# 1993 U.S. Cup

The 1993 U.S. Cup was a round robin soccer tournament played in June 1993 and organized by the United States Soccer Federation. The United States hosted Brazil, England and Germany; all three of those countries were playing in their only U.S. Cup. The U.S. Cup began as a four-team invitational tournament in 1992 and would be played each year until 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The team with the best record at the end of the cup was crowned the cup champion. This year, Germany went on to win the title. England participated in the hope that they would be acclimatizing for the following year's World Cup, but in the end, they failed to qualify for that tournament.
The final game of the tournament, between Germany and England, took place in the Pontiac Silverdome, an indoor stadium in Detroit, Michigan. This was the first soccer game played indoors on grass and it served as a test for the upcoming 1994 FIFA World Cup to be held in the United States. In that World Cup, several venues, such as the Silverdome, had complete roofs and the World Cup organizers wanted to test the feasibility of using grass on an indoor field.

## Venues

| New Haven | New Haven | Foxborough | Foxborough | Chicago | Chicago |
| Yale Bowl | Yale Bowl | Foxborough Stadium | Foxborough Stadium | Soldier Field | Soldier Field |
| Capacity: 64,246 | Capacity: 64,246 | Capacity: 60,292 | Capacity: 60,292 | Capacity: 66,944 | Capacity: 66,944 |
| Pontiac | Pontiac | Pontiac | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. |
| Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac Silverdome | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,311 | Capacity: 80,311 | Capacity: 80,311 | Capacity: 56,500 | Capacity: 56,500 | Capacity: 56,500 |
| Yale BowlFoxborough StadiumSoldier FieldRobert F. Kennedy StadiumSilverdome ||||||

## Matches
### United States vs Brazil

| United States | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Tony Meola | |
| RB | 2 | Mike Lapper | |
| CB | 15 | Desmond Armstrong |
| CB | 21 | Fernando Clavijo |
| LB | 3 | John Doyle |
| RM | 4 | Bruce Murray | | 57' |
| CM | 12 | Jeff Agoos | (c) |
| CM | 6 | John Harkes |
| LM | 19 | Chris Henderson | | 69' |
| CF | 17 | Roy Wegerle | | |
| CF | 16 | Jean Harbor | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Thomas Dooley |
| FW | 7 | Peter Woodring | | 69' |
| MF | 8 | Dominic Kinnear |
| MF | 9 | Tab Ramos |
| FW | 11 | Eric Wynalda |
| MF | 13 | Cobi Jones | | 57' |
| FW | 10 | Earnie Stewart | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Mike Sorber |
| GK | 18 | Brad Friedel |
| DF | 20 | Frank Klopas |
| DF | 22 | Alexi Lalas |
| DF | 14 | Cle Kooiman |
| Manager: ||
| Velibor Milutinovic ||
| GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel |
| RB | 13 | Winck |
| CB | 3 | Julio Cesar | | |
| CB | 14 | Márcio Santos |
| LB | 6 | Branco | 46' |
| RM | 8 | Luisinho | 68' |
| CM | 5 | Dunga |
| LM | 10 | Boiadeiro |
| RF | 7 | Valdeir |
| CF | 9 | Careca | (c) | |
| LF | 11 | Elivelton | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Jorginho |
| DF | 4 | Celio Silva |
| GK | 12 | Carlos |
| FW | 15 | Joao Paulo |
| MF | 16 | Almir |
| DF | 17 | Cafu | | 76' |
| MF | 18 | Marquinhos |
| DF | 19 | Nonato | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Palhinha |
| MF | 21 | Raí | | 68' |
| DF | 22 | Valber |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||

### United States vs England

| United States | England |
| GK | 1 | Tony Meola |
| RB | 15 | Desmond Armstrong |
| CB | 2 | Mike Lapper |
| CB | 5 | Thomas Dooley | 69' |
| LB | 12 | Jeff Agoos |
| RM | 6 | John Harkes |
| CM | 9 | Tab Ramos (c) | 82' |
| LM | 3 | John Doyle |
| RF | 21 | Fernando Clavijo |
| CF | 11 | Eric Wynalda | 61' |
| LF | 17 | Roy Wegerle |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 4 | Bruce Murray |
| FW | 7 | Peter Woodring |
| MF | 8 | Dominic Kinnear |
| FW | 10 | Jean Harbor |
| MF | 13 | Cobi Jones | 82' |
| FW | 14 | Earnie Stewart | 61' |
| MF | 16 | Mike Sorber |
| GK | 18 | Brad Friedel |
| MF | 19 | Chris Henderson |
| MF | 20 | Paul Caligiuri |
| DF | 22 | Alexi Lalas | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Velibor Milutinovic ||
| GK | 1 | Chris Woods |
| RB | 2 | Lee Dixon |
| CB | 6 | Gary Pallister |
| CB | 3 | Tony Dorigo |
| LB | 16 | Lee Sharpe |
| CM | 8 | David Batty |
| CM | 4 | Carlton Palmer | 61' |
| CM | 11 | Paul Ince (c) |
| RF | 9 | Les Ferdinand | 35' |
| CF | 12 | Nigel Clough |
| LF | 10 | John Barnes |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Des Walker | 61' |
| MF | 7 | David Platt |
| GK | 13 | Nigel Martyn |
| FW | 14 | Ian Wright | 35' |
| MF | 15 | Andy Sinton |
| FW | 17 | Paul Merson |
| FW | 18 | Teddy Sheringham |
| DF | 19 | Martin Keown |
| DF | 20 | Nigel Winterburn |
| DF | 21 | Earl Barrett |
| GK | 22 | Tim Flowers |
| Manager: ||
| Graham Taylor ||
English newspaper The Sun reported this result under the headline "Yanks 2 Planks 0".

