Bruce Arena announces US Mens Team World Cup roster

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(Announced May 1,2006)

US squad for Germany:
Goalkeepers: Kasey Keller (Borussia Monchengladbach), 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 United), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege), Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake)

Midfielders: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution), Claudio Reyna (Manchester City), John O'Brien (Chivas USA), Ben Olsen (DC United), DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), Bobby Convey (Reading)

Forwards: Brian McBride (Fulham), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards), Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo).

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060502/1/6o8q.html

(Frankie Hejduk suffered a torn ACL a day after the roster was announced. He'll be replaced on the roster by Chris AlBright)

This roster is more or less what was expected, except for two things: 1) Gregg Bernhalter, 2002 WC alumnus, was left off; 2) Taylor Twellman, MLS' 2005 leading scorer and MVP, was passed over in favor of Brian Ching, a decision that has confused a lot of US soccer fans.