Jurgen Klinsmann has named the 25-man roster for the USMNT‘s final matches of the year. The USA plays Colombia and Ireland overseas this month.
The United States men’s national team finishes off 2014 with two November friendlies against Colombia and Ireland, and manager Jurgen Klinsmann has named the 25-man squad which will take the pitch for the USMNT to close out the year.
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16 of the players were members of the USMNT squad that reached the Round of 16 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
“We want to finish 2014 on a high note and continue to try to meet the top teams eye to eye,” Klinsmann said, via USsoccer.com.
“In these last two games we want our veterans to really become mentors both on and off the field, and we want to see our youngsters take advantage of the opportunity to make their case and grow from the experience. These performances will set the tone for 2015.”
The USMNT faces No. 3-ranked Colombia Friday, Nov. 14, in London, before facing Ireland in Dublin four days later.
The full USMNT squad for November’s friendlies can be seen below:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Greg Garza (Club Tijuana), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Hamburg), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United FC), Jordan Morris (Stanford), Rubio Rubin (Utrecht), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
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