Compendium to Tournaments-part 13, US Cup 1995 (Squads and matches)

 

US Cup 1995-Squads:

 

USA:

Goalkeepers:

1-Brad Friedel (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening / Denmark)

18-Kasey Keller (Milwall Football Club-London / England)

 

Defenders:

3-Brian Bliss (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena e.V. / Germany)

4-Michael Burns (Major League Soccer)        

5-Thomas Dooley (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)

17-Marcelo Balboa (Club Deportiva Esmeralda León- León, Guanajuato / Mexico)

20-Paul Caliguri (Los Angeles Salsa (USISL)

22-Alexi Lalas (Padova Calcio / Italy)

Gregg Berhalter (PEC Zwolle / Holland)

 

Midfielders:

6-John Harkes (Derby County Football Club / England)

7-Christopher Henderson (Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V. / Germany)

9-Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos (Sinergia Deportiva, SA de CV (Club Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León-Tigres) / Mexico)

13-Cobi Jones (Coventry City Football Club / England)

16-Michael Sorber (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas / Mexico)

19-John Kerr Jr. (Milwall Football Club-London / England)

21-Claudio Reyna (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)

 

 

Strikers:

8-Earnie Stewart (Willem II Tilburg / Holland)

10-Roy Wegerle (Coventry City Football Club / England)

11-Eric Wynalda (Verein fur Leibesubungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft e.V. / Germany)

14-Frank Klopas (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni / Greece)       

15-Jovan Kirovski (Manchester United Football Club / England-reserves)

 

Coach: Steve Sampson

Team Captain: Marcelo Balboa

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Note:

1-There was no Official list that could be found. These were the players that either played or were present on the bench. It is possible other players were also called up, but no information is available.gn

2-Jeff Agoos was originally in the squad but he withdrew due to injury, he was replaced by Gregg Berhalter. It is possible that Berhalter was assigned number 2 jersey (to be confirmed).

 

 

Photo Credits:

Friedel, Balboa, Lalas, Caligiuri, Harkes, Ramos, Cobi Jones, Sorber, Wynalda (Mundi Cromo Sport, Copa America 1995)

Brian Bliss (Panini World Cup 1990)

Dooley, Henderson, Wegerle (Panini World Cup 1994)

Keller, Burns, Reyna (Panini World Cup 1998)

Earnie Stewart, Jovan Kirovski (Panini World Cup 2006) Frank Klopas (Upper Deck)

John Kerr Jr,  Gregg Berhalter(photo not available)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1998

(Steve Sampson)

 

Colombia:

 

Goalkeepers:

1-Rene Higuita (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

12-Miguel Angel Calero (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)

 

Defenders / Midfielders / Strikers:

2-Jose Fernando Santa (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

3-Alexis Mendoza (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

4-Alexander Fernandez (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín)

5-Jorge Bermudez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

6-Hernan Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

7-Miguel Asprilla (Santos Laguna / Mexico)

8-John Harold Lozano (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo / Brazil)

9-Niber Arboleda (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)

10-Carlos Valderrama (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

11-

13-Wilmer Cabrera (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

14-Leonel Alvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

15-Bonner Mosquera (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá)

16-Jhon Jaime Gomez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

17-Freddy Leon (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá)

18-Diego Osorio (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

19-Freddy Rincon (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)

20-Luis Quinonez (Corporacion Deportiva Once Caldas-Manizales)

21-Francisco Cassiani (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

 

Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Note:

1-There was no Official list that could be found. These were the players that either played or were present on the bench. It is possible other players were also called up, but no information is available.

 

Photo Credits:

Mendoza, Rincon, Valderrama (Mundi Cromo Sport, Copa America 1995)

Bermudez, Cabrera (Panini World Cup 1998)

Higuita (Salo-Copa America 1993)

Alvarez, Santa, Leon, Lozano, Mosquera, Quinonez, Miguel Asprilla (Navarrete Copa America 1995)

Calero (Navarrete Copa America 1997)

Francisco Geovanis Cassiani, Gaviria, Niber Arboleda (source unknown)

Alex Fernandez, Jhon Jaime Gomez, Diego Osorio (photo not available)

 

Photo From: Navarrete Copa America 1997

(Colombia Manager Hernan Dario Gomez)

 

 

 

Mexico:

 

Goalkeepers:

9-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

 

Defenders / Midfielders / Strikers:

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

5-Jesus Ramón Ramírez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

6-Marcelino Bernal (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)   

7-Carlos Hermosillo (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

10-Luis García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

12-

13-Manuel Vidrio (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

14-Joaquín Del Olmo (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

15-Missael Espinoza (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

16-Alberto Coyote (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

17-Benjamín Galindo (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

18-Gerardo Esquivel (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

19-Manuel Martinez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

20-Jorge Rodríguez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

21-

22-Guillermo Hernández (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

 

 

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Team Captain: Ignacio Ambriz

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: ABA Sport

Note:

1-There was no Official list that could be found. These were the players that either played or were present on the bench. It is possible other players were also called up, but no information is available.

