2005 schedule [r]

with such early date on Matchday 1 there will have to be one or two friendlies beforehand , any word on that ?

 

Rob - I can't read that yellow text without quoting it.

 

Sweet, a chance for one more match before I take off.

 

Great job and thanks - I added all the dates to my calendar!!

FYI - FIFA did announce last week that the draw would be on Dec 9th. Thats one less week to wait.

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/041028/1/2i8b.html

 

I hope the US will play a friendly in January. It seems logical since they'll begin the hex so early in February.

Last time, the US played China and Colombia IIRC in the lead up to qualifying, but in think the Colombia game was in February. A dreadful match IIRC.

I hope we get better competition if we schedule somebody, but seeing as how there aren't any int'l dates, beggars can't be choosers.

 

Also, a friendly in April or May would help the team prepare for the June blitz. Any int'l dates in April/May?

 

Here are the kickoff times for the World Cup matches in Germany.

Group round
15.00 h = 3PM
18.00 h = 6PM
21.00 h = 9PM

Round of sixteen:
17.00 h = 5PM
21.00 h = 9PM

Final: 20.00 h = 8PM

What's the time difference from Germany to the East Coast of the US? 6 Hours?

 

It's 6 hours from Berlin to the east coast of the United States. So the U.S. eastern time zone starting times will be 9:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M., 12:00 P.M., 2:00 P.M., and 3:00 P.M.

 

We have miscommunication here. The first post refers to the draw for the CONCACAF Hexagonal in 2004. You're talking about the World Cup draw in 2005.

 

yes, now these ancient eyes can see it.

 

Why not play any matches at the HDC? I don't understand why all the matches are on the East Coast when they get just as big of a crowd out here.

 

lets not forget about the long rumoured england v usa friendly in may 2005

 

The USA should try and schedule a freindly in a place like Manchester to get some much needed experience in a hostile place.When we play Mexico its usually a hostile place like this year in the Olympic qualifiers.So we usually lose(Have we ever won in Mexico?). This year in Chicago it was a great atmosphere but, most of the fans were for Poland and it helped Poland alot they got a draw with their B squad.

 

Last two Hexagonals:
For World Cup 1998: United States drew 2-2 at home and drew 0-0 in Mexico
For World Cup 2002: United States won 2-0 at home and lost 1-0 in Mexico
Mexico had three wins and two draws at home in WCQ Hexagonal for 1998 and four wins and one loss at home in WCQ Hexagonal for 2002 for a combined 23 out of 30 possible points in ten home games.
So the answer might be no (going back farther the United States was not in qualifying for World Cup 1994 and then you go back to before MLS existed), but if we can qualify for the World Cup despite losing in Mexico and then beat or advance farther than Mexico in a neutral site World Cup that's good enough for me.

 

from espn sportswizard....

usa men's soccer
1/30/2005
5pm - 7pm

 

nice find.

 

It won't be anyone big because the winter breaks will be over.

Could be a Scandinavian opponent again. And based on the time, the game will most assuredly be at the HDC.

 

Here's a wild guess. How about Ecuador at HDC?

It's about 10 days before the start of qualifying, Ecuador is more similar in style to CONCACAF teams than a European team and they've come here before and played the US, so they would probably be receptive to playing us here.

And maybe the US will have camp at HDC around that time.