U.S. men's national soccer team commentators through 1990 World Cup

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As originally posted by Tony Miller:

Here are all of the known telecasts of the USMNT leading up to the 1990 World Cup. All help is appreciated. This completes the USMNT commentator listings.

1984

Saturday, Oct. 6: Netherlands Antilles (WCQ first round at St. Louis). 4:30 (taped 1:30). NBC. Charlie Jones, Paul Gardner.

1985

Wednesday, May 15: Trinidad and Tobago (WCQ second round at St. Louis). 8:00. ESPN. Bob Ley, Paul Gardner.

Sunday, May 19: Trinidad and Tobago (WCQ second round at Torrance, Calif.). 5:00. ESPN. Bob Ley, Paul Gardner.

Friday, May 31: Costa Rica (WCQ second round at Torrance, Calif.) 11:59. ESPN. Bob Ley, Paul Gardner.

Sunday, June 16: England (friendly at Los Angeles, Calif.). 8:00. ESPN. Seamus Malin, Paul Gardner.

1986

No telecasts known at this time.

1987

Saturday, May 23: Canada (Olympic qualifying first round at St. John’s, CAN). 3:00. Score. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Saturday, May 30: Canada (Olympic qualifying first round at Fenton, Mo.). 5:00. Score. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Saturday, Sept. 5: Trinidad and Tobago (Olympic qualifying second round at Fenton, Mo.). 2:00. Score. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

1988

Wednesday, May 25: El Salvador (Olympic qualifying second round at Indianapolis). 8:00. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Saturday, Aug. 13: Jamaica (WCQ playoff round at St. Louis). 6:00. Tape aired Sunday 8/14 at 12:30a. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

1989

Sunday, April 30: Costa Rica (WCQ final round at St. Louis). 4:00. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Saturday, May 13: Trinidad and Tobago (WCQ final round at Torrance, Calif.). 3:30. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Saturday, June 17: Guatemala (WCQ final round at New Britain, Conn.). 3:00. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Sept. 17: El Salvador (WCQ final round at Tegucigalpa, HON). 5:00. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Oct. 8: Guatemala (WCQ final round at Guatemala City, GUA). 5:00. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Nov. 5: El Salvador (WCQ final round at St. Louis). Monday 11/6 at 4:00. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, Nov. 19: Trinidad and Tobago (WCQ final round at Port-of-Spain, TRI). 4:30. ESPN. JP Dellacamera, Seamus Malin.

1990

Saturday, Feb. 24: USSR (friendly at Palo Alto, Calif.). 4:30. SCAM. Jim Donovan, Seamus Malin.

Sunday, April 8: Iceland (friendly at Fenton, Mo.) 2:00. SCAM. Jim Donovan, color unknown.

Sunday, April 22: Colombia (friendly at Miami Gardens, Fla.). 2:00. SCAM. Jim Donovan, Seamus Malin. JIP at 2:40.

Sunday, June 10: Czechoslovakia (World Cup group stage at Florence, ITA). 10:55a/11:00a. TNT. Bob Neal, Mick Luckhurst.

Thursday, June 14: Italy (World Cup group stage at Rome, ITA). 2:55a/3:00. TNT. Bob Neal, Mick Luckhurst, Rick Davis.

Tuesday, June 19: Austria (World Cup group stage at Florence, ITA). 2:55/3:00. TNT. Bob Neal, Mick Luckhurst.