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U.S. TRAVELS NORTH OF BORDER TO FACE CANADA: The U.S. Men’s National Team faces Canada at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 3, at BMO Field in Toronto in what is the third game of an 18-day stretch that U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is treating like a five-game tournament. It marks first time since November of 1997 that the USA is facing Canada north of the border.
Part of the Centenary celebrations for the Canada Soccer Association, the match will be the final tune-up for both teams before the start of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The U.S. opens qualifying in Group A 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. Canada travels to face Cuba in Group C to open its qualifying on June 8 in Havana.
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)
USA-BRAZIL REWIND
The USA’s five-game winning streak dating back to last year came to a halt as it fell to five-time FIFA World Cup champion Brazil 4-1 on Wednesday, May 30, in front of 67,619 spectators at FedExField in Landover, Md.
U.S. forward Herculez Gomez headed home his third career goal and first of the year in the 45th minute off a cross from Fabian Johnson. At the time, it cut Brazil’s lead to 2-1 going into the half. The assist was Johnson’s first of his international career.
U.S. forward Clint Dempsey returned to the pitch after missing the USA’s 5-1 win against Scotland on May 26 as he continued his recovery from a groin injury. Dempsey was a 56th-minute sub for Jose Torres, and he came close to notching a goal in the 63rd minute when he lunged at the ball in the six-yard box, but Brazil’s Romula cleared it out of danger.
ROSTER NOTES
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 in a 5-1 victory on May 26, 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.
Michael Bradley played in a career-high 34 league games in his first season at Chievo Verona in Italy’s Serie A. Chievo finished in 10th place in the league table – the team’s best finish since it rejoined the top flight in 2008-09.
Despite his time away from MLS play, U.S. forward Chris Wondolowski is still tied for the league’s goalscoring lead with the New York Red Bulls’ Kenny Cooper with 11 goals each.
USA VS. CANADA SERIES
The USA is 13-8-9 overall against Canada, with only one match played on a neutral site – a 3-0 U.S. loss on Dec. 22, 1976, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The last time the U.S. played in Canada, the USA was only one victory away from a spot in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Claudio Reyna tallied the game-winning goal off an assist by Roy Wegerle just five minutes into the match. Then Wegerle registered two goals of his own as the USA clinched a berth in France with a well-orchestrated 3-0 victory in World Cup qualifying on Nov. 9, 1997, in Vancouver.
The USA has done exceptionally well against Canada for the past two decades. The U.S. is in the midst of a 14-game unbeaten streak (8-0-6) since the USA dropped a 2-0 decision to Canada on April 2, 1985, in Vancouver.
USA-CANADA MATCHES IN CANADA:
June 27, 1925
0-1 L
Montreal
June 22, 1957
1-5 L ^
Toronto
Oct. 17, 1968
2-4 L ^
Toronto
Aug. 20, 1972
2-3 L ^
St. John’s
Aug. 5, 1973
2-0 W
Windsor
Sept. 24, 1976
1-1 T ^
Vancouver
Nov. 1, 1980
1-2 L ^
Vancouver
April 2, 1985
0-2 L
Vancouver
Sept. 3, 1992
2-0 W
St. John’s
Nov. 9, 1997
3-0 W ^
Vancouver
^ FIFA World Cup Qualifier
*The USA is 3-6-1 in Canada, 10-1-8 in the U.S.
*The USA is 13-8-9 overall against Canada, with only one match played on a neutral site (3-0 loss on Dec. 22, 1976, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra took sole possession of eighth all-time with his 103rd cap against Brazil, moving past former U.S. MNT goalkeeper Kasey Keller (103). In that match, Bocanegra also moved into sole possession of sixth all-time in career starts with 98, passing 2012 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Tony Meola (97).
Defender Steve Cherundolo, who has 81 international appearances, will tie for 20rth all-time with his next cap. Brad Friedel, Eddie Lewis and Eddie Pope have 82 career caps. Cherundolo’s 77 starts currently tie him for 15th on the all-time list with Earnie Stewart.
BY THE NUMBERS:
10: Previous times the USA has played Canada on Canadian soil
11: U.S. players since 1990 who earned their first caps against Canada
14: Consecutive games in which the U.S. has remained unbeaten against Canada (8-0-6 since April 4, 1985)
32: Goals Canada has scored against the U.S.
51: Goals the USA has scored against Canada
IN FOCUS: CANADA
Canadian Soccer Association
Founded: 1912 (Joined FIFA in 1912)
Head Coach: Stephen Hart
FIFA Ranking: 75
Highest FIFA Ranking: 40 (1996)
Best World Cup Finish: 24th (1986)
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