PASADENA, Calif. June 5: Playing before the largest crowd ever to watch the United States soccer

team at home the Americans upset Mexico 1-0 Saturday in their last warm-up game before the World Cup. reports

Roy Wegerle. naturalised American born in South Africa scored seven minutes into the second half after Eric Wynalda a Californian who plays profes sionally,in Germany, beat three defenders The through-pass came from Thomas Dooley, a naturalised American who lived in Germany until a year •*>

There were 91.123 fans in the Rose Bowl. The crowd was the largest for any soccer game lo the United States since the 1984 Olympics and it ap peared that the vast majority of the fans were rooting for Mexico

The game offered a glimpse or the atmosphere the World Cup will bring to the United States when it starts June 17 Mexican fans began honking horns and waving flags two hours before the start of the game They chanted Mehico' Mehico! did the wave as their team came on the field and chanted Ole! when the Mexicans connected with their

The Rose Bowl also offered a look at World Cup security: Two layers of chain-link fencing surrounded the stadium, two police helicopters circled overhead and about four dozen Los Angels County sheriffs deputies and helmeted Pa sadena police stood on the field

It was only the fourth win In 42 games against Mexico for the United States which Is 5 5-8 this year The Americans were missing two players ex pected to start In the World Cup: midfielder John Harkes. who just rejoined the team and defender Marcelo Balboa suspended following his ejec tion last week against Greece

Mexico were missing three

probable World Cup starters. Including forward Luis Roberto Alves.

The goal developed when Dooley sent the bail down the left side of the field, and Wynalda raced past Ignacio Ambriz and Raul Gutierrez. Wynalda went around Juan Ramirez Perales in the corner and sent the ball into the middle. where Wegerle sped past Ramon Ramirez and scored his first International goal In two years, only his second In 17 games for the United States

Wegerle had a great 1 on-1 chance with 17 minutes to go but goalkeeper Jorge Campos wearing his usual neon coloured uniform — made a sliding save.