United States Soccer Federation Region:!Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) World Cup appearances:!8 (1930, '34, '50, '90, '94, '98, 2002, '06) Best World Cup finish:!3rd (1930)!Current FIFA Ranking:!14th Continental titles:!4 (1991, 2002, '05, '07) Country’s population:!310,232,863!GDP (per inhabitant):!$46,400!!Life expectancy:!78.24!
Formation: 4-4-2 8!LW Clint 3!LB World Cup Qualifying Carlos Dempsey Opponent GF GA Bocanegra Barbados 8 0 @Barbados 1 0 @Guatemala 1 0 5!LCB 4!LM @Cuba 1 0 Trinidad/Tobago 3 0 Oguchi Michael 20!SS Cuba 6 1 Onyewu Bradley Robbie Findley @Trinidad/Tobago 1 2 1!GK Guatemala 2 0 Tim Mexico 2 0 Howard @El Salvador 2 2 Trinidad/Tobago 3 0 13!RM 17!ST @Costa Rica 1 3 15!RCB Ricardo Jozy Honduras 2 1 Jay Clark Altidore @Mexico 1 2 DeMerit El Salvador 2 1 @Trinidad/Tobago 1 0 6!RB @Honduras 3 2 Costa Rica 2 2 Steve 10!RW Cherundolo Landon 42 16 Record: 13-2-3 Donovan
Group C Pts W D L GF GA Name Pos No. Club (league) Caps G England Tim Howard G 1 Everton (England) 51 0 United States Brad Guzan G 18 Aston Villa (England) 16 0 Slovenia Marcus Hahnemann G 23 Wolverhampton (England) 7 0 Algeria Name Pos No. Club (league) Caps G Jonathan Spector D 2 West Ham United (England) 25 0 TEAM NOTES Carlos Bocanegra D 3 Rennes (France) 79 12 Oguchi Onyewu D 5 Milan (Italy) 54 5 TopFormation: players 4-2-1-3: Steve Cherundolo D Hannover (Germany) The States' one-two punch of Clint Dempsey and 6 60 2 Landon Donovan give them some of the best wing Jonathan Bornstein D 12 Chivas USA (United States) 32 2 play in the tournament. !Donovan is the U.S.'s best creative presence, while Dempsey provides the team Jay DeMerit D 15 Watford (England) 19 0 with its flair. Clarence Goodson D 21 Start (Norway) 14 2 Tim Howard may be the team's best athlete and brings seven seasons of English Premier League Michael Bradley M 4 Borussia Monchengladbach (Ger.) 43 7 experience to the States' goal. DeMarcus Beasley M 7 Rangers (Scotland) ! 92 17 Oguchi Onyewu is the U.S.'s best defender, when healthy. !Unfortunately, recovering from an October Clint Dempsey M 8 Fulham (England) 62 18 knee injury, he is not. !He is on the roster and likely Landon Donovan M 10 Los Angeles Galaxy (U.S.) 123 42 plays but appears far from 100 percent. Stuart Holden M 11 Bolton (England) 14 2 Keys to success: Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) Some dwell on the States' lack of goal scorers, but Ricardo Clark M 13 29 2 scoring has rarely been a problem. !The United States José Francisco Torres M 16 Pachuca (Mexico) 10 0 need to defend better than they have in friendlies; else, the passive attacks of their group rivals become Maurice Edu M 19 Rangers (Scotland) 13 1 dangerous. Benny Feilhaber M 22 Aarhus (Denmark) 32 2 Outlook: Herculez Gomez F 9 Pachuca (Mexico) 4 2 The United States is the second most talented team in Edson Buddle F 14 Los Angeles Galaxy (U.S.) 3 2 their group, but injuries and stylistic concerns deflate the prospects of a Round of 16 appearance. Jozy Altidore F 17 Villareal (Spain) 25 9 Robbie Findley F 20 Real Salt Lake (U.S.) 6 0
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