CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying: US Names 24-man roster upcoming matches
The United States has named it’s 24 man roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers with not too many surprises. Tim Howard and Brad Guzan are the goalkeepers and Oneywu and Bocanegra will lead the defense. In midfield, Donovan, Beasley, Dempsey, and Bradley have been a regular fixture on the squad and should all start. Charlie Davies has been selected and could get a chance as he’s had great form at Swedish club Hammarby. Here’s the full roster.
U.S. Men’s National Team Roster vs. Costa Rica and Honduras
May 26-June 6, 2009
| Players | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Hometown | Club | Caps/Goals |
| Adu, Freddy | M | 5-8 | 140 | 06/02/89 | Potomac, Md. | AS Monaco (France) | 12/1 |
| Altidore, Jozy | F | 6-1 | 175 | 11/06/89 | Boca Raton, Fla. | Xerez C.D. (Spain) | 9/6 |
| Beasley, DaMarcus | M | 5-8 | 145 | 05/24/82 | Ft. Wayne, Ind. | Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) | 85/17 |
| Bocanegra, Carlos | D | 6-0 | 170 | 05/25/79 | Alta Loma, Calif. | Stade Rennais (France) | 65/10 |
| Bornstein, Jonathan | D | 5-9 | 145 | 11/07/84 | Los Alamitos, Calif. | Chivas USA | 14/1 |
| Bradley, Michael | M | 6-2 | 175 | 07/31/87 | Manhattan Beach, Calif. | Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany) | 28/5 |
| Califf, Danny | D | 6-1 | 175 | 03/17/80 | Orange, Calif | FC Midtjylland (Denmark) | 23/1 |
| Ching, Brian | F | 6-1 | 195 | 05/24/78 | Haleiwa, Hawaii | Houston Dynamo | 36/9 |
| Davies, Charlie | F | 5-10 | 160 | 06/25/86 | Manchester, N.H. | Hammarby IF (Sweden) | 5/1 |
| DeMerit, Jay | D | 6-0 | 185 | 12/04/79 | Green Bay, Wis. | Watford FC (England) | 9/1 |
| Dempsey, Clint | F | 6-1 | 170 | 03/09/83 | Nacogdoches, Texas | Fulham FC (England) | 49/13 |
| Donovan, Landon | F | 5-8 | 150 | 03/04/82 | Redlands, Calif. | Los Angeles Galaxy | 108/37 |
| Edu, Maurice | M | 6-0 | 170 | 04/18/86 | Fontana, Calif. | Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) | 11/1 |
| Feilhaber, Benny | M | 5-9 | 150 | 01/19/85 | Irvine, Calif. | AGF Aarhus (Denmark) | 16/2 |
| Guzan, Brad | GK | 6-4 | 210 | 09/09/84 | Homer Glen, Ill. | Aston Villa FC (England) | 12/1 |
| Hejduk, Frankie | D | 5-8 | 155 | 08/05/74 | Cardiff, Calif. | Columbus Crew | 84/7 |
| Howard, Tim | GK | 6-3 | 210 | 03/06/79 | North Brunswick, N.J. | Everton FC (England) | 37/0 |
| Mastroeni, Pablo | M | 5-10 | 170 | 8/26/1976 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Colorado Rapids | 63/0 |
| Kljestan, Sacha | M | 6-1 | 150 | 09/09/85 | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Chivas USA | 16/3 |
| Onyewu, Oguchi | D | 6-4 | 210 | 05/13/82 | Olney, Md. | Standard de Liege (Belgium) | 40/5 |
| Pearce, Heath | D | 5-10 | 175 | 08/13/84 | Modesto, Calif. | Hansa Rostock (Germany) | 23/0 |
| Spector, Jonathan | D | 6-0 | 180 | 03/01/86 | Arlington Heights, Ill. | West Ham United (England) | 12/1 |
| Torres, José Francisco | M | 5-7 | 135 | 10/29/87 | Longview, Texas | C.D. Pachuca (Mexico) | 4/1 |
| Wynne, Marvell | D | 5-9 | 170 | 05/08/86 | Poway, Calif. | Toronto FC | 2/1 |
