On Thursday, United States Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who is riding high on the strength of a record 12-match winning streak, announced his 23-man roster for the two games in September — at Costa Rica on Sept. 6 and against Mexico on Sept. 10.
“The Costa Rica game in San Jose is the biggest game in 2013 for all of us because we want to win there,” Soccer Jerseys for Sale Online . “We want to get three points. We want to qualify as soon as possible for the World Cup in Brazil. We want to get the first-ever three points in World Cup qualifying in Costa Rica. It’s going to be huge. We have to be extremely disciplined with eight or nine players being on yellow cards to prepare also for the game against Mexico in Columbus, so going into Costa Rica we really need to be on top of our game. We need to be very focused and sharp and make it happen.”
Perhaps the most notable name on Klinsmann’s list belongs to Landon Donovan, who is bidding to play his first qualifying match for the national team since June 2012. Donovan, who earlier this week signed a long-term contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, had dropped off Klinsmann’s radar after taking a sabbatical from soccer that carried into World Cup qualifying matches earlier this year. But Donovan turned in strong performances in the Concacaf Gold Cup this summer, which the United States won.
Clint Dempsey, who has been named the official captain by Klinsmann, taking over from Carlos Bocanegra (2007-12) is set to make his 100th international appearance, but first since his transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to the Seattle Sounders of M.L.S. He leads the United States with seven goals in the current qualifying cycle.
Eleven players named to the roster were part of the Gold Cup squad: DaMarcus Beasley, Kyle Beckerman, Alejandro Bedoya, Matt Besler, Edgar Castillo, Mix Diskerud, Donovan, Omar Gonzalez, Eddie Johnson, Michael Orozco and Nick Rimando.
Klinsmann also recalled two players — Aron Johannsson and John Brooks — who made their senior international debuts for the United States earlier this month in a friendly match at Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The United States is in first place in the final found of qualifying, with 13 points from six matches. The U.S. could qualify for the World Cup after the Costa Rica match with a victory, a tie between Mexico and Honduras, and a Panama loss or tie against Jamaica.
Eight American players — Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Geoff Cameron, Brad Evans, Dempsey, Tim Howard, Fabian Johnson and Jermaine Jones — take yellow cards into the Costa Rica game, with the next caution for any of them meaning a one-game suspension.
Goalkeepers Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/England), Tim Howard (Everton/England), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake/M.L.S.)
Defenders DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla/Mexico), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City/M.L.S.), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin/Germany), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City/England), Edgar Castillo (Tijuana/Mexico), Brad Evans (Seattle/M.L.S.), Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles/M.L.S.), Michael Orozco (Puebla/Mexico)
Midfielders Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake/M.L.S.), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes/France), Michael Bradley (Roma/Italy), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg/Norway), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim/Germany), Jermaine Jones (Schalke/Germany), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City/M.L.S.)
Forwards Jozy Altidore (Sunderland/England), Clint Dempsey (Seattle/M.L.S.), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles/M.L.S.), Aron Johannsson (AZ/the Netherlands), Eddie Johnson (Seattle/M.L.S.)
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An earlier version of this article misstated the number of World Cup qualifying games left for the United States. It is four, not three.
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