Mine is only 23 surprisingly, soon to be 24 for Belgium. I also found a good text based resource here: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres.html It's a little outdated. There are no updated entries for 2011. Wow, I remember the days of rec.sport.soccer! Gee I'm old... Code: DATE Score Opponent Attendance Location (Event) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 11 11 L 2-1 Panama 27,731 Tampa, FL, USA (GC'11) Jun 04 11 L 4-0 Spain 64,121 Foxborough, MA, USA Mar 26 11 T 1-1 Argentina 78,936 East Rutherford, NJ, USA Jan 22 11 T 1-1 Chile 18,580 Carson, CA, USA Oct 09 10 D 2-2 Poland 31,696 Chicago, IL, USA Altidore (13), Onyewu (52) Jun 23 10 W 1-0 Algeria 35,827 Pretoria, South Africa (WC’10) Donovan (91) Jun 18 10 D 2-2 Slovenia 45,573 Johannesburg, South Africa (WC’10) Donovan (48), Bradley (82) Jun 12 10 D 1-1 England 38,646 Rustenburg, South Africa (WC’10) Dempsey (40) May 25 10 L 4-2 Czech Republic 36,218 East Hartford, CT, USA Edu (17), Gomez (65) Aug 12 09 L 1-2 Mexico 110,000 Mexico City, MX (WCQ’10 ) Davies (9) Jul 11 09 D 2-2 Haiti 24,137 Foxboro, MA, USA (GC’10) Arnaud (6), Holden (92) May 28 08 L 0-2 England 71,233 London, England Jun 17 06 D 1-1 Italy 46,000 Kaiserslautern, Germany (WC’06) (O.G.) Jun 12 06 L 0-3 Czech Republic 52,000 Gelsenkirchen, Germany (WC’06) Jun 14 02 L 1-3 Poland 26,482 Daejeon, South Korea (WC’02) Donovan (24) Jun 10 02 D 1-1 South Korea 60,778 Daegu, South Korea (WC’02) Mathis (24) Jun 05 02 W 3-2 Portugal 37,306 Suwon, South Korea (WC’02) O’Brien (4), o.g. (29), McBride (36) Jun 20 01 W 2-0 Trinidad & Tobago 31,211 Foxboro, MA, USA (WCQ '02) Razov (2), Stewart (20) Jun 06 00 D 1-1 Ireland 16,319 Foxboro, MA, USA (USA 2000) Razov (68) Jun 25 98 L 0-1 Yugoslavia 39,500 Nantes, France (WC'98) Jun 21 98 L 1-2 Iran 44,000 Lyon, France (WC'98) McBride (87) Jun 09 96 W 2-1 Ireland 25,421 Foxboro, MA, USA (US'96) Ramos (57), Reyna (75) Jun 09 93 W 2-0 England 37,652 Foxboro, MA, USA (WSS, US'93) Dooley (42), Lalas (72)
Here's my list of 23. Thanks for the link to the site. I think I'd previously located it via wikipedia. Code: DATE Score Opponent Attendance Location (Event) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 11 D 1-1 Mexico 30,138 Philadelphia, Pa. Rogers (73) Jun 25 11 L 2-4 Mexico 93,420 Pasadena, Calif. (GC’11) Bradley (8), Donovan (23) Jun 22 11 W 1-0 Panama 70,267 Houston, Texas (GC’11) Dempsey (76) Mar 29 11 L 0-1 Paraguay 29,059 Nashville, Tenn. Mar 26 11 T 1-1 Argentina 78,936 East Rutherford, NJ, USA Agudelo (59) May 29 10 W 2-1 Turkey 55,407 Philadelphia, PA, USA Altidore (58), Dempsey (75) Aug 12 09 L 1-2 Mexico 110,000 Mexico City, MX (WCQ’10 ) Davies (9) Jul 26 09 L 0-5 Mexico 79,156 East Rutherford, NJ, USA (GC’09) Jun 06 09 W 2-1 Honduras 55,647 Chicago, IL, USA (WCQ’10) Donovan (43-PK), Bocanegra (68) Apr 01 09 W 3-0 Trinidad & Tobago 27,969 Nashville, TN, USA (WCQ’10) Altidore (13,71,89) Jun 08 08 D 0-0 Argentina 78,682 East Rutherford, NJ, USA Jun 16 07 W 2-1 Panama 22,412 Foxboro, MA (GC’07) Donovan (PK-60), Bocanegra (82) Jun 22 06 L 1-2 Ghana 41,000 Nuremberg, Germany (WC’06) Dempsey (43) Jun 17 06 D 1-1 Italy 46,000 Kaiserslautern, Germany (WC’06) (O.G.) Jun 12 06 L 0-3 Czech Republic 52,000 Gelsenkirchen, Germany (WC’06) May 28 06 W 1-0 Latvia 24,646 East Hartford, CT McBride (43) Apr 11 06 D 1-1 Jamaica 8,093 Cary, NC Olsen (25) Feb 19 06 W 4-0 Guatemala 14,453 Frisco, TX Olsen (38), Ching (45), Johnson (47), Klein (71) Sep 03 05 W 2-0 Mexico 24,685 Columbus, OH, USA (WCQ’06) Ralston (53), Beasley (56) Aug 17 05 W 1-0 Trinidad & Tobago 25,488 East Hartford, CT, USA (WCQ’06) McBride (2) Jul 21 05 W 2-1 Honduras 41,721 East Rutherford, NJ, USA (G.C. ‘05) John O'Brien (86), Oguchi Onyewu (92+) Mar 30 05 W 2-0 Guatemala 31,465 Birmingham, AL, USA (WCQ’06) Johnson (11), Ralston (71) Oct 13 04 W 6-0 Panama 19,793 Washington, DC, USA (WCQ’06) Landon Donovan (21,57), Ed Johnson (71,85,88), O.G. (90) [/QUOTE]
Code: DATE Score Opponent Attendance Location (Event) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 25 1886 W 3-2 Canada 2,000 Newark, NJ, USA Chapman, Gray, McGurck Aug 20 1916 W 3-2 Sweden 16,000 Stockholm, Sweden Spalding, Ellis, Cooper May 25 1924 W 1-0 Estonia 10,000 Paris, France (Oly'24) Stradan Jun 10 1924 W 3-2 Poland 8,000 Warsaw, Poland Stradan (2), Wells Nov 08 1925 W 6-1 Canada 8,000 Brooklyn, NY, USA Brown, Stark (5) This is me. Only a few.
No seriously, this is me. 5 caps at 31. I'm in law school, so hopefully I'll be able to afford a few more games a year soon. Code: DATE Score Opponent Attendance Location (Event) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 06 09 W 2-1 Honduras 55,647 Chicago, IL, USA (WCQ’10) Donovan (43-PK), Bocanegra (68) Feb 07 07 W 2-0 Mexico 62,462 Glendale, AZ Conrad (52), Donovan (90) Jan 29 06 W 5-0 Norway 16,366 Carson, CA, USA Twellman (5, 17, 76), Pope (67), Klein (87) Jun 04 05 W 3-0 Costa Rica 40,586 Salt Lake City, UT, USA (WCQ’06) Donovan (6, 63), McBride (87) Mar 19 05 W 1-0 Honduras 9,222 Albuquerque, NM, USA Johnson (45)
Finally, finally, finally I have run into someone who has seen both players in action! Tell me please, iyho, who the better player was: Andy Staden or Archie Stark? I have a long standing 25 cents bet with my best friend, Mark, that you can help settle!
I'm in the 20's, I would have to check to get the exact number. Have slowed down since marriage and children 6 years ago. Gladly slowed down, but still miss the travel on US soil a bit. Hopefully soon, I can travel with my kids to see the games and wife of course. As my kids get older I hope to add a few more. Haven't missed a US game in New England, except for birth of my first son(2 days after) in almost 20 years. I saw the game the day before his birth but not 2 days after. What is sad is that I have never seen the US play in a World Cup game or on foreign soil. That will be my goal in the next 20 years.
Most successful fan? And all victories! You never should have stopped going! And all victories! You never should stop going!
