Today on ESPN, the United States unveiled the 26-man roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers that begin Friday night in New Jersey against Costa Rica (6:30pm ET, ESPN and Univision) and continue on September 5th against Honduras in San Pedro Sula (5:30pm ET, beIN Sports and Universo). Camp will open up tomorrow as the team seeks to get 6 crucial points and inch closer to qualification for the 2018 World Cup.
Here are the 26 players who USMNT coach Bruce Arena will call upon in the upcoming matches:
Defenders (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest), Tim Ream (Fulham), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forwards (5): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Hamburg)
Bruce Arena is clearly going for 6 points from these two matches, as he brings in the heavy hitters for this match.