1994-98 U.S. men's national soccer team commentators

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As originally posted by Tony Miller:

Having hosted the World Cup, the USMNT would play five more games for the rest of the year -- and only one was on TV.

Any and all help appreciated.

1994, post-World Cup

Wednesday, Sept. 7: England (friendly at London, ENG). 2:55. ESPN2. Ian Darke, Ty Keough.

Wednesday, Oct. 19: Saudi Arabia (friendly at Dhahran, KSA). Not televised.

Saturday, Nov. 19: Trinidad and Tobago (friendly at Port-of-Spain, TRI). Not televised.

Tuesday, Nov. 22: Jamaica (friendly at Kingston, JAM). Not televised.

Sunday, Dec. 11: Honduras (friendly at Fullerton, Calif.). 7:00. Not televised.

1995

Saturday, March 25: Uruguay (friendly at Dallas). 5:00. ESPN. Bob Ley, Ty Keough.

Saturday, April 22: Belgium (friendly at Brussels. 9:00 (taped). SCAM. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough.

Sunday, May 28: Costa Rica (friendly at Tampa). 1:30. ESPN. Bob Ley, Ty Keough.

Sunday, June 11: Nigeria (USA Cup at Foxborough, Mass.). 2:00. ESPN. Bob Ley, Ty Keough, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, June 18: Mexico (USA Cup at Washington, D.C.). 3:30. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Desmond Armstrong.

Sunday, June 25: Colombia (USA Cup at Piscataway, N.J.). 1:00. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Desmond Armstrong.

Saturday, July 8: Chile (Copa America group stage at Paysandu, URU). 2:00. Prime. Phil Schoen.

Tuesday, July 11: Bolivia (Copa America group stage at Paysandu, URU). 9:00. Prime. Phil Schoen.

Friday, July 14: Argentina (Copa America group stage at Paysandu, URU). 8:00. Prime. Phil Schoen, Rick Davis.

Monday, July 17: Mexico (Copa America quarterfinal at Paysandu, URU). 6:05. Prime. Phil Schoen.

Thursday, July 20: Brazil (Copa America semifinal at Maldonado, URU). 8:30. Prime. Phil Schoen.

Saturday, July 22: Colombia (Copa America third place at Maldonado, URU). 2:00. Prime. Phil Schoen.

Wednesday, Aug. 16: Sweden (friendly at Norrkoping, SWE). Telecast (5:00 on ESPN2) canceled after picking up several USWNT games.

Sunday, Oct. 8: Saudi Arabia (friendly at Washington, D.C.). 2:00. ESPN. Bob Ley, Bill McDermott, Desmond Armstrong.

1996

Saturday, Jan. 13: Trinidad and Tobago (Gold Cup group stage at Anaheim, Calif.). 7:00. DirecTV PPV. Derek Rae.

Tuesday, Jan. 16: El Salvador (Gold Cup group stage at Anaheim, Calif.). 11:00. DirecTV PPV. Derek Rae.

Thursday, Jan. 18: Brazil (Gold Cup semifinal at Los Angeles). 9:00. DirecTV PPV. Derek Rae.

Sunday, Jan. 21: Guatemala (Gold Cup third place at Los Angeles). 5:00. DirecTV PPV. Derek Rae.

Sunday, May 26: Scotland (friendly at New Britain, Conn.). 12:00. ESPN. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough.

ESPN cut away in extra time to show the U.S. 500 auto race.

Sunday, June 9: Ireland (USA Cup at Foxborough, Mass.). 3:30. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Desmond Armstrong.

Wednesday, June 12: Bolivia (USA Cup at Washington, D.C.). 7:30. ESPN2. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, June 16: Mexico (USA Cup at Pasadena, Calif.). 3:30. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Desmond Armstrong.

Friday, Aug. 30: El Savador (friendly at Los Angeles). 8:00. FSN. Kevin Wall, Rick Davis.

Wednesday, Oct. 16: Peru (friendly at Lima, PER). Time unknown. Not televised.

Sunday, Nov. 3: Guatemala (WCQ semifinal round at Washington, D.C.). 1:00. ESPN. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Nov. 10: Trinidad and Tobago (WCQ semifinal round at Richmond, Va.). 1:00. ESPN2. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Nov. 24: Trinidad and Tobago (WCQ semifinal round at Port of Spain, TRI). 11:00a. Not televised in English.

Sunday, Dec. 1: Costa Rica (WCQ semifinal round at San Jose, CRC). 1:00. Not televised in English.

