USA Cup 2000

Match Overview

NB: Mexico participated with club side UNAM (Pumas) to which a few other players
    were added.

Jun.  3 USA     4-0 South Africa
          [Cobi Jones 36, 44, Claudio Reyna 65, Earnie Stewart 68]
Jun.  4 Mexico  2-2 Ireland
          [Daniel Osorno 38, Horacio Sánchez 54; Richard Dunne 60, 
           Dominic Foley 71]
Jun.  6 USA     1-1 Ireland
          [Ante Razov 68; Dominic Foley 31]
Jun.  7 Mexico  4-2 South Africa
          [Jesus Olalde 39, Luis Ernesto Pérez 43, Horacio Sánchez 80, 83; 
           Benni McCarthy 51, Thabo Mngomeni 89pen]
Jun. 11 USA     3-0 Mexico
          [Brian McBride 33, Frankie Hejduk 79, Ante Razov 85]
        Ireland 2-1 South Africa
          [Steven McPhail 43, Niall Quinn 69; Benedict McCarthy 14]

Final Table:

 1.USA           3  2  1  0  8- 1  7
 2.Ireland       3  1  2  0  5- 4  5
 3.Mexico        3  1  1  1  6- 7  4
 4.South Africa  3  0  0  3  3-10  0


Match Details

MATCH 1

Saturday, June 3, 2000
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington DC; attendance: 16,570.  
USA 4-0 SOUTH AFRICA (HT: 2-0)
  [Cobi Jones 36', 44', Claudio Reyna 65', Earnie Stewart 68']
 
USA: 18-Kasey Keller; 6-David Regis, 12-Jeff Agoos, 16-Carlos Llamosa, 17-Tony Sanneh, 7-Eddie Lewis (19-Ben Olsen 66'), 
     10-Claudio Reyna, 14-Chris Armas, 8-Ernie Stewart (21-Steve Ralston 82'), 13-Cobi Jones (9-Jason Kries 84'), 
     20-Brian McBride (15-Ante Razov 70').
Coach: Bruce Arena.
 
RSA: 1-Andre Arendse; 2-Cyril Nzama, 5-Andrew Rabutla, 13-Pierre Issa, 20-David Kannemeyer (19-Jacob Lekgetho 73'), 
     8-Thabo Mngomeni (12-Godfrey Sapula 46'), 10-Dumisi Ngobe, 11-Helman Mkhalele, 21-Ivan McKinley (18-Delron Buckley 33'), 
     9-Shaun Bartlett, 17-Benedict McCarthy (6-George Koumantarakis 73'). 
Coach: Trott Moloto.

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (MEX)


MATCH 2 

Sunday, June 4, 2000
Soldier Field, Chicago; attendance: 36,469.        
MEXICO 2-2 IRELAND (HT: 1-0)
  [Daniel Osorno 38', Horacio Sánchez 54'; Richard Dunne 60', Dominic Foley 71']

MEX: 1-Sergio Bernal, 5-Israel López, 3-Joaquín Beltrán, 17-Raúl Alpizar, 14-Christian Ramírez (4-Gilberto Jiménez 69'), 
     Antonio Sancho (Gerardo Galindo 81'), 6-Gerardo Torrado, 10-Luis Ignacio González, 7-Luis Ernesto Pérez, 
     9-Horacio Sánchez, 20-Daniel Osorno. 
Coach: Hugo Sánchez Márquez.

IRL: 22-Shay Given, 2-Stephen Carr, 5-Gary Breen, 3-Terry Phelan, 18-Barry Quinn (6-Kevin Kilvane 40'), 7-Jason McAteer, 
     8-Matt Holland, 9-Niall Quinn, Richard Dunne (4-Phil Babb 82'), 11-Matt Kennedy, 10-Robbie Keane (14-Dominic Foley 46'). 
Coach: Mick McCarthy.

Referee: Kevin Stott (USA)


MATCH 3

Tuesday, June 6, 2000
Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro; attendance: 16,319.
USA 1-1 IRELAND (HT: 0-1)
  [Ante Razov 68'; Dominic Foley 31']

USA: 1-Brad Friedel, 2-Frankie Hejduk, 3-Gregg Berhalter, 4-Charles James Brown, 22-Greg Vanney, 5-John O'Brien 
     (10-Claudio Reyna 58'), 11-Jovan Kirovski, 19-Ben Olsen (17-Tony Sanneh 75'), 21-Steve Ralston (Ernie Stewart 46'), 
     9-Jason Kreis (13-Cobi Jones 65'), 15-Ante Razov (20-Brian McBride 88').
Coach: Bruce Arena.
 
