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[ Schedule ] - [ Standings/Scoring Leaders ] USA reinforces its superiority over Brazil with a convincing 1-0 win to lift the First Women's Gold Cup 2000 Brazil 0 - United States 1 (0-1) July 3, 2000 - Foxboro, Massachusetts Attendance: 20,123 - Weather: 78 degrees F Scoring: USA -- Milbrett, 44 Match Officials Referee: Virginia Tovar (Mexico) Asst. Ref.: Maria del Rodriguez Socorro (Mexico) Asst. Ref.: Jackeline Saez (Panama) 4th Officia: Martha Toro Pardo (Columbia) Game report The U.S. Team put on a scintillating performance for the inaugural Gold Cup Final as they emphasized their continuing superiority over an overconfident Brazilian squad. Brazil spent most of the game in disarray while struggling in front of their own goal to hold back a dominating U.S. Team that was determined to reassert their position in the world after a frustrating 0-0 draw with Brazil in the semi-finals. They were unable to control or contain players like Parlow and Hamm and the first half was vintage USA from all the team with Mullinix looking particularly good. The control level dropped slightly in the second half following the departure of Parlow and Fair, and Brazil looked more comfortable playing the U.S. substitutions but were unable to assert any sort of threat in the game. Post game quotes: Head Coach April Heinrichs "I think the biggest statement is consistency. We've overcome adversity over the course of this year and played some of the best teams in the world. We've been consistent throughout with not only good results against the best teams, but the second tier of teams that can make a game destructive and difficult to win." Tiffeny Milbrett "I found a seam in the penalty box and I was trying send some mental telepathy to Mia to find me. She played a perfect pass. I knew I didn't have much time so I just took a swing at it and found the corner." Mia Hamm "Brazil brings a different style to the game and they are an emotional team. They brought out some emotion in us tonight, but we have to use it to your advantage. You can't lose your head and get involved in these ticky-tack fouls and falling all over the place. We just needed to play. I think we did a good job of that tonight." China skills overcome a physical Canadian squad 2-1 in Bronze Medal Game China 2 - Canada 1 (1-0) July 3, 2000 - Foxboro, Massachusetts Scoring: China -- Jin 42, Qui, 73 Canada -- Hooper, 59 penalty kick Brazil 22 Andreia (1 Maravilha, 46) 4 Juliana 5 Daniela 6 Tania 7 Cidinha 9 Katia(21 Maycon, 46) 10 Sissi (capt ) 13 Rosana 14 Deva (17 Priscila,70) 20 Monica 24 Roselio Head Coach: Jose Duarte USA 26 Mullinix 2 Fair (5 Serlenga, 62) 3 Pearce 6 Chastain 9 Hamm 11 Foudy (Capt.) 12 Parlow (8 MacMillan 62) 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 16 Milbrett 20 Sobrero Head Coach:April Heinrichs China PR 1 Han 2 Wang 3 Fan 5 Shui (11 Pu, 87) 8 Jin 10 Liu (capt ) 12 Wen 14 Bae 15 Qiu 17 Zhu (6 Zhao, 60) 21 Pan Head Coach:Ma Yuanan Yellow Card China -- 10 Liu, 58 Canada 1 Wright 3 Boyd 5 Neil 7 Morneau 9 Rustad (11 Hermus 66) 10 Hooper 12 Sinclair 13 Walsh (capt ) 15 Latham 16 Kiss 18 Dion Head Coach: Even Pellerud Red Card Canada -- Andrea Neil, 90 Match Officials Referee: Cassie Moore (Trinidad) Asst. Ref.: Lynda Bramble (Trinidad) Asst. Ref.: Amaryllis Merette (Dominican R.) 4th Official: Ave Maria Alpizar (Costa Rica) Game report What could have been a quality game was marred by some less than competent officiating as so often happens in both men's and women's tournaments like this one. Officials from countries where women's soccer play is in the beginning stages are unable to gain international experience that matches the quality and speed of soccer played by teams like the USA and China. In this match the Canadians were allowed to physically hammer the Chinese players with body blocks without penalty and the game came perilously close to being out of control. It was a shame because by crudely emphasizing their physical size Canada obscured the tremendous improvement in the quality of their international play since the arrival of Head Coach Even Pellerud and real support by Canada's Soccer Association. Canada came out attacking in the first half but with their long ball game they needed more shape and direction to be able to serve the strikers up front properly. Hooper reinforced her position as a world class player and was always a threat, but Sinclair although possessing great potential was