European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 19, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 23 up midfielder Paul Caligiuri to whom the . Looks for scoring punch prepares to Volley at a team workout. Taking a look at team Usa new York up a thumbnail sketches of the . Squad at the world cup finals players Are listed with current affiliation age height and weight Quot Caps Quot Are games played for National team goalkeeper. Tony Meola . Soccer federation 20, 6-1, 205, 7 Caps. Kept four Blank sheets in four straight world cup qualifiers after taking Over starting position. Former University of Virginia standout is Pote Bially Good enough to play professionally in Europe. Kasey Keller University of Portland 20, 6-2, 175, no Caps. Good performances helped Lead . Under-20 team to fourth place finish in world youth championships last year. David Vanole los Angeles Western soccer league26, 6-2, 207, 24 Caps. Was first Choice goalkeeper from 1986 until Meola took Over Midway through final qualifying. Especially Good in the air but has tendency to Gamble. Defender. Desmond Armstrong Washington diplomats american soccer league25, 6-0, 175, 8 Caps. Missed final qualifying round while rehabilitating broken right leg suffered during last miss season the past two years. Versatile defender who can play several positions. Paul Krumpos no affiliation 26, 5-10, 170, 17 Caps. Attacking defender who in t afraid to shoot. Scored two goals in Home Lea of olympic qualifying against Canada to Lead . To 3-0 Victory and scored goal in Victory Over Jamaica to move  into final round of world cup qualifying. Steve Trittschuh Tampa Bay asl24, 6-0, 175, 27 Caps. Most dangerous overlapping player in the . Squad especially adept at rushes up the Wing a two Timo All America at Southorn Illinois scored 13 goals from his defensive position during his College career. Mike Windischmann Albany asl24, 6-0. 175, 35 Caps. Though Only 24, ranks second in All time International appearances for the . Adopt at overlapping into Midfield also can play Sweo por scored against Argentina to forge 1-1 draw in olympic opening round game. Midfielder. Brian Bliss Albany asl24, 5-8, 150, 26 Caps Small player who is at his Best in open space to Aminto Tab Namos in Kearny. N j Chris Hondo son Urcla. 19. 1 Cap impressive stood and quickness probably will to used As first of Fonsino Midi older off Bench in Italy Tab Ramos Usuf 23. 5-7. 140, 17 Caps one of most croat to players in Midfield for the . Moved into Starling lineup a your ago and bar. Become mainstay experienced International youth pm nor with Tho  Undor-16 and Undor-20 teams John Stoll motor Usuf. 27. 5-9, 175. 25 Caps defensive old fildor who rarely makes Long forays into Tho attacking Zono his undo Joff played Cricket for Tho Wost ind los. Striker. Eric Elch Monn it Laudor Dalu asl24. 5 10 160. 23 Caps. A croat to pm nor. Called by some the most talented  born player scored winning Lily Long while playing with Baltimore blast. Signed this season with Usuf rather than blast. Scored 14 goals in 78 collegiate games at Maryland. Marcelo Balboa san Diego state. 22, 6-1, 161, 11 Caps. Primarily a sweeper though has the ability to overlap into Midfield. His father Louis is former professional player in Argentina and with Chicago of the North american soccer league. Jimmy Banks Milwaukee wave american indoor soccer association25, 5-8, 145, 18 Caps. Starting sweeper through final five games of world cup qualifying. Played in College Tor coach Bob Gansler. Was named top Rookie defender in Aisa last season. John Doyle san Francisco wal23. 6-3, 185, 18 Caps. A Stalwart in the Middle of the defense for scored first International goal in 5-1 Victory Over Jamaica in world cup qualifier. Paul Caligiuri Usuf 25, 5-10, 172, 24 Caps scored goal that put . Into world cup finals with 40-foot fett footed shot to boat Trinidad amp Tobago one of few . Players to play professionally in Europe most recently with so Meppen of Tho Wost German second league. Nell Covone 20, 2 Caps. Scored one of four . Goals against Pembroke Hamilton of Bermuda in february made team in place of Hugo Perez who has t recovered from injury suf Forea Wyllo playing with red Star 93 of the French second division. John Harkes Albany asl22,5-11,165,27 Caps. Versatile player who can play Midfield or str kor scored first International goal in 1989 Friendly against South Korea. Played youth soccer on same team As goal in 2-1 world cup qualifying Victory Over Guatemala. Played a season in Wost Gorman club word or Bromon s organization. Bruch Murray Washington stars asl24, 6 t. 170, 38 Caps won 1987 Hermann award Mcaa Nix Cor s Holsman trophy at Clemson and led tigers to Mcaa division i title played with pc Lucerne Switz Orland Iasi fall Bosforo joining . Tom. Chris Sullivan. Rubn Eto gybe Hungary. 24. 6 0, 165, 12 Caps played with  tour Quot of French second division Bosforo of Nung hungarian first Divi Sion Raba. Polor mormon. Pc Volonda Holland. 23, 0 0. 175. 20 Caps first american to play in Oil Hor the hungarian first division Raba Eto and dutch first division with pros ont club starred for 1989 Bronze modal  five a Sido Toam. Scored six goals in motor Gamos for the  in 1988 while Long voted  player of your. Eric Wynalda Usuf 21. 