Quiz! Can you name every player in the Nike Secret Tournament advert?

Eric Cantona
(Image credit: Getty)

24 players to guess, seven minutes on the clock.

Don't forget to screenshot how you get on and tweet us at @FourFourTwo.

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You remember the Nike Secret Tournament advert (linked there, to jog your memory once you've done the quiz) – though you might better remember it simply as 'The Cage'.

First aired in March 2002 – 20 bleedin' years ago! – the advert quickly went down as one of the greatest in the footballing canon. A three-a-side football tournament held in the hull of a ship, featuring some of the biggest (Nike-sponsored) stars in the game, hosted by a stern, suited Eric Cantona? Yes, please.

And that's before we mention the Elvis Presley remix soundtrack. While plenty of these names should be easy to pluck from your subconscious, there's certainly a couple here that will be harder to recall – and one in particular that we almost want to dish out extra points for. Almost.

All we'll say is this: it was an advertising campaign ahead of the 2002 World Cup. Hush now, we've already said too much.

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Conor Pope
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Conor Pope is the former Online Editor of FourFourTwo, overseeing all digital content. He plays football regularly, and has a large, discerning and ever-growing collection of football shirts from around the world.

He supports Blackburn Rovers and holds a season ticket with south London non-league side Dulwich Hamlet. His main football passions include Tugay, the San Siro and only using a winter ball when it snows.

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