Earnie Stewart named USMNT GM

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Earnie Stewart was named the first general manager of the USMNT, a new role created by the US Soccer Federation. … “With his breadth of experience as both a player and a technical director, Earnie is the ideal leader to guide the long-term success of our Men’s National Team program,” US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro said. … Stewart takes the role officially on August 1 with the expectation that US Soccer will hire a new head coach after that.

Earnie Stewart

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In United States soccer lore, midfielder Earnie Stewart stands as high as anybody. … Stewart was known for his blazing speed and knack for scoring clutch goals.

Earnie Stewart is the Philadelphia Union’s new sporting director

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USMNT legend and National Soccer Hall of Famer Earnie Stewart is returning to MLS. … Stewart has signed on as sporting director for the Philadelphia Union, leaving a similar role at Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.

Alums McBride, Stewart begin to sketch out their vision for USMNT

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This week new USMNT general manager Brian McBride was introduced to the media via a conference call, joined by his new boss sporting director Earnie Stewart. … When I look at Brian and those unique interpersonal skills that he has, they are outstanding," said Stewart.

Brian McBride named USMNT general manager

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With original general manager Earnie Stewart named sporting director in charge of both the men's and women's programs, McBride steps into the job solely focused on the men's team. … In this position, part of my job is to work alongside Gregg and his staff in fostering a growth mentality for the USMNT and to help Earnie ensure that this mindset is present in all of our Youth National Teams. … McBride, Stewart, and USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter were members of the 2002 World Cup squad with McBride and Berhalter also playing in the 2006 team.

5 USMNT players in the Eredivisie

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Earnie Stewart (VVV-Venlo, Willem II, NAC Breda)… Stewart was born in the Netherlands but represented his father's country in international competition.

Playing to win in DC, New England, and Philadelphia

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The hiring of Earnie Stewart as Sporting Director was a restatement of purpose, but so far things haven't changed enough. … Stewart confirmed that head coach Jim Curtin will be back in 2018.

Remembering the USMNT in the First ‘Dos A Cero’

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"It was one of those games where we finally started to turn things around," midfielder Earnie Stewart, who scored the second goal that night, told USSoccer.com earlier this year. … Wolff was also involved in the second strike, luring Campos outside his net to the near post, then laying it across the box where Stewart scored in the game’s dying minutes.

Process, perception, and US Soccer’s latest batch of hires

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Sporting director Earnie Stewart now has a year and a half under his belt at USSF.

Philadelphia pushes up the Eastern Conference table

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The July 31 departure of Earnie Stewart for the new USMNT general manager position complicated matters even further, since Stewart led Philadelphia’s specific brand of team-building identity. … The club moved relatively quickly to hire former Red Bull Salzburg academy director Ernst Tanner to replace Stewart.

What Philadelphia is doing in the year of the underdog

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Former USMNT player Earnie Stewart led the club's overhaul over the off season. … It’s a sign of a good team, even though when Earnie and I talk, we know that we can be better,” Curtain said. … Stewart started 2015-16 in his familiar role as technical director for AZ Alkmaar.

US World Cup Squads

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A list of the USMNT World Cup squads and the players from 1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010.

The Class Of 2011

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He was elected into the National Soccer Hall of Fame along with former National Team players Cobi Jones and Earnie Stewart. … His fellow Hall of Fame inductees Jones and Stewart had already made their marks as members of the '94 World Cup squad.

Inter Miami in Fort Lauderdale

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SI.com's Grant Wahl has sporting director Earnie Stewart's comments about the USMNT's situation going into the November friendlies. … ESPN's Jeff Carlisle also has Stewart talking about the USMNT program.

Jason Kreis and the USMNT U-23s

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"It's an opportunity to be a part of a new system under the leadership of Gregg Berhalter and Earnie Stewart leading the National Team the way that they are. … The hiring of Earnie Stewart as general manager and Gregg Berhalter as coach is part of a broader cultural change.

Berhalter takes over

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The hiring of Earnie Stewart as general manager, and then the hiring process for the next USMNT coach. … The NY Times' Andrew Das with USMNT GM Earnie Stewart explaining their ranking system for choosing a coach.

Young USMNT wade into deeper water against Brazil and Mexico

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With the attention of USSF leadership taken up by the 2026 World Cup bid, the program’s new general manager post was only truly filled by USMNT legend Earnie Stewart a few weeks ago. … Stewart expects to take a couple more months to complete the hiring process for the new coach.