 

 

Photo Credits:

Campos, Ambriz, Bernal, Suarez, Galindo, Juan Ramirez, Jorge Rodriguez, Garcia Aspe, Ramon Ramirez, Del Olmo, Alves, Hermosillo, Luis Garcia (Mundi Cromo Sport, Copa America 1995)

Coyote (Panini World Cup 1998)

Vidrio (Panini World Cup 2002)

Esquivel, Missael Espinoza (source unknown)

Manuel Martinez (no photo available)

 

Photo From: Mundi Cromo Sport, Copa America 1995

(Mexico Manager Miguel Mejia Baron)

 

 

Nigeria:

 

Goalkeepers:

1-Peter Rufai (Farense / Portugal)

22-Ike Sorounmu (Shooting Stars FC)

 

Defenders / Midfielders / Strikers:
2-Benedict Iroha (Vitesse Arnhem / Holland)

3-Bawa Abdullahi

4-Chidi Nwanu (Anderlecht / Belgium)

5-Uchenna Okafor (Ironi Ashod / Israel

6-Godwin Okpara (Sportclub Eendracht Aalst / Belgium)

7-

8-

9-

10-Augustine Azuka ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt/ Germany)

11-Jonathan Akpoborie (Stuttgarter Kickers / Germany)

12-Chukwu Ndukwe (Udoji United)

13-John Zaki (ASEC Mimosas / Ivory Coast)

14-Ajibade Babalade (Shooting Stars FC) 

15-Edema Fuludu (Altay Spor Kulubu / Turkey)

16-

17-Taiwo Enegwa

18-Samson Siasia (Football Club de Nantes / France)

19-Barnabas Imenger (Lobi Bank)

20-Mobi Okparaku (Anderlecht / Belgium)

21-Taiwo Wasui (Shooting Stars FC)

 

Coach: Shaibu Amodu / Carlos Alberto Torres (Brazil)

Team Captain: Peter Rufai

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Note:

1-There was no Official list that could be found. These were the players that either played or were present on the bench. It is possible other players were also called up, but no information is available.

 

 

 

 

US Cup 1995 matches

 

June 11, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 3-Nigeria 2 (John Harkes 10, Marcelo Balboa 45, Cobi Jones 87 / Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha 8, Taiwo Wasui 19)

June 17, Piscataway, New Jersey, Colombia 1-Nigeria 0 (John Jaime Gomez 79)

June 18, Washington, DC, USA 4-Mexico 0 (Roy Wegerle 4, Thomas Dooley 25, John Harkes 36, Claudio Reyna 68)

June 21, Washington, DC, Mexico 0-Mexico 0 (-)

June 24, Dallas, Texas, Mexico 2-Nigeria 1 (Alberto Garcia Aspe 57, Ignacio Ambriz 77 / Jonathan Akpoborie 46)

June 25, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA 0-Colombia 0 (-)

 

 

Date: June 11, 1995

Competition: US Cup 1995

Result: USA 3-Nigeria 2

Venue: Boston, Massachusetts- Foxboro Stadium, USA

Attendance: 22,578

Referee: John Jerome (Canada)

Linesmen: Jean Goden, Eric Roy

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(USA): John Harkes 10, Marcelo Balboa 45, Cobi Jones 87

(Nigeria): Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha 8, Taiwo Wasui 19

Summary of goals:

0:1 (8^th minute, Nigeria): Okocha scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

1:1 (10^th minute, USA): Harkes scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

1:2 (19^th minute, Nigeria): Burns failed to clear a ball and Wasui capitalized on the loose ball.

2:2 (45^th minute, USA): Burns’ free kick from the right side was headed in by Balboa.

3:2 (87^th minute, USA): Stewart’s cross from the right side was struck in by Cobi Jones.

