USMNT: Number of Caps for World Cup Openers (1990-2010)

Looking at the opening games of the World Cup for the USA in each of the past six tournaments, here's how many caps the entire team had at that moment:

	Caps	Avg	Median
1990	297	27.00	29
1994	549	49.91	46
1998	548	49.82	49
2002	539	49.00	41
2006	730	66.36	71
2010	562	51.09	52

2006 stands out, while it's interesting to see how similar 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2010 are. I wouldn't have expected the 2010 lineup to be the second most experienced.

Here's the individual lineups with cap totals (as of those matches):

1990 vs Czechoslovakia

Mike Windischmann	43
Bruce Murray	39
Paul Caligiuri	34
John Harkes	30
Steve Trittschuh	30
John Stollmeyer	29
Tab Ramos	24
Peter Vermes	21
Tony Meola	18
Desmond Armstrong	15
Eric Wynalda	14

1994 vs Switzerland

Marcelo Balboa	88
Tony Meola	84
Paul Caligiuri	80
Eric Wynalda	53
Tab Ramos	47
John Harkes	46
Alexi Lalas	45
Thomas Dooley	40
Mike Sorber	37
Earnie Stewart	17
Cle Kooiman	12

1998 vs Germany

Cobi Jones	108
Eric Wynalda	100
Thomas Dooley	78
Mike Burns	74
Claudio Reyna	60
Earnie Stewart	49
Kasey Keller	33
Eddie Pope	24
Chad Deering	11
Brian Maisonneuve	8
David Regis	3

2002 vs Portugal

Jeff Agoos	131
Earnie Stewart	81
Brad Friedel	77
Brian McBride	61
Eddie Pope	51
Frankie Hejduk	41
Tony Sanneh	33
Landon Donovan	24
John O'Brien	16
DaMarcus Beasley	13
Pablo Mastroeni	11

2006 vs Czech Republic

Claudio Reyna	110
Kasey Keller	94
Brian McBride	93
Landon Donovan	82
Eddie Pope	81
Eddie Lewis	71
DaMarcus Beasley	59
Pablo Mastroeni	49
Bobby Convey	40
Steve Cherundolo	36
Oguchi Onyewu	15

2010 vs England

Landon Donovan	124
Carlos Bocanegra	80
Clint Dempsey	63
Steve Cherundolo	61
Oguchi Onyewu	55
Tim Howard	52
Michael Bradley	44
Ricardo Clark	30
Jozy Altidore	26
Jay DeMerit	20
Robbie Findley	7

The ten most capped players:

1	2002	Jeff Agoos	131
2	2010	Landon Donovan	124
3	2006	Claudio Reyna	110
4	1998	Cobi Jones	108
5	1998	Eric Wynalda	100
6	2006	Kasey Keller	94
7	2006	Brian McBride	93
8	1994	Marcelo Balboa	88
9	1994	Tony Meola	84
10	2006	Landon Donovan	82

The ten least capped players:

1	1998	David Regis	3
2	2010	Robbie Findley	7
3	1998	Brian Maisonneuve	8
4	1998	Chad Deering	11
4	2002	Pablo Mastroeni	11
6	1994	Cle Kooiman	12
7	2002	DaMarcus Beasley	13
8	1990	Eric Wynalda	14
9	1990	Desmond Armstrong	15
9	2006	Oguchi Onyewu	15