The USA squad is heading to Princeton, New Jersey, for a final training camp before coach Bob Bradley has to cut his 30-man preliminary squad down to the final 23. The key question mark surrounds the fitness of Milan defender Oguchi Onyewu, who has not played since October. Up front Hull's Jozy Altidore is guaranteed to make the final cut, with MLS top-scorer Edson Buddle, Mexico-based Herculez Gomez, Charlie Davies, Robbie Findley, Brian Ching and Eddie Johnson fighting it out for the remaining spots.
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The United States, lost 4-2 to the Czech Republic in a friendly in Connecticut.Despite taking the lead, Bradley's weakened team was undone by a Czech side that did not reach the World Cup.
Verbeek is right...Clubs don't care about players and their countries.
Williams is who I feel bad for...
Strachan didn't force the kid to play.
Middlesbrough's Australian wonder kid Rhys Williams was Excluded mid week from the trip to South Africa as a long standing pelvic injury ruled him out. Frustrated manager Aussie Pim Verbeek blamed the problem on Scotsman Gordon Strachan for playing the youngster and administrating shots on a gamely basis. Strachan has defended his clubs actions and insisted that the Australia have their facts wrong. Do you think Verbeek is correct or just venting?
Yes, he's scoring goals with his head, something England have lacked!
A Coca Cola Championship player on the plane to S.A - No chance!
Andy Carroll scored yet again today for Newcastle United bringing his tally for the Magpies, into double figures. Reports have been suggesting that Fabio Capello is looking at the possibility of bringing Carroll to the World Cup, however, many people believe he'll look no further than Peter Crouch. Is their any chance of the Geordie playing in South Africa?
yes, but that's o.k, England has good replacements
only the Dr. can say
John Terry has been taken to hospital after suffering a bad blow to his right foot that could rule the defender out of England's squad for the World Cup. Fabio Capello already has injury doubts over a number of players, including Gareth Barry, and Terry can now add himself to the list after a possible metatarsal injury that he suffered in a Chelsea training session at Cobham. Terry had a scan on Wednesday and Chelsea have said that they expect to see the results on Thursday.
The group D has two major national teams, Germany and Australia. lets see what the other two teams have in store for the audience, this summer world cup.
Kaka was handed a one-match ban after receiving a second yellow card for a seemingly innocuous collision with Ivorian midfielder Kader Keita.Brazil playmaker Kaka will take advantage of his red card against the Ivory Coast by improving his fitness.
