Tony
DiCicco picked up his 100th win as U.S. National team coach
with a 6-0 win over Brazil Sept. 26th, 1999 in Denver. Here's a
look at DiCicco's record by the numbers:
1. DiCicco's first win
came on June 21, 1993, when he filled in for Anson
Dorrance. The United States beat Canada, 3-0, in
Pontiac, Mich. DiCicco's first game after Dorrance
stepped down was a 7-0 win over Denmark on Feb. 24,
1995.
2. World Titles the U.S. has won under DiCicco: '96
Olympics and '99 World Cup.
3. Losses to Norway during the DiCicco era, the most to
any country.
5. Teams that have beaten the U.S. under DiCicco.
Besides Norway, only China (twice), Germany, Brazil and
Denmark have won against the Americans.
8. Losses and ties to go along with DiCicco's 103 wins.
9. Countries DiCicco has visited as head coach: Portugal
(3 times), Brazil (twice), Australia, Canada, China,
France, Germany, Japan, and Sweden.
12. The number of times DiCicco has faced nemesis China,
his most frequent opponent. The U.S. has won six times,
lost twice and tied four games, including the World Cup
Final, which is officially listed a tie.
15. The Longest winning streak in the DiCicco era. The
streak began with a 2-1 win over Denmark on Feb. 10,
1996, and ended with a 0-0 tie with China July 25, 1996,
in the first round of the Olympics. The 2-1 win over
Norway in the next game, the Olympic semi-finals, was
the start of a 14-game winning streak.
22. The win over Brazil gave the U.S. 22 wins in 1999,
tying the record it set last year. The Americans won 19
games, 21 and 16 in the first three years of the DiCicco
era.
26. Countries the U.S. has faced under DiCicco. The
Breakdown, by continent, is as follows: Europe (14),
Asia (5), CONCACAF (2), South America (2), Oceania (2),
and Africa (1).
64. Players whom DiCicco has used during his reign as
U.S. national team coach. He's used 58 field players and
six goalkeepers.
95. Games that Kristine Lilly played in DiCicco's
century run, the most of any player. Lilly missed
DiCicco's Debut in Pontiac, wins over Canada and Chinese
Taipei in 1995, a Ukraine match in 1998 and a
closed-door game with Finland this winter.
100. DiCicco's women have won 100 games in five years;
it took the U.S. men 82 years to reach the century mark.
103. DiCicco's last win brings his final record to
103-8-8.
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