2002-06 U.S. men's national soccer team commentators

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As originally posted by Tony Miller:

An era that starts just after our best showing in a televised World Cup and ends with a three-and-out in Germany.

Where two game times are listed, the first is airtime and the second is kickoff time.

As of the time of posting in May 2020, the 2005 Gold Cup final is the last USMNT game that wasn't televised in English. The 3/9/05 game with Colombia is the last game that wasn't televised at all.

Any and all help appreciated.

2002, post-World Cup

Saturday, Aug. 3: MLS All-Stars (at Washington, D.C.). 3:30, ABC. Jack Edwards, Ty Keough, Veronica Paysse, Rob Stone.

Not counted as an international game because the opponent was not an international team. Listed here because someone was eventually going to point out that it happened.

Sunday, Nov. 17: El Salvador (friendly at Washington, D.C.). 3:00. ESPN. Rob Stone, Ty Keough.

2003

Saturday, Jan. 18: Canada (friendly at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). 7:30. FSW. Phil Schoen, John Harkes.

Saturday, Feb. 8: Argentina (friendly at Miami). 12:00. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Ty Keough.

Thursday, Feb. 12: Jamaica (friendly at Kingston, JAM). 7:00. Not televised in English.

Saturday, March 29: Venezuela (friendly at Seattle). 3:55/4:00. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Ty Keough.

Thursday, May 8: Mexico (friendly at Houston). 7:55/8:00. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Ty Keough.

Monday, May 26: Wales (friendly at San Jose, Calif.). 10:00. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Tommy Smyth.

Sunday, June 8: New Zealand (friendly at Richmond, Va.). 12:55/1:00. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth.

Thursday, June 19: Turkey (Confederations Cup group stage at Saint-Etienne, FRA). 1:00. Not televised in English.

Saturday, June 21: Brazil (Confederations Cup group stage at Lyon, FRA). 3:00. Not televised in English.

Monday, June 23: Cameroon (Confederations Cup group stage at Lyon, FRA). 3:00. Not televised in English.

Sunday, July 6: Paraguay (friendly at Columbus, Ohio). 2:55/3:00. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth.

Saturday, July 12: El Salvador (Gold Cup group stage at Foxborough, Mass.). 6:30. Not televised in English.

Monday, July 14: Martinique (Gold Cup group stage at Foxborough, Mass.). 8:30. Not televised in English.

Saturday, July 19: Cuba (Gold Cup quarterfinal at Foxborough, Mass.). 3:00. Not televised in English.

Wednesday, July 23: Brazil (Gold Cup semifinal at Miami). 8:00. Not televised in English.

Saturday, July 26: Costa Rica (Gold Cup third place at Miami). 8:00. Not televised in English.

2004

Sunday, Jan. 18: Denmark (friendly at Carson, Calif.). 3:30. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, Feb. 18: Netherlands (friendly at Amsterdam, NED). 2:30. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Marcelo Balboa.

Saturday, March 13: Haiti (friendly at Miami). 8:00. PPV. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, March 31: Poland (friendly at Plock, POL.). 2:30. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, April 28: Mexico (friendly at Dallas). 8:30. FSW. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan.

Friday, June 2: Honduras (friendly at Foxborough, Mass.). 7:30. FSW. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan.

Sunday, June 13: Grenada (WCQ playoff round at Columbus, Ohio). Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda.

Sunday, June 20: Grenada (WCQ playoff round at St. George’s, GRN). Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda.

Sunday, July 11: Poland (friendly at Chicago). 6:55/7:00. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda.

Wednesday, Aug. 18: Jamaica (WCQ semifinal round at Kingston, JAM). 7:00. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda.

Saturday, Sept. 4: El Salvador (WCQ semifinal round at Foxborough, Mass.). 4:00. FSW. Max Bretos, John Harkes.

Wednesday, Sept. 8: Panama (WCQ semifinal round at Panama City, PAN). 9:30. FSW. Max Bretos, John Harkes.

Saturday, Oct. 9: El Salvador (WCQ semifinal round at San Salvador, ESV). 9:30. PPV. Lindsey Dean, Marcos Cesar.

Wednesday, Oct. 13: Panama (WCQ semifinal round at Washington, D.C.). 9:00 (taped at 7:30). ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda.

