FRISCO, Texas - The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team will conduct its first camp since winning Group A of the CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Tournament in Panama this past January when it trains at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas, from March 22-29.
U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen has invited 16 players in for the camp, including FC Dallas midfielder Anthony Wallace. Nine players play in Major League Soccer, two play professionally in Europe and four play collegiately. The U.S. will play a couple of matches that are still to be determined. Updated itineraries will be posted on Pizza Hut Park's official blog, worldcupway.blogspot.com, when matches are confirmed.
The full U.S. Men's national team, which includes FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper, will arrive in Frisco on Mon., March 26 for their game versus Guatemala, which will be played at Pizza Hut Park on Wed. March 28. FCD forward Carlos Ruiz is on the Guatemala roster for the game.
Under-20 MNT Roster by Position
GOALKEEPERS (2): Diego Restrepo (University of South Florida), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (5): Kyle Davies (Southampton FC), Amaechi Igwe (New England Revolution), Quavas Kirk (L.A. Galaxy), Ofori Sarkodie (Indiana University), Tim Ward (Columbus Crew)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Freddy Adu (Real Salt Lake), Jalil Anibaba (Davis, Calif.), Tony Beltran (UCLA), Danny Szetela (Columbus Crew), Anthony Wallace (FC Dallas)
FORWARDS (4): Josmer Altidore (N.Y. Red Bulls), Gabriel Ferrari (Sampdoria), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Sal Zizzo (UCLA)
Tentative training schedule for the U.S. U-20 team at Pizza Hut Park:
March 22; no training
March 23: 11am-1 pm field #4
March 24: 11-1 pm Field #9; 4-6 pm Field #4
March 25-26: no training
March 27: 11-1 pm Field #4
March 28: match TBD
The U.S. Men's National Team is in Florida this week preparing for an exhibition game versus Ecuador on Sunday, March 18 in Tampa. With that match and the one versus Guatemala at Pizza Hut Park falling on consecutive international fixture dates, head coach Bob Bradley was able to call upon a full complement of players based both domestically and abroad. The U.S. roster features 11 players from the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, including five players - DaMarcus Beasley, Steve Cherundolo, Landon Donovan, Kasey Keller and Oguchi Onyewu - who appeared in all three matches. There are also plenty of fresh faces getting a look with three players - Jay DeMerit, Benny Feilhaber and Frank Simek - looking for their first-ever cap with the full team. The U.S. visits Raymond James Stadium for the first time when they face Ecuador on March 25 at 11 a.m. CT. The U.S. then returns to Pizza Hut Park for the second consecutive year to face Guatemala when they meet in Frisco, Texas, on March 28 at 8 p.m. CT. Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and Galavision. Tickets for match at Pizza Hut Park are available by calling the FC Dallas office at 888.FCD.GOAL or visiting www.fcdallas.net. The Media Credential Application is attached for media looking to cover the game.