Preview: France vs USMNT

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With Earnie Stewart in place as GM in a few weeks and the completion of the World Cup leading to available coaches, things will change for the USMNT. … American Soccer Now's Brian Sciaretta looks back at new USMNT GM Earnie Stewart's front office career.

Bruce’s first tour: The USMNT’s winding road to Korea/Japan 2002

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A canny poacher’s goal from Earnie Stewart stunned a euphoric Ticos crowd and drew the US all even at 1-1 with some 25 minutes to play. … Eventually Stewart, Razov, Clint Mathis, and Cobi Jones racked up four goals down the stretch to make a sweaty occasion look a lot more assured than it really was.

USMNT Player Of The Year Awards

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The history of the US Soccer Federation's Male Athlete of the Year award and Futbol De Primera's Player of the Year.

Soccer News: DC United’s new logo

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The Philadelphia Union introduced former USMNT player Earnie Stewart as the team's new sporting director. … Stewart is leaving Eredivisie club AZ for the MLS job.

Club Guide: AZ Alkmaar

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That’s the league where Oguchi Onyewu spent the second half of the 2010-11 season and where players like Earnie Stewart, DaMarcus Beasley, and Michael Bradley found success. … It’s the Stewart connection to AZ that’s interesting.

US National Team Alumni

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The alumni members of the United States National Soccer Team Players Association, the union for the USMNT World Cup squad.

Reyna’s Dortmund and Pefok’s Union Berlin win in the Bundesliga

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Also in the soccer news, the US Soccer Federation announced that Earnie Stewart is leaving as sporting director on February 15 for a role with PSV. … “Earnie has had an immense impact on our sporting department and on soccer in this country during the last several years and dating back to his playing days for the National Team, and we are incredibly grateful for his leadership in helping develop the next generation of players in the United States," US Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said.

Uncharted territory for Philadelphia and NYCFC

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Under current US Soccer sporting director Earnie Stewart, the Union developed its residential academy system into a direct contributor of first team players. … Combined with a spate of smart recruiting that followed the hire of Ernst Tanner to replace Stewart in 2018, the Union turned itself into a model of efficiency.

The variables facing Jason Kreis and the US U-23s

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Kreis and his USSF colleagues Brian McBride and Earnie Stewart have no doubt racked up both phone calls and frequent-flyer miles as they work to convince clubs across more than half a dozen countries to release their US players for this very particular international duty. … Alums McBride, Stewart begin to sketch out their vision for USMNT

Taking stock of US Soccer as 2020 AGM unfolds

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Cone is one of several former national teamers to take up a prominent USSF role during Cordeiro's tenure, with Earnie Stewart, Kate Markgraf, and Brian McBride among those also stepping on board. … Alums McBride, Stewart begin to sketch out their vision for USMNT

Notes from the 2020 United Soccer Coaches Convention

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Much of the chatter I heard in Baltimore centered around the changes at Soccer House, most of all by president Carlos Cordeiro and USMNT GM Earnie Stewart. … Alums McBride, Stewart begin to sketch out their vision for USMNT

Notes and lessons from the USMNT’s September friendlies

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With reactive approaches having earned more global legitimacy since then, have the ground rules changed? That’s an angle for USMNT GM Earnie Stewart to contemplate. … Stewart is now fully in the fold and looking for the permanent new coach, a post he says US Soccer will fill by year’s end.

Lower division clubs still alive in the 2018 US Open Cup

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MLSsoccer.com's Dave Zeitlin profiles new USMNT GM Earnie Stewart. … The Philadelphia Inquirer's Jonathan Tannenwald talked to Philadelphia Union investor/operator Jay Sugarman about moving on with Stewart leaving the club for the USMNT at the end of July.

Soccer History: The 1993 US Cup

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There are 13 US players who played in that 1993 tournament who now are in the National Soccer Hall of Fame: John Harkes, Tab Ramos, Thomas Dooley, Desmond Armstrong, Jeff Agoos, Eric Wynalda, Alexi Lalas, Tony Meola, Earnie Stewart, Bruce Murray, Fernando Clavijo, and Cobi Jones. … Down 4-1 in the 59th minute, momentum seesawed and the US got two more goals – from Stewart in the 72 minute and Dooley six minutes later – to make the game interesting.

