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Pre-Game Notes:
USA vs. Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala
06 September 2005
live nationwide on ESPN-2, 10 pm EDT kickoff time.
Many more stories and video, http://www.ussoccer.com

USA roster v. Guatemala
Goalkeepers (2) – Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Matt
Reis (New England Revolution)
Defenders (6) – Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy),
Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Nick Garcia
(Kansas City Wizards), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew),
Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Greg Vanney (FC Dallas)
Midfielders (6) – Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), Bobby
Convey (Reading FC), Clint Dempsey (New England
Revolution), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids),
Santino Quaranta (D.C. United), Steve Ralston (New
England Revolution)
Forwards (4) – Jeff Cunningham (Colorado Rapids),
Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (FC
Dallas), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)



ON THE GROUND IN GUATEMALA: The U.S. Men's National
Team headed South yesterday afternoon, traveling by
charter from Columbus to Guatemala City and arriving
at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Met by a large
contingent of reporters and photographers at the team
hotel, the team settled into its temporary home in the
heart of Guatemala City. The 18-man contingent will
hold its only training session in country later this
afternoon at the Estadio Mateo Flores, just over 24
hours in advance of their World Cup qualifying matchup
with Guatemala. Kickoff for MatchDay 8 of final round
qualifying is set for 10 p.m. ET, and the match will
be broadcast live on ESPN2. As always, fans can also
follow along on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker, presented
by Philips Electronics. The U.S. starting lineup
against Guatemala will be posted at ussoccer.com
approximately one hour before kickoff.

PRESSURE IS ON THE NEW CREW: After the 2-0 victory
against Mexico guaranteed a spot in the 2006 FIFA
World Cup, U.S. Manager Bruce Arena set about
adjusting the travel roster for the upcoming qualifier
against Guatemala to give players the chance to show
themselves under challenging circumstances, to say the
least. "This is a fantastic opportunity for this
group to demonstrate they can perform in this type of
environment," said Arena. "Can they win a game where
the home team is desperate, the crowd is against them,
and the conditions are difficult? Players that can do
that are the kind of players that can possibly help
your team in a World Cup. It's a great chance for
them to prove that."














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