lacking international level soccer savvy in her game so that one saw only her physical play, determination and above average ball control. The Chinese players played into the Canadians game style in the first half showing little of the control and speed they usually display, but returned to their usual game in the second half and using their skill, speed and shape controlled the field and displayed some of their superiority in a deserved win. USA dominates Canada 4-1 to advance to Gold Cup Final against Brazil USA 4 - Canada 1 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY July 1, 2000 - Kickoff 8:00 p.m. ET Attendance: 11,140 - Weather: 82 degrees F Scoring: USA -- MacMillan (Serlenga) 12th minute. USA -- MacMillan (Unassisted) 38. USA -- Milbrett (Foudy) 46+ CAN -- Charmaine Hooper (Penalty Kick) 58. USA -- Hamm (Foudy) 65. USA 26 Mullinix 19 Slaton 20 Sobrero 6 Chastain 14 Fawcett 11 Foudy (Capt.) (2-Fair, 72), 5 Serlenga 13 Lilly 16 Milbrett (7 Whalen, 62) 8 MacMillan 9 Hamm (23 Bush, 74) Head Coach:April Heinrichs Canada 22 LeBlanc 6 Walsh 7 Morneau 18 Dion (5 Neil, 66) 3 Boyd 9 Rustad 13 Walsh 10 Hooper 12 Sinclair 16 Kiss 17 Burtini (15 Latham, 46) Head Coach: Even Pellerud Statistical Summary: USA Canada Shots 16 12 Saves 3 8 Corner Kicks 6 2 Fouls 14 10 Offside 5 7 Match Officials Referee: Martha Toro Pardo (Columbia) Asst. Ref.: Lynda Bramble (Trinidad &T.) Asst. Ref.: Isabel Tovar (Canada) Game report An improved Canadian squad and a sharper looking U.S. Team together put on an attractive show of their talents particularly in the first half of the match. While the U.S. Team is still some distance from the level reached last year it dominated a Canadian team that attempted to play a wide open game for most of the game. MacMillan's goals were taken so well that they helped raise the fever of the match, and though the midfield level of play for the U.S. was of a lower quality than when both Fair and Foudy are the field at the same time, it showed improvement. Post game quotes: Head Coach April Heinrichs "Both of Shannon's goals were beautiful. Shannon's goal in life, other than winning soccer games, is to rip the skin off the ball every time she kicks it. She ripped the stitching, the logo and coloring off the ball on both those goals." Captain Julie Foudy "Brazil is world class and they have risen to one of the elite teams in the world, no doubt. Anytime you walk away from a game like (the 0-0 tie), that is mentally and mentally and physically exhausting, you want another chance. A 0-0 tie for us is really a loss and we are looking forward to meeting them again. We both are talented attacking teams and that always makes for an entertaining match." Shannon MacMillan "What I try to do every game is strike the ball hard. Especially, on the second goal, when I saw the (Canada) defense open up, I took advantage and put everything I had on the shot." Other: It was the 100th victory for a U.S. Team on American soil. The U.S. team will not training Sunday, July 2, but will travel to Boston in the morning. The USA faces Brazil for the first CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup title at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on July 3 at Foxboro Stadium (Live on ESPN2). Brazil upsets China 3-2 with penalty kick golden goal Brazil - 3 China 2 July 1, 2000 - Louisville, Kentucky Scoring: China -- Shui 9, Qiu, 75 Brazil -- Katia11, Roseli, 60, Cidinha, 107 penalty kick China 2 Wang 3 Fan 5 Shui 6 Zhao (7 Zhang, 86) 8 Jin 11 Pu (15 Qiu, 46) 12 Wen 18 Gao 20 Wang (14 Bae, 62) 21 Pan lina Head Coach:Ma Yuanan Yellow Card China -- Fan 5, Wen 10,Qiu, 83 Brazil 2 Simone (13 Rosana, 91) 2 Juliana 2 Daniela 2 Tania 2 Cidinha 9 Katia (11 Nildhina, 46) 10 Sissi (capt ) 14 Deva (8 Deca, 46) 20 Monica 22 Andreia 24 Roseli Head Coach: Jose Duarte Match Officials Referee: Ave Maria Alpizar (Costa Rica) Asst. Ref.: Maria del Rodriguez Socorro (Mexico) Asst. Ref.: Amaryllis Merette (Dominican R.) 4th Official: Virginia Tovar (Mexico) Match report A match with two teams with completely different styles of play but with similar theatricals of falling , tripping, and making contact. The quality of the game was disappointing and well below the capabilities of both teams, making for a scrappy and often boring game. There were several outstanding individual performances on both sides, with Brazil's goalkeeper Andreia probably contributing more than any other player on her team to Brazil's win, and China's keeper Gao