1990-94 U.S. men's national soccer team commentators

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As originally posted by Tony Miller:

Leading up to the nation’s first World Cup as host, the U.S. national team didn’t have to qualify in 1994 and so played close to 100 friendlies in the four years leading up to the World Cup. About a third of those were televised. “Beginning” with this cycle (quote marks as we work backwards), I’m only going to list games that were televised.

SCAM refers to SportsChannel America, which merged into Fox Sports Net in 1997. Prime was another set of regional sports networks that also merged into FSN.

Any and all help appreciated.

1990

No telecasts after the World Cup.

1991

Friday, March 15: Mexico (North American Nations Cup at Los Angeles). 9:00. SCAM. Jim Donovan, Matt Bahr. (Game played on 3/12.)

Saturday, March 16: Canada (Nations Cup at Torrance, Calif.). 4:00. SCAM. Jim Donovan, Matt Bahr.

Sunday, May 5: Uruguay (friendly at Denver). 4:00. SCAM. Jim Donovan, Matt Bahr.

Sunday, May 19: Argentina (friendly at Palo Alto, Calif.). 4:00. SCAM. Randy Hahn, Matt Bahr.

Saturday, June 1: Ireland (friendly at Foxborough, Mass.). 7:30. SCAM. Jim Donovan, Matt Bahr.

Saturday, Oct. 19: North Korea (friendly at Washington, D.C.). 4:00. SCAM. Commentators unknown.

Sunday, Nov. 24: Costa Rica (friendly at Irving, Texas). 6:00. SCAM. Randy Hahn, Rick Davis.

1992

Saturday, Jan. 25: CIS (friendly at Miami). 5:00. SCAM. Randy Hahn, Matt Bahr.

Saturday, Feb. 2: CIS (friendly at Pontiac, Mich.). 2:00. SCAM. Randy Hahn, Matt Bahr.

Sunday, May 17: Scotland (friendly at Denver). 3:00. SCAM. Joe Starkey, Ty Keough.

Saturday, May 30: Ireland (USA Cup at Washington, D.C.). 7:30. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Rick Davis.

Wednesday, June 3: Portugal (USA Cup at Chicago). 3:00. SCAM. Randy Hahn, Rick Davis.

Saturday, June 13: Australia (friendly at Orlando, Fla.). 7:30. SCAM. Randy Hahn, Rick Davis.

Saturday, June 27: Ukraine (friendly at Piscataway, N.J.). 5:00. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

1993

Saturday, Feb. 13: Russia (friendly at Orlando, Fla.). 7:30. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Sunday, Feb. 21: Russia (friendly at Palo Alto, Calif.). 4:30. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Saturday, May 8: Colombia (friendly at Miami). 6:00. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Sunday, June 6: Brazil (friendly at New Haven, Conn.). 3:00. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Wednesday, June 9: England (friendly at Foxborough, Mass.). 6:00. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Sunday, June 13: Germany (friendly at Chicago). 1:00. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Rick Davis.

\Wednesday, Oct. 13: Mexico (friendly at Washington, D.C.). 7:30. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Saturday, Oct. 23: Ukraine (friendly at Bethlehem, Pa.). 2:00. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

1994

Saturday, Jan. 15: Norway (friendly at Tempe, Ariz.). 2:00. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Saturday, Jan. 22: Switzerland (friendly at Fullerton, Calif.). 3:00. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Saturday, Jan. 29: Sweden (friendly at Seattle). 1:30. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Friday, Feb. 18: Bolivia (Joe Robbie Cup at Miami). 3:30. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Sunday, Feb. 20: Sweden (Joe Robbie Cup at Miami). 10:00. SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Saturday, March 12: South Korea (friendly at Fullerton, Calif.). 10:00. Prime. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Saturday, March 26: Bolivia (friendly at Dallas). 3:00. Prime. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Saturday, April 30: Chile (friendly at Albuquerque, N.M.). 4:00. Prime. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Sunday, May 15: Armenia (friendly at Fullerton, Calif.). 4:00. Prime. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Wednesday, May 25: Saudi Arabia (friendly at Piscataway, N.J.). 7:00. Prime. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Sunday, May 29: Greece (friendly at New Haven, Conn.). 3:00. Prime. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Saturday, June 4: Mexico (friendly at Pasadena, Calif.). 11:59 (tape - 5:30 kickoff). Prime. JP Dellacamera, Desmond Armstrong.

Saturday, June 18:  Switzerland (World Cup group stage at Pontiac, Mich.). 11:30a. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin.

Wednesday, June 22: Colombia (World Cup group stage at Pasadena, Calif.). 7:30. ESPN. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, June 26: Romania (World Cup group stage at Pasadena, Calif.). 4:00. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Peter Vermes.

Monday, July 4: Brazil (World Cup round of 16 at Palo Alto, Calif.). 3:30. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Rick Davis.