I’ve been to 67 USMNT games; my wife has been to 21 and our 3-year-old son has now been to 3! I’ve slowed down in the last few years since our son was born, but as he’s getting older, hopefully we’ll pick back up a bit. 51 in the US 5 in South Korea 3 in Germany 3 in France 1 in Mexico 1 in Costa Rica 1 in Jamaica 1 in Trinidad & Tobago 1 in Grenada ------ 2011 - 2 2010 - 0 2009 - 4 2008 - 2 2007 - 3 2006 - 6 2005 - 6 2004 - 6 2003 - 11 2002 - 13 2001 - 9 2000 - 4 1999 - 1 ------ Most recent first: 06/19/11 Jamaica W, 2-0 - GC 2011 (Quarterfinal) - Washington, DC 03/26/11 Argentina D, 1-1 - Friendly - East Rutherford, NJ 10/14/09 Costa Rica D, 2-2 - WCQ 2010 (Final Group) - Washington, DC 07/08/09 Honduras W, 2-0 - GC 2009 (Group B) - Washington, DC 06/06/09 Honduras W, 2-1 - WCQ 2010 (Final Group) - Chicago, IL 04/01/09 Trinidad & Tobago W, 3-0 - WCQ 2010 (Final Group) - Nashville, TN 10/11/08 Cuba W, 6-1 - WCQ 2010 (Semifinal Group A) - Washington, DC 09/10/08 Trinidad & Tobago W, 3-0 - WCQ 2010 (Semifinal Group A) - Bridgeview, IL 06/24/07 Mexico W, 2-1 - GC 2007 (Final) - Chicago, IL 06/16/07 Panama W, 2-1 - GC 2007 (Quarterfinal) - Foxborough, MA 03/25/07 Ecuador W, 3-1 - Friendly - Tampa, FL 06/22/06 Ghana L, 1-2 - WC 2006 (Group E) - Nuremberg, Germany 06/17/06 Italy D, 1-1 - WC 2006 (Group E) - Kaiserslautern, Germany 06/12/06 Czech Republic L, 0-3 - WC 2006 (Group E) - Gelsenkirchen, Germany 05/28/06 Latvia W, 1-0 - Friendly - East Hartford, CT 01/29/06 Norway W, 5-0 - Friendly - Carson, CA 01/22/06 Canada D, 0-0 - Friendly - San Diego, CA 09/03/05 Mexico W, 2-0 - WCQ 2006 (Final Group) - Columbus, OH 08/17/05 Trinidad & Tobago W, 1-0 - WCQ 2006 (Final Group) - East Hartford, CT 07/24/05 Panama D, 0-0 (Won Cup on PKs, 3-1) - GC 2005 (Final) - East Rutherford, NJ 07/21/05 Honduras W, 2-1 - GC 2005 (Semifinal) - East Rutherford, NJ 06/04/05 Costa Rica W, 3-0 - WCQ 2006 (Final Group) - Salt Lake City, UT 05/28/05 England L, 1-2 - Friendly - Chicago, IL 10/13/04 Panama W, 6-0 - WCQ 2006 (Semifinal Group A) - Washington, DC 09/04/04 El Salvador W, 2-0 - WCQ 2006 (Semifinal Group A) - Foxborough, MA 07/11/04 Poland D, 1-1 - Friendly - Chicago, IL 06/20/04 Grenada W, 3-2 - WCQ 2006 (2nd Rnd Group 1) - St. George's, Grenada 06/13/04 Grenada W, 3-0 - WCQ 2006 (2nd Rnd Group 1) - Columbus, OH 04/28/04 Mexico W, 1-0 - Friendly - Dallas, TX 07/14/03 Martinique W, 2-0 - GC 2003 (Group C) - Foxborough, MA 07/12/03 El Salvador W, 2-0 - GC 2003 (Group C) - Foxborough, MA 07/06/03 Paraguay W, 2-0 - Friendly - Columbus, OH 06/23/03 Cameroon D, 0-0 - Confed Cup 2003 (Group B) - Lyon, France 06/21/03 Brazil L, 0-1 - Confed Cup 2003 (Group B) - Lyon, France 06/19/03 Turkey L, 1-2 - Confed Cup 2003 (Group B) - St. Etienne, France 06/08/03 New Zealand W, 1-2 - Friendly - Richmond, VA 05/08/03 Mexico D, 0-0 - Friendly - Houston, TX 03/29/03 Venezuela W, 2-0 - Friendly - Seattle, WA 02/08/03 Argentina L, 0-1 - Friendly - Miami, FL 01/18/03 Canada W, 4-0 - Friendly - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 11/17/02 El Salvador W, 2-0 - Friendly - Washington, DC 06/21/02 Germany L, 0-1 - WC 2002 (Quarterfinal) - Ulsan, South Korea 06/17/02 Mexico W, 2-0 - WC 2002 (Round of 16) - Jeonju, South Korea 06/14/02 Poland L, 1-3 - WC 2002 (Group D) - Daejeon, South Korea 06/10/02 South Korea D, 1-1 - WC 2002 (Group D) - Daegu, South Korea 06/05/02 Portugal W, 3-2 - WC 2002 (Group D) - Suwon, South Korea 05/19/02 Netherlands L, 0-2 - Friendly - Foxborough, MA 05/16/02 Jamaica W, 5-0 - Friendly - East Rutherford, NJ 05/12/02 Uruguay W, 2-1 - Friendly - Washington, DC 02/02/02 Costa Rica W, 2-0 - GC 2002 (Final) - Pasadena, CA 01/27/02 El Salvador W, 4-0 - GC 2002 (Quarterfinal) - Pasadena, CA 01/21/02 Cuba W, 1-0 - GC 2002 (Group B) - Pasadena, CA 01/19/02 South Korea W, 2-1 - GC 2002 (Group B) - Pasadena, CA 11/11/01 Trinidad & Tobago D, 0-0 - WCQ 2002 (Final Group) - Port-of-Spain, Trinidad 10/07/01 Jamaica W, 2-1 - WCQ 2002 (Final Group) - Foxborough, MA 09/05/01 Costa Rica L, 0-2 - WCQ 2002 (Final Group) - San Jose, Costa Rica 09/01/01 Honduras L, 2-3 - WCQ 2002 (Final Group) - Washington, DC 07/01/01 Mexico L, 0-1 - WCQ 2002 (Final Group) - Mexico City, Mexico 06/20/01 Trinidad & Tobago W, 2-0 - WCQ 2002 (Final Group) - Foxborough, MA 06/16/01 Jamaica D, 0-0 - WCQ 2002 (Final Group) - Kingston, Jamaica 06/07/01 Ecuador D, 0-0 - Friendly - Columbus, OH 04/25/01 Costa Rica W, 1-0 - WCQ 2002 (Final Group) - Kansas City, MO 09/03/00 Guatemala W, 1-0 - WCQ 2002 (Semifinal Group E) - Washington, DC 08/16/00 Barbados W, 7-0 - WCQ 2002 (Semifinal Group E) - Foxborough, MA 06/11/00 Mexico W, 3-0 - US Cup 2000 - East Rutherford, NJ 06/03/00 South Africa W, 4-0 - US Cup 2000 - Washington, DC 06/13/99 Argentina W, 1-0 - Friendly - Washington, DC
I'm on 48 in 13 countries and 5 continents. 49 will come on Tuesday vs Belgium. 50 in October in Miami! Lots of great memories with so many of you!
Met you in Hartford, Conn, ahead of a qualifier against Trinidad, I believe. Send me an email and I'll send you a picture of us.