keeping her team within striking distance. The principle difference between the team was that China failed to convert its several scoring chances and Brazil put their's away. China squeaks by Mexico 3-0 to win Group B and play Brazil in semi-final game Mexico 0 - China PR 3 June 28, 2000 - Louisville, Kentucky Spectators - 3084 Scoring: China -- Jin, 26, Pan, 86, Mora (own goal) 88 Mexico 1 Quinones 2 Mora 3 Nanez 5 Perez 6 Del Bosque 7 Garcia 9 Dominguez (Capt.) 10 Mora 11 Gonzalez 13 Vargas 15 Oceguera Head Coach:Leonardo Cuellar Yellow Card Mexico -- Gonzalez, 82, Vargas, 91 China PR 2 Wang 3 Fan 6 Zhao 7 Zhang 8 Jin 10 Liu (Capt. ) 11 Pu 12 Wen 18 Gao 20 Wang 21 Pan Head Coach: Ma Yuanan Yellow Card China -- Wang, 40, Fan, 47 Match Officials Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) Asst. Ref.: Sharon Wheeler (USA) Asst. Ref.: Lynda Bramble (Trinidad & To.) 4th Official: Cassie Moore (Trinidad &To.) Canada to play USA in semi-final as China wins Group B Canada 12 - Guatemala 0 (4-0) June 28, 2000 - Louisville, Kentucky Scoring: Canada -- Sinclair, 9, 73, 76, Latham, 13, 55 penalty, 81, Neil 28 penalty, Franck 39, Walsh 61, Hooper 71, 76, Kiss 84 Canada 1 Wright 2 Bowie(16 Kiss, 46) 3 Boyd 4 Franck (7 Morneau, 56) 5 Neil 9 Rustad 12 Sinclair 13 Walsh (Capt. ) 14 Haxton (10 Hooper, 46) 15 Latham 18 Dion Head Coach:Even Pellerud Yellow Card Canada -- Sinclair 67 Guatemala 1 De Leon 2 Campos 3 Veliz 4 Cea 6 Milian 7 Cardenas (12 Queche, 67) 10 Villeda (capt ) 11 Rodriguez (13 Carillo,72) 14 Juarez (8 Sandoval, 83) 15 Galvez 17 Castillejos Head Coach: Graco Lopez Match Officials Referee: Martha Pardo Toro (Columbia) Asst. Ref.: Jackeline Saez (Panama) Asst. Ref.: Amaryllis Merette (Dominican R.) 4th Official: Ave Maria Alpizar (Costa Rica) Coin toss redeems a sloppy U.S. Team in 0-0 draw with Brazil USA 0 - Brazil 0 June 27, 2000 - Foxboro, Massachusetts Attendance: 16,386 United States 26 Mullinix 2 Fair 3 Pearce 6 Chastain 9 Hamm 11 Foudy (Capt.) 12 Parlow 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 16 Milbrett 20 Sobrero Head Coach:April Heinrichs Yellow Cards Trinidad & Tobago John, 38 Brazil 22 Andreia 2 Simone 4 Juliana 5 Daniela 6 Tania 7 Cidinha 8 Formiga 9 Da silva 10 Sissi 20 Monica 24 Roseli (11 Nildnha, 69) Head Coach: Jose Duarte Yellow Cards Brazil -- Monica,19 Match Officials Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) Asst. Ref.: Denise Robinson (Canada) Asst. Ref.: Kimberley Chalmers (Canada) 4th Official: Im Eun Ju (Korea) Game Report A disappointing and sometimes puzzling performance by the U.S. Team In a game that was not as close as the score would indicate. Except for Fawcett the defensive line seemed unable to handle the Brazilians in the first half, and coupled with attacking players who appeared reluctant to take their shots or take on the leaky looking Brazilian defense. In a bizarre last ten minutes beginning with an unsporting and probably illegal play (Law 12 states that a player may not leave the field of play without the permission of the referee and particularly not deliberately cross the goal line) by Brazil with a player moving into the goal to try and force an offside call on a Hamm alone in front of the net with the ball..... that succeeded! This was followed by a "pat-a-cake" penalty kick by Lilly and of course the weirdest of all ...a coin toss for top place. Now whose idea was that? We are all looking forward to seeing that in the men's Gold Cup it could be the saving grace for the USA. Post Game Quotes Head Coach Heinrichs "I've never seen it happen before, we've heard about it and talked about it, but the ironic thing is to work so hard for 90 minutes and then have it come down to a flip of the thumb. The soccer community that is following the women's game in USA needs to understand that the gap is closing, even from 1996 to 1999, all these countries are emerging as soccer powers. Brazil has made great strides in recent years. Nigeria, China, Germany, Norway and Sweden are all excellent teams. Canada is getting some great results this year against all of the best teams in the world. We understand that evolution and want try to continue to widen the gap, but while we are not pleased with the result, we are pleased to come out on the field and play a great team like Brazil. Watching Siri's development over the last four months has been great for me. If you invest in players and let them play, they will grow. A player such as Siri Mullinix has made a marvelous