[jurassic5]

US beat Denmark today 3-1 in a friendly at the Home Depot Center. Landon, Jonathan Bornstein and Kenny Cooper scored for the US. The US did pretty well with pretty a roster made of up pretty much all-MLS players.

Feb. 7th the US will be taking on Mexico in Glendale, AZ. Over 50,000 people are expected with most probably cheering for Mexico.

Anyways, it was nice seeing the US back in action again after their dismal WC showing. Coach Bradley put together a decent roster for today's friendly.

Video of Justin Mapp breaking down the D and crossing to Bornstein.

[crackednut]

I missed that game

but I'm looking forward to this Wednesday's game against Mexico
should be a fun one
Twellman and C-Demp are playing!

[jurassic5]

U.S. ROSTER:
Goalkeepers Joe Cannon (Los Angeles Galaxy), Tim Howard (Everton/England).
Defenders Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham/England), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Bobby Boswell (D.C. United), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Bryan Namoff (D.C. United), Eddie Robinson (Houston Dynamo).
Midfielders Brian Carroll (D.C. United), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Bobby Convey (Reading/England), Clint Dempsey (Fulham/England), Joshua Gros (D.C. United), Justin Mapp (Chicago Fire), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids).
Forwards Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards), Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire), Taylor Twellman
(New England Revolution).



Game is on at 9pm ET on ESPN 2 Wed. night

[jurassic5]

too bad Gooch didn't make the trip over...he is solid. but i understand bradley didn't want to jepordize his time at newcastle with a friendly...even if it is mexico....


games on espn2 right now.

[jurassic5]

nice goal by jimmy..with a beaut of a corner by landon. 1-0....USA 55th

[jurassic5]

nice goal by Landon in extra time to seal the game. Nice assist by the ref. haha


USA wins 2-0.

[kensai1824]

I like how Donovan seemed to be looking for support even when he had a clear breakaway. Hilarious.

Albright was horrendous and we were dominated most of the game. I must say though, it's pretty pathetic when then American B/C Squad can beat the Mexico A Squad that had 14 World Cup players on their roster. Mexico did have better chances though, mainly because Rolfe was terrible, Convey and Dempsey weren't fit, Clark is inexperienced and that was the worst line of backs i'd seen since 1994. Bornstein is growing on me though.

Timmay had his brain fart like 10 minutes into the game but luckily nobody took advantage. When the hell is he going to get over that? He could be such an elite keeper if he could just stop with the excessively soft goals.

Good job at not getting Cooper on the roster too. Why get the young forward with huge potential some experience against elite competition?

Anyway, I so want to see the full squad play just once. I'm shocked that we actually won.

On a side note, way to show some class Oswaldo, trying to slide tackle Johnson after Donovan juked you out of your jock. Classy Mexico as always.

[jurassic5]

dos a cero.


guess Mexico's getting used to that line...

[kensai1824]

dos a cero.
guess Mexico's getting used to that line...

Emotions flared late, with Marquez and U.S. forward Eddie Johnson exchanging shoves. After the final whistle, the Mexicans strode off the field without shaking the U.S. players' hands or exchanging jerseys, as is customary. "The sportsmanship -- it would be nice if you guys [reporters]and the Mexican press talked about it, because it's really poor," Donovan said. "When we lose to them there, we shake their hands and say, 'Good job.' There's none of that reciprocally, and it's kind of disappointing."

Indeed, Marquez gave the United States little credit for the victory. "They were a little opportunistic and stayed in their own end for the majority of the match, but they did beat us," Marquez said. "Considering the tactics that they utilized, I think that is the credit I would give them considering the fact that on the field, they were not superior to us."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=213283&cc=5739

Epitome of class, as always.

[crackednut]

missed yet another game

but I heard Mexico were total sore losers, which is just sad

did Twellman get a chance to play?
I'm guessing he still isn't quite match fit after that hernia(?)

[kensai1824]

missed yet another game

but I heard Mexico were total sore losers, which is just sad

did Twellman get a chance to play?
I'm guessing he still isn't quite match fit after that hernia(?)

Twellman didn't play. Rolfe got enough time to prove that he still needs a lot of work.

Sore losers is an understatement.

