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Nike U.S. Cup 2000 rosters

February 16, 2011

By Staff Reporter

Republic of Ireland

Coach: Mick McCarthy

Current FIFA Ranking: 39

Goalkeepers: Alan Kelly (Blackburn Rovers), Shay Given (Newcastle United), Dean Kiely (Charlton Athletic).

Defenders: Stephen Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Staunton (Liverpool), Gary Breen (Coventry City), Richard Dunne (Everton), Terry Phelan (Fulham), Phil Babb (Liverpool).

Midfielders: Matt Holland (Ipswich Town), Gareth Farrelly (Bolton Wanderers), Jason McAteer (Blackburn Rovers), Kevin Kilbane (Sunderland), Steve Finnan (Fulham), Damien Duff (Blackburn Rovers), Stephen McPhail (Leeds United), Alan Mahon (Tranmere Rovers), Mark Kennedy (Manchester City).

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Strikers: Niall Quinn (Sunderland), Robbie Keane (Coventry City), Dominic Foley (Watford).

United States

Coach: Mike Arena

FIFA Ranking: 19

Goalkeepers: Brad Friedel (Liverpool), Kasey Keller (Rayo Vallecano).

Defenders: Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Robin Fraser (Los Angeles Galaxy), Carlos Llamosa (D.C. United), Gregg Berhalter (Cambuur Leeuwarden), David Regis (F.C. Metz), Greg Vanney (Los Angeles Galaxy).

Midfielders: Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), Frankie Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen), Cobi Jones (Los Angeles Galaxy), Jason Kreis (Dallas Burn), Eddie Lewis (Fulham FC), John O’Brien (Ajax Amsterdam), Ben Olsen (D.C. United), Steve Ralston (Tampa Bay Mutiny), Claudio Reyna (Glasgow Rangers), Tony Sanneh (Hertha Berlin), Ernie Stewart (NAC Breda).

Forwards: Brian McBride (Columbus Crew), Jovan Kirovski (Borussia Dortmund), Ante Razov (Chicago Fire).

South Africa

Coach: Trott Moloto

FIFA Ranking: 20

Goalkeepers: Andre Arendse (Oxford United), Simon Gopane (Jomo Cosmos).

Defenders: Pierre Issa (Marseille, France), David Kannemeyer (Ajax Cape Town), Jacob Lekgetho (Moroka Swallows), Fabian McCarthy (Bloemfontein Celtic), Aaron Mokoena (Ajax Amsterdam), Cyril Nzama (Umtata Bush Bucks), Andrew Rabutla (Jomo Cosmos), Andile Sixaba (Ajax Cape Town).

Midfielders: Quinton Fortune (Manchester United), Ivan McKinley (New England Revolution), Helman Mkhalele (Ankaragucu), Thabo Mngomeni (Orlando Pirates), Dumisa Ngobe (Ankaragucu), Godfrey Sapula (Jomo Cosmos), Dillon Sheppard (Ajax Cape Town), Arthur Zwane (Classic).

Strikers: Shaun Bartlett (FC Zurich), Delron Buckley (VfL Bochum), George Koumantarakis (FC Basle), Patrick Mayo (Umtata Bucks).

Mexico

Coach: Manuel Lapuente

FIFA Ranking: 8

The Mexicans had not submitted their roster by press time.

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