improvement with her opportunity and has stepped through the door. In some ways, she's kicking the door wide open. She knows she had a critical impact tonight and that our defenders were thankful that she was there so many times. Everyone out there was playing hard and making a great contribution to the game. They were playing in a groove and at halftime we were discussing if we wanted to make a change or change the system, but when it came right down to it, if it's not broken, don't fix it. We were creating plenty of chances, we felt great about our system and I feel like we played a great game." It was the first time in U.S. Women's National Team history that a group winner in a tournament was decided on a coin flip. Julie Foudy, team captain "They said, Sissi, you choose. She picked tails, it was heads, and we just walked away. I mean, how do you celebrate a coin toss?" A fitting result for two teams who have weathered two of the top four teams in the world as Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica draw 2-2 Trinidad & Tobago 2 - Costa Rica 2 (1-0) June 27, 2000 - Foxboro, Massachusetts Scoring: Trinidad & Tobago -- De Silva 28, Des Vignes 57 Costa Rica -- Briceno 83, Alvarez, 92 Trinidad & Tobago 1 Mitchell 5 John 6 James 7 Thomas 8 Des Vignes 10 De Silva (2 Noel, 71) 11 Nixon 12 Browne (13 Cooper,80) 14 Reyes 17 James (18 Elder 71) 19 Cross Head Coach:Jamaal Shabazz Yellow Cards Trinidad & Tobago -- John, 38 Costa Rica 18 Villarreal 2 Madriz 3 Murcia 4 Palma 6 Barrantes 8 Campos 10 Castro 13 Carmona (7 Briceno,60) 15 Duran(12 Contreras,39) 16 Araya (9 Aguila,74) 17 Alvarez Head Coach: Leroy Sherrier Lewis Match Officials Referee: Virginia Tovar (Mexico) Asst. Ref.: Isabel Tovar (Mexico) Asst. Ref.: Maria del Socorro Rodriguez (Mexico) 4th Official: Sharline Samson (Aruba) Mora and Dominguez both score hattricks in Mexico's 7-0 romp over Guatemala China PR 3 - Canada 2 (3-1) June 26, 2000 - Hershey, Pennsylvania Attendance: 4105 Scoring: Mexico -- Dominguez ,10, 68, 92, Mora, 47, 66, 87, 94 Guatemala 1 De Leon 3 Veliz 4 Cea 5 Solares(2 Campos, 47) 6 Milian (16 Vela, 52) 7 Cardenas 10 Villeda (Capt ) 13 Carrillo(12 Queche, 72) 14 Juarez 15 Galvez 17 Castillejos Head Coach:Graco Lopez Mexico 12 Garcia 2 Mora 3 Nanez 4 Gerardo 6 Del Bosque(18 Perez,65') 7 Garcia 9 Dominguez (Capt ) 10 Mora 11 Gonzalez 15 Oceguera(17 Rosales, 74) 16 Almaraz (5 Perez, 34) Head Coach: Leonardo Cuellar Match Officials Referee: Cassie Moore (Trinidad) Asst. Ref.: Amaryllis Merette (Dominican R.) Asst. Ref.: Sharon Wheeler (USA) 4th Official: Martha Toro Pardo (Columbia) China in semi-finals with 3-2 win over Canada China PR 3 - Canada 2 (3-1) June 26, 2000 - Hershey, Pennsylvania Attendance: 4105 Scoring: China -- Pan, 6, Zhang, 9, 36 Canada -- Hooper 31, 50 penalty kick China PR 1 Han 2 Wang 3 Fan 6 Zhao 7 Zhang 8 Jin (5 Shui, 71) 10 Liu (Capt ) 11 Pu(16 Fan, 66) 20 Wang 21 Pan(15 Qui, 92) Head Coach:Ma Yuanan Yellow Cards: China - Shui, 84 Canada 22 LeBlanc 3 Boyd 6 Walsh 7 Morneau 10 Hooper 11 Hermus (9 Rustad, 46) 13 Walsh (Capt) 15 Latham (14 Haxton, 78) 17 Burtini(12 Sinclair, 46) 18 Dion Head Coach: Even Pellerud Yellow Cards: Canada - Hooper, 66 Match Officials Referee: Ave Maria Alpizar (Costa Rica) Asst. Ref.: Lynda Bramble (Trinidad) Asst. Ref.: Jackeline Saez (Panama) 4th Official: Kari Seitz (USA) Serlenga with first international hat-trick as USA equals Brazil with 8-0 win over Costa Rica June 25, 2000 - Papa John's Cardinal Stadium - Louisville, Kentucky Kickoff 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time Attendance: 7,043 Weather: Sunny and humid 85 degrees F Scoring: USA -- Serlenga (Whalen) 11th minute. USA -- MacMillan (Whalen) 12. USA -- Bush (Parlow) 22. USA -- Welsh (Bush) 47. USA -- Serlenga (Bush) 53. USA -- Serlenga (Bush) 64. USA -- C Welsh (Bush) 81. USA -- Whalen (Foudy) 83. USA 24 Branam 3 Pearce 14 Fawcett (Capt.) 20 Sobrero 6 Chastain 5 Serlenga 2 Fair (11 Foudy, 46) 8 MacMillan 23 Bush 7 Whalen 12 Parlow (22 Welsh, 46) Head Coach: April Heinrichs Yellow Cards: USA - MacMillan (caution) 32 Costa Rica 1 Herra 2 Madriz 3 Murcia 4 Palma 6 Barrantes 7 Briceno (11 Lopez, 32) 10 Castro 12 Contreras ( Capt.) 13 Carmona 15 Duran (9 Aguilar, (35) 17 Alvarez Head Coach:LeRoy Sherrier Lewis Statistical Summary: USA Costa Rica Shots 39 4 Saves 1 7 Corner Kicks 12 1 Fouls 11 3 Offside 4 6 Match Officials Referee: Charline Samson-Ras (Aruba) Asst. Ref.: Denise Robinson (Canada) Asst. Ref.: Kimberly