The United States roster for two upcoming World Cup qualifiers has been announced, and D.C. United defender Steve Birnbaum is on the list of 26 players Jurgen Klinsmann has called in. The USMNT has games September 2nd at St. Vincent and the Grenadines and September 6th in Jacksonville, FL against Trinidad and Tobago. Birnbaum will miss the D.C.’s match at New York City FC on September 1st, but barring injury should be back for the September 11th visit to Red Bull Arena.
Birnbaum is the sole D.C. player to make the roster, as goalkeeper Bill Hamid did not make the group; Ethan Horvath is the third goalkeeper on the roster behind Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids) and Brad Guzan (Middlesborough).