The US Soccer World Cup Finals Squad  June 2010
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
17. Altidore, Josmer Volmy	6 November 1989	20	F	Villareal CF SAD, Spain	25	9
7. Beasley, DaMarcus Manont	24 May 1982	28	M	unattached, formerly of Rangers FC, Scotland	92	17
3. Bocanegra, Carlos Manuel	25 May 1979	31	D	Stade Rennais FC, France	79	12
12. Bornstein, Jonathan Ray	11 July 1984	25	D	CD Chivas USA	32	2
4. Bradley, Michael Sheehan	31 July 1987	22	M	Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach eV, Germany	43	7
14. Buddle, Edson Michael	21 May 1981	29	F	LA Galaxy	3	2
6. Cherundolo, Steven	19 February 1979	31	D	Hannoverscher SV von 1896, Germany	60	2
13. Clark, Ricardo Anthony	10 May 1983	27	M	Eintracht Frankfurt eV, Germany	29	2
15. DeMerit, Jay Michael	4 April 1979	31	D	Watford FC, England	19	0
8. Dempsey, Clinton Drew	9 March 1983	27	M	Fulham FC, England	62	18
10. Donovan, Landon Timothy	4 March 1982	28	M	LA Galaxy	123	42
19. Edu, Edu Maurice	18 April 1986	24	M	Rangers FC, Scotland	13	1
22. Feilhaber, Benny	19 January 1985 born in Brazil	25	M	Aarhus GF, Denmark	32	2
20. Findley, Robert	4 August 1985	24	F	Real Salt Lake	6	0
9. Gómez Hurtado, Hérculez	6 April 1982	28	F	Puebla FC, Mexico	4	2
21. Goodson IV, Clarence E.	17 May 1982	28	D	IK Start, Norway	14	2
18. Guzan, Bradley Edwin	9 September 1984	25	G	Aston Villa FC, England	16	0
11. Holden, Stuart Alistair	1 August 1985 born in Scotland	24	M	Bolton Wanderers FC, England	14	2
1. Howard, Timothy Matthew	6 March 1979	31	G	Everton FC, England	51	0
23. Hahnemann, Marcus Stephan	15 June 1972	37	G	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England	16	0
5. Onyewu, Oguchialu Chijioke	13 May 1982	28	D	AC Milan SpA, Italy	54	5
2. Spector, Jonathan Michael Paul	1 March 1986	24	D	West Ham United FC, England	25	0
16. Torres Mezzell, José Francisco	29 October 1987	22	M	CF Pachuca, Mexico	10	0

Squad details correct up to and including United States match against Australia on 5 June 2010.
Tallies taken from USsoccer.com

Diary

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 - DaMarcus Beasley has been included the United States' 23-man World Cup squad.  The 28-year-old, who left Rangers at the end of the season, only returned to the US team in March after a nine-month exile from Bob Bradley's team.  "He needed to make a renewed commitment and do things as a player that makes his team better."  Beasley, who has earned 90 caps for the US, played his last game for Rangers on 9 March but has done enough to convince Bradley of his place in South Africa. 

West Ham's Jonathan Spector, Fulham's Clint Dempsey and ex-Everton midfielder Landon Donavan all made the cut.  Donovan, Hannover's Steve Cherundolo and Beasley will be representing the US in their third World Cup.

Strikers Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez are among 15 players featuring in their first World Cup.  LA Galaxy's Buddle has been in excellent form in Major League Soccer while Gomez became the first American to lead a foreign league goal-scoring chart with 10 goals for Mexican club Puebla.

Seventeen of Bradley's squad are based in Europe, including nine players from Britain and four in the MLS. 

Defenders Chad Marshall and Heath Pearce, midfielders Alejandro Bedoya, Sacha Kljestan and Robbie Rogers and and forwards Brian Ching and Eddie Johnson all missed the cut from Bradley's provisional 30-man squad.

Thursday, 3 June 2010 - Jozy Altidore has been taken to hospital for a scan on his right ankle after being injured in training on Wednesday.  The 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan from Villareal at Hull, is expected to play in his side's opening game with England on 12 June.  "His status is considered day-to-day. He will undergo a fitness test on Friday to check his availability for the 5 June (friendly) with Australia."

Sunday, 6 June 2010 - American fears over Jozy Altidore's fitness appear to have eased after the Villarreal man returned to training.  The 20-year-old, on loan at Hull City last season, missed Friday's 3-1 warm-up win over Australia due to an ankle injury sustained in training on Wednesday.  But after taking part in a five-a-side game on Sunday the first-choice striker will be expected to face England.  However, neither Altidore nor coach Bob Bradley commented after the session.  LA Galaxy's Edson Buddle, who scored twice against Australia, is the favourite to deputise up front should Altidore not be ready for the Group C clash against Fabio Capello's side in Rustenburg.

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CG