Chalmers (Canada) Game Report With five regular starters on the bench the "junior" U.S. Team overwhelmed a Costa Rica team that rarely left their own half. Even with Serlenga's first career international hat-trick the U.S. Team failed to beat Brazil's total goal number so far. In a bizarre rule if Brazil and the USA teams draw their game they will toss a coin ( or draw straws) for their semi-final place. Post Game Quotes Head Coach Heinrichs "It's very difficult to come back after scoring 11 goals against Trinidad and Tobago on Friday and put on a similar performance," said Heinrichs. "But it's tribute to the individual and team discipline, and the commitment to pursue excellence, that we came after them today. Every time we step out on the field as the United States team we have players in all positions that can play a role and be the centerpiece of the game for us. Sometimes our young players struggle with the fact that there are so many good players on the team. It can be a difficult position when they are playing next to 10 or 11 of the best players in the world. But with a lot of players getting some playing time today, and performing well, we are trying to push several little buttons that will help players' confidence and development. We want to develop the team and individuals between now and the Olympics. We want to give players playing time, but as much as our coaches like to think that players are learning on the bench, they don't learn nearly as much as they do playing on the field. We've really tried to pursue winning games and tournaments, but never at the price of player development. Come next month and August, we'll start focusing more on results as our players will be very played in by then." Three goal Nikki Serlenga "It felt great to play a full game and get in the rhythm," said Serlenga. "To get the goals is an added bonus, but everyone loves to get the chance to perform and contribute to winning on this team." Other The USA will not train tomorrow and will travel to Boston in the evening in preparation for its match against Brazil on Tuesday, then travel back to Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday morning. Brazil 11 Trinidad & Tobago 0 (7-0) June 25, 2000 - LOUISVILLE, KY Scoring: Brazil -- Da Silva 8, 18, 24 , 45, 66, 90, Rosana 17, Alves 30, Cidinha 39 PK, Monica 60 Brazil 22 Andreia 2 Gomes 4 Juliana 5 Alves (14 Deva 65) 6 Tania 7 Cidinha 8 Formiga (17 Priscila 65) 9 Da Silva 10 Sissi 11 Nildinha 24 Roseli (21 Maycon 65 ) Head Coach: Jose Duarte Trinidad & Tobago 1 Mitchel 2 Noel 4 Grant (13 Cooper 46) 5 John 6 James(18 Elder 65) 7 Thomas 8 Des Vignes 10 De Silva 12 Browne 15 Andem (14 Reyes 46) 17 James Head Coach: Jose Duarte Yellow Cards:Trinidad & T. -- James (23) Match Officials Referee: Im Eun Ju (Korea) Asst. Ref.: Maria del Socorro Rodriguez (Mexico) Asst. Ref.: Isabel Tovar (Mexico) 4th Official: Vrginia Tovar (Mexico) In a hard fought game Canada defeats Mexico 4-3 3 (0-1) with a Hooper goal three minutes from time June 24, 2000 - Foxboro Stadium, Massachusetts Attendance: 6223 Scoring: Mexico -- Dominguez 40, 75, Mora 82 Canada -- Sinclair 49, 76, Walsh 71, Hooper 87 Canada 1 Wright 3 Boyd 4 Franck 6 Walsh 7 Morneau (18 Dion, 42) 10 Hooper 11 Hermus (5 Neal, 46) 12 Sinclair 13 Walsh (capt ) 16 Kiss 17 Burtini (15 Latham, 74) Head Coach: Even Pellerud Mexico 1 Quinones 2 Mora 3 Nanez 4 Gerardo 5 Perez 7 Garcia ( 17 Rosales, 81) 9 Dominguez 10 Mora 11 Gonzalez 13 Vargas(6 Bosque, 74) 15 Oceguera Head Coach: Leonardo Cuellar Yellow Cards: Andrea (Canada ) 90 Match Officials Referee: Martha Toro Pardo (Columbia) Asst. Ref.: Jackeline Saez (Panama) Asst. Ref.: Amaryllis Merette (Dominica) 4th Official: Ave Maria Alpizar (Curocao) China overwhelms an outmatched Guatemala 14-0 (8-0) June 24, 2000 - Foxboro Stadium, Massachusetts Attendance: 6223 Scoring: China -- Jin 2, 26, Zhang 31, 41, 48, 79, Wang 33, Zhao 40, Pan 43, Pu 44, Liu 47, Shui 64, 77,88 China PR 18 Gao 2 Wang 3 Fan 6 Zhao 7 Zhang 8 Jin 10 Liu(capt ) ( 15 Qui, 66) 11 Pu ( 16 Fan, 71) 12 Wen (5 Shui, 54 ) 20 Wang 21 Pan Head Coach: Ma Yuanan Guatemala 1 de Leon 4 Cea 5 Solares 6 Milian 7 Cardenas 10 Villeda 13 Carrillo (12 Queche, 30) 14 Juarez (9 Ruano, 68) 15 Galvez 16 Vela (8 Sandoval, 59) 17 Castillejos Head Coach: Graco Lopez Match Officials Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) Asst. Ref.: Sharon Wheeler (USA) Asst. Ref.: Lynda Bramble (Trinidad) 4th Official: Cassie Moore (Trinidad) USA in a different