Lineups:

USA:

1-Brad Friedel (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening / Denmark)

3-Brian Bliss (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena e.V. / Germany) (22-Alexi Lalas (Padova Calcio / Italy) 46)

5-Thomas Dooley (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)

4-Michael Burns (Major League Soccer)        

16-Michael Sorber (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas / Mexico)

17-Marcelo Balboa (Club Deportiva Esmeralda León- León, Guanajuato / Mexico)

20-Paul Caliguri (Los Angeles Salsa (USISL)

14-Frank Klopas (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni / Greece)       

6-John Harkes (Derby County Football Club / England)

10-Roy Wegerle (Coventry City Football Club / England) (13-Cobi Jones (Coventry City Football Club / England) 46)

8-Ernie Stewart (Willem II Tilburg / Holland) (15-Jovan Kirovski (Manchester United Football Club / England-reserves) 71)

 

Coach: Steve Sampson

 

Team Captain: Marcelo Balboa

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White (One thick Blue, two thin Red horizontal stripes) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Nigeria:

1-Peter Rufai (Farense / Portugal)

2-Benedict Iroha (Vitesse Arnhem / Holland)

3-Bawa Abdullahi

4-Chidi Nwanu (Anderlecht / Belgium)

6-Godwin Okpara (Sportclub Eendracht Aalst / Belgium)

10-Augustine Azuka ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt/ Germany)

13-John Zaki (ASEC Mimosas / Ivory Coast) (12-Chukwu Ndukwe (Udoji United) 55)

14-Ajibade Babalade (Shooting Stars FC) (5-Uchenna Okafor (Ironi Ashod / Israel) 66)

15-Edema Fuludu (Altay Spor Kulubu / Turkey) (17-Taiwo Enegwa 55)

18-Samson Siasia (Football Club de Nantes / France)

21-Taiwo Wasui (Shooting Stars FC)

 

Coach: Shaibu Amodu / Carlos Alberto Torres (Brazil)

Team Captain: Peter Rufai

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Green (White in middle) Shirts, Green Shorts, Green/White Horizontally striped Socks

 

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 48, No. 23, Issue 1210, June 26, 1995

(June 11, 1995, US Cup, USA 3-Nigeria 2)

 

Date: June 17, 1995

Competition: US Cup 1995

Result: Colombia 1-Nigeria 0

Venue: Piscataway, Rutgers-Municipal Stadium, New Jersey, USA

Attendance: 15,216

Referee: Esfandiar Bhmarmast (USA)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Colombia): John Jaime Gomez 79

(Nigeria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (79^th minute, Colombia): Gomez’s free kick was deflected by the Nigerian wall (Uchenna Okafor’s fae) into the net.

Lineups:

Colombia:

12-Miguel Angel Calero (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)

18-Diego Osorio (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

5-Jorge Bermudez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

4-Alexander Fernandez (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín)

2-Jose Fernando Santa (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

15-Bonner Mosquera (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá)

6-Hernan Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

17-Freddy Leon (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá)

8-John Harold Lozano (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo / Brazil) (20-Luis Quinonez (Corporacion Deportiva Once Caldas-Manizales) 55)

19-Freddy Rincon (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) (10-Carlos Valderrama (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) 46)

7-Miguel Asprilla (Santos Laguna / Mexico) (16-Jhon Jaime Gomez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) 72)

 

Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

 

Nigeria:

1- Peter Rufai (Farense / Portugal) (22-Ike Sorounmu (Shooting Stars FC) 46)

3-Bawa Abdullahi

4- Chidi Nwanu (Anderlecht / Belgium)

6- Godwin Okpara (Sportclub Eendracht Aalst / Belgium)

2- Benedict Iroha (Vitesse Arnhem / Holland) (20-Mobi Okparaku (Anderlecht / Belgium) 72)

5- Uchenna Okafor (Ironi Ashod / Israel)

15- Edema Fuludu (Altay Spor Kulubu / Turkey)

17-Taiwo Enegwa

11-Jonathan Akpoborie (Stuttgarter Kickers / Germany) (21- Taiwo Wasui (Shooting Stars FC) 76)

12- Chukwu Ndukwe (Udoji United) (13- John Zaki (ASEC Mimosas / Ivory Coast) 90)

18- Samson Siasia (Football Club de Nantes / France)

 

Coach: Shaibu Amodu / Carlos Alberto Torres (Brazil)

 

Team Captain: Peter Rufai

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White (Green in middle) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Date: June 18, 1995

Competition: US Cup 1995

Result: USA 4-Mexico 0

Venue: Washington, DC- RFK Memorial Stadium, USA

Attendance: 38,615

Referee: Victor Rodriguez Ugalde (Costa Rica)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(USA): Roy Wegerle 4, Thomas Dooley 25, John Harkes 36, Claudio Reyna 68

(Mexico): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (4^th minute, USA): From the left side, Reyna lobbed a pass in the path of Wegerle, who volleyed in.

