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Bruce Arena names 26-man roster for USMNT's upcoming World Cup qualifiers | INSIDER

CARSON, Calif. –U.S. National Team head coach Bruce Arena named his 26-man roster for the USMNT’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras.


Arena’s men will face Costa Rica on Sept. 1 at Red Bull Arena and then take on Honduras in San Pedro Sula four days later. The USMNT sit in third place in the Hexagonal standings and have an outside chance of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia outright with two victories as well as a collection of other results.


The United States are 2-0-1 in World Cup qualifying since Bruce Arena took the helm.


The complete roster can be found below:


U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; WCQ Caps/Goals)


GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC; 14/0), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids; 36/0), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake; 0/0)


DEFENDERS (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo; 34/6),Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City; 11/1), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City/ENG; 22/2), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX; 15/0), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas; 0/0), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 0/0), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 5/0), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna/MEX; 3/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City; 18/3)


MIDFIELDERS (9): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; 4/0),Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 3/1),Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union; 9/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 35/7), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 16/1), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers; 7/0), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 9/5), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 0/0)


FORWARDS (5): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN; 38/16), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC; 39/18), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 3/0), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes; 0/0), Bobby Wood (Hamburg/GER; 10/4)