Bradley Names Roster for Swiss

Eight Players With One Cap or Less

October 10, 2007

CHICAGO – U.S. Men's National Team coach Bob Bradley released the names of the 21 players that will train in Europe in advance of the team’s international match against Switzerland on Oct. 17.

No current Revs on the roster, which is geared toward youth, but there is a familiar face – Fullham FC forward and former Revolution striker Clint Dempsey.

Dempsey, along with Carlos Bocanegra and Eddie Lewis, will head a baby-faced bunch that features eight players with one cap or less.

Six players were part of the USA’s FIFA U-20 World Cup team that advanced to the quarterfinals in Canada this past summer, with four players – Freddy Adu, Michael Bradley, Danny Szetela and Sal Zizzo – starting all five matches. Both Adu and Szetela had three goals in the tournament, while Bradley scored the game-winner in overtime against Uruguay that put the U.S. through to the quarterfinals

"This is a great opportunity to gather many of our European-based players to have some quality time together, with the reward at the end of it being a match against a very good Switzerland team,” said Bradley. “We are continuing to develop our team as World Cup qualifying approaches, and this week gives us another good chance to integrate more players into our system.”

Lewis, the leading capwinner on the roster with 73 appearances for the United States, returns to the U.S. fold for the first time since the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

The U.S. team will begin gathering for training on Wednesday (Oct. 10) in Yverdon-les-Bains, and will move on Oct. 15 to Basel. The final roster for the Switzerland match will be named following next weekend’s league competitions.

The U.S. will be searching for their first-ever victory against Switzerland, with a lifetime record of 0-3-3. This is the USA’s third visit to the country, the most recent trip a 2-1 loss on June 2, 1990 in St. Gallen.

The complete U.S. roster:

GOALKEEPERS (3): Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Tally Hall (Esbjerg), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)

DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Dan Califf (Aalborg BK), Jay Demerit (Watford FC), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock), Steve Purdy (1860 Munich)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Hamburger SV), Eddie Lewis (Derby County), Danny Szetela (Racing Santander)

FORWARDS (4): Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Preston Zimmerman (Hamburger SV), Sal Zizzo (Hannover 96)

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