[jurassic5]

The US will be facing Argentina this summer on June 28th. nice. will be fun to watch.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- The United States will open the Copa America on June 28 against Argentina.
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Tuesday night that the Americans were placed into a group with the Argentines for the first round of the 12-nation tournament, the championship of South America. The U.S. team and Mexico are invited guests.

Mexico will play Brazil on June 27, the USSF said. Venezuela, the host country, plays the tournament opener against Bolivia on June 26.

The remainder of the first round will be determined during Wednesday's draw. The tournament will be played in nine Venezuelan cites and concludes July 15.

The United States last competed in the tournament in 1995, when it finished fourth.

[jurassic5]

US plays Ecuador Sunday at 12pm Eastern on ESPN 2.

U.S. Roster
Goalkeepers (3): Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton FC), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
Defenders (9): Wade Barrett (Houston Dynamo), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Jay Demerit (Watford FC), Oguchi Onyewu (Newcastle United), Heath Pearce (FC Nordsjælland), Frank Simek (Sheffield Wednesday), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)
Midfielders (8): DaMarcus Beasley (Manchester City), Kyle Beckerman (Colorado Rapids), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Brian Carroll (D.C. United), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Benny Feilhaber (Hamburger SV), Justin Mapp (Chicago Fire), Brian Mullan (Houston Dynamo)
Forwards (5): Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (Kansas
Cit y Wizards), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
Head Coach: Bob Bradley

[fakeplastictrees]

29th minute and it's 1-1
goals by Donovan and Caicedo...

[jurassic5]

at halftime...1-1. USA's defensive line is looking a bit shaky. Ching took it hard across the nose.

[crackednut]

yea, that knee to the face was owchhh
but he looked HOT with his shirt off

both USA and Ecuador are bit weak in the back, but luckily Conrad made some good plays to keep Ecuador from scoring
...missed the first 10 minutes, which incidently, is where all the scoring happened
USA needs to pass better...and take advantage of the weaknesses in Ecuador's d

and Wynalda's Yellow Card Red Card
o snap, he yellow carded Alexi
I can see why, and I agree....lets see some drama now
haha, jk...no drama please

[jurassic5]

hattrick by Landon. goal in the first minute..and then 2 goals in a minute span.

[jurassic5]

US taking on Guatemala tonite on ESPN2. in the 40th minute...tied at 0.

[crackednut]

started getting uggggly towards the end of the first half
wtf was with that call on demerit?????

[jurassic5]

Gold Cup Roster:

GOALKEEPERS (3) – Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton FC), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
DEFENDERS (8) –Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Michael Parkhurst (New England Revolution), Frank Simek (Sheffield Wednesday), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)
MIDFIELDERS (8) – DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Benny Feilhaber (Hamburger SV), Justin Mapp (Chicago Fire), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), Steve Ralston (New England Revolution)
FORWARDS (4) – Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
Head Coach: Bob Bradley


June 2 USA vs. China Spartan Stadium (San Jose, Calif.) 8 p.m. ET / ESPN2 & Galavision
June 7 USA vs. Guatemala Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) 9 p.m. ET / FSC & Telefutura
June 9 USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) 5 p.m. ET / FSC & Telefutura
June 12 USA vs. El Salvador Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) 7 p.m. ET / FSC & Telefutura
June 16/17 Gold Cup Quarterfinals Foxborough, Mass. or Houston TBD / TBD
June 21 Gold Cup Semifinals Soldier Field (Chicago) TBD / Telefutura

June 24 Gold Cup Final Soldier Field (Chicago) 3 p.m. ET / FSC & Univision


Copa America
June 28 Argentina @ Estadio Jose "Pachencho" Romero (Maracaibo) 8:45 p.m. ET / GolTV & Galavision
July 2 Paraguay @ Estadio Agustin Tovar "La Carolina" (Barinas) 6:30 p.m. ET / GolTV & Galavision
July 5 Colombia @ Estadio Metropolitano de Futbol de Lara (Barquisimeto) 6:30 p.m. ET / GolTV & Galavision



Aug. 12 Sweden Ullevi Stadium (Goteborg, Sweden) 2:30 p.m. ET / FSC (2:30 ET & PT / Galavision)