In 1998, cind Nike a investit 120 milioane de dolari intr-o nationala care nu interesa aproape pe nimeni, fotbalul european fiind o ciudatenie in America, ziarul US Soccer dezvaluia planul SUA de a cuceri titlul mondial in 2010. Sfertul de finala, jucat acum 4 ani in Asia, a dat consistenta acelui vis ce parea o gluma buna.
Portari
1. Tim Howard (Manchester United/ENG)
18. Kasey Keller (M?nchengladbach/GER)
19. Marcus Hahnemann (Reading/ENG/D2)
Fundasi
2. Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy)
3. Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham/ENG)
4. Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado)
6. Steve Cherundolo (Hanovre/GER)
7. Eddie Lewis (Leeds/ENG/D2)
12. Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus/GER/D2)
13. Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City)
22. Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Li?ge/BEL)
23. Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake)
Mijlocasi
5. John O'Brien (Chivas/USA)
8. Clint Dempsey (New England)
10. Claudio Reyna (Manchester City/ENG)
14. Ben Olsen (DC United)
15. Bobby Convey (Reading/ENG/D2)
17. DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven/NED)
21. Landon Donovan (Los Angeles)
Atacanti
9. Eddie Johnson (Kansas City)
11. Brian Ching (Houston)
16. Josh Wolff (Kansas City)
20. Brian McBride (Fulham/ENG)
