June 21, 2006
OUT OF AFRICA
U.S. has played teams only 9 times

Cologne, Germany -- The U.S. National Team's confrontation with Ghana on Thursday is certainly a rarity when it comes to playing teams from Africa.

The U.S. has played African national sides only nine times in its history, registering a 3-4-2 record.

The list of games (in chronological order):

* June 8, 1978 -- Egypt 3, U.S. 1 (Seoul, Korea)


* March 19, 1992 -- Morocco 3, U.S. 1 (Casablanca, Morocco)

* Oct. 19, 1992 -- U.S. 5, Ivory Coast 2 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

* June 11, 1995 -- U.S. 3, Nigeria 2 (Foxboro, Mass.)

* Nov. 17, 1999 -- Morocco 2, U.S. 1 (Marakech, Morocco)

* March 12, 2000 -- U.S. 1, Tunisia 1 (Birmingham, Ala.)

* June 3, 2000 -- U.S. 4, South Africa 0 (Washington, D.C.)

* June 23, 2003 -- U.S. 0, Cameroon 0 (Lyon, France)

* May 22, 2006 -- Morocco 1, U.S. 0 (Nashville)

-- Michael Lewis