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The 1992 United States Cup (U.S. Cup) was a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) organized international football tournament which took place in May and June 1992. This was the inaugural U.S. Cup, a tournament which ran until 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. In this first U.S. Cup, the United States hosted Italy, Ireland and Portugal in a round robin tournament. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the tournament won the competition. The United States exceeded expectations by winning the first U.S. Cup. ==May 30: USA vs Ireland== The United States defeated Ireland in the opening game. While the score of this game would suggest a United States dominance, the game was much closer than 3-1. The match was scoreless at halftime. Ireland scored first when Mick McCarthy headed in a cross from Steve Staunton in the 51st minute. The United States scored three minutes later when Marcelo Balboa scored from a set play. The United States scored again when Fernando Clavijo passed to Tab Ramos, who scored from 20 yards. Clavijo came on for Chris Henderson who went off injured after himself replacing Peter Vermes at half time. John Harkes scored the United States's third goal in the 87th minute. United States: Tony Meola, Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Thomas Dooley, Paul Caligiuri, Brian Quinn, John Harkes, Tab Ramos (Janusz Michallik 79’), Bruce Murray (Roy Wegerle 46’), Hugo Perez (Earnie Stewart 53’), Peter Vermes (Chris Henderson 46’, Fernando Clavijo 59’) Ireland: Gerry Peyton, Chris Morris (Denis Irwin 78’), Kevin Moran, Mick McCarthy, Terry Phelan, Ray Houghton, Roy Keane (Alan McLoughlin 78’), Paul McGrath, Andy Townsend, Steve Staunton (Tommy Coyne 60’), Niall Quinn 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1992 U.S. Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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