Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski is one of 23 playersthat will be joining the U.S. Mens National Team, competing at the 2014 WorldCup qualifiers.U.S. Mens National Team head coach, Jurgen Klinsmannfinalized the roster Friday.
Having full confidence in preparing his team for the 2014FIFA World Cup qualifiers Klinsmann stated, We have chosen the 23 players whoare in the best form right now and ready to get the job done. These guys haveput in a tremendous amount of hard work in the last 10 days, and they arehungry to get started with the matches.U.S. TRAVEL ROSTER BY POSITION:GOALKEEPERS:
1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)
2. Tim Howard (Everton)
3. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS:
1. Carlos Bocanegra (Rangers)
2. Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)
3. Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana)
4. Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96)
5. Clarence Goodson (Brondby)
6. Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting Lisbon)
7. Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland)
MIDFIELDERS:
1. Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
2. Michael Bradley (Chievo Verona)
3. Joe Corona (Club Tijuana)
4. Maurice Edu (Rangers)
5. Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim)
6. Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04)
7. Jose Torres (Pachuca)
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FORWARDS:
1. Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar)
2. Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund)
3. Clint Dempsey (Fulham)
4. Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
5. Herculez Gomez (Santos)
6. Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski led in goals scored, andtallied 11 points in 12 matches. Named to the MLS Best XI, and awarded CastrolIndex Player of the Year, Wondolowski has been a standout player on theEarthquakes as well as in the MLS. His position on the Mens National Teamreflects his outstanding performance last season.RELATED: Wondolowski Stats
Beginning on May 26, the U.S. Mens National Team will firstappear with their new roster in a Five-Game tournament against Scotland inJacksonville, Fla. Klinsmann has designed a month-long series of games andtraining sessions to best represent what the team will be facing in atournament format. Incorporating aspects of travel, nutrition, logistics andthe rhythm of team movement, Klinsmann hopes to embody a performance drivenenvironment.The UnitedStates will start its run for theseventh-consecutive FIFA World Cup on June 8th at Raymond JamesStadium, hosting Antigua & Barbuda.