Beasley's Career Highlights

• Played and started in 13 of 18 2006 World Cup Qualifying matches, scoring four goals, including the clincher in a 2-0 victory over Mexico that guaranteed the U.S. a spot in Germany 
• Was a USA standout at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan, which included a surprise start in the team’s opening upset of Portugal 
• Was a finalist for 2005 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year after having one of the best years of his young career 
• Scored six goals in 29 games during the 2004-05 Dutch season in his first year at PSV Eindhoven following a multi-million dollar transfer from the Chicago Fire 
• Helped the Americans advance to the semifinals of the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, capturing the Silver Ball as the event’s second MVP 
• Was named to the MLS Best XI with the Fire in 2003, his last full season in MLS

Convey's Career Highlights

• Joined English Championship club FC Reading in 2004 after three years with D.C. United and has helped the team to the top of the table in 2005-06, where they booked promotion to the English Premier League for the 2006-07 season 
• Played in seven 2006 World Cup qualifying games, notching two assists to help the U.S. into Germany 
• Scored his only goal for the U.S. against Costa Rica in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup third-place match, netting the game-winner in 3-2 triumph 
• Was named U.S. Soccer’s Young Male Athlete of the Year in 2002 
• Captained the U.S. U-20s to a quarterfinal finish in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates, and also helped the USA to a fourth-place finish at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand 
• Just completed his seventh year as a professional, he began his career as a 16-year old with D.C. United in 2000

• After earning his first national team cap in a World Cup qualifying match against Jamaica in 2004, he appeared in 13 games in 2005, including six more qualifiers 
• Has scored four goals with the MNT, notching his first strike in a 2-1 loss to England in Chicago in 2005 
• Scored the lone goal in the USA’s 1-0 triumph against Poland on March 1, 2006, in Kaiserslautern, Germany 
• Played in four 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, scoring a goal against Cuba, to help the U.S. claim their third title 
• Part of the U.S. U-20 team that finished in fifth place at the 2003 World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates 
• Won MLS Rookie of the Year in 2004 after a remarkable first season with the New England Revolution

• Has been named U.S. Soccer’s Male Athlete of the Year twice, winning in consecutive years in 2003 and 2004 
• Led the team in appearances and points during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying, playing in 16 of 18 matches while scoring six goals and registering six assists for 18 points 
• Scored two goals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, including the insurance goal in the 2-0 win against Mexico in the Round of 16
• One of four players in U.S. history to score four goals in one game (in a 5-0 win over Cuba in the 2003 Gold Cup) 
• Had a remarkable career at the youth international level, highlighted by earning the Gold Ball as the tournament’s most valuable player in leading the U-17s to fourth place at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand 
• Helped the U.S. Under-23 MNT to a fourth place finish at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, scoring one goal in four appearances 
• Also represented the U.S. at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, meaning he played in all four major FIFA men's World Championships in a span of three years 
• After leading the San Jose Earthquakes to two MLS Cup titles, he played in Germany briefly before coming back in 2005 to lead the L.A. Galaxy to their second MLS Cup title

• Started seven of the nine matches he played during the USA’s 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, registering one assist 
• Played in three of the USA’s 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, helping the team to their third title 
• Made three starts in the 2002 World Cup finals, and is credited with helping shut down Portuguese attacking midfielder Rui Costa in the USA’s 3-2 win in the opening match 
• Was the only player on the 2002 U.S. World Cup roster who did not make an appearance in World Cup qualifying 
• Started the last four games of the 2002 Gold Cup, helping the U.S. post four straight shutouts and win the CONCACAF trophy 
• Has earned a reputation as one of the fiercest and most talented defenders in MLS during a nine-year pro career with the Miami Fusion and Colorado Rapids

• Came back from a long injury layoff with the team to play in seven matches in 2005, including one match during the USA’s 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign
• Was an integral part of the USA’s 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, playing in all six matches and scoring against Honduras in a 2-1 come-from-behind semifinal victory 
• Scored the opening goal in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, finishing a rebound to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead against Portugal in the fourth minute 
• A member of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team, he was one of six players to play all 570 minutes of the 2000 Olympics, as the team advanced to the semifinals for the first time 
• He also played every minute for the USA at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, meaning he played every second of the two most impressive tournament performances for the USA in the past 10 years 
• Scored the first and eventual game-winner on a 25-yard rocket in the all-important 4-0 semifinal win over Guatemala in the 2000 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament to earn a berth to the Olympics 
• After 11 years in Holland from 1996 to 2006 playing for Ajax, Utrecht and ADO Den Haag, he returned home and made his domestic professional debut with Chivas USA of MLS in April

• Having struggled through numerous injuries through the years, he is the only player on the roster who did not appear in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier 
• His only appearance in a World Cup qualifier came six years ago in a scoreless semifinal round match against Costa Rica on Oct. 11, 2000 
• Made his international debut in Bruce Arena’s first game as USA manager, a 0-0 draw with Australia on Nov. 16, 1998 
• In 33 career caps, he has only been on the field for three losses, a .742 winning percentage that is unparalleled in U.S. history 
• Started five games for the USA on their historic run at the 2000 Olympics, where the team advance to the medal round and finished in fourth place 
• Honored as the 1999 U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year 
• Represented the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia

• The U.S. captain has been a member of four World Cup squads (1994, 1998, 2002 & 2006) and two Olympic teams (1992 & 1996) 
• Became the seventh player in MNT history to earn 100 caps in the 4-0 win against Honduras on June 2, 2004, in Foxboro, Mass. 
• In 2002, he became the first American player in history named as a starter on the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 
• Played one of his finest matches for the United States in the 2-0 second-round win against Mexico at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, setting up the first goal 
• Scored the game-winning goal in the USA’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win against Canada on Nov. 9, 1997, clinching the USA’s World Cup berth 
• Has played in Europe for 10 seasons across three leagues (Bundesliga, Scottish Premier League and English Premier League), having commanded the highest-ever transfer fee for an American in England ($5.7 million)