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Eddie
Lewis
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Fulham's Eddie Lewis has beeen selected by
the United States Men's National Team head coach Bruce Arena who announced
an 18-man squad that will meet Ecuador in an international friendly Thursday,
June 7 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Kickoff is at 8 p.m..
The match serves as a final warm-up before a pair of important World Cup
qualifiers June 16 at Jamaica and June 20 home to Trinidad and Tobago in
Foxboro, Mass.
"Our match against Ecuador will provide us with excellent preparation for
our three World Cup qualifiers in the coming weeks," said Arena. "It's always
a benefit to get a chance to compete with a quality opponent. It is also
certainly a bonus to have the opportunity to see most of our foreign-based
players in this match while they are fit and coming off the European season,
as well as the chance to look at some younger players."
The match will mark the final preparation for the Americans before their
important back-to-back final round World Cup qualifying games in the middle
of June. In those crucial games, the U.S. travels to Jamaica on June 16
and then returns to the states four days later to take on Trinidad & Tobago
at Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts.
Amazingly, in seven all-time meetings against Ecuador, the U.S. has never
won. The South Americans own a 4-0-3 record against the U.S., which includes
a 1-0 victory in the teams' last meeting back on August 7, 1997 in Baltimore,
Md.
The U.S. is off to their best start ever in World Cup qualifying final round
play after defeating Mexico in Columbus and then earning a critical 2-1
victory on March 28 in Honduras. The road victory against the high-scoring
Hondurans was just the third-ever World Cup qualifying victory for the U.S.
in Central America. The top three teams from the six-team 30-game CONCACAF
final round, which concludes on Nov. 11, will advance to the 2002 FIFA World
Cup in Korea/Japan.
U.S.
Men's National Team Roster
USA vs. Ecuador (International Friendly)
June 7, 2001
Columbus Crew Stadium - Columbus, Ohio |
| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Birthdate |
Caps/G |
Hometown |
Club |
| Berhalter, Gregg |
D |
6'1" |
175 |
08/01/73 |
20/0 |
Tenafly, N.J. |
Crystal Palace (England) |
| Casey, Conor |
F |
6'1" |
170 |
07/25/81 |
0/0 |
Denver, Colo. |
Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
| Cherundolo, Steve |
D |
5'6" |
145 |
02/19/79 |
3/0 |
San Diego, Calif. |
Hannover 96 (Germany) |
| Enochs, Joe |
M |
5'9" |
155 |
09/01/71 |
0/0 |
San Francisco, Calif. |
VfL Osnabrück (Germany) |
| Fraser, Robin |
D |
6'1" |
175 |
12/17/66 |
27/0 |
Denver, Colo. |
Colorado Rapids (MLS) |
| Friedel, Brad |
GK |
6'4" |
202 |
05/18/71 |
68/0 |
Bay Village, Ohio |
Blackburn Rovers (England) |
| Howard, Tim |
GK |
6'3" |
210 |
03/06/79 |
0/0 |
North Brunswick, N.J. |
NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) |
| Kirovski, Jovan |
F |
6'1" |
175 |
03/18/76 |
45/7 |
Escondido, Calif. |
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) |
| Lewis, Eddie |
M |
5'10" |
155 |
05/17/74 |
28/2 |
Cerritos, Calif. |
Fulham FC (England) |
| Mathis, Clint |
M/F |
5'10" |
170 |
11/25/76 |
11/3 |
Conyers, Ga. |
NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) |
| Moore, Joe-Max |
F |
5'9" |
150 |
02/23/71 |
84/22 |
Irvine, Calif. |
Everton (England) |
| O'Brien, John |
M |
5'9" |
150 |
08/29/77 |
6/1 |
Playa del Rey, Calif. |
Ajax (Holland) |
| Petke, Mike |
D |
6'2" |
185 |
01/30/76 |
0/0 |
Bohemia, N.Y. |
NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) |
| Regis, David |
D |
5'11" |
160 |
12/02/68 |
18/0 |
Valenciennes, France |
FC Metz (France) |
| Reyna, Claudio |
M |
5'9" |
160 |
07/20/73 |
80/8 |
Springfield, N.J. |
Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) |
| Sanneh, Tony |
D/M |
6'2" |
190 |
06/01/71 |
19/1 |
St. Paul, Minn. |
FC Nürnberg (Germany) |
| Thorrington, John |
M |
5'8" |
150 |
10/17/79 |
0/0 |
Palos Verdes, Calif. |
Huddersfield Town (England) |
| Williams, Richie |
M |
5'5" |
145 |
06/03/70 |
15/0 |
Middletown, N.J. |
NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) |
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