European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports wednesday june 22, 1994brazil regains magic against Russia russians Sergei Gor Lukovich puts a squeeze on Brazil s Mauro Silva during world cup game tuesday at  pull out late 2-7 Victory against saudis by Barry Winner a sports writer Brilliant Brazil is Back at the world cup. The brazilians gave every indication monday they arc ready to Challenge for an unprecedented fourth world soccer championship. They beat undermanned Russia 2-0 and it easily could have been More lopsided. A there s still a lot More the team can do a coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said after Romario and Rai scored and Brazil dominated. A this was our first game in 30 Days. There were a lot of opportunities  there certainly were a lot of opportunities created. With their magical touch the brazilians won nearly every Loose Ball and created wide open spaces to run with it. When they got it near the goal either Romario or bib to their Star strikers got a Chance. A there was a total supremacy by Brazil and we even lost several chances to score three or four times More a Parreira said. In a night game the Netherlands scored in the 86th minute to avoid a Surprise and beat saudi Arabia 21 at Washington. Brazil one of the favourites in this event needed a Strong Early showing to answer criticism it was not up to the Quality of previous championship teams. That criticism particularly con Corning the defense. Seemed ill founded at Stanford stadium. Beneto who had seven shots set up Romario for the first goal in the 27th minute capitalizing on a fifth Corner kick in a five minute Span Beneto lofted the Ball Over the russian defense. Romario Shook off defender Vladislav Ternavsky and deflected the Ball with the outside of his right foot into the right Corner past goalkeeper Dmitry Karin. Karin kept things close until Romario was pulled Down by Ternavsky in the penalty Box in the 53rd minute Rai took the penalty kick the first of the tournament and put it into the right Corner. A it was a Good opening game because of the High expectations from Brazil and everyone who knows Brazil a Rai said. Brazil goalie Claudio Taffarel rarely was challenged in registering the shutout. The russians a team in revolt leading to the world cup were without four key players who refused to play for coach Pavel Samyrin. They were also missing Captain Viktor Onopko who was suspended for the world cup opener. A it s always unpleasant to the lose the game but this was explicable because we played against a better team a russian coach Pavel Samyrin said. Parreira issued an ominous warning after brazils dominating performance a a in la Tell you the trend is for the team to improve As the tournament progresses a he said. At Frk stadium the saudis in their world cup debut took the Lead in the 19th minute on a header by Fuad Amin. They played the mighty dutch even for much of the game but Wim Jonkus 25-Yard blast tied it in the 50th minute. Then the saudis were victimized by a goalkeeper mistake. Mohammed a1 Dayea who had played brilliantly to that Point strayed Well out of the net to deflect a High kick from the left Side. He missed the Ball took one Bounce before Gaston aument scored on a header from 15 Yards. A a in be never scored a goal like that before i can to remember anything like it a aument said. The dutch team received boisterous support from thousands of Orange Clad fans several of whom were wearing wooden shoes. The fans began singing an hour before the game and rarely stopped. But the saudis weren to intimidated. A everybody came to this match thinking saudi Arabia would be a easy team and that everybody would beat us a saudi coach Jorge Solari said. A when we get More experience we will be Able to compete with teams like this More and  Wynalda realizing his potential for . By Steve berkow1tz the Washington Post Dana Point Calif. A there never has been any doubt that Eric Wynalda could score goals in world cup soccer Competition. The question has been whether he would let himself do so. As a 21-year-old at the 1990 world cup in Italy he was ejected from the United slates first round game against Czechoslovakia and lined $7,050 by fifa soccer a world governing body for pushing an opposing player. In 1992, . National team coach Bora Milutinovic left Wynalda behind when he showed up at Miami International Airport for an exhibition tour in Brazil without his passport. Later that year the san Francisco Bay Bate Hawks of the american professional soccer league released him for being critical of his teammates. Also in 1992, he tangled with . Teammate Mark Chung during a practice session. Finally in August of that year the . Soccer federation sold his contract to pc Saar Bricken of the German first division. Since then Wynalda has grown up. The native of Westlake Village Calif., near los Angeles showed How much last saturday during the . World cup opener against Switzerland. Despite a mysterious allergic reaction that caused him to throw up and break out in hives saturday morning Wynalda played 57 minutes and scored the . Goal in a 1-1 tie. And it Wasny to just any goal. It was an exquisitely placed free kick from 25 Yards with the United states trailing 1-0 and less than a minute remaining in the first half. A i said a this is the world cup. I cannot miss this a he said after saturdays match. A i think if id have had a 106 temperature i still would have  the goal was his 15th in International play placing him third on the All time . List. A physically he has always been capable of doing anything he wants to do with the Ball Quot . Defender Marcelo Balboa said. A but he used to lose his head real quickly. Now he a  Wynalda was still bothered by the rash Early this week. But Milutinovic said monday that he has Hopes that Wynalda will be fit to play in wednesdays game against Colombia at the Rose bowl. World cup