U.S. Men’s National Team
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach
Bob Bradley named the 23-man roster that will travel to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The team departed for South Africa on May 30.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION:
- GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann, Tim Howard
- DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Bornstein, Steve Cherundolo, Jay DeMerit, Clarence Goodson, Oguchi Onyewu, Jonathan Spector
- MIDFIELDERS (9): DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Maurice Edu, Benny Feilhaber, Stuart Holden, José Torres
- FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore, Edson Buddle, Robbie Findley, Herculez Gomez
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USA's Edson Buddle prepares to head the ball as the Czech Republic's Petr Cech defends
during an international friendly tune up match for the World Cup.
The Czech Republic defeated the USA 4-2 on Tuesday May 25, 2010 in Hartford, CT |
Bob Bradley said “We have been working for almost four years to reach this point, and we are grateful to all the players who have been part of the process.”
“There is a tremendous amount of respect for the efforts and professionalism that everyone has put into building this team,” said Bradley.
“It’s important in any team building process to get to the final 23, and clearly there were some tough decisions to make. We are confident that this is a group of players that will work together and be committed to doing whatever it takes to be successful."
"We feel the roster has a good balance of players who have been a part of previous World Cups, those who have gained great experience in qualifying and Confederations Cup and some newer faces that have proved they belong. We are extremely excited to play the final Send-Off match in Philadelphia and then begin the great challenge of playing in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.”
The U.S. squad carries a variety of World Cup experience into South Africa, as fifteen players have been named to their first World Cup roster. Meantime, six players have played in a World Cup game, with midfielder Landon Donovan leading the team with eight appearances – all as a starter – while DaMarcus Beasley has six World Cup caps to his credit.
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