WORLD CUP USA '94: ROUND OF 16 : Spotlight : BALBOA SETS RECORD

By JULIE CART

July 5, 1994 12 AM PT

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Defender Marcelo Balboa became the U.S. team’s leader in international appearances by earning his 94th cap. Forward Bruce Murray, no longer on the team, held the record of 93. Goalkeeper Tony Meola appeared in his 89th international match on Monday.

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Julie Cart

Julie Cart is a former environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she’s also been a sportswriter and a national correspondent. In 2009, Cart and colleague Bettina Boxall won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. She left The Times in 2015.

WORLD CUP USA ‘94: ROUND OF 16 : Spotlight : BALBOA SETS RECORD

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