league as they dominate Trinidad & Tobago 11-0 June 23, 2000 - Hershey, Pennsylvania Attendance: 10,483 Scoring: USA -- Parlow 4 , 52, 72, Fair 22, 23, Milbrett 34, Hamm 48, 68, Macmillan 62, Whalen 80, 90 USA 26 Mullinix 2 Fair ( 5 Serlenga 46) 3 Pearce 6 Chastain 9 Hamm 11 Foudy (capt ) (8 MacMillan 46) 12 Parlow 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 16 Milbrett (7 Whalen 58) [20] Sobrero Head Coach: April Heinrichs Trinidad & Tobago 1 Mitchell, Nicole (gk ) 2 Noel, Janelle (5 John, Terrie-Lisa72) 4 Grant, Myra 6 James, Leslie Ann 7 Thomas, Natasha 8 Des Vignes, Natalie 9 Nelson, Ricarda 11 Nixon, Kathy Ann 12 Browne, Izler (capt ) 13 Cooper, Tricia ( 10 De Silva, Delia 44) [17] James, Jinelle (15 Andem, Margaret 57) Head Coach: Anthony Best Match Officials Referee: Virginia Tovar (Mexico) Asst. Ref.: Isabel Tovar (Mexico) Asst. Ref.: Maria del Socorro Rodriguez (Mexico) 4th Official: Eun Ju Im (Korea) Game Report: As expected, the U.S. Completely dominated the match and perhaps helped give, television viewers who are not familiar with the U.S. Team, an understanding of the huge difference between the USA and China and the new young teams from small countries. Parlow continued to impress and move closer to becoming the dominating striker for the USA as predicted by WSW last year. At the Thursday press conference WSW asked Heinrichs as to why Fair moved to midfield where she has performed magnificently in recent games. She is perhaps the most accurate passer of the ball on the team and along with her incredible workrate and speed the center mid-field position allows her to use her talents to the utmost, as she did in this game. Heinrichs said that her assistant coach told Fair that she was a really good jack of all trades but master of none, and that she should decide where she would like to play and become a master of that position. She chose center midfield. Easy win for Brazil over Costa Rica 8-0 June 23, 2000 - Hershey, Pennsylvania Attendance: 10,483 Scoring: Brazil -- Roseli 5, 60, Formiga 7, 36, Katia da Silva 52, Monica 64, Sissi 80, Maycon 92. Brazil 1 Maravilha 2 Simone gomes 4 Juliana 5 Daniela alves 6 Tania 7 Cidinha 8 Formiga 9 Katia da Silva (11 Nildinha 69) 10 Sissi (capt ) 13 Rosana (20 Monica 46) 24 Roseli (21 Maycon 68) Head Coach: Jose Duarte Costa Rica 1 Claire 2 Madriz 3 Murcia 4 Palma 7 Briceno 8 Campos ( 14 Rodrigues 62) 9 Aguilar 11 Lopez (13 Carmona12) 12 Contreras 1 5Duran (10 Castro 31) 17 Alvarez Head Coach: Leroy Sherrier Lewis Match Officials Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) Asst. Ref.: Kimberly Chalmers (Canada) Asst. Ref.: Denise Robinson (Canada) 4th Official: Sharline Samson-Ras (Aruba) Excerpts from the U.S. National Team Tournament Preview Conference Call June 22, 2000 April Heinrichs - U.S. National Team Head Coach Julie Foudy - Team Co-Captain April Heinrichs Her thoughts on the job as National Team coach so far "I haven't felt nervous on the bench, I haven't felt pressure. These girls play so hard that as a coach you don't have to get on them. You get a sense that with this team you are always in it, and it takes the pressure off as a coach." On the two young goalkeepers on the team "Every day our two young goalkeepers step in the goal, their growth is so quick that it is remarkable. Every time Jenny Graham and Siri Mullinix step in the goal, they are getting better and better every day, and I have great confidence in both of them." On how her job will change once the WUSA begins play "I feel like I will get some sleep. I haven't given it much thought. The league is going to be a springboard for improvements for the US national team. The girls are talking about it every day, and are extremely excited to get started." On holding back game strategies from an opposing national team to maintain an advantage before the Olympics "It's my sense that you don't hold everything back; At the same time, you don't give them everything. The way we'll approach that is by mixing up the starting lineups and systems of play, not for the sake of throwing off our opponent or keeping them guessing, but because we want to make sure that all the tools in the shed are sharp and ready to go. It doesn't matter what the opponent is doing, we have something else that we've had success with and we can counteract anything they do." On pre-tournament preparations and looking ahead to a possible rematch with China "Our biggest focus this week is to push the ball around as much