The United States, surprise Confederations Cup finalists, have called up seven uncapped players for next month's CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In the 23-man roster announced Thursday, only four players were retained from the Confederation Cup team, namely forward Freddy Adu, Charlie Davies, Heath Pearce and Luis Robles.
The U.S kick off their defence of their regional title against Grenada on July 4 and face Honduras and Haiti before the knock-out stage of the 12-team competition to be played at 13 venues across the United States.
All-time top scorer Landon Donovan and goalkeeper Tim Howard were among regulars left out.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Troy Perkins (IK Start), Luis Robles (Kaiserslautern)
Defenders: Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Jay Heaps (New England Revolution), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaellands), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock)
Midfielders: Davy Arnaud (Kansas City Wizards),
Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Colin Clark (Colorado Rapids), Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), Robbie Rogers
(Columbus Crew)
Forwards: Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (Hammarby), Santino Quaranta (D.C. United)
Source: Xinhua
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