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.

6 June: United States vs Brazil

United States: Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, John Doyle, Mike Lapper, Fernando Clavijo, Jeff Agoos, John Harkes, Chris Henderson, Bruce Murray, Roy Wegerle, Jean Harbor
Brazil: Cláudio Taffarel, Winck, Julio Cesar, Márcio Santos, Branco, Luisinho, Dunga, Boiadeiro, Valdeir, Careca, Elivelton

9 June: United States vs England

United States: Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, Mike Lapper, John Doyle, Jeff Agoos, Fernando Clavijo, Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Tab Ramos, Roy Wegerle, Eric Wynalda
England: Chris Woods, Lee Dixon, Gary Pallister, Carlton Palmer, Tony Dorigo, David Batty, Paul Ince, Nigel Clough, Lee Sharpe, Les Ferdinand, John Barnes
English newspaper The Sun reported this result under the headline "Yanks 2 Planks 0".

10 June: Brazil vs Germany

Brazil: Cláudio Taffarel, Jorginho, Julio Cesar, Márcio Santos, Branco, Dunga, Valdeir, Raí, Luisinho, Careca, Elivelton
Germany: Andreas Köpke, Stefan Effenberg, Thomas Helmer, Jürgen Kohler, Guido Buchwald, Andreas Möller, Michael Zorc, Lothar Matthäus, Matthias Sammer, Christian Ziege, Jürgen Klinsmann

13 June: England vs Brazil

England: Tim Flowers, Earl Barrett, Des Walker, Gary Pallister, Tony Dorigo, Andy Sinton, David Batty, Nigel Clough, Paul Ince, Lee Sharpe, Ian Wright
Brazil: Cláudio Taffarel, Jorginho, Valber, Márcio Roberto dos Santos, Nonato, Luisinho, Careca, Elivelton, Dunga, Valdeir, Rai

13 June: United States vs Germany

United States: Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, John Doyle, Mike Lapper, Fernando Clavijo, Jeff Agoos, Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Tab Ramos, Roy Wegerle, Eric Wynalda
Germany: Andreas Köpke, Jürgen Kohler, Guido Buchwald, Michael Schulz, Stefan Effenberg, Lothar Matthäus, Uwe Bein, Christian Ziege, Thomas Strunz, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Jürgen Klinsmann

19 June: Germany vs England

Germany: Bodo Illgner, Stefan Effenberg, Thomas Helmer, Guido Buchwald, Andreas Möller, Lothar Matthäus, Michael Schulz, Christian Ziege, Thomas Strunz, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Jürgen Klinsmann
England: Nigel Martyn, Earl Barrett, Gary Pallister, Des Walker, David Platt, Paul Ince, Nigel Clough, Andy Sinton, Paul Merson, John Barnes, Lee Sharpe

Scorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal