The United States will be playing in a World Cup this summer. The Under-20 World Cup that is. The Under-20 U.S. team qualified for the summer tournament over the weekend by earning 2 wins and a draw in 3 matches.
The faces of U.S. soccer will get another test against some of the worlds best countries in Spain, Portugal, and Brazil. Advancing far in the tournament is key for the Americans because the field only consists of 24 teams unlike the big World Cup which has 32.
Freddy Adu will lead the North American side north of the border into Canada as he scored 2 goals in U.S.A.’s 5-0 win over Panama Sunday. Adu alongside a list of current European based players with some college players will make up the team. The roster the team used for qualifying games is available here.
As I mentioned before, this tournament can give the world a sense of what the United States Soccer Federation has to offer. If the team flops, the interest level in the U.S. team will flop as well. The draw for the tournament that will categorize the 6 groups of 4 in Canada has not happened yet, but you can bet the group they’re drawn into will play a large role into how well they play.
