US Soccer Names 25 Players for World Cup Qualifiers vs Jamaica
US Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann named 25 players who will represent the US in a home and away matches against Jamaica with 6 points to be had for each team. The U.S. first faces the Reggae Boyz on Sept. 7 in Kingston. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT, and the match will be broadcast live on beIN SPORT.
Four days later, on September 11, the U.S. will host Jamaica at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The match on Tuesday will be broadcast live at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2, ESPN3 and the Univision family.
The matches fall on FIFA international fixture dates, and players begin reporting to Miami on Sunday. The team will train for three days prior to departing for Kingston.
“Obviously these are two huge games for us with six points on the line,” said Klinsmann. “We are in a good position at the moment in our group, but we are going into the games against Jamaica with the mindset that we want to win both. We feel very confident in the group that we have coming in. We are developing a lot of good chemistry and experience in the team, and now our goal is to become more and more consistent. We are ready to put in a lot of hard work this week and will be prepared on Friday to get a result.”
The U.S. leads Group A in the Semifinal Round of CONCACAF Qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with four points after two matches, holding the lead on Jamaica based on a superior goal differential. The U.S. is seeking to win a World Cup Qualifier in Jamaica for the first time, having collected draws in their previous four attempts. With Guatemala and Antigua & Barbuda also facing back-to-back matches, amassing points in these two games is critical.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION -
GOALKEEPERS (4) : Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (9) : Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Maurice Edu (Stoke City), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Michael Orozco Fiscal (San Luis), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland), Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City)
MIDFIELDERS (8) : Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Joshua Gatt (Molde), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Jose Torres (Pachuca), Danny Williams (Hoffenheim), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
FORWARDS (4 ): Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Herculez Gomez (Santos)
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It stinks that the Stars play Puerto Rico at 7:30pm on 9/11. Last home match for the Stars so I will be at the Nessy!
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Don’t pay attention to updates from anyone and watch the US MNT game on ESPN3 when you get home. That’s a great dose of soccer! lol
It’s on 9/11 I’m putting out my flag and watching the US play.