rui Filipe, Vítor Paneira (Filipe 46’), Luís Figo (Domingos 46’), Jorge Cadete Champion 1992 U.S. Cup Winner: 100px|United States United StatesFirst title Scorers Two Goals USA John Harkes One Goal Italy Roberto Baggio Italy Alessandro Costacurta Italy Giuseppe Signori USA Marcelo Balboa USA Tab Ramos USA Roy Wegerle Ireland Tommy Coyne Ireland Mick McCarthy Ireland Steve Staunton Final rankings TeamPtsGPWTLGFGADifPerc1USA7321052+377.8%2ITA5312031+255.6%3IRL3310235-233.3%4POR1301203-311.1% References External links 1992 U.S. Cup Statistics at RSSSF.com 1992 Category:1991–92 in Portuguese football Category:1992 in American soccer Category:1991–92 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:1991–92 in Italian football Category:May 1992 sports events in the United States Category:June 1992 sports events in the United States