as possible and attack against Trinidad & Tobago. We're certainly not looking to China because we have three games to play. Our journey through the Gold Cup and ultimately our performance at the end of the Gold Cup are important to us." On the recent Pacific Cup in Australia "I think we'll look back on the schedule and say that one of the best things we could have done was go to Australia for the Pacific Cup. One of the best things we could have done was go to Europe to play Norway, China and Germany. There were so many parallels that the Pacific Cup share with the experience we'll have in Australia for the Olympics...the travel to get there, the food, the culture, the climate. The amount of games, and the fact that we could face adversity early in the tournament like we did in the first round of the Pacific Cup, all of these things were great lessons for us. I feel that it was a phenomenal dry run for us in so many ways." On setting goals for the team " I believe in controllable goal-setting. I don't have control over wins and losses, but I have control over the style of play, the system of play and who we play, and our tactics. I have set a lot of goals on an individual basis for the players and the team. I don't believe in a lot of long-term goals. For every one long-term goal I set four short-term goals. One of the goals I've set for the team is performing well abroad. That's a critical thing we've been talking about since March. Consistency and the ability to perform not once, but two nights later, two nights after that, two nights later, and ultimately in the final, is critical." On her plans for Michelle Akers "It's hard to tell right now when she'll be back. She's spent 11 months away from team, and that's a long time. She's had numerous knee surgeries, but has never had shoulder surgery, and one of the things I've been told is that shoulder surgery is one of the single most painful surgeries you can have. We're taking it week-to-week with her. What we know is that even when she's rusty she's still a world class player." On her plans for selecting players for the Gold Cup "We will start with the roster we feel will suit the system we'll play and will make substitutes from there. ,We don't turn our faucet on and off. We turn it on and the water flows the whole time. Goals come and goals go in the game of soccer. We can't pick and choose when we're going to let them flow and when we're not going to let them flow. We're going to keep the faucet on full force. We will not pull in the reigns and hold up on any team." Her thoughts on Canada "Canada are much more organized than they ever were before. Their spirit and fight are greater than ever before. You can see a good coach immediately in terms of organization and spirit of players, and I believe that hiring their new coach has been helpful. We saw Canada in Algarve Cup, in the Nike U.S. Cup, in Australia, and now for the Gold Cup, so they're getting around. They're going to be a great CONCACAF opponent." On the possible decision to replace injured veterans with younger players "Without them out on the field, there isn't going to be a decision to make. We are going to allow them to recover so they can be brought back to the team, and then we will make some decisions. Let's see how long the veterans are out . (Carla)Overbeck was with us for most of the year. Michelle (Akers) is the more difficult one. She has had a career sitting out for months and then able to come back out with great confidence." Julie Foudy On how life has changed since the Women's World Cup victory "Women's World Cup has had a great effect on us whenever we travel. Coming into Hershey (Penn.) yesterday there were 15 cameras and a squadron of reporters and fans, which is great to see. I get a lot of free meals now...a lot of free donuts, which is a bonus. We joke all the time about A.C. and B.C., after the Cup and before the Cup, and the way people treat you. We always knew World Cup was going to be a great success, but I'm always amazed that we reached such a broad range of people. The soccer community has always been passionate supporters of this team, but it's been neat to see the impact, not only on the soccer world." On the importance of the Gold Cup "The Gold Cup is fantastic because it gives us a chance to play other teams from our region on the women's side of the game. On top of that, you have a 5 game rhythm, like the Olympics, which is beneficial for us. It's a great opportunity to emulate what