The U.S. upset England, the only time the U.S. national team won a World Cup finals match between 1930 and 1994, on Joe Gaetjens’ 38th-minute goal. The U.S. team included Fall River’s Frank “Shorty” Moniz, 38, plus Ed Souza, 28, and John “Clarkie” Souza, 29. [Read more…] about June 29, 1950 – U.S. 1:0 England, World Cup at Estadio Independencia, Belo Horizonte (Att.: 10,151)
U.S. goes three-and-out in first World Cup finals appearance since 1950. [Read more…] about June 19, 1990 – Austria 2:1 U.S., World Cup, Stadio Artemio Franchi (Att.: 34,857)
The Santos-Milan game was played in a tense atmosphere, as spectators were also tuned in to shortwave radio reports of the Italy v West Germany World Cup semifinal match being contested in Mexico City. Both teams were missing World Cup players, but most of the starters were available for this game. [Read more…] about June 17, 1970 – Santos FC 1:0 AC Milan, Everett Stadium (Att.: 18,000 est.)
Landon Donovan and Carlos Bocanegra scored for the U.S., Blas Perez cutting Panama’s deficit in the 84th minute of a Gold Cup/MLS “tripleheader.” [Read more…] about June 16, 2007 – U.S. 2:1 Panama, Gold Cup quarterfinals at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 22,412)
Ponta Delgada, defending National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) and U.S. Amateur Cup champion, sustained its first home loss in four seasons. Haiti’s Joe Gaetjens, who would go on to star for the U.S. national team, led the way, the Boston Globe misspelling his first name: “Center forward Jose Gaetjens scored both Brookhattan goals.”
This became the first U.S. victory over England since Joe Gaetjens’ goal provided a 1-0 result in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil. “Now we don’t have to talk about 1950 anymore,” U.S. Soccer Federation general secretary Hank Steinbrecher said after the game. [Read more…] about June 9, 1993 – U.S. 2:0 England, U.S. Cup, Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 37,236)/“Now we don’t have to talk about 1950 anymore”
Manchester United compiled a 7W-2L-1D record (37-14 goal differential) during an eight-city tour from May 14-June 12, 1960. United lost to 1860 Munich and had a 2W-1L-1D record against Hearts. Dennis Viollet, whose 32-goal season in 1959-60 remains a Manchester United record, was making one of his first visits to the U.S. Viollet returned as an assistant coach with the New England Tea Men, moving with the team to Jacksonville, Fla., in 1980. [Read more…] about June 8, 1960 – Fall River SC 0:7 Manchester United at Fall River Stadium
Manchester United compiled a 7W-2L-1D record (37-14 goal differential) during an eight-city tour from May 14-June 12, 1960. United lost to 1860 Munich and had a 2W-1L-1D record against Hearts. Dennis Viollet, whose 32-goal season in 1959-60 remains a Manchester United record, was making one of his first visits to the U.S. Viollet returned as an assistant coach with the New England Tea Men, moving with the team to Jacksonville, Fla., in 1980. [Read more…] about June 8, 1960 – Fall River SC 0:7 Manchester United at Fall River Stadium
SS Lazio had a 2W-3L-0D record during a four-city North American tour from May 26-June 10. Lazio lost twice to Santos FC (in Jersey City and Chicago), then defeated a U.S. XI and Toronto Metros-Croatia before falling to Ecuador at Randall’s Island. [Read more…] about June 2, 1973 – U.S. 1:4 SS Lazio at Dillon Stadium, Hartford (Att.: 4,500)
Organizers expected a 30,000 crowd, and the walk-up provided a pleasant surprise as the U.S. played its first full international in Massachusetts. About 12,000 tickets were purchased at the gate (thousands of tickets were printed on-site), lines stretching toward Rte. 1 throughout the first half. [Read more…] about June 1, 1991 – U.S. 1:1 Ireland at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 51,273)