Chicago, IL (My Sportsbook) - United States coach Bob Bradley named the 23-man roster that will compete in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup from June 14-28 in South Africa.
The U.S. opens the tournament against World Cup champion Italy on June 15, and then faces Brazil on June 18. The United States finishes group play on June 21 against Egypt.
"The FIFA Confederations Cup is a great opportunity to play against top level competition and gain further experience competing in tough games," Bradley said. "Equally important is the chance for our team to experience the environment in South Africa, everything from travel to food to weather.
"We believe the experience will be invaluable if we qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup."
The U.S. is playing in its fourth FIFA Confederations Cup tournament, having appeared most recently in the 2003 event in a group with Brazil, Turkey and Cameroon. The team reached the semifinals of the 1999 tournament, beating Germany and New Zealand in group play before losing to hosts Mexico in the semifinals.
The U.S. qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup by winning its second consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The U.S. is in the midst of a grueling summer schedule. Following two World Cup qualifiers on June 3 and June 6 and their participation in the Confederations Cup, the U.S. returns to home soil to defend the Gold Cup title from July 3-26.
Now halfway through the final round of qualifying and sitting in second place with 10 points, the U.S. next travels to face Mexico on Aug. 12.
Following is the complete U.S. roster for the Confederations Cup:
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Luis Robles (Kaiserslautern).
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Danny Califf (Midtjylland ), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Heath Pearce (Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC).
Midfielders: Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers), Michael Bradley (Monchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca).
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Xerez), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Charlie Davies (Hammarby), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy).
