USMNT roster for March 2016 World Cup qualifiers
USMNT coach has called in 26 players, 14 of them veterans from the 2014 World Cup squad, for the World Cup qualifiers against Guatemala on March 25 (10pm – beIN Sport) and 29 (7pm ET – ESPN2). The USMNT U-23s are also in action on both of those match days, attempting to qualify for this summer’s Olympics.
“We’re excited about this roster going into Guatemala because a couple of players are back in the picture that are healthy again, like Geoff Cameron and Alejandro Bedoya, which is very, very crucial for us,” Klinsmann said. “Some players for months have been playing at a very high level, like John Brooks, for example, and Fabian Johnson and Bobby Wood scoring goals in the 2. Bundesliga in Germany. This is exciting because you want them to make a mark on their team. Another example in a very positive way is Omar Gonzalez with Pachuca. He’s been playing a very strong first couple of months with the new club since he went down there coming from the LA Galaxy, which is exciting. Another name to mention is Edgar Castillo being a very consistent high-level player at Monterrey, being on top of the Liga MX in Mexico. We were in touch over the last year and he deserves that call and deserves to get back into the group. We are happy that Brad Guzan fought back into his number one spot at Aston Villa. We take it player by player and we try to make sure there’s the right mix of players in the whole roster, and we are convinced that this roster is strong enough to get the job done.”
USMNT roster for March 2016 World Cup qualifiers
GK: David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes; 0/0), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa; 9/0), Tim Howard (Everton FC; 30/0), William Yarbrough (Club Leon; 0/0)
DEF: Ventura Alvarado (Club America; 0/0), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City; 8/0), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United; 0/0), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin; 0/0), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City; 15/1), Edgar Castillo (Monterrey; 4/0), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca; 8/0), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana; 4/1), DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland; 0/0)
MID: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake; 6/0), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes FC; 3/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC; 26/5), Mix Diskerud (New York City FC; 3/0), Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC; 0/0), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Monchengladbach; 11/1), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers FC; 2/0), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution; 0/0)
FOR: Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC; 28/12), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC; 34/13), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes; 0/0), Bobby Wood (Union Berlin; 2/1), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy; 2/1)