IRL: 1-Alan Kelly, 2-Stephen Carr, 3-Terry Phelan, 4-Phil Babb, 5-Gary Breen, 6-Kevin Kilbane, 8-Matt Holland, 
     15-Gareth Farrelly (11-Mark Kennedy 72'), 12-Stephen McPhail (7-Jason McAteer 37'), 15-Dominic Foley (18-Barry Quinn 88'), 
     19-Gary Doherty (9-Niall Quinn 72').
Coach: Mick McCarthy.

Referee: Benito Armando Archundia (MEX)
 
NB: match interrupted for 22 minutes at 71' due to power failure.


MATCH 4

Wednesday, June 7, 2000
Cotton Bowl, Dallas; attendance: 27,815.
MEXICO 4-2 SOUTH AFRICA
  [Jesus Olalde 39', Luis Ernesto Pérez 43', Horacio Sánchez 80', 83'; Benni McCarthy 51', Thabo Mngomeni 89' pen]

MEX: 1-Sergio Bernal, 3-Joaquín Beltrán, 14-Christian Ramírez, 17-Raúl Alpizar, 5-Israel López, 6-Gerardo Torrado, 
     7-Luis Ernesto Pérez, 8-Paulo César Chávez (18-Carlos Cariño 68'), 11-Jesús Olalde (9-Horacio Sánchez 79'), 
     15-Luis Hernández (10-Luis Ignacio González 68'), 20-Daniel Osorno (16-Jaime Lozano 79'). 
Coach: Hugo Sánchez Márquez.

RSA: 1-Andre Arendse, 2-Cyril Nzama, Fabian McCarthy, 13-Pierre Issa, 19-Jacob Lekgetho, 10-Dumisa Ngobe (8-Thabo Mngomeni 71'), 
     11-Helman Mkhalele (15-Arthur Zwane 85'), 12-Godfrey Sapula, 6-George Koumantarakis (14-Patrick Mayo 71'), 
     17-Benedict McCarthy, 18-Delron Buckley. 
Coach: Trott Moloto.

Referee: Brian Hall (USA)


MATCH 5

Sunday, June 11, 2000
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey; attendance: 45,008.
USA 3-0 MEXICO (HT: 1-0)
  [Brian McBride 33', Frankie Hejduk 79', Ante Razov 85']

USA: 18-Kasey Keller, 6-David Regis, 12-Jeff Agoos, 16-Carlos Llamosa (3-Gregg Berhalter 71'), 17-Tony Sanneh, 
     5-John O'Brien (19-Ben Olsen 64'), 8-Ernie Stewart (2-Frankie Hejduk 76'), 10-Claudio Reyna, 14-Chris Armas, 
     20-Brian McBride (15-Ante Razov 81'), 13-Cobi Jones (11-Jovan Kirovski 84').
Coach: Bruce Arena.

MEX: 1-Sergio Bernal, 3-Joaquín Beltrán, 14-Christian Ramírez, 17-Raúl Alpízar, 5-Israel López, 6-Gerrado Torrado, 
     7-Luis Ernesto Pérez (10-Luis Ignacio González 66'), 8-Paulo César Chávez (18-Carlos Cariño 86'), 9-Horacio Sánchez 
     (16-Jaime Lozano 46'), 20-Daniel Osorno (21-Ignacio Flores 77'), 11-Jesús Olalde.
Coach: Hugo Sánchez Márquez.

Sent off: Christian Ramírez (MEX) 70'.
 
Referee: Peter Prendergast (JAM) 
A1: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
A2: Pemel LaTouche (JAM)


MATCH 6

Sunday, June 11, 2000
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey; attendance: 45,008.
IRELAND 2-1 SOUTH AFRICA (HT: 1-1)
  [Steven McPhail 43', Niall Quinn 69'; Benedict McCarthy 14']

IRL: 22-Shay Given, 2-Stephen Carr, 3-Terry Phelan, 4-Phil Babb, 5-Gary Breen, 7-Jason McAteer (11-Mark Kennedy 45'), 
     8-Matt Holland, 12-Steven McMcPhail (18-Barry Quinn 86'), 14-Dominic Foley (10-Robbie Keane 46'), 17-Ally Mathon 
     (6-Kevin Kilbane 42'), 9-Niall Quinn (19-Gary Doherty 76').
Coach: Mick McCarthy.

RSA: 1-Andre Arendse, 2-Cyril Nzama, 5-Andrew Rabutla, 7-Quinton Fortune (15-Arthur Zwane 76'), 11-Helman Mhkalele 
     (8-Thabo Mngomeni 76'), 10-Dumisi Ngobe (14-Patrick Mayo 46'), 22-Aaron Mokoena, 19-Jacob Lekgetho, 18-Delron Buckley 
     (12-Godfrey Sapula 46'), 17-Benedict McCarthy (13-Dillon Sheppard 46'), 9-Shaun Bartlett.
Coach: Trott Moloto.

Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (CRC)


Squads

IRELAND

1  KELLY, Alan Thomas			11/08/1968 	GK 	Blackburn Rovers (ENG)
2  CARR, Stephen			29/08/1976 	DF 	Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
3  PHELAN, Terrence			16/03/1967 	DF 	Fulham (ENG)
4  BABB, Phil Andrew			30/11/1970 	DF 	Liverpool (ENG)    
5  BREEN, Gary Patrick			12/12/1973 	DF 	Coventry City (ENG)
6  KILBANE, Kevin Daniel		01/02/1977 	FW 	Sunderland (ENG)
7  McATEER, Jason Wynn			18/06/1971 	MF 	Blackburn Rovers (ENG)          
8  HOLLAND, Matthew Rhys		11/04/1974 	MF 	Ipswich Town (ENG)
9  QUINN, Niall John			06/10/1966 	FW 	Sunderland (ENG) 
10 KEANE, Robert David			08/07/1980 	FW 	Coventry City (ENG) 
11 KENNEDY, Mark			15/05/1976 	FW 	Manchester United (ENG)
12 McPHAIL, Stephen John Paul		09/12/1979 	MF 	Leeds United (ENG)
14 FOLEY, Dominic			07/07/1976 	FW 	Watford (ENG)
15 FARRELLY, Gareth			28/08/1975 	MF 	Bolton Wanderers (ENG)
16 KIELY, Dean Lawrence			10/10/1970 	GK 	Charlton Athletic (ENG)
17 MAHON, Alan Joseph			04/04/1978 	MF 	Tranmere Rovers (ENG)
18 QUINN, Barry Scott			09/05/1979 	MF 	Coventry City (ENG)
19 DOHERTY, Gary Michael Thomas		31/01/1980 	DF 	Luton Town (ENG)
22 GIVEN, Séamus John James		20/04/1976 	GK 	Newcastle United (ENG)
   DUFF, Damien Anthony			02/03/1979 	FW 	Blackburn Rovers (ENG)
   DUNNE, Richard Patrick		21/09/1979 	DF 	Everton (ENG)
   STAUNTON, Stephen Michael (C)	19/01/1969 	DF 	Liverpool (ENG)      

McCARTHY, Michael Joseph 


MEXICO

1  BERNAL HERNÁNDEZ, Sergio Arturo	09/02/1970 	GK 	U.N.A.M.
3  BELTRÁN VARGAS, Joaquín		29/04/1977 	DF 	U.N.A.M.
4  JIMÉNEZ NARVÁEZ, Gilberto Raúl	04/02/1973 	DF 	Puebla
5  LÓPEZ, Israel			29/09/1974 	MF 	U.N.A.M.
6  TORRADO, Gerardo			30/04/1979 	MF 	U.N.A.M.
7  PÉREZ, Luis Ernesto			12/01/1981 	MF 	Necaxa
8  CHÁVEZ, Paulo César			07/01/1976 	MF 	Guadalajara
9  SÁNCHEZ, AGUIRRE Horacio		06/07/1978 	FW 	U.N.A.M.
10 GONZÁLEZ, Luis Ignacio		28/06/1980 	MF 	U.N.A.M.
11 OLALDE, Jesús Javier			05/05/1974 	FW 	U.N.A.M.
14 RAMÍREZ DÍAZ, Christian Augusto 	08/03/1978 	DF 	U.N.A.M.
15 HERNÁNDEZ, Luis Arturo		22/12/1968 	FW 	LA Galaxy (USA)
16 LOZANO ESPÍN, Jaime Arturo		29/09/1979 	MF 	U.N.A.M.
17 ALPÍZAR, AGUILERA Raúl		01/02/1977 	DF 	U.N.A.M.
18 CARIÑO, Carlos Augusto		21/10/1977 	DF 	U.N.A.M.
20 OSORNO, Daniel			16/03/1979 	FW 	Atlas
21 FLORES, Ignacio                               	MF 	U.N.A.M.
   MASCORRO, Oscar Yaroslav		11/02/1980 	DF 	Toros Neza
   SANCHO, Antonio			14/03/1976 	MF 	U.N.A.M.
   GALINDO, Gerardo Gabriel		23/05/1978 	MF 	U.N.A.M.
   BARRAGÁN SALINAS, Rodrigo		28/11/1979 	MF 	U.N.A.M.
   RANGEL Esdrás Azhael			31/07/1977 	GK 	U.N.A.M.

