After a disappointing Gold Cup, the USMNT still has a chance to get to the Confeserations Cup, via a playoff with Mexico on Oct. 10. Today USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann announced his 35-man preliminary roster, and it was about what you'd expect.
One notable absence was Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber, who hasn't been able to get a USMNT chance under Klinsmann, and nobody can really figure out why.
Goalkeepers:
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)
Bill Hamid (D.C. United)
Tim Howard (Everton)
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Defenders:
Ventura Alvarado (Club America)
Damarcus Beazley (Houston Dynamo)
Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)
John Brooks (Hertha Berlin)
Geoff Cameron (Stoke City)
Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders)
Greg Garza (Atlas)
Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)
Michael Orozco (Tijuana)
Tim Ream (Fulham)
Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City)
DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland)
Midfielders:
Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes)
Michael Bradley (Toronto FC)
Joe Corona (Veracruz)
Mix Diskerud (NYCFC)
Fabian Johnson (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution)
Alfredo Morales (FC Ingolstadt)
Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution)
Danny Williams (Reading)
Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)
Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forwards:
Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC)
Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders)
Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy)
Aron Johannsson (Werder Bremen)
Jordan Morris (Stanford)
Chris Wondolowski (San jose Earthquakes)
Bobby Wood (Union Berlin)
Will this roster have what it takes to beat Mexico?
Contact The18 Staff Writer Sam Klomhaus at Klomhaus@The18.com or follow him on Twitter @SamKlomhaus
