Tuesday, September 8, 2009

US MNT: Next World Cup Qualifier Wednesday at 4pm

The US Men's team is playing their next World Cup qualifier in Trinidad on Wednesday. Game time is 4pm Pacific, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN Classic and Telefutura. The boys should be looking sharp playing so soon after the El Salvador game in Salt Lake City. Trinidad is on the verge of elimination, so they'll be bringing everything they have to the match.

Card Situation / Roster:
Jay Demerit won't make the trip because he is not in game shape after his groin injury. Conor Casey also isn't making the trip. Gooch Onyewu is back from a yellow card suspension, so the defense should be better this game (not that it wasn't very strong against El Salvador). Landon Donovan, Jozy Altidore, Carlos Bocanegra, Ricardo Clark, Clint Dempsey, Benny Feilhaber and Steve Cherundolo are all carrying cards into the game. None of them can afford a yellow or they will have to sit out the critical Honduras qualifier on October 10th. This should make for a disciplined game like we saw against El Salvador when no yellow cards were handed out to the US side.