2:0 (25^th minute, USA): On the left side, Reyna headed a ball in the path of Dooley, who advanced to score.

3:0 (36^th minute, USA): From a narrow angle on the left side, Wynalda shot, Campos parries, Harkes knocked in the rebound.

4:0 (68^th minute, USA): Keller’s clearance was touched on by Harkes into the path of Reyna who advanced to score.

Lineups:

USA:

18-Kasey Keller (Milwall Football Club-London / England)

17-Marcelo Balboa (Club Deportiva Esmeralda León- León, Guanajuato / Mexico)

22-Alexi Lalas (Padova Calcio / Italy)

20-Paul Caliguri (Los Angeles Salsa (USISL)

5-Thomas Dooley (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)        

4-Michael Burns (Major League Soccer)        

16-Michael Sorber (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas / Mexico)

6-John Harkes (Derby County Football Club / England)

11-Eric Wynalda (Verein fur Leibesubungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft e.V. / Germany) (19-John Kerr Jr. (Milwall Football Club-London / England) 71)

10-Roy Wegerle (Coventry City Football Club / England) (13-Cobi Jones (Coventry City Football Club / England) 20)

21-Claudio Reyna (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany) (9-Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos (Sinergia Deportiva, SA de CV (Club Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León-Tigres) / Mexico) 69)

 

Coach:  Steve Sampson

 

Team Captain: Marcelo Balboa

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White (One thick Blue, two thin Red horizontal stripes) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Mexico:

9-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

20-Jorge Rodríguez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila) (15-Missael Espinoza (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) 68)

22-Guillermo Hernández (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) (18-Gerardo Esquivel (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 46)

13-Manuel Vidrio (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

5-Jesus Ramón Ramírez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

6-Marcelino Bernal (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)   

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (16-Alberto Coyote (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) 86)

10-Luis García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

7-Carlos Hermosillo (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (14-Joaquín Del Olmo (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 73)

 

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Team Captain: Ignacio Ambriz

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: ABA Sport

Uniform Colors: Green (White curved lines) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 49, No. 1, Issue 1211, July 3, 1995

(June 18, 1995, US Cup, USA 4-Mexico 0)

 

 

Date: June 21, 1995

Competition: US Cup 1995

Result: Colombia 0-Mexico 0

Venue: Washington, DC- RFK Memorial Stadium, USA

Attendance: 22,580

Referee: Raul Dominguez (USA)

Linesmen: Paul Tamberino, Steve Olson

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Colombia): None

(Mexico): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Colombia:

1-Rene Higuita (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

13-Wilmer Cabrera (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

3-Alexis Mendoza (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

21-Francisco Cassiani (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

18-Diego Osorio (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

14-Leonel Alvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

6-Hernan Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

19-Freddy Rincon (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) (20-Luis Quinonez (Corporacion Deportiva Once Caldas-Manizales) 68)

10-Carlos Valderrama (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) (8-John Harold Lozano (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo / Brazil) 69)

7-Miguel Asprilla (Santos Laguna / Mexico) (17-Freddy Leon (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá) 55)

9-Niber Arboleda (Asociacion Deportivo Cali) (16-Jhon Jaime Gomez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) 88)

 

Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez

 

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

 

Mexico:

9-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

13-Manuel Vidrio (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

20-Jorge Rodríguez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

5-Jesus Ramón Ramírez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) (14-Joaquín Del Olmo (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 71)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

6-Marcelino Bernal (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)   

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (19-Manuel Martinez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) 84)

17-Benjamín Galindo (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila) (16-Alberto Coyote (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) 71)

7-Carlos Hermosillo (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)  (11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 46)

10-Luis García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

 

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Team Captain: Ignacio Ambriz

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: ABA Sport

Uniform Colors: Green (White curved lines) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 49, No. 2, Issue 1212, July 10, 1995

(June 21, 1995, US Cup, Mexico 0-Colombia 0)

 

Date: June 24, 1995

Competition: US Cup 1995

Result: Mexico 2-Nigeria 1

Venue: Dallas, Texas-Cotton Bowl, USA

Attendance: 27,166

Referee: Arturo Angeles (USA)

Linesmen: Ed Resendes, LaszloNagy

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Mexico): Alberto Garcia Aspe 57, Ignacio Ambriz 77

(Nigeria): Jonathan Akpoborie 46

Summary of goals:

0:1 (46^th minute, Nigeria): On the right side, from the edge of the box, Akpoborie lobbed over Campos.

