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"Alright, America: How much do you trust Jurgen Klinsmann? \nThe United States Men's National Team (USMNT) coach unveiled his final 23-man roster for the 2014 World Cup on Thursday afternoon \u2014 much earlier than expected and well ahead of the June 2 deadline. The biggest news \u2014 which set the Internet atwitter but some of us saw coming \u2014 is that 2010 World Cup hero Landon Donovan didn't make the cut. \nSee also: For USA World Cup Team, the Road to Brazil Starts at Stanford\nKlinsmann's roster, which U.S. Soccer says he won't formally submit to FIFA until the June 2 deadline, is as follows (club teams in parentheses): \nGoalkeepers (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)Defenders (8): DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (N\u00FCrnberg), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Fabian Johnson (Borussia M\u00F6nchengladbach), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)Midfielders (8): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)Forwards (4): Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)\n\nU.S. men's soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann smiles as his team trains in preparation for the World Cup, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Stanford, Calif.Image: Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated PressHere's what they look in human form \u2014 the 23 faces that will represent the United States in Brazil: \n\nPost by U.S. Soccer.\nThirty players entered training camp, which began at Stanford University on May 14. The seven sent packing were Donovan, forward Terrence Boyd, midfielders Joe Corona and Maurice Edu, and defenders Brad Evans, Clarence Goodson and Michael Parkhurst.\nOne note is that Klinsmann elected to keep Julian Green and DeAndre Yedlin \u2014 two hyper-talented but very young players who will likely play major roles in U.S. Soccer's future for years to come. Green, an 18-year-old Bayern Munich forward, famously committed his national team future to the U.S. over Germany (he's half-German) just this spring. Yedlin is a speedy, 20-year-old defender who plays for Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders. \nKlinsmann foreshadowed his Donovan exclusion in a conference call with reporters on May 12. The forward \u2014 who scored an all-time classic goal to put the United States through to the knockout stage in South Africa in 2010 \u2014 took a self-imposed hiatus from soccer in 2013, seriously jeopardizing his future USMNT prospects. \n\"He deserves every compliment for that,\" Klinsmann said earlier this month of Donovan's status as the greatest American player in history. \"I simply told him, 'If you take a break like that, you have to fight your way back into the picture.'\"\n\n\nNever Forget the USMNT's 1994 World Cup Kits\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Known as \"the Denim Kit,\" the jerseys were made to look like denim. Yes, denim. Why? Because denim signifies America, of course. \nShown here: United States national team forward Eric Wynalda (11), right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring the first USMNT goal in a 1994 World Cup group-play match against Switzerland, on June 18, 1994. The match ended in a 1-1 tie. \n\nImage: Lennox McLendon/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. These things have become major collectors' items for some, and have the high price tags to go with that status. Here's a relatively uninspired-looking replica listed for $185 on eBay. Here's a purportedly game-worn authentic one listed for $500.\nShown here: United States forward Ernie Stewart, second from left, joins teammates Tab Ramos (9) and Thomas Dooley, left, to celebrate Stewart's goal as Colombia goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba, right, watches the ball roll into the net during a World Cup group-play match on June 22, 1994. The United States defeated Colombia 2-1. \n\nImage: Lois Bernstein/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. The kits were designed by Adidas. But, before settling on the denim versions, a tie-dye concept was considered, according to a 2011 interview with Adidas product manager Drew Gardner. \nThat. Would. Have. Been. Awesome.\nShown here: United States defender Thomas Dooley, right, hits a header off a corner kick over two Romanian players during a World Cup group-pay match on Sunday, June 26, 1994. Romania defeated the United States 1-0. \n\nImage: Lois Bernstein/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. These jerseys were the perfect complement to ginger defender Alexi Lalas' wild hair-and-beard combo. \nShown here: United States defender Alexi Lalas jubilates after the United States upset Colombia 2-1 in a World Cup group-play match on June 22, 1994. \n\nImage: Eric Draper/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. The 1994 home versions were a bit more understated. But, because the United States hosted in '94, the USMNT only wore the starry away numbers once, for its Round of 16 elimination loss to Brazil on July 4. Now, was that sad result just a simple coincidence? You be the judge.\nShown here: Frank Klopas of the United States attempts a header against Estonia in a pre-World Cup exhibition match on May 7, 1994. \n\nImage: Eric Draper/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=116628718381794&amp;xfbml=1&amp;status=1&amp;cookie=1\",\"facebook_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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