Match No. 827 - Saturday, 28th May 2005, 2:06pm
"The USA's persistence deserved reward, and they got it when Dempsey gave them hope with 12 minutes left. Donovan's cross found Fulham's Carlos Bocanegra unmarked, and when his effort rebounded off James, Dempsey headed home from eight yards." Clint Dempsey, 79'78:27 -
- 18
- Kasey KellerKasey C. Keller.
Born 29th Nov 1969, Olympia, Washington.
(c)
- 6
- Steve CherundoloSteven Emil Cherundolo.
Born 19th Feb 1979, Rockford, Illinois.
- 12
- Cory GibbsCory Gibbs.
Born 14th Jan 1980, Fort Lauderdale.
42:00 Instigating a fracas with Glen Johnson after fouling him.
- 23
- Eddie PopeGeorge Edward Pope.
Born 24th Dec 1973, Greensboro, North Carolina.
30:34 Clipping Jenas's foot as he goes past him. 
73'72:11
- 21
- Greg VanneyGreg Vanney.
Born 11th Jun 1974, South Boston, Virginia.
- 14
- Steve RalstonSteve Ralston.
Born 14th Jun 1974, Oakville, Missouri.
- 73'72:21
- 25
- Kerry ZavagninKerry Zavagnin.
Born 2nd Jul 1974, Plymouth, Michigan.
- 2
- Clint DempseyClinton Drew Dempsey.
Born 9th Mar 1983, Nacogdoches, Texas.
- 91'90:30
- 20
- Brian McBrideBrian Robert McBride.
Born 12th Jun 1972, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
- 81'80:57
- 10
- Landon DonovanLandon Timothy Donovan.
Born 4th Mar 1982, Ontario, California.
- 16
- Josh WolffJoshua David Wolff.
Born 25th Feb 1977, Stone Mountain, Georgia.
- 4
- Carlos BocanegraCarlos Manuel Bocanegra.
Born 25th May 1979, Alta Loma, California.
73'72:11
- 15
- Bobby ConveyRobert Francis Convey.
Born 27th May 1983, Philadelphia, USA.
- 73'72:21
- 11
- Conor CaseyConor Patrick Casey.
Born 25th Jul 1981, Dover, New Hampshire.
- 81'80:57
- 19
- Clyde SimmsClyde Simms.
Born 21st Aug 1982, Jamestown, North Carolina.
- 91'90:30
- Assist: Andy Johnson. "The youngster [Richardson] showed great confidence to step forward and curl a free-kick beyond Kasey Keller into the top corner from 20 yards after Eddie Pope fouled Andrew Johnson." Kieran Richardson1st of 2 goals. Left-footed from 20 yards., 4' 3:40
- Assist: Joe Cole. "England had lived dangerously in the opening period, but struck a crucial blow as Richardson added his second after 43 minutes. Johnson and Cole combined on the edge of the area and Richardson arrived to shoot low past Keller." Kieran Richardson2nd of 2 goals. Right-footed from 14 yards., 44' 43:45
- 1
- David JamesMan City, 31st of 53 caps
34 years, 9 months, 27 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Glen JohnsonChelsea, 3rd of 54 caps
20 years, 9 months, 5 days
Right Back
- 3
- Ashley ColeArsenal, 40th of 107 caps
24 years, 5 months, 8 days
Left Back 34:08 Following a USA free kick Cole takes the ball off McBride and kicks it back to where he thinks the free kick should have been taken from. The referee rather overzealously books him. - 63'62:48
- 5
- Wes BrownMan Utd, 9th of 23 caps
26 years, 2 months, 12 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Sol CampbellArsenal, 65th of 73 caps
30 years, 8 months, 10 days
Centre Back (c)3rd captaincy - HT'45:00
- 7
- Jermaine JenasNewcastle Utd, 11th of 21 caps
22 years, 3 months, 10 days
Right Midfield
- 9
- Alan SmithMan Utd, 14th of 19 caps
24 years, 7 months, 0 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Andy JohnsonPalace, 2nd of 8 caps
24 years, 3 months, 18 days
Centre Forward - 76'75:34
- 11
- Joe ColeChelsea, 22nd of 56 caps
23 years, 6 months, 20 days
Left Midfield
- 15
- Zat KnightFulham, 1st of 2 caps
25 years, 0 months, 26 days
Centre Back - HT'45:00
- 14
- Phil NevilleMan Utd, 51st of 59 caps
28 years, 4 months, 7 days
Midfield - 59'58:32
- 16
- Jermain DefoeSpurs, 11th of 57 caps
22 years, 7 months, 21 day
Centre Forward - 63'62:48
- 12
- Luke YoungCharlton, 1st of 7 caps
26 years, 0 months, 9 days
Right Back - 76'75:34
Notes
- Player MilestoneKieran Richardson's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneZat Knight's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneLuke Young's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneKieran Richardson's 1st Goal
- Goal MilestoneKieran Richardson, 4' - 1850th goal scored by England
Referee
Mexico Benito Archundia Tellez
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 9 ranking points to 1987 points England - 3rd
United States - 16th
