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U.S. MEETS FIVE-TIME WORLD CUP CHAMPION BRAZIL: The U.S. Men’s National Team hosts five-time FIFA World Cup champion Brazil at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 30, at FedExField in Landover, Md., in the second game of an 18-day stretch head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is treating like a five-game tournament. Wednesday night’s tilt against some of the most creative individual talents in the world will set a record for attendance for an MNT friendly in the D.C. area
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Rangers), Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting Lisbon), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Chievo Verona), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Jose Torres (Pachuca)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
LATEST NEWS
Jozy Altidore joined the team May 28 in Washington, D.C., completing the 23-player roster.
Clint Dempsey returned to full training Monday afternoon. He will be evaluated Tuesday to determine his status for the match against Brazil.
More than 2,000 fans attended the MNT Public Training session Monday at the University of Maryland.
USA-SCOTLAND REWIND
With the 5-1 win, the U.S. has collected five consecutive victories dating back to last year, including three straight shutout wins against Venezuela, Panama and Italy to open the 2012 campaign.
Landon Donovan netted his third career hat trick while collecting yet another National Team record, making his 125th career start and surpassing the previous record of 124 held by Jeff Agoos.
Michael Bradley’s spectacular goal from 25 yards out put him into double digits in career scoring for the National Team.
With an unblemished 4-0-0 record in 2012, this squad is only the second in U.S. history to start a year with four straight wins. The 1998 team started 4-0-0 with victories against Sweden, Cuba, Costa Rica and Brazil.
ROSTER NOTES
Clint Dempsey is coming off a record-setting season for a U.S. international in England, recording his 50th English Premier League goal and setting a single-season mark for league goals scored (17) and goals in all competitions (23). Dempsey scored the lone goal for the USA during its 1-0 win against Italy on Feb. 29 in Genoa. He missed the May 26 match against Scotland because of a groin injury.
Jermaine Jones leads the U.S. this year in minutes played (270) and assists (3). He scored his second international goal in the match against Scotland, heading home the USA’s fifth on the night. Jones helped Schalke 04 to a third-place finish in the German Bundesliga and a spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League.
Herculez Gomez earned his first international cap with the U.S. National Team since August of 2010 when he entered as a second-half sub against Scotland. Gomez became the first U.S. player to win both an MLS Cup title and Mexican League title as Santos defeated Monterrey in the Liguilla final. Gomez had 19 goals in all competitions for Santos this past season.
USA VS. BRAZIL SERIES
Brazil has a 15-1-0 record against the USA, with a 31-10 scoring difference. Eleven matches have been decided by only one goal.
The series debuted on Aug. 17, 1930, with Brazil posting a 4-3 victory in Rio de Janeiro. The two sides would not meet again for more than 61 years, when host Brazil cruised to a 3-0 win on Feb. 26, 1992.
After several years of mostly 1-0 losses to Brazil, the U.S. earned a sensational victory against FIFA’s then top-ranked team on Feb. 10, 1998. Led by Kasey Keller’s 10-save performance and Preki’s 65th-minute goal, the U.S. made headlines with its 1-0 victory in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Brazil had the possession advantage (57 percent), the shots advantage (21-12) and the shots on goal advantage (10-5). But the USA defied the numbers en route to its first win against Brazil. Brazil entered that match with a 46-1-10 record since the 1994 World Cup.
2012 HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS: Former U.S. Men’s National Team stars Claudio Reyna, Tony Meola and Veteran inductee Desmond Armstrong, along with Builder inductee and former U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Tony DiCicco, will be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on May 30 in Landover, Md. The National Soccer Hall of Fame and U.S. Soccer will hold Induction 2012 presented by Eurosport at FedExField ahead of the U.S.-Brazil game. The ceremony will also include the honoring of longtime Los Angeles Times writer Grahame L. Jones , who was named the recipient of the 2012 Colin Jose Media Award presented by the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
CARLOS CAP BOX: U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra will receive recognition for earning 100 caps for the National Team when he receives a cap box prior to kickoff against Brazil. Bocanegra became the 12th male player in U.S. history to achieve that feat when he started in the 3-2 win against Slovenia on Nov. 15, 2011, in Ljubljana.
FRIENDLY AGAINST CANADA, QUALIFYING ON HORIZON: In their final tune-up match before the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, the U.S. Men take on Canada at 7 p.m. ET on June 3 at BMO Field in Toronto. It will mark the USA’s first meeting on Canadian soil since Nov. 9, 1997, when the U.S. blanked Canada 3-0 in Vancouver to clinch a spot in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Following that game, the U.S. opens World Cup qualifying when it takes on Antigua & Barbuda at 7 p.m. ET on June 8 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The USA has never faced Antigua & Barbuda.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Landon Donovan surpassed Jeff Agoos for the most starts in U.S. history with his 125th start during the USA’s 5-1 victory against Scotland on May 26. Agoos had held the previous record of 124 starts. Donovan also holds career records in goals (49), assists (48) and points (146). The only mark where Donovan is not atop the list is in career appearances, as he sits second with 139 caps behind 2011 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Cobi Jones (164).
U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra moved into an eighth-place tie with former U.S. MNT goalkeeper Kasey Keller with his 102nd cap. Bocanegra was previously tied for ninth with Earnie Stewart (101).
BY THE NUMBERS:
0: Draws between the U.S. and Brazil in 16 previous meetings
1: Goal allowed by the U.S. in four games this year (that tally was an own goal)
9: Five-goal games in U.S. history following the 5-1 win against Scotland on May 26
IN FOCUS: BRAZIL
Brazilian Football Confederation (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol)
Founded: 1914 (Joined FIFA in 1923)
Head Coach: Mano Menezes
FIFA Ranking: 6
Highest FIFA Ranking: 1 (1993-2007, 2009-10)
Best World Cup Finish: 1st (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Best Olympic Finish: 2nd (1984, 1988)
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