US vs. Guatemala World Cup 2010 Qualifier Tonight
Tonight the US plays in Guatemala City in the first Semifinal round of World Cup 2010 qualifying. Our roster includes:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 2/2 SO), Tim Howard (Everton FC: 3/2 SO)
DEFENDERS (6): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 13/1), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96: 15/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC: 1/0), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew: 11/1), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege: 8/0)(Recently offered contracts with PSG and Lazio), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock: 2/0)
MIDFIELDERS (6): DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers: 16/4), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen: 2/1), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC: 1/0)(Recently Signed with Glasgow Rangers for $5 million), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA: 1/0), Eddie Lewis (Derby County: 19/3), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids: 10/0)
FORWARDS (4): Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 7/4), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 21/8), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC: 8/2), Eddie Johnson (Fulham FC: 8/8)
*numbers indicate all-time World Cup Qualifying caps/goals
*from The Official Site of U.S. Soccer
The game starts at 10 p.m. on ESPN 2. Be sure to check it out. The U-23 guys are looking to redeem themselves after their elimination from the Olympic tournament. Many of the US-MNT players weren't at the Olympic tournament (this is a entirely different roster of forwards), and they are focused on pushing the US through this Semifinal leg of qualifying:
U.S. Schedule – Semifinal Round, 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying*
Aug. 20 @ Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala
Sept. 6 @ Cuba Havana, Cuba
Sept. 10 vs. Trinidad & Tobago Bridgeview, Ill.
Oct. 11 vs. Cuba Washington, D.C.
Oct. 15 @ Trinidad & Tobago Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Nov. 19 vs. Guatemala Commerce City, Colo.
*from The Official Site of U.S. Soccer
Here are the groups:
Group 1
Cuba, Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, and USA
Group 2
Canada, Honduras, Jamaica, and Mexico
Group 3
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, and Suriname
*Photos from CBC Sports, American Soccer Reader, and SI.com
1 comment:
whats hannin did they win ?
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