1:1 (57^th minute, Mexico): Garcia Aspe scored from a free kick.

2:1 (77^th minute, Mexico): Ambriz scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

Lineups:

Mexico:

9-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

5-Jesus Ramón Ramírez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) (15-Missael Espinoza (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) 46)

20-Jorge Rodríguez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

6-Marcelino Bernal (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)   

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (16-Alberto Coyote (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) 69)

7-Carlos Hermosillo (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (10-Luis García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 46)

14-Joaquín Del Olmo (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

 

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

 

Team Captain: Ignacio Ambriz

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: ABA Sport

Uniform Colors: White (Green curved lines) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Nigeria:

22- Ike Sorounmu (Shooting Stars FC)

2- Benedict Iroha (Vitesse Arnhem / Holland) (20- Mobi Okparaku (Anderlecht / Belgium) 67)

14- Ajibade Babalade (Shooting Stars FC) (3-Bawa Abdullahi 44)

4-Chidi Nwanu (Anderlecht / Belgium)

6-Godwin Okpara (Sportclub Eendracht Aalst / Belgium)

5- Uchenna Okafor (Ironi Ashod / Israel)

11- Jonathan Akpoborie (Stuttgarter Kickers / Germany)

15- Edema Fuludu (Altay Spor Kulubu / Turkey)

12- Chukwu Ndukwe (Udoji United) (19-Barnabas Imenger (Lobi Bank) 46) (21- Taiwo Wasui (Shooting Stars FC) 87)

17-Taiwo Enegwa

18- Samson Siasia (Football Club de Nantes / France)

 

Coach: Shaibu Amodu / Carlos Alberto Torres (Brazil)

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Green (White in middle) Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Date: June 25, 1995

Competition: US Cup 1995

Result: USA 0-Colombia 0

Venue: Piscataway, Rutgers-Municipal Stadium, New Jersey, USA

Attendance: 31,320

Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(USA): None

(Colombia): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

USA:

1-Brad Friedel (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening / Denmark)

17-Marcelo Balboa (Club Deportiva Esmeralda León- León, Guanajuato / Mexico)

22-Alexi Lalas (Padova Calcio / Italy)

20-Paul Caliguri (Los Angeles Salsa (USISL) (3-Brian Bliss (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena e.V. / Germany) 86)

4-Michael Burns (Major League Soccer)        

16-Michael Sorber (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas / Mexico)

6-John Harkes (Derby County Football Club / England)

5-Thomas Dooley (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany) (7-Christopher Henderson (Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V. / Germany) 66)

21-Claudio Reyna (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany) (15-Jovan Kirovski (Manchester United Football Club / England-reserves) 64)

14-Frank Klopas (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni / Greece) (13-Cobi Jones (Coventry City Football Club / England) 51)

 

Coach:  Steve Sampson

 

Team Captain: John Harkes

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White (One thick Blue, two thin Red horizontal stripes) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-John Harkes was named captain as he was playing in his home state.

 

Colombia:

1-Rene Higuita (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

13-Wilmer Cabrera (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

5-Jorge Bermudez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

4-Alexander Fernandez (Dep. Independiente Medellin) (3-Alexis Mendoza (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) 46)

2-Jose Fernando Santa (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

14-Leonel Alvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

19-Freddy Rincon (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)

15-Bonner Mosquera (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá) (6-Hernan Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) 46)

10-Carlos Valderrama (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

16-Jhon Jaime Gomez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (17-Freddy Leon (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá) 58)

9-Niber Arboleda (Asociacion Deportivo Cali) (20-Luis Quinonez (Corporacion Deportiva Once Caldas-Manizales) 73)

 

Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez

Booked: Leonel Álvarez

 

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-In another source, the referee is referenced as Cordoba Meija (Mexico).

 

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 49, No. 2, Issue 1212, July 10, 1995

(June 25, 1995, US Cup, USA 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 49, No. 2, Issue 1212, July 10, 1995

(June 25, 1995, US Cup, USA 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 49, No. 3, Issue 1213, July 31, 1995

(June 25, 1995, US Cup, USA 0-Colombia 0)

Final Table:

                        MP  W  T    L   GF  GA Pts       

 1-USA              3      2     1   0     7      2    7

 2-Colombia       3      1     2   0     1      0    5

 3-Mexico          3      1     1   1     2      5    4

 4-Nigeria          3      0     0   3     3      6    0

 

Top Goalscorer:

John Harkes (USA) 2 goals