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Four members of the USA men's national soccer team took a White House tour, arranged by Matthew Cutts, Board Chairman of the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission, on Tuesday afternoon.
The USA team is in Washington, D.C. to play Honduras in the 2009 Gold Cup at RFK Stadium tonight (Wednesday) at 9 p.m. Additionally, the CONCACAF Gold Cup will be held on the historic field of RFK Stadium when Haiti meets Grenada at 7 p.m.
The team did not get to meet the president as he is on a two day diplomatic visit to Russia, with a trip to Ghana thereafter.
While the Gold Cup will be played for the first time at RFK, the stadium is not new to hosting special moments in soccer history.
RFK Stadium Soccer Highlights
1994 Five matches during FIFA World Cup
1996 Six matches during Summer Olympic Games. Attendance of 58,012 for USA vs.
Portugal (1-1 tie) is all-time RFK soccer attendance record
1997 D.C. United defeats Colorado, 2-1, to capture the MLS title on their home field. D.C. United has won four MLS titles in franchise history
1998 D.C. United wins CONCACAF Champions’ Cup
2002 MLS All-Star Game. MLS All-Stars defeat US Men’s National Team, 3-2
2001 Inaugural match for Washington Freedom in the Women’s United Soccer Association
2003 Washington Freedom capture WUSA title on their home field
2004 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – USA defeats Panama, 6-0
2004 Freddy Adu debuts with D.C. United in April
2004 MLS All-Star Game. MLS East All-Stars defeat MLS West All-Stars, 3-2
2007 David Beckham makes his MLS and LA Galaxy debut before 46,686 fans in August. D.C. United defeats the Galaxy, 1-0
2008 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – USA defeats Cuba, 6-1
2008 D.C. United become U.S. Open Cup Champions by defeating Charleston Battery, 2-1
2009 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – USA vs. Costa Rica (to be held October 11)
RFK Stadium has hosted the U.S. men’s national team a record 18 times and has been the site of 11 U.S. wins, more than any other stadium in the world.
The Gold Cup began July 3 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles and features 12 of the best CONCACAF teams going head to head in matches that will determine who plays at Giants Stadium on July 26 for the biennial title.
Purchase tickets, starting at $30, at www.goldcup.org and www.ticketmaster.com.
Photos: Courtesy of DCSEC/Photo Collage: DC UrbanSports.
Top left to bottom right:
1-Joe Kennedy (White House), Matthew Cutts (DCSEC), Steve Cherundolo (USA soccer team) in First Ladies Reception Room; 2-James Conrad, Steve Cherundolo, Matthew Cutts (DCSEC), Heath Pearce, Brian Ching, Kirk Rostron (guest) in First Ladies Reception Room; 3-USA men's national soccer team players Heath Pearce, Brian Ching, James Conrad in the East Room; 4-USA men's national soccer team players Brian Ching, Heath Pearce, James Conrad, Steve Cherundolo in the Blue Room.
Four members of the USA men's national soccer team took a White House tour, arranged by Matthew Cutts, Board Chairman of the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission, on Tuesday afternoon.
The USA team is in Washington, D.C. to play Honduras in the 2009 Gold Cup at RFK Stadium tonight (Wednesday) at 9 p.m. Additionally, the CONCACAF Gold Cup will be held on the historic field of RFK Stadium when Haiti meets Grenada at 7 p.m.
The team did not get to meet the president as he is on a two day diplomatic visit to Russia, with a trip to Ghana thereafter.
While the Gold Cup will be played for the first time at RFK, the stadium is not new to hosting special moments in soccer history.
RFK Stadium Soccer Highlights
1994 Five matches during FIFA World Cup
1996 Six matches during Summer Olympic Games. Attendance of 58,012 for USA vs.
Portugal (1-1 tie) is all-time RFK soccer attendance record
1997 D.C. United defeats Colorado, 2-1, to capture the MLS title on their home field. D.C. United has won four MLS titles in franchise history
1998 D.C. United wins CONCACAF Champions’ Cup
2002 MLS All-Star Game. MLS All-Stars defeat US Men’s National Team, 3-2
2001 Inaugural match for Washington Freedom in the Women’s United Soccer Association
2003 Washington Freedom capture WUSA title on their home field
2004 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – USA defeats Panama, 6-0
2004 Freddy Adu debuts with D.C. United in April
2004 MLS All-Star Game. MLS East All-Stars defeat MLS West All-Stars, 3-2
2007 David Beckham makes his MLS and LA Galaxy debut before 46,686 fans in August. D.C. United defeats the Galaxy, 1-0
2008 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – USA defeats Cuba, 6-1
2008 D.C. United become U.S. Open Cup Champions by defeating Charleston Battery, 2-1
2009 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – USA vs. Costa Rica (to be held October 11)
RFK Stadium has hosted the U.S. men’s national team a record 18 times and has been the site of 11 U.S. wins, more than any other stadium in the world.
The Gold Cup began July 3 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles and features 12 of the best CONCACAF teams going head to head in matches that will determine who plays at Giants Stadium on July 26 for the biennial title.
Purchase tickets, starting at $30, at www.goldcup.org and www.ticketmaster.com.
Photos: Courtesy of DCSEC/Photo Collage: DC UrbanSports.
Top left to bottom right:
1-Joe Kennedy (White House), Matthew Cutts (DCSEC), Steve Cherundolo (USA soccer team) in First Ladies Reception Room; 2-James Conrad, Steve Cherundolo, Matthew Cutts (DCSEC), Heath Pearce, Brian Ching, Kirk Rostron (guest) in First Ladies Reception Room; 3-USA men's national soccer team players Heath Pearce, Brian Ching, James Conrad in the East Room; 4-USA men's national soccer team players Brian Ching, Heath Pearce, James Conrad, Steve Cherundolo in the Blue Room.
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