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Sizing up the U.S. World Cup qualifying roster

Jurgen Klinsmann won't have a full-strength squad for the U.S. national team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers, but that should create opportunities for others.

When you hear that 19 of 21 available players from the U.S. Copa America squad are taking part in the U.S. team's first post-Copa training camp, it sounds like a strong number. Then when you realize that the two players not available are Clint Dempsey and Gyasi Zardes it becomes clear that there are going to be some good opportunities for new faces to impress Jurgen Klinsmann.

Replacing Dempsey's goal-scoring won't be easy, and neither will replacing Zardes' energy and athleticism, but the group Klinsmann has called in has several candidates capable of stepping in and impressing against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.