Ladies and Gentlemen, your initial USMNT World Cup 30-man roster!

[MrCoffee]

This is the roster for the pre-Cup camp in Princeton, NJ. The final roster will be cut to a team of 23.

Goalkeepers
Tim Howard - Everton
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Marcus Hahnemann - Wolverhampton

Defenders
Carlos Bocanegra - Rennes
Jonathan Bornstein - Chivas USA
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Jay DeMerit - Watford
Clarence Goodson - IK Start
Chad Marshall - Columbus Crew
Oguchi Onyewu - AC Milan
Heath Pearce - FC Dallas
Jonathan Spector - West Ham United

Midfielders
DaMarcus Beasley - Rangers
Alejandro Bedoya - Orebro
Michael Bradley - Borussia M'Gladbach
Ricardo Clark - Eintracht Frankfurt
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Landon Donovan - Los Angeles Galaxy
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Benny Feilhaber - Aarhus
Stuart Holden - Bolton
Sacha Kljestan - Chivas USA
Robbie Rogers - Columbus Crew
Jose Francisco Torres - Pachuca

Forwards
Jozy Altidore - Villarreal
Edson Buddle - Los Angeles Galaxy
Brian Ching - Houston Dynamo
Robbie Findlay - Real Salt Lake
Herculez Gomez - Puebla
Eddie Johnson - Aris Thessaloniki

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[SnakeEyes]

1. No CD9.

That makes me sad :(

Not sure I agree with Beasley and don't like EJ, Findlay, Sacha, or Ching getting called up either. Just aren't World Cup capable.

[MrCoffee]

2. Last I saw, Sochaux still hadn't given him a full clearance to play

I'm with you on Sacha and Ching, and if Spector/Bornstein are the best we can do, we're going 3 and out.

[SnakeEyes]

3. Yes but

We all know how club's can be about injured players. I've heard from those with trainer sources that he'd have been ready. USSF could have challenged it to FIFA

I agree with you on Bornstein but not Spector. Spector did quite well at the Confed Cup. And he has been playing for his EPL club