### Brazil vs Germany

| Brazil | Germany |
| GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel | |
| RB | 2 | Jorginho |
| CB | 3 | Julio Cesar |
| CB | 14 | Márcio Santos | |
| LB | 6 | Branco | | 82' |
| RM | 8 | Luisinho | |
| CM | 5 | Dunga | | |
| LM | 21 | Raí | (c) |
| RF | 7 | Valdeir | | 64' |
| CF | 9 | Careca | |
| LF | 11 | Elivelton | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Carlos | |
| DF | 4 | Celio Silva | |
| DF | 13 | Winck | |
| DF | 17 | Cafu | | 70' |
| DF | 19 | Nonato | | 82' |
| DF | 22 | Valber | |
| MF | 10 | Boiadeiro | |
| MF | 18 | Marquinhos | |
| MF | 20 | Palhinha | |
| FW | 15 | Joao Paulo | |
| FW | 16 | Almir | | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
| GK | 1 | Andreas Köpke |
| SW | 16 | Matthias Sammer | 46' |
| CB | 2 | Thomas Helmer |
| CB | 4 | Jürgen Kohler |
| CB | 3 | Guido Buchwald |
| RM | 5 | Stefan Effenberg |
| CM | 8 | Michael Zorc | 58' |
| CM | 6 | Lothar Matthäus(c) |
| LM | 9 | Christian Ziege | 74' |
| AM | 10 | Andreas Möller |
| CF | 11 | Jürgen Klinsmann |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Bodo Illgner |
| DF | 14 | Michael Schulz | 74' |
| MF | 5 | Olaf Thon |
| MF | 13 | Karl-Heinz Pflipsen |
| MF | 15 | Uwe Bein |
| MF | 19 | Thomas Strunz | 58' |
| FW | 9 | Karl-Heinz Riedle | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Bruno Labbadia | |
| Manager: ||
| Berti Vogts ||

### England vs Brazil

| England | Brazil |
| GK | 22 | Tim Flowers |
| RB | 21 | Earl Barrett |
| CB | 5 | Des Walker | |
| CB | 6 | Gary Pallister | |
| LB | 3 | Tony Dorigo | |
| RM | 15 | Andy Sinton | | 46' |
| CM | 8 | David Batty | |
| CM | 11 | Paul Ince | (c) | 67' |
| LM | 16 | Lee Sharpe | |
| CF | 12 | Nigel Clough | | 82' |
| CF | 14 | Ian Wright | |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Chris Woods | | |
| DF | 2 | Lee Dixon | | |
| MF | 4 | Carlton Palmer | | 67' |
| MF | 7 | David Platt | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Les Ferdinand | | |
| FW | 10 | John Barnes | | |
| GK | 13 | Nigel Martyn | | |
| FW | 17 | Paul Merson | | 82' |
| FW | 18 | Teddy Sheringham | | |
| DF | 19 | Martin Keown | | |
| DF | 20 | Nigel Winterburn | | |
| Manager: ||
| Graham Taylor ||
| GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel |
| RB | 2 | Jorginho |
| CB | 14 | Márcio Santos |
| CB | 22 | Valber |
| LB | 19 | Nonato | 5' |
| RM | 8 | Luisinho | 57' |
| CM | 5 | Dunga |
| LM | 21 | Raí | (c) |
| RF | 7 | Valdeir | 67' |
| CF | 14 | Careca |
| LF | 11 | Elivelton |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Julio Cesar |
| DF | 4 | Celio Silva |
| DF | 6 | Branco |
| MF | 10 | Boiadeiro |
| GK | 12 | Carlos |
| DF | 13 | Winck |
| FW | 15 | Joao Paulo |
| FW | 16 | Almir | 67' |
| DF | 17 | Cafu | 5' |
| MF | 18 | Marquinhos |
| MF | 20 | Palhinha | 57' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||