4 MLS coaches in trouble

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Everyone from owner Jay Sugarman to sporting director Earnie Stewart to Curtin himself is preaching patience. … How much of it should Curtin bear when Sugarman seems unwilling to spend enough to keep up with the rest…

Selling hope in MLS

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Tongue firmly in cheek here, since Earnie Stewart’s influence won’t extend directly to the field. … Make no mistake, bringing in Stewart is probably the best thing the Union could have done for the long-term future of the club.

Soccer News: Philadelphia keeps Curtin

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The Union announced Earnie Stewart as the club's new sporting director with chairman Jay Sugarman also announcing that Curtin's job was safe. … World Soccer Talk's Steve Davis thinks Philadelphia already won big by getting Stewart.

The Hall Calls

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Cobi Jones, Eddie Pope, and Earnie Stewart entered the Hall, with Jones and Pope elected in year one. … Stewart needed an extra year on the ballot to get the required percentage of votes, a surprise considering the contributions he made to the National Team, his trailblazing career in Holland, and his single season in Major League Soccer that ended with winning the MLS Cup.

More transfers and loans for USMNT players in Europe as 2023-24 seasons begin

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Tillman and Pepi joined a club directed by former USMNT midfielder and US Soccer sporting director Earnie Stewart, who joined PSV as their director of football in early 2023.

KRC Genk trails in Europa League qualifying, goal for Mihailovic in Europa Conference League qualifying

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"We were looking for a player who has goal scoring prowess and is comfortable on the ball in small spaces," PSV director of football Earnie Stewart said in the press release.

Rundown of European-based USMNT players’ 2023/24 season outlooks

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The FC Dallas product's steady scoring on loan at relegation-bound Groningen drew the attention of Dutch powerhouse PSV Eindhoven, where USMNT legend Earnie Stewart is now the director of football.

US Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker outlines the scope for “the whole ecosystem”

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There was a similar spirit in his praise for his predecessor Earnie Stewart and coaches Gregg Berhalter and Anthony Hudson and the foundation they laid.

Djordje Mihailovic and a chance for CF Montreal’s best season

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Mihailovic adds his name to a list that includes John O'Brien, Michael Bradley, DaMarcus Beasley, Oguchi Onyewu, Earnie Stewart, and a host of others who played in the country.

USMNT 1998 World Cup squad

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The 1998 USMNT World Cup squad that played in group F at France 98.

USMNT 2002 World Cup squad

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The USMNT 2002 World Cup squad that advanced to the quarterfinals in South Korea.

USMNT 1994 World Cup squad

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The 1994 USMNT World Cup squad that advanced from group A and exited in the round of 16 to eventual champions Brazil.

The Philadelphia Union plays for a trophy

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What began under Earnie Stewart is better under Ernst Tanner and owes much to Jim Curtin.

USA faces a tough Olympic qualifying scenario

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That means showing that the entire program under sporting director Earnie Stewart and a GM to be hired later is progressing.

The next Orlando City rebuild

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Philadelphia chose to replace Earnie Stewart with Ernst Tanner, a German with no MLS experience but plenty of connections in Europe.

The USMNT’s October leads to another pivotal moment

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That’s according to the rough timetable general manager Earnie Stewart has laid out for the process of selecting a new head coach, an appointment that could come as soon as November 1.

Preview: USMNT vs Colombia

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General Manager Earnie Stewart is pointing to the end of the month to name a new head coach.

Preview: USMNT vs Brazil

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This is the first game for the USMNT under general manager Earnie Stewart, the person conducting the search for the next USMNT coach.

Playing for the other trophy in MLS

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With Earnie Stewart moving on to take the challenge of rebuilding the US Men’s National Team as its first general manager, Philadelphia has tapped former Red Bull Salzburg academy director Ernst Tanner as the club’s new GM.

France friendly a reminder of what’s possible, and what’s failed, for US Soccer

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This week USSF announced that Earnie Stewart, a USMNT icon with strong Dutch roots, will take up the program’s new general manager post.

Real Madrid vs Liverpool closes out the European soccer season

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The Philadelphia Inquirer's Jonathan Tannenwald on the rumors that Philadelphia Union sporting director Earnie Stewart is in talks to become the GM of the USMNT.

History: USMNT vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The story before the game was the players Sampson could not play, all due to injury, including Eric Wynalda, Earnie Stewart, and Claudio Reyna.

Qualifying rarely tells the World Cup story for the USMNT

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Vets remained key, as Earnie Stewart featured in four games and reserves Tony Meola and David Regis provided a steadying influence.