We have attended the following matches together: 03/26/11 Argentina D, 1-1 - Friendly - East Rutherford, NJ 06/06/09 Honduras W, 2-1 - WCQ 2010 (Final Group) - Chicago, IL 04/01/09 Trinidad & Tobago W, 3-0 - WCQ 2010 (Final Group) - Nashville, TN 06/16/07 Panama W, 2-1 - GC 2007 (Quarterfinal) - Foxborough, MA 06/22/06 Ghana L, 1-2 - WC 2006 (Group E) - Nuremberg, Germany 06/17/06 Italy D, 1-1 - WC 2006 (Group E) - Kaiserslautern, Germany 06/12/06 Czech Republic L, 0-3 - WC 2006 (Group E) - Gelsenkirchen, Germany 05/28/06 Latvia W, 1-0 - Friendly - East Hartford, CT 09/03/05 Mexico W, 2-0 - WCQ 2006 (Final Group) - Columbus, OH 08/17/05 Trinidad & Tobago W, 1-0 - WCQ 2006 (Final Group) - East Hartford, CT 07/21/05 Honduras W, 2-1 - GC 2005 (Semifinal) - East Rutherford, NJ 10/13/04 Panama W, 6-0 - WCQ 2006 (Semifinal Group A) - Washington, DC Do you usually sit in Sam's Army? Have we met? What do you look like?
I have to sit down & count again. Last time I checked it was 35 or something, thanks to living in NYC & doing this for 12 plus years. Most of those were at Foxboro & RFK, with some great (Oct. 7, 2001) & bad (9/1/2001) times, but the two I'm most proud of are both Mexico City. Traveling in Germany was the most fun (will never forget the look on Stefan Effenberg's face after the USA- Czech game where I gave him shit for losing to the MetroStars in a meaningless friendly), the U-20s in Canada were a blast (Brazil game especially), games in South Africa the farthest away (and, was honored to have the baby in my luggage for that whole trip, sneaking it into stadiums was hilarious), but, nothing compares to riding a police riot van out of Azteca in 2009, chanting in Spanish at Mexico fans (Would have been cooler if CD9's goal had stood up, but, alas...). I go on business trips to Mexico about once a year, and always pull out the shots from Azteca in '09 on my iPhone to show the locals what rooting for the EEuu is like for a gringo surrounded by 100,000 Roger Clemens wannabes toting bottles of <water>. They slap their foreheads in amazement, and wonder aloud how we're all still alive. So, if you are out there reading these posts and going "wow...cool" just make sure that if only get 1 cap in the next cycle, that it is AT AZTECA. The rest are just preamble.
Sadly haven't gone to Azteca yet -- would've last cycle had the game been a Saturday instead of a Wednesday -- but have seen our boys in the last four World Cups. Also cool meeting Rishi and Ethan in Trinidad in October 2008.
I'm at 18 now. Went to USA v. Spain in Foxboro, USA v. Canada in Detroit and the final in LA v. Mexico. I would have been at 19 but there was a bomb threat on my plane when it landed in DC 2 hours before the QF kick off (couldn't have gotten in any earlier due to a wedding) and we were stranded on the runway for 6 hours. I missed the whole match!!! I'll be getting my 19th at Red Bull Arena in two weeks.
94 - USA v Colombia - WC 96 - USA v Mexico - friendly 97 - USA v Peru - friendly 98 - USA v Paraguay - friendly 98 - USA v Yugoslavia - WC (France) 99 - USA v Mexico - friendly 01 - USA v Mexico - WCQ 01 - USA v Costa Rica - WCQ 01 - USA v Trinidad & Tobago - WCQ 02 - USA v Mexico - friendly 04 - USA v Poland - friendly 05 - USA v Mexico - WCQ 07 - USA v Mexico - friendly 09 - USA v Mexico - WCQ (Mexico) 10 - USA v England - WC (South Africa) 10 - USA v Slovenia - WC (South Africa) 10 - USA v Algeria - WC (South Africa) 5 - WC games 5 - WCQ games 7 - friendlies/meaningless tournaments 5 in other countries