we'll face in the Olympics." On the importance of experience in tournaments "Obviously a lot of us have been in a situation before where you think you're out and all of a sudden the tide turns like it did in Australia. It helps that this team in never willing to say 'OK, that's it, we lost to China, the tournament is over'. We have to go into each game trying to score goals, because we could always get through on goal differential, and that's what happened in Australia in the Pacific Cup." On sustaining momentum created for women's soccer by the Women's World Cup "Especially with this being an Olympic year, and coming off the success of last year, we see this as a great opportunity to show what we can do. Hopefully, with the league starting, Women's soccer will be on the map forever." On Head Coach April Heinrichs "We always knew April would eventually be the Women's National Team coach. It was only a question of when. A few of us had played with her, so we knew the qualities she brings. The wonderful thing she brought as a player, her competitiveness and her passion, we've seen in her coaching as well, so we were ecstatic when she was named coach." On the Women's Team's role as crusaders for the sport in America "I think the men's team does that as well. Any opportunity we get to promote the sport on both the men's side and the women's side we look to as an advantage. But it is definitely done on both the men's and women's side." On the team's opponents in the Olympics "I really like our group. At the draw there were a lot of ooh's and aah's. When you get to the Olympic level, where there are only eight teams, there's no easy draw. Our mentality is that you have to get through every team to be a champion." On facing Brazil in the Gold Cup "It is very similar to last years team. They are a very technical team, very similar to their men's team. They are very athletic very skillful. We always enjoy playing them, they play with great finesse and are a very good team." FINAL STANDINGS - CONCACAF WOMEN'S GOLD CUP 2000 Group A Team GP W L T GF GA GD PTS +USA 3 2 0 1 19 0 +19 7 Brazil 3 2 0 1 19 0 +19 7 CRC 3 0 2 1 2 18 -16 1 T & T 3 0 2 1 2 24 -22 1 Group B Team GP W L T GF GA GD PTS China 3 3 0 0 18 2 +16 9 Canada 3 2 1 0 18 6 +12 6 Mexico 3 1 2 0 10 5 +6 3 GUA 3 0 3 0 0 21 -21 0 Women's Gold Cup Leading Goal Scorers Katia Brazil 8 Maribel Dominguez Mexico 5 Charmaine Hooper Canada 5 Iris Mora Mexico 5 Zhang Ouying China 5 Roseli Brazil 5 Christine Sinclair Canada 5 Shannon MacMillan USA 4 Shui Qingxia China 4 Mia Hamm USA 3 Cindy Parlow USA 3 Nikki Serlenga USA 3 Christine Latham Canada 3 Lina Pan China 3 Sara Whalen USA 3 Jin Yan China 3 Lorrie Fair USA 2 Cidinha Brazil 2 Formiga Brazil 2 Monica Brazil 2 Tiffeny Milbrett USA 2 Christie Welsh USA 2 Liu Ailing China 1 Jacqueline Alvarez Costa Rica 1 Daniela Alves Brazil 1 Xiomara Briceno Costa Rica 1 Susan Bush USA 1 Zhao Lihong China 1 Wang Liping China 1 Maycon Brazil 1 Zhang Pan China 1 Sissi Brazil 1 Natalia des Vignes T & T 1 Amy Walsh Canada 1 Pu Wei China 1 Delia De Silva T & T 1 Andrea Neil Canada 1 Tanya Franck Canada 1 Amy Walsh Canada 1 Kristina Kiss Canada 1 Qui Haiyan China 1 Women's Gold Cup 2000 schedule GROUP A Group B USA Canada Brazil China Costa Rica Guatemala Trinidad & Tobago Mexico First round DATE VENUE MATCH TIME (ET) TV June 23 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA Brazil v Costa Rica 5:30 p.m. Galavision*** - - USA v Trinidad & Tobago 8:00 p.m. ESPN June 24 Foxboro Stadium, Boston, MA China v Guatemala 12:00 noon -- - - Canada v Mexico 2:30 p.m. Galavision June 25 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY Brazil v T & T 1:30 p.m. -- - - USA v Costa Rica 4:00 p.m. ESPN2/Galavision June 26 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA Mexico v Guatemala 5:30 p.m. Galavision** - - China v Canada 8:00 p.m. -- June 27 Foxboro Stadium, Boston, MA Costa Rica v T & T 5:30 p.m. -- - - USA v Brazil 8:00 p.m. ESPN/Galavision June 28 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY Guatemala v Canada 5:30 p.m. -- - - China v Mexico 8:00 p.m. ESPN2*/Galavision July, 1 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY Semifinal 1 5:00 p.m. ESPN/Galavision - - Semifinal 2 8:00 p.m. ESPN/Galavision July 3 Foxboro Stadium, Boston, MA Third-place match 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 - - FINAL 9:00 p.m. ESPN/Galavision ***Delayed -- 4:45 p.m. on July 24 **Delayed -- 7:30 p.m. ET *Delayed -- 10:00 p.m. ET