Wins for Toronto and Sporting KC

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Philly.com's Marc Narducci talks to Philadelphia Union sporting director Earnie Stewart about turning around the club's winless streak.

The Champions League officiating

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The Delaware County Times' Matthew DeGeorge talks to Philadelphia Union sporting director Earnie Stewart about the club's competitive issues.

The Champions League knockout round for Arsenal and Leicester City

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In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer's Jonathan Tannenwald, Philadelphia Union sporting director Earnie Stewart makes the case for the uniqueness of American soccer.

Territory in MLS

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The Philly Voice's Kevin Kinkead explains the importance of Phildelphia Union sporting director Earnie Stewart's take on the transfer market.

What Bruce Arena means for young USMNT players

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Against Mexico in the second round, Arena lost Frankie Hedjuk to suspension and Jeff Agoos and Earnie Stewart to injury.

Next season is already starting in MLS

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How did the Union turn itself around in just one season? The team embarked on an ambitious overhaul during the offseason, spearheaded by general manager Earnie Stewart.

Bedoya moves to MLS

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“Charlie adds another dynamic dimension to our attack and is exactly the type of player we targeted during this window,” Philadelphia sporting director Earnie Stewart said.

Soccer News: The 2016 MLS All-Stars

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The Philadelphia Inquirer's Bob Ford profiles Philadelphia Union sporting director Earnie Stewart.

What the Eastern Conference standings don’t tell us

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Maybe it’s the Earnie Stewart effect.

Soccer News: Clausura final for Omar Gonzalez and Edgar Castillo

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The Philadelphia Daily News' John Smallwood profiles Philadelphia Union technical director Earnie Stewart.

The USMNT at the Rose Bowl

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The second came when Earnie Stewart beat Oscar Cordoba with a powerful shot.

Playing up at Almere City

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Almere City, OSS, Earnie Stewart's old club VVV-Venlo, and De Graafschap qualified for the first round.

Remembering the USMNT in the 2010 World Cup

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The game also marked Donovan's 11th World Cup appearance, tying him for the National Team record alongside Cobi Jones and Earnie Stewart.

Questions: Beasley and the Consecutive Years Streak

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After his start in the 1-0 win over Costa Rica last week, Beasley has now appeared in games for 13 consecutive years, joining Marcelo Balboa, Landon Donovan, Cobi Jones, Kasey Keller, Claudio Reyna, and Earnie Stewart.

Onyewu’s Journey

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5 Questions: Keller, Seattle, Points, Offside, Torres

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With Seattle still in two competitions (League and US Open Cup), Keller could end his storied career like Earnie Stewart did, lifting a trophy.

Club And Country

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With former US National Team stalwart Earnie Stewart serving as AZ's technical director, Altidore is in a unique circumstance for a National Teamer in Europe.

Alumni

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A list of USMNT alumni players for the United States National Team.

Altidore Moves To Alkmaar

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United States National Team forward Jozy Altidore is now a member of AZ Alkmaar, the club most associated with its US National Team alum and AZ’s director of football Earnie Stewart.

Class of 2011: Bruce Murray

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” Murray will be inducted during a ceremony prior to the USA-Spain friendly in Foxborough, Mass, alongside National Team alums Cobi Jones, Eddie Pope and Earnie Stewart as well as former National Team coach Bob Gansler.

Onyewu Eyes Treble

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Onyewu, the only American currently in the Eredivisie, follows in the footsteps of other notable National Team alums that have succeeded in Holland, including Earnie Stewart, John O’Brien and DaMarcus Beasley.

National Team Alums In Management

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” Last year, Earnie Stewart was named technical director at Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, while Eric Wynalda was appointed president of international operations at Mexican third division club Murcielagos.

Americans In Europe

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Names like Earnie Stewart, John O’Brien, DaMarcus Beasley, and Michael Bradley all played for Dutch clubs at one point in their careers.

USMNT – Brazil: A History

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Tony Meola, Chris Henderson, Dominic Kinnear, Peter Vermes and Earnie Stewart also played.

American Soccer’s 10 Greatest Moments Of The 00’s

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Here are the 10 moments that helped define the decade (in order in which they occurred): February 28, 2001 -- La Guerra FriaDubbed “La Guerra Fria" (“The Cold War” in Spanish) because temperatures topped out at a chilly 29 degrees at Columbus Crew Stadium, the US did the unthinkable and downed Mexico 2-0 on goals by Josh Wolff and Earnie Stewart in World Cup Qualifying.