A little thread resurrection as I near my century. Like Atouk, I've really slowed down he last few years. Four years ago to the day I was already at 81. And as my fandom led me into the media, I'm a hybrid. So I'm not claiming scoreboard (I've got 22 non-media caps). I'm now on 97 USMNT caps with 19 as a ticket buyer, 3 as a tour company photographer (WC06), 12 as a writer and 63 on the field taking photos. If I make the trip to Costa Rica, the Jamaica game in Kansas City would be #100. I hope I make it as it would be somewhat special given that #1 was also the 9th (and final) Hexagonal game 16 years earlier at RFK Stadium. Superlatives: 15 have been against Mexico 13 have been at RFK Stadium 11 have been in Foxboro (9 at the current building) 8 have been at Crew Stadium -- 5 have been at Estadio Azteca (most outside the U.S.) 11 have been World Cup Finals games 35 have been World Cup Qualifiers *9 of the WCQs have been away: Mexico(4), Trinidad, Grenada, Panama, Guatemala, Cuba 9 have been Gold Cup games (none since 2009) Special games (off the top, without looking at the list): First cap: 1997 - Jamaica WCQ April, 2001: Costa Rica WCQ at Arrowhead. 37k pro-US. The debut of Ed Kirwin's Big Ass Flag, I was responsible for getting it folded. One of my last games in the stands. 2001 Honduras WCQ at RFK Stadium. Maybe the most pulsating riveting game of the bunch. We lost 3-2 (Is that the last home WCQ loss?) in a game where they ran us off the field, but we still could have won (Stewart missed a PK and Preki hit the crossbar late). First Azteca: June, 2001 WCQ. There are no words for the first Azteca game. Feb 28, 2002: Guerra Fria vs Mexico in Columbus. My toes still ache at the cold. Portugal at the World Cup - tears in my eyes as I type this. Korea in Korea at the World Cup. (I saw 4 of Korea's games, this was 2nd only to Korea/Italy) Beating Mexico at the World Cup in a game we should have lost. Priceless/Magical. 2005 Mexico WCQ in Columbus. What an ass kicking. We've never owned them like that. March 2008 friendly at Wembley Stadium vs England. I was on the field at Wembley Stadium. Jealous? 2008 Cuba WCQ in Havana. The game was cool and quirky, the trip, which took 4 months of red tape, was amazing, expensive, and priceless. 2009 Costa Rica WCQ in RFK. Try explaining the post-game celebration to a non-soccer person. We tied a meaningless (for us) game and sent Honduras to South Africa. 2010 Algeria in South Africa. Possibly the most emotional and special of them all. 2012 Aztecazao, beating Mexico in Mexico at last 2013 Costa Rica WCQ in Denver. Let it snow.
Respect for two things. A: Almost hitting 100 caps and starting back in 1997 when the team really wasn't well known. B: Admitting that you've had a little help along the way. (Kidding of course)
The only caps that weren't a my expense were the 3 in Germany. The media and fan caps were all out of pocket up front. I have made a few photo sales over the years, after the fact.
I am currently at 12 caps, with a huge gap between 1 and 2, just over 16 years to be exact. Lucky number 13 will be this September in Columbus, which will be my first WCQ. What a great time this USMNT has been. 1994: World Cup Group Stage vs. Switzerland in Detroit 2010: Friendly vs. Brazil in New Jersey 2011: Friendly vs. Spain in Foxborough, MA, Gold Cup Group Stage vs. Canada in Detroit, Gold Cup QF vs. Jamaica in Washington, Friendly vs. Mexico in Philly 2012: Friendly vs. Brazil at Fedex Field, Friendly vs. Canada in Toronto 2013: Friendly vs. Belgium in Cleveland, Friendly vs. Germany in Washington, Gold Cup group stage vs. Costa Rica in Hartford, Gold Cup QF vs. El Salvador in Baltimore.
Sure why not? 1994 USA 1-1 Switzerland (Pontiac, MI) WC 2005 USA 2-0 Mexico (Columbus) WCQ 2007 USA 2-1 Mexico (Chicago) GC Final 2008 USA 0-0 Argentina (East Rutherford, NJ) Friendly 2008 USA 6-1 Cuba (Washington, DC) WCQ 2009 USA 2-1 Panama (Philadelphia) GC QF 2009 USA 0-5 Mexico (East Rutherford, NJ) GC Final 2010 USA 2-1 Turkey (Philadelphia) Friendly 2010 USA 0-0 Colombia (Philadelphia) Friendly 2013 USA ?-? Panama (Chicago) GC Final 2013 USA 2-0 Mexico (Columbus) WCQ