Saturday, Dec. 14: Costa Rica (WCQ semifinal round at Palo Alto, Calif.). 5:00. ESPN2. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.

Saturday, Dec. 21: Guatemala (WCQ semifinal round at San Salvador, ESV). 9:00. Not televised in English.

1997

Friday, Jan. 17: Peru (USA Cup at San Diego, Calif.). 10:00. ESPN2. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Jan. 19: Mexico (USA Cup at Pasadena, Calif.). 11:59 (taped 9:30). ESPN. Commentators unknown - Ley/Malin and Schoen/Keough worked the doubleheader.

Wednesday, Jan. 22: Denmark (USA Cup at Pasadena, Calif.). 11:59 (taped 9:30). ESPN. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.

Wednesday, Jan. 29: China (friendly at Kunming, CHN). Time unknown. Not televised.

Saturday, Feb. 1: China (friendly at Guangzhou, CHN). 6:00a. Not televised.

Sunday, March 2: Jamaica (hexagonal at Kingston, JAM). 12:00. Not televised in English.

Sunday, March 16: Canada (hexagonal at Palo Alto, Calif.). 2:30. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, March 23: Costa Rica (hexagonal at San Jose, CRC). 1:00. Not televised in English.

Sunday, April 20: Mexico (hexagonal at Foxborough, Mass.). 2:30. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Ty Keough.

Wednesday, June 4: Paraguay (friendly at St. Louis). 8:30. Not televised in English.

Tuesday, June 17: Israel (friendly at Jacksonville, Fla.). 7:30. ESPN. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, June 29: El Salvador (hexagonal at San Salvador, ESV). 2:00. CCTV. Commentators unknown.

Thursday, Aug. 7: Ecuador (friendly at Baltimore). 7:30. ESPN. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Sept. 7: Costa Rica (hexagonal at Portland, Ore.). 3:30. ABC. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin, Ty Keough.

Friday, Oct. 3: Jamaica (hexagonal at Washington, D.C.). 7:30. ESPN. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Nov. 2: Mexico (hexagonal at Mexico City, MEX). 1:00. Not televised in English.

Sunday, Nov. 9: Canada (hexagonal at Vancouver, CAN). 8:00 (taped 4:00). ESPN2. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin, Ty Keough.

Per a 3/26/01 USSF press release, this was the first uninterrupted telecast of a road World Cup qualifier.

Sunday, Nov. 16: El Salvador (hexagonal at Foxborough, Mass.). 1:30. ABC. Roger Twibell, Seamus Malin, Ty Keough.

1998

Saturday, Jan. 24: Sweden (friendly at Orlando, Fla.). 2:00. ESPN2. PBP unknown, Seamus Malin. Sunday, Feb. 1: Cuba (Gold Cup group stage at Oakland, Calif.). 7:00. FSW. Kevin Wall, Rick Davis. Saturday, Feb. 7: Costa Rica (Gold Cup group stage at Oakland, Calif.). 5:00. FSW. Kevin Wall, Rick Davis. Tuesday, Feb. 10: Brazil (Gold Cup semifinal at Los Angeles). 11:00. FSW. Kevin Wall, Rick Davis. Ridge Mahoney. Sunday, Feb. 15: Mexico (Gold Cup final at Los Angeles). 8:00. FSW. Kevin Wall, Rick Davis. Saturday, Feb. 21: Netherlands (friendly at Miami). 2:00. ESPN. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin. Wednesday, Feb. 25: Belgium (friendly at Brussels, BEL). Time unknown. Not televised in English. Saturday, March 14: Paraguay (friendly at San Diego, Calif.). 3:00. ABC. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin. Wednesday, April 22: Austria (friendly at Vienna, AUT). 4:00. FSW. Kevin Wall, Rick Davis. Saturday, May 16: Macedonia (friendly at San Jose, Calif.). 11:00. Tape aired 1:00 Sunday 5/17. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Ty Keough. Sunday, May 24: Kuwait (friendly at Portland, Ore.). 3:30. ESPN. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin. Saturday, May 30: Scotland (friendly at Washington, D.C.). 1:30. ABC. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin. Monday, June 15: Germany (World Cup group stage at Paris, FRA). 2:45/3:00. ABC. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin. Sunday, June 21: Iran (World Cup group stage at Lyon, FRA). 2:45/3:00. ABC. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin. Thursday, June 25: Yugoslavia (World Cup group stage at Nantes, FRA). 2:45/3:00. ABC. Bob Ley, Seamus Malin.