Dempsey and the MNT traveled to Santander, Spain. © isiphotos.com / isiphotos.com Photo Gallery

CHICAGO (May 30, 2008) — U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named an initial 24-man roster for the USA’s encounter with fourth-ranked Spain on June 4 at the Estadio El Sardinero in Santander. The match will be shown live exclusively on ESPN360.com at 4 p.m. ET, and broadcast on tape delay on ESPN2 at 5:30 p.m. ET and Galavision at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

All 17 of the European-based players that appeared on the U.S. roster for the match against England have traveled to Santander, while the MLS-based contingent returned to their clubs. Decisions on the remaining seven players, including Landon Donovan, will be made this weekend. Donovan remains one cap shy of reaching 100 international appearances after being ruled out of the England match due to a groin strain. The MLS contingent named to the squad also includes the four players who appeared against England on Wednesday and Colorado Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni, who last played for the United States against Sweden in August of 2007.

Managed by Luis Aragones, Spain has qualified for Euro 2008 and has been drawn into Group D of the tournament with Russia, Greece and Sweden. Boasting a wealth of talent and experience, the Spaniards are led by Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, whose 24 goals in the English Premier League this season set a league record for the most goals by a foreigner in his debut season.

The U.S. will head back across the Atlantic to face No. 1-ranked Argentina on June 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET in New Jersey. More than 53,000 tickets (buy tickets) have been sold for the USA’s final match at Giants Stadium, which will be Presented by Visa®. The USA’s last match before the start of the World Cup qualifying campaign will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic and Galavision.

The U.S. opens qualifying play for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in a Second Round series with Barbados that begins Sunday, June 15 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. (tickets). Kickoff for the first leg series is set for 2 p.m. PT, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and Galavision. The second leg will be played on June 22 in Barbados, with details still to be finalized.

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	Caps/G	Hometown	Club
19	Adu, Freddy	M	5'8"	140	6/2/1989	6/0	Potomac, Md.	SC Benfica (Portugal)
17	Beasley, DaMarcus	M	5'8"	145	5/24/1982	74/15	Ft. Wayne, Ind.	Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)
4	Bradley, Michael	M	6'2"	175	7/31/1987	18/1	Cedar Grove, N.J.	SC Heerenveen (Holland)
5	Califf, Dan	D	6'1"	175	3/17/1980	16/1	Orange, Calif.	FC Midtjylland (Denmark)
24	Cervi, Dominic	GK	6'6"	205	7/9/1986	0/0	Norman, Okla.	Out of Contract
6	Cherundolo, Steve	D	5'6"	145	2/19/1979	46/2	San Diego, Calif.	Hannover 96 (Germany)
11	Cooper, Kenny	F	6'3"	210	10/21/1984	2/1	Dallas, Texas	FC Dallas (MLS)
23	DeMerit, Jay	D	6'0"	185	12/4/1979	7/0	Green Bay, Wis.	Watford FC (England)
8	Dempsey, Clint	F	6'1"	170	3/9/1983	40/9	Nacogdoches, Texas	Fulham FC (England)
10	Donovan, Landon	F	5'8"	148	3/4/1982	99/35	Redlands, Calif.	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
26	Edu, Maurice	M	6'0"	170	4/18/1986	6/0	Fontana, Calif.	Toronto FC (MLS)
18	Guzan, Brad	GK	6'4"	210	9/9/1984	7/0	Homer Glen, Ill.	Chivas USA (MLS)
2	Hejduk, Frankie	D	5'8"	155	8/5/1974	77/6	Cardiff, Calif.	Columbus Crew (MLS)
1	Howard, Tim	GK	6'3"	210	3/6/1979	30/0	North Brunswick, N.J.	Everton FC (England)
9	Johnson, Eddie	F	6'0"	180	3/31/1984	34/11	Palm Coast, Fla.	Fulham FC (England)
12	Kljestan, Sacha	M	6-1	150	09/09/85	5/0	Huntington Beach, Calif.	Chivas USA (MLS)
7	Lewis, Eddie	M	5'10"	155	5/17/1974	75/9	Cerritos, Calif.	Derby County (England)
25	Mastroeni, Pablo	M	5'10"	179	8/26/1976	56/0	Phoenix, Ariz.	Colorado Rapids (MLS)
33	Moor, Drew	D	6'0"	170	1/15/1984	4/0	Dallas, Texas	FC Dallas (MLS)
22	Onyewu, Oguchi	D	6'4"	210	5/13/1982	31/4	Olney, Md.	Standard de Liege (Belgium)
15	Pearce, Heath	D	5'10"	175	8/13/1984	12/0	Modesto, Calif.	Hansa Rostock (Germany)

 

U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): Dominic Cervi (out of contract), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton FC)
DEFENDERS (9): Carlos Bocanegra (out of contract), Dan Califf (FC Midtjylland), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Eddie Lewis (Derby County), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids)
FORWARDS (5): Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Nate Jaqua (out of contract), Eddie Johnson (Fulham FC), Josh Wolff (out of contract)