SÁNCHEZ MÁRQUEZ, Hugo					COACH
 

SOUTH AFRICA

1  ARENDSE, Andre Leander		27/06/1967 	GK 	Oxford United (ENG) 
2  NZAMA, Cyril				26/06/1974 	DF 	Umtata Bush Bucks
5  RABULTA, Andrew			21/11/1971 	DF 	Jomo Cosmo
6  KOUMANTARAKIS, Georgios		27/03/1974 	FW 	FC Basel (SUI)
7  FORTUNE, Quinton			21/05/1977 	FW 	Manchester United (ENG)  
8  MNGOMENI, Thabo			24/06/1969 	MF 	Orlando Pirates
9  BARTLETT, Shaun Thurston		31/10/1972 	FW 	FC Zurich (SUI)
10 NGOBE, Dumisa Vincent		05/03/1973 	MF 	Ankaragucu (TUR)
11 MKHALELE, Helman			20/10/1969 	MF 	Ankaragücü (TUR)
12 SAPULA, Godfrey Zolile		17/11/1973 	MF 	Jomo Cosmos
13 ISSA, Pierre Sanitarib		28/12/1973 	DF 	Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
14 MAYO, Patrick Mzolisi		15/05/1973 	FW 	Umtata Bucks
15 ZWANE, Arthur Jabulani		20/09/1973 	MF 	Tembisa Classic
16 GOPANE, Motshweneng Simon		26/12/1974 	GK 	Jomo Cosmos
17 McCARTHY, Benedict Saul		12/11/1977 	DF 	Celta de Vigo (ESP)
18 BUCKLEY, Delron Sebastian		07/12/1977 	MF 	Bochum (GER)         
19 LEKGETHO, Jacob Bobo			24/03/1974 	DF 	Moroka Swallows
20 KANNEMEYER, David Charles		08/07/1977 	DF 	Ajax Cape Town
21 McKINLEY, Ivan			15/06/1969 	DF 	New England Revolution (USA)
22 MOKOENA, Aaron Teboho		25/11/1980 	DF 	Ajax (NED)
   SHEPPARD, Dillion Douglas		27/02/1979 	MF 	Ajax Cape Town  
   McCARTHY, Fabian Ansley		13/05/1977 	DF 	Bloemfontein Celtic
   SIXABA, Andile			27/05/1976 	DF 	Ajax Cape Town

MOLOTTO, Trott Nchilo					COACH
 

USA

1  FRIEDEL, Bradley Horward		18/05/1971 	GK 	Liverpool (ENG) 
2  HEJDUK, Frank Daniel			05/08/1974 	DF 	Bayer Leverkusen (GER)  
3  BERHALTER, Gregg			01/08/1973 	DF 	Leeuwarden (NED)
4  BROWN, Charles James			15/06/1975 	DF 	Chicago Fire
3  VANNEY, Greg				11/06/1974 	DF 	LA Galaxy
4  FRASER, Robin Lucius			17/12/1966 	DF 	LA Galaxy   
5  O BRIEN, John Patrick		29/08/1977 	MF 	Ajax (NED)
7  LEWIS, Edward James			17/05/1974 	MF 	Fulham (ENG)
8  STEWART, Earnest Lee			28/03/1969 	FW 	NAC Breda (NED)
9  KREIS, Jason 			29/12/1972 	MF 	Dallas Burn
10 REYNA, Claudio Alejandro		20/07/1973 	FW 	Glasgow Rangers (SCO)   
11 KIROVSKI, Jovan 			18/03/1976 	FW 	Borussia Dortmund (GER)   
12 AGOOS, Jeffrey Alan			02/05/1968 	DF 	DC United
13 JONES, Cobi N'Gai			16/06/1970 	FW 	LA Galaxy      
14 ARMAS, Christopher Michael		27/08/1972 	MF 	Chicago Fire
15 RAZOV, Ante				02/03/1974 	FW 	Chicago Fire
16 LLAMOSA, Carlos			30/06/1969 	DF 	DC United 
17 SANNEH, Anthony			01/06/1971 	DF 	Herta Berlin (GER)
18 KELLER, Kasey Cristopher		29/11/1969 	GK 	Rayo Vallecano (ESP)
19 OLSEN, Benjamin Robert		03/05/1977 	MF 	DC United   
20 McBRIDE, Brian Robert		19/06/1972 	FW 	Columbus Crew           
21 RALSTON, Steve			14/06/1974 	MF 	Tampa Bay Mutiny 
22 VANNEY, Greg				11/06/1974 	DF 	Dallas Burn

ARENA, Bruce S.    					COACH


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