6-1, 172, 8 cops scored against Colombia in debut with  Toam feb 2 came on Strong in training comp to boat out prolific scorer and 1987 player of the your Brant Goulet. Long Odds against . Are justified new York up a the United states May regard itself As the most powerful nation in the world in terms of Power and prestige. But As far As soccer goes its in Good company with Liechtenstein and Malta. The United states rejoined the worlds soccer elite last year by qualifying for its first world cup in a generation but any further accomplishment in Italy will require a Miracle. The . Is listed As a 1,500-to-one shot to win the title a the longest Odds in the 24-nation tournament. Costa Rica which finished ahead of the . In zone qualifying and the United Arab emirates Are Given a better Chance. The United states plays its opening game against Czechoslovakia in Florence on june 10, meets Italy in Rome on june 14 and then plays Austria Back in Florence on june 19. Winning any of those games let alone winning the world cup would be a major Success for the United states whose International successes Are usually clocked up against Caribbean opponents or weaker european teams like Luxembourg or Iceland which it beat 4-1 in St. Louis on april 8. The . Did pull through with a 3-1 Victory Over frequent european Power Poland on May 9. But world cup Success would not be an entirely novel experience for american soccer. In 1950 in Brazil it scored what to this Day is still the greatest upset in world cup history a a 1-0 Victory Over England. And in the first world cup of 1930 it managed to reach the semifinals with wins Over Belgium and Paraguay before losing 6-1 to eventual runner up Argentina. But this time in its first final appearance since 1950, the . Team would be Happy just to score a goal. If it advanced to the second round it would be major upset. A your goal is to reach the second round a said goalkeeper Tony Meola who kept four Blank sheets in As Many starts in the qualifying round. A to win the world cup is not realistic.�?�. It has been 40 years since the . Last participated in the world cup and its difficult to make up for missed time that quickly. Coach Bob Gansler who was nine years old when the . Participated in 1950, compares his country a Effort in International soccer to that of scaling mount Everest. A in any competitive situation there a always another Barrier there a he said. A a we re at the Foothills right now and we re trying to get to another  instead june a tournament will be used More As a training ground for the 1994 world cup which will be held in the United states. The . Presence in the 1990 final Field was considered important because the Host role never before had been Given to a country that  qualify for the tournament on its own. A this is the Best thing that can happen for 1994,�?� Meola said. A hopefully in three years time our outdoor leagues will get better. A a majority of this team is looking to Ltd 1994. The . Going into 1994 with cold feet not having played in the 1990 finals would not have been  the . Was the last team to qualify for the finals gaining the second berth from North America and the Caribbean zonal group with its 1-0 Victory nov. 19 at Trinidad and Tobago. It also benefited from a two year ban on Mexico for using overage players in the world under-16 championship keeping that country from participating in world cup qualifying. The ., continuing to search for its soccer identity remains uncommitted to any particular style of play. Gansler continues to tinker with his lineup in an attempt to maximize the talents of his players. A a it a that evolving  style which is doing exactly that a Gansler said. A a we re not there yet a its evolving. You can to talk about a Usa style the Way you talk about the brazilian style or the English  the . Performance during world cup qualifying shows a team Strong in defense with its Best results coming from Low scoring affairs. However Gansler bristles when anybody classifies the . As a defense oriented squad. A when folks Are saying we re a defensive team they re giving the impression we spend the vast majority of the time kicking the Ball out of Bounds a the coach said. A a we re working probably 70 percent of the time on offensive things. We will continue to do  but it remains that the defense which allowed just three goals in eight world cup qualifiers is the strength of the team. Meola who stepped in for the faltering David Vanole after four qualifiers last year is an athletic goalkeeper with a Knack for organizing the defense in front of him. Only 20, he was named the country Stop player in 1989. Mike Windischmann who can play sweeper roughly Akin to a free safety in football or left Back is the second most internationally experienced . Player. Steve Trittschuh John Doyle and the Young Marcelo world cup �?T90 Balboa form a Strong Back line. A we Are in Good shape there Quot Gansler said. Quot these arc individuals who have performed Well in the past. They have the potential to be very Good in the  however Gansler still needs to find a consistent sniper up front. The . Scored just six goals in qualifying and nobody on the squad scored More than once. During much of the qualifying Effort the . Was successful with a Ball control style but failed to finish its Good scoring chances. A we just have to be More prudent in our decisions a More creative Quot Gansler said. A in front of the goal we be got to be More  the . Will be without 1987 player of the year Brent Goulet a scorer who failed to make the team after problems with injury ineffectiveness and chemistry but Paul Caligiuri who scored the goal against Trinidad that clinched the world cup berth has been utilized More up front in recent outings. The . Also could Benefit from the infusion of Young striker Eric Wynalda. Chris Sullivan and Bruce Murray tallied in the game against Poland with Murray a goal tying him for third place with Brent Goulet on the All time . Scoring list with seven International goals. . At a glance new York up a a Quick look at the United states at the world cup history a 1930, semifinalist 1934, eliminated in quarterfinals 1938, did not participate in qualifying 1950, eliminated in first round 195486, did not qualify. Quick fact a achieved one of soccer s great upsets with 1-0 Victory Over England in 1950 world cup. How qualified a second place to Costa Rica in con Cacao Central North America Caribbean zone. Coach a Bob Gansler. Stars a goalkeeper Tony Meola conceded no goals in four qualifying matches midfielder Paul Caligiuri scored the goal that gave . Its first world cup berth in 40 years. Style a terribly inexperienced. Tight defense. Woeful scoring punch. Outlook a Long Odds against americans advancing to second round