### United States vs Germany

| United States | Germany |
| GK | 1 | Tony Meola | |
| RB | 2 | Mike Lapper | |
| CB | 15 | Desmond Armstrong |
| CB | 21 | Fernando Clavijo |
| LB | 3 | John Doyle |
| RM | 5 | Thomas Dooley | 67' |
| CM | 12 | Jeff Agoos | | |
| CM | 6 | John Harkes |
| LM | 9 | Tab Ramos | (c) | 78' |
| CF | 17 | Roy Wegerle | | |
| CF | 11 | Eric Wynalda | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 4 | Bruce Murray | | |
| FW | 7 | Peter Woodring | | |
| MF | 8 | Dominic Kinnear |
| FW | 10 | Jean Harbor | | |
| MF | 13 | Cobi Jones | | 78' |
| FW | 14 | Earnie Stewart | | 60' |
| MF | 16 | Mike Sorber |
| GK | 18 | Brad Friedel |
| MF | 19 | Chris Henderson | | |
| DF | 20 | Paul Caligiuri |
| MF | 22 | Alexi Lalas | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Velibor Milutinovic ||
| GK | 1 | Andreas Köpke |
| RB | 4 | Jürgen Kohler | 74' |
| CB | 14 | Michael Schulz |
| LB | 6 | Guido Buchwald |
| RM | 2 | Stefan Effenberg | 60' |
| CM | 15 | Uwe Bein |
| CM | 10 | Lothar Matthäus(c) |
| CM | 19 | Thomas Strunz | |
| LM | 17 | Christian Ziege |
| RF | 9 | Karl-Heinz Riedle |
| LF | 18 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Bodo Illgner | |
| DF | 3 | Thomas Helmer | 74' |
| MF | 5 | Olaf Thon | |
| MF | 7 | Andreas Möller | 60' |
| MF | 8 | Michael Zorc | |
| FW | 11 | Bruno Labbadia | |
| MF | 13 | Karlheinz Pflipsen | 70' |
| SW | 16 | Matthias Sammer | |
| Manager: ||
| Berti Vogts ||

### Germany vs England

| Germany | England |
| GK | 12 | Bodo Illgner |
| RB | 3 | Thomas Helmer | |
| CB | 14 | Michael Schulz |
| CB | 6 | Guido Buchwald |
| LB | 17 | Christian Ziege |
| RM | 2 | Stefan Effenberg | 76' |
| CM | 10 | Lothar Matthäus | (c) |
| CM | 19 | Thomas Strunz | |
| LM | 7 | Andreas Möller | 63' |
| RF | 9 | Karl-Heinz Riedle | |
| LF | 18 | Jürgen Klinsmann |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Andreas Köpke | |
| DF | 4 | Jurgen Kohler | |
| MF | 5 | Olaf Thon | |
| MF | 8 | Michael Zorc | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Bruno Labbadia | |
| MF | 13 | Karl-Heinz Pflipsen | |
| MF | 15 | Uwe Bein | |
| SW | 16 | Matthias Sammer | 63' |
| Manager: ||
| Berti Vogts ||
| GK | 13 | Nigel Martyn |
| RB | 21 | Earl Barrett |
| CB | 5 | Des Walker |
| LB | 6 | Gary Pallister | 53' |
| RM | 15 | Andy Sinton | |
| CM | 7 | David Platt |
| CM | 11 | Paul Ince | (c) |
| LM | 16 | Lee Sharpe | 46' |
| RF | 17 | Paul Merson | |
| CF | 12 | Nigel Clough | 70' |
| LF | 10 | John Barnes |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Chris Woods | |
| DF | 2 | Lee Dixon | |
| DF | 3 | Tony Dorigo | |
| MF | 4 | Carlton Palmer | |
| MF | 8 | David Batty | |
| FW | 9 | Les Ferdinand | |
| CF | 14 | Ian Wright | 70' |
| FW | 18 | Teddy Sheringham | |
| DF | 19 | Martin Keown | 53' |
| DF | 20 | Nigel Winterburn | 46' |
| GK | 22 | Tim Flowers | |
| Manager: ||
| Graham Taylor ||

## Scorers

4 goals
* Jürgen Klinsmann
3 goals
* Karl-Heinz Riedle
* Thomas Dooley
2 goals
* Careca
* David Platt
1 goal
* Stefan Effenberg
* Andreas Möller
* Alexi Lalas
* Earnie Stewart
* Luis Winck
* Luisinho
* Marcio Santos

## Final rankings

| | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |