In preparation for the team’s World Cup qualifying showdown with Costa Rica on April 25 in Kansas City, U.S. national team head coach Bruce Arena has called in 29 players for the team’s training camp in St. Louis. The roster includes 20 players from Major League Soccer and nine players currently playing professionally in Europe. It will be pared down to approximately 20 players prior to the team’s arrival in Kansas City on April 22 for their final days of preparation before the important qualifier. The U.S. roster includes MLS stars Josh Wolff (Chicago Fire) and Clint Mathis (NY/NJ MetroStars), as well as Earnie Stewart (NAC Breda, Holland), the USA’s three goal scorers from the team’s back-to-back victories to open qualifying. Stewart has actually scored goals in three straight qualifiers going back to last November, and has a chance to break the U.S. Soccer record for goals scored in consecutive World Cup qualifiers (currently three games held by William Looby [1954], Willy Roy [1974], and Stewart) when the U.S. takes the field against Costa Rica. In addition to Wolff, the Fire placed an MLS-high six players on the 29-player roster, including veteran defensive midfielder Chris Armas, rising star DaMarcus Beasley, defenders Carlos Bocanegra and C.J. Brown, and goalkeeper Zach Thornton. Bocanegra is one of five players in the camp without a cap. ôThis our first qualifier of the final round with Major League Soccer in season, which makes things easier for us in terms of player selection,ö said Arena. ôHaving all of our players playing league games, both in Europe and MLS, is very beneficial. We are in a good position right now with six points from two games, but we know we still have a lot of work to do in our remaining eight games.” Tickets for the game in Kansas City can be purchased by calling 816-931-3330 or going online at www.ticketmaster.com. U.S. National Team Roster World Cup Qualifying Training Camp April 16-22, 2001 (St. Louis) April 23-25, 2001 (Kansas City)
| Name | Pos. | Ht., Wt. | Birthdate | Caps/G | Hometown | Club |
| Agoos, Jeff | D | 5-10, 175 | 05/02/68 | 108/3 | Dallas | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) |
| Armas, Chris | M | 5-7, 150 | 08/27/72 | 27/2 | Brentwood, N.Y. | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| Beasley, DaMarcus | F | 5-7, 126 | 05/24/82 | 2/0 | Ft. Wayne, Ind. | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| Berhalter, Gregg | D | 6-1, 175 | 08/01/73 | 19/0 | Tenafly, N.J. | Crystal Palace (England) |
| Bocanegra, Carlos | D | 6-0, 170 | 05/25/79 | 0/0 | Alto Loma, Calif. | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| Brown, Adin | GK | 6-4, 200 | 05/27/78 | 0/0 | Pleasant Hill, Calif. | Colorado Rapids (MLS) |
| Brown, C.J. | D | 6-0, 185 | 06/15/75 | 14/0 | Hayward, Calif. | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| Califf, Dan | D | 6-1, 175 | 03/17/80 | 0/0 | Orange, Calif | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) |
| Cherundolo, Steve | D | 5-6, 145 | 02/19/79 | 2/0 | San Diego, Calif. | Hannover 96 (Germany) |
| Convey, Bobby | M | 5-8, 150 | 05/27/83 | 2/0 | Philadelphia, Pa. | D.C. United (MLS) |
| Donovan, Landon | F | 5-8, 148 | 03/04/82 | 4/1 | Redlands, Calif. | S.J. Earthquakes (MLS) |
| Keller, Kasey | GK | 6-2, 190 | 11/29/69 | 46/0 | Lacey, Wash. | Rayo Vallecano (Spain) |
| Lewis, Eddie | M | 5-10, 155 | 05/17/74 | 27/2 | Cerritos, Calif. | Fulham FC (England) |
| Llamosa, Carlo | D | 5-11, 166 | 06/30/69 | 19/0 | Maspeth, N.Y. | Miami Fusion (MLS) |
| Mathis, Clint | M/F | 5-10, 170 | 11/25/76 | 10/3 | Conyers, Ga. | NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) |
| Meola, Tony | GK | 6-1, 205 | 02/21/69 | 97/0 | Kearny, N.J. | Kansas City Wizards (MLS) |
| Petke, Mike | D | 6-2, 185 | 01/30/76 | 0/0 | Bohemia, N.Y. | NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) |
| Radosavljevic, Preki | M | 5-9, 165 | 06/24/63 | 26/4 | Overland Park, Kan. | Miami Fusion (MLS) |
| Ralston, Steve | M | 5-9, 150 | 06/14/74 | 7/0 | St. Louis, Mo. | Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) |
| Razov, Ante | F | 6-1, 175 | 03/02/74 | 14/4 | Whittier, Calif. | Racing de Ferrol (Spain) |
| Regis, David | D | 5-11, 160 | 12/02/68 | 17/0 | Valenciennes, France | FC Metz (France) |
| Reyna, Claudio | M | 5-9, 160 | 07/20/73 | 79/8 | Springfield, N.J. | Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) |
| Sanneh, Tony | D/M | 6-2, 190 | 06/01/71 | 18/1 | St. Paul, Minn. | Hertha Berlin (Germany) |
| Stewart, Earnie | M/F | 5-9, 145 | 03/28/69 | 66/12 | Point Arena, Calif. | NAC Breda (Holland) |
| Talley, Carey | D | 6-2, 180 | 08/08/76 | 0/0 | Cordova, Tenn. | D.C. United (MLS) |
| Thornton, Zach | GK | 6-3, 210 | 10/10/73 | 6/0 | Edgewood, Md. | Chicago Fire (MLS) |
| Vanney, Greg | D | 5-11, 169 | 06/11/74 | 13/0 | Tempe, Ariz. | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) |
| Williams, Richie | M | 5-5, 145 | 06/03/70 | 15/0 | Middletown, N.J. | MetroStars (MLS) |
| Wolff, Josh | F | 5-8, 160 | 02/25/77 | 7/2 | Stone Mountain, Ga. | Chicago Fire (MLS) |