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Friday, March 5, 2010

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 United States

                                         United States  national 

The United States men's national association football team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation.The FIFA ranked United states national football team is 18th . The United States and Canada played the first international match held outside the United Kingdom In 1885.In   1904 Summer Olympic the U.S earned silver and bronze medal in men’s soccer . In the 1930 World Cup, the U.S. won its first match in World Cup history.
In 1989, FIFA named the United States hosts of the 1994 World Cup, but it did so under significant international criticism because of the perceived weakness of the national team and the lack of a professional outdoor league. The United States has qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The U.S. won seven of eight matches against Barbados, Cuba, Guatemala, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Second and Third Rounds of qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Nickname
The Yanks
Association
United States
Soccer Federation
Confederation            
CONCACAF
North America
Head coach
Bob Bradley
Asst coach
Mike Sorber
John Hackworth
Jesse Marsch

Captain
Carlos Bocanegra

Most caps      
Cobi Jones (164)
Top scorer
Landon Donovan
FIFA code
USA
FIFA ranking
18

 Players

Goalkeepers
Troy Perkins
Nick Rimando
Defender
Oguchi Onyewu
Steve Cherundolo
Edgar Castillo
Frankie Hejduk
Jimmy Conrad
Marvell Wynne
Chad Marshall
Midfielder
Clint Dempsey
Ricardo Clark
Benny Feilhaber
Kyle Beckerman
Geoff Cameron
Brad Davis
Brad Evans
Eddie Gaven
Sacha Kljestan
Dax McCarty
Robbie Rogers
Forward
Charlie Davies
Kenny Cooper
Conor Casey
Brian Ching
Jeff Cunningham
Ramiro Medrano

 Centurions
The following players have won 100 or more caps with the national team:



Rank
Player
Caps
Goals
Years

1
Cobi Jones
164
15
1992–2004
2
Jeff Agoos
134
4
1988–2003
3
Marcelo Balboa
128
13
1988–2000
4
Landon Donovan
121
42
2000–
5
Claudio Reyna
112
8
1994–2006
6
Paul Caligiuri
110
5
1984–1997
7
Eric Wynalda
106
34
1990–2000
8
Kasey Keller
102
0
1990–2007
9
Earnie Stewart
101
17
1990–2004
10
Tony Meola
100
0
1988–2002

Joe-Max Moore
100
24
1992–2002



TOP GOAL SOCCER


Rank
Player                       
Caps
Goals
Years

1
Landon Donovan
121
42
2000–
2
Eric Wynalda
106
34
1990–2000
3
Brian McBride
95
30
1993–2006
4
Joe-Max Moore
100
24
1992–2002
5
Bruce Murray
86
21
1985–1993
6
Clint Dempsey
60
17
2004–
7
DaMarcus Beasley
90
17
2001–
8
Earnie Stewart
101
17
1990–2004
9
Cobi Jones
164
15
1992–2004
10
Hugo Perez
73
13
1984–1994

Marcelo Balboa
128
13
1988–2000


 International Honors
  
  Summer Olympics
    Silver Medal (1) 1904
    Bronze Medal (1) 1904

    FIFA World Cup
   
Third Place (1): 1930
King Fahd Cup  FIFA Confederations Cup

   
Runners-Up (1): 2009
    Third Place (2): 1992, 1999 




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