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The coach of the US national football team, Bruce Arena, announced the list of 23 players who will defend the honor of the US in this year's World Cup.
The team is a combination of players from the US and Europe.
"I am satisfied with this squad, these are players who can challenge anyone in the World Cup," said the strategist.
The coach singled out "Manchester City" defender Claudio Reyna, for whom this will be his 4th World Cup. B.Arena said: "I hope that C.Reyna's experience and leadership qualities will be invaluable. Also, he should be one of our best players."
US national team composition:
Goalkeepers: Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Tim Howard (Manchester United), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading)
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Cory Gibbs (ADO Den Haag), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Eddie Lewis (Leeds Utd), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege), Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake)
Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven), Bobby Convey (Reading), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), John O'Brien (Chivas USA), Ben Olsen (DC United), Claudio Reyna (Manchester City)
Forwards: Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards), Brian McBride (Fulham), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards);;
