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Nagbe and Yedlin Among 27 Players Called by USMNT to Train for World Cup Qualifying
May 30 | Men's Soccer
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USMNT WORLD CUP QUALIFYING PRELIMINARY ROSTER RELEASE
CHICAGO, Ill. - A pair of former Akron men's soccer standouts in Darlington Nagbe and DeAndre Yedlin were among 27 players selected by United States Men's National Team head coach Bruce Arena for the preliminary training camp roster in preparation for the USA's three June matches, including the two key World Cup Qualifiers against Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico.
Players reported on Sunday, May 28, ahead of a showdown versus USA-Trinidad & Tobago on June 8. Kickoff at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., is set for 7:50 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast on FS1, UniMas and UDN.
Only three days later on June 11, the U.S. will travel historic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City for World Cup Qualifying against Mexico. The 66th meeting between the teams since 1934 will be televised on FS1, Univision and UDN beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.
In preparation for the World Cup Qualifiers, the MNT will play a tune-up against Venezuela on June 3 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. FS1 and the Univision networks have the call at 10 p.m. ET.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; WCQ Caps/Goals)
GOALKEEPERS (4): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC; 13/0), Ethan Horvath (Club Brugge/BEL; 0/0), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids; 35/0), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake; 0/0)
DEFENDERS (11): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo; 33/6), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City; 11/1), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin/GER; 3/0), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City/ENG; 20/2), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; 3/0), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX; 14/0), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas; 0/0), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 4/0), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna/MEX; 2/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United/ENG; 6/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City; 17/3)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; 2/0), Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana/MEX; 2/1), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union; 8/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 33/6), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 15/1), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers; 5/0), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 7/3)
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN; 36/16), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC; 38/18), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 3/0), Bobby Wood (Hamburg/GER; 8/4)
Information compiled from U.S. Soccer
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USMNT WORLD CUP QUALIFYING PRELIMINARY ROSTER RELEASE
CHICAGO, Ill. - A pair of former Akron men's soccer standouts in Darlington Nagbe and DeAndre Yedlin were among 27 players selected by United States Men's National Team head coach Bruce Arena for the preliminary training camp roster in preparation for the USA's three June matches, including the two key World Cup Qualifiers against Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico.
Players reported on Sunday, May 28, ahead of a showdown versus USA-Trinidad & Tobago on June 8. Kickoff at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., is set for 7:50 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast on FS1, UniMas and UDN.
Only three days later on June 11, the U.S. will travel historic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City for World Cup Qualifying against Mexico. The 66th meeting between the teams since 1934 will be televised on FS1, Univision and UDN beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.
In preparation for the World Cup Qualifiers, the MNT will play a tune-up against Venezuela on June 3 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. FS1 and the Univision networks have the call at 10 p.m. ET.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; WCQ Caps/Goals)
GOALKEEPERS (4): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC; 13/0), Ethan Horvath (Club Brugge/BEL; 0/0), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids; 35/0), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake; 0/0)
DEFENDERS (11): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo; 33/6), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City; 11/1), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin/GER; 3/0), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City/ENG; 20/2), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; 3/0), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX; 14/0), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas; 0/0), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 4/0), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna/MEX; 2/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United/ENG; 6/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City; 17/3)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; 2/0), Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana/MEX; 2/1), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union; 8/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 33/6), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 15/1), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers; 5/0), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 7/3)
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN; 36/16), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC; 38/18), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 3/0), Bobby Wood (Hamburg/GER; 8/4)
Information compiled from U.S. Soccer
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