Tuesday, May 11, 2010

World Cup Fever!

As everyone knows, the greatest thing in the world is this summer and we have taken our first big step towards it today. The USA announced a 30 man preliminary roster for the upcoming World Cup. The roster will be cut down to 23 by June 1. Just because a player didn't make the preliminary roster doesn't mean he can't make the final, but it is very unlikely (keep your fingers crossed for Charlie Davies). Here's the roster:

Goalkeepers:
Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann

Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathon Bornstein, Steve Cherundolo, Jay DeMerit, Clarence Goodson, Chad Marshall, Oguchi Onyewu, Heath Pearce, Jonathan Spector

Midfield: DaMarcus Beasley, Alejandro Bedoya, Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Maurice Edu, Benny Feilhaber, Stuart Holden, Sasha Kljestan, Robbie Rogers, Jose Francisco Torres

Forward: Jozy Altidore, Edson Buddle, Brian Ching, Robbie Findlay, Herzulez Gomez, Eddie Johnson

No big surprises with the picks here, other than seeing a Johnson or Findlay over Connor Casey. I've never been a big Casey fan anyway so I'm ok with seeing him miss out. Dempsey will most likely be played as a forward (along with Jozy <3). I'm expecting a good performance from the US this summer and I really can't wait. Come on US!

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