Wednesday, Nov. 17: Jamaica (WCQ semifinal round at Columbus, Ohio). 7:30. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda.

2005

Wednesday, Feb. 9: Trinidad and Tobago (hexagonal at Port of Spain, TRI). 2:30. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, March 9: Colombia (friendly at Fullerton, Calif.). 10:30. Not televised.

Saturday, March 19: Honduras (friendly at Albuquerque, N.M.). 4:00. FSC. Max Bretos, John Harkes.

Sunday, March 27: Mexico (hexagonal at Mexico City, MEX. 1:00. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, March 30: Guatemala (hexagonal at Birmingham, Ala.). 8:00. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa.

Saturday, May 28: England (friendly at Chicago). 3:00. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, June 4: Costa Rica (hexagonal at Salt Lake City, Utah). 7:30. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, June 8: Panama (hexagonal at Panama City, PAN). 1:00. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa.

Thursday, July 7: Cuba (Gold Cup group stage at Seattle). 10:30. Not televised in English.

Saturday, July 9: Canada (Gold Cup group stage at Seattle). 4:30. Not televised in English.

Monday, July 11: Costa Rica (Gold Cup group stage at Foxborough, Mass.). 7:00. Not televised in English.

Saturday, July 16: Jamaica (Gold Cup quarterfinal at Foxborough, Mass.). 4:00. Not televised in English.

Thursday, July 21: Honduras (Gold Cup semifinal at East Rutherford, N.J.). 6:00. Not televised in English.

Sunday, July 24: Panama (Gold Cup final at East Rutherford, N.J.). 3:00. Not televised in English.

Wednesday, Aug. 17: Trinidad and Tobago (hexagonal at East Hartford, Conn.). 8:00. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa, Rob Stone.

Saturday, Sept. 3: Mexico (hexagonal at Columbus, Ohio). 7:25/7:30. ESPN Classic. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, Sept. 7: Guatemala (hexagonal at Guatemala City, GUA). 9:00. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Marcelo Balboa.

JIP at roughly 24th minute due to baseball extra innings.

Saturday, Oct. 8: Costa Rica (hexagonal at San Jose, CRC). 10:00. ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, Oct. 12: Panama (hexagonal at Foxborough, Mass.). 8:00. ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa.

Saturday, Nov. 12: Scotland (friendly at Glasgow, SCO). 11:00a. FSC. Max Bretos, John Harkes.

2006

Sunday, Jan. 29: Norway (friendly at Carson, Calif.). 5:00. ESPN2. Dave O’Brien, Marcelo Balboa.

Friday, Feb. 10: Japan (friendly at San Francisco). 11:00. ESPN2. Rob Stone, Marcelo Balboa.

Sunday, Feb. 19: Guatemala (friendly at Frisco, Texas). 2:00. ESPN2. Dave O'Brien, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, March 1: Poland (friendly at Kaiserslautern, GER). 2:00. ESPN2. Dave O’Brien, Marcelo Balboa.

Wednesday, March 22: Germany (friendly at Dortmund, GER). 2:25/2:30. ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa.

Tuesday, April 11: Jamaica (friendly at Cary, N.C.). 7:00. ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa, Shelley Smith.

Tuesday, May 23: Morocco (friendly at Nashville). 7:00. ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, John Harkes, Shelley Smith.

Friday, May 26: Venezuela (friendly at Cleveland). 7:00. ESPN2. Dave O’Brien, Marcelo Balboa, Shelley Smith.

Sunday, May 28: Latvia (friendly at East Hartford, Conn.). 7:00. Dave O’Brien, Marcelo Balboa, Shelley Smith.

Monday, June 12: Czech Republic (World Cup group stage at Gelsenkirchen, GER). 11:55a/12:00. ESPN2. Dave O’Brien, Marcelo Balboa.

Saturday, June 17: Italy (World Cup group stage at Kaiserslautern, GER). 2:55/3:00. ABC. Dave O’Brien, Marcelo Balboa.

Thursday, June 22: Ghana (World Cup group stage at Nuremburg, GER). 9:55a/10:00a. ESPN. Dave O’Brien, Marcelo Balboa.