MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Barclay, U.S. Qualify for FIFA Youth World Championship

Published on November 18, 2002 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Earthquakes midfielder Devin Barclay and the U20 U.S. National Team qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship this weekend by winning two out of three matches at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament. The U.S. defeated Haiti 2-0 on Wednesday, November 13, and then got by El Salvador 1-0 to qualify after their first two matches. In the tournament finale, the Americans fell behind 3-0 to Canada before scoring twice to cut the deficit to one, before falling 3-2. All the matches were played at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C. Barclay started and played the full 90 minutes in the first two matches, and came on as a sub in the Canada game in the 71st minute. The U.S. will now move on to the FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates from March 25 - April 16, 2003. It marks the U20s fourth straight qualification for the FIFA Youth World Championship.

National Team Duty

San Jose Earthquakes forward and World Cup hero Landon Donovan and defender Wade Barrett both started and played the entire match to help the U.S. National Team defeat El Salvador 2-0 on Sunday, November 17 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Quakes defender Eddie Robinson earned a spot on the 18-man roster for the match, but did not see any action. Donovan played central midfield while Barrett played in his customary left back position. By appearing in the match, Donovan, who earlier this year was named the 2002 Honda Player of the Year, became the only American to appear in all 20 national team games this year. Barrett made his first appearance in an international match, becoming the third Earthquakes player to earn his first cap during Frank Yallop's tenure with the Quakes. The Earthquakes now have seven players who have appeared in a U.S. National Team jersey. With the win, the U.S. ended the year with a 12-6-2 record, giving them the most wins in a calendar year in its history.

Cover Again

After gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine this summer, Quakes forward Landon Donovan is on the cover again. Donovan appears on the cover of the box of the just released EA Sports FIFA 2003 video game.

A Busy Week

Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop and assistant Dominic Kinnear spent the past week on a scouting trip on the East Coast. The Earthquakes coaches took in most of the matches at the U20 CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, which ran from November 13 - 17 at Blackbaud Stadium. The pair also found time to see some of the nation's top collegiate players at the ACC Tournament in Cary, North Carolina. Kinnear traveled to Rutgers, NJ to take in some matches at the Big East Tournament. Both coaches returned to San Jose on Monday, November 18.

Earthquakes in Champions Cup

The San Jose Earthquakes will play in the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2003, marking the second season in a row the club will participate in the 16-team tournament that crowns the champion of the CONCACAF region covering North and Central America and the Caribbean. The Earthquakes qualified for the tournament by earning the second most points during the 2002 MLS regular season. The Quakes will be joined in the tournament by the Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS Cup Champions), the New England Revolution (MLS Cup runner-ups), and the Columbus Crew (U.S. Open Cup Champions) along with 12 other teams from the region. The Earthquakes participated in the Champions Cup in 2002 after winning the 2001 MLS Cup and advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating CD Olimpia of Honduras on the road 1-0 and 3-1 at home in the Round of 16. San Jose was defeated in the quarterfinals by Pachuca CF of Mexico on goal differential, losing 3-0 in Mexico at Estadio Hidalgo and winning 1-0 at Spartan Stadium.

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