1993 U.S. Cup

The 1993 U.S. Cup was a United States Soccer Federation organized round robin tournament held in June 1993. The U.S. hosted Brazil, England and Germany. All three of those countries were playing in their only U.S. Cup. The U.S. Cup began as a four-team invitational tournament in 1992 and would be played each year until 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The team with the best record at the end of the cup was crowned the cup champion. This year, Germany went on to win the title.

This year’s cup had two interesting features. First, the final game of the cup, between Germany and England, took place in the Pontiac Silverdome, an indoor stadium. This was the first soccer game played indoors on grass and it served as a test for the upcoming 1994 World Cup to be held in the U.S. In that World Cup, several venues, such as the Silverdome, had complete roofs and the World Cup organizers wanted to test the feasibility of using grass on an indoor field. Finally, the U.S. Cup organizers had difficulty setting the dates for the various stadium as they had to compete with that summer’s Paul McCartney concert tour.

June 6: USA vs Brazil

footballbox | date = June 6, 1993

team1 = fb-rt|USA |score = 0–2|report= (Report)|team2 = fb|BRA |goals1 = |goals2 = Careca 5' Winck 87’ |stadium = Yale Bowl Attendance: 44,579 Referee: Ceccarini (Italy)

United States: Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, John Doyle, Mike Lapper, Fernando Clavijo, Jeff Agoos, John Harkes, Chris Henderson (Peter Woodring 69’), Bruce Murray (Cobi Jones 57’), Roy Wegerle, Jean Harbor (Earnie Stewart 46’)

Brazil: Cláudio Taffarel, Winck, Julio Cesar, Márcio Roberto dos Santos, Branco (Nonato 46’), Luisinho (Rai 68’), Dunga, Moadeiro, Valdeir, Careca, Elivelton (Cafu 76’)

June 9: USA vs England

footballbox | date = June 9, 1993

team1 = fb-rt|USA |score = 2–0|report= (Report)|team2 = fb|ENG |goals1 = Dooley 42’ Lalas 72’|goals2 = |stadium = Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 37,652 Referee: Weiser (Austria)

United States: Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, Mike Lapper, John Doyle, Jeff Agoos, Fernando Clavijo, Thomas Dooley (Alexi Lalas 69’), John Harkes, Tab Ramos (Cobi Jones 62’), Roy Wegerle, Eric Wynalda (Earnie Stewart 61’)

England: Chris Woods, Lee Dixon, Gary Pallister, Carlton Palmer (Des Walker 61’), Tony Dorigo, David Batty, Paul Ince, Clough, Lee Sharpe, Les Ferdinand (Ian Wright 35’), John Barnes

June 10: Brazil vs Germany

footballbox | date = June 10, 1993

team1 = fb-rt|BRA |score = 3–3|report= (Report)|team2 = fb|GER |goals1 = O.G. 13’ Careca 32' Luisinho 39’ |goals2 = Klinsmann 66’ Möller 80' Klinsmann 89’ |stadium = RFK Stadium Attendance: 34,737 Referee: Tambarino (USA)

Brazil: Cláudio Taffarel, Jorginho, Julio Cesar, Márcio Roberto dos Santos, Branco (Nonato 82’), Dunga, Valdeir (Almir 64’), Rai, Luisinho, Careca, Elivelton (Cafu 70’)

Germany: Köpke, Stefan Effenberg, Helmer, Kohler, Buchwald, Andreas Möller, Zorc (Strunz 58’), Matthäus, Sammer (Riedle 46’), Ziege (Schulz 74’), Jürgen Klinsmann

June 13: England vs Brazil

footballbox | date = June 13, 1993

team1 = fb-rt|ENG |score = 1–1|report= (Report)|team2 = fb|BRA |goals1 = Platt 47’ |goals2 = Santos 76' |stadium = RFK Stadium Attendance: 54,118 Referee: Dias (USA)

England: Flowers, Barrett, Des Walker, Pallister, Dorigo, Sinton, Batty (David Platt 46’), Clough (Merson 82’), Paul Ince (Palmer 67’), Sharpe, Wright

Brazil: Cláudio Taffarel, Jorginho, Valber, Márcio Roberto dos Santos, Nonato (Cafu 5’), Luisinho (Palhinha 57’), Careca, Elivelton, Dunga, Valdeir (Almir 67’), Rai

June 13: USA vs Germany

footballbox | date = June 13, 1993

team1 = fb-rt|USA |score = 3–4|report= (Report)|team2 = fb|GER |goals1 = Dooley 25’ Stewart 72’ Dooley 79’|goals2 = Klinsmann 14' Riedle 34’ Riedle 39’ Riedle 59’ |stadium = Soldier Field Attendance: 53,549 Referee: Loustau (Argentina)

United States: Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, John Doyle, Mike Lapper, Fernando Clavijo, Jeff Agoos (Alexi Lalas 67’), Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Tab Ramos (Cobi Jones 78’), Roy Wegerle, Eric Wynalda (Earnie Stewart 60’)

Germany: Köpke, Kohler (Helmer 74’), Buchwald, Schulz, Stefan Effenberg (Andreas Möller 60’), Lothar Matthäus, Bein, Ziege, Strunz, Karlheinz Riedle, Jürgen Klinsmann (Pflipsen 70’)

June 19: Germany vs England

footballbox | date = June 19, 1993

team1 = fb-rt|GER |score = 2–1|report= (Report)|team2 = fb|ENG |goals1 = Effenberg 26’ Klinsmann 55'|goals2 = Platt 31' |stadium = Silverdome Attendance: 62,126 Referee: Cavani (Uruguay)

Germany: Illgner, Stefan Effenberg (Zorc 76'), Helmer, Buchwald, Andreas Möller (Sammer 63’), Matthäus, Schulz, Ziege, Strunz, Karlheinz Riedle, Jürgen Klinsmann

England: Martyn, Barrett, Pallister (Keown 53'), Des Walker, David Platt, Paul Ince, Clough (Wright 70’), Sinton, Merson, John Barnes, Sharpe (Winterburn 46’)

Champion

corers

Four Goals
*flagicon|Germany Jürgen Klinsmann

Three Goals
*flagicon|Germany Karlheinz Riedle
*flagicon|USA Thomas Dooley

Two Goals
*flagicon|Brazil Careca
*flagicon|England David Platt

One Goal
*flagicon|Germany Stefan Effenberg
*flagicon|Germany Andreas Möller
*flagicon|USA Alexi Lalas
*flagicon|USA Earnie Stewart
*flagicon|Brazil Luís Carlos Winck
*flagicon|Brazil Luisinho
*flagicon|Brazil Márcio Roberto dos Santos

Final Rankings