Steve Sampson has named the following players to the 22-man roster for the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel (Liverpool, England), Juergen Sommer (Queens Park Rangers, England). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo Balboa (Colorado Rapids), Gregg Berhalter (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Mike Burns (New England Revolution), Thomas Dooley (Columbus Crew), *Brian Dunseth (New England Revolution), Alexi Lalas (New England Revolution), *Chad McCarty (Tampa Bay Mutiny), Eddie Pope (D.C. United). Midfielders — John Harkes (D.C. United), Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay Mutiny), Chris Henderson (Colorado Rapids), Cobi Jones (Los Angeles Galaxy), Brian Maisonneuve (Columbus Crew), Preki Radosavljevic (Kansas City Wizards), Eric Wynalda (San Jose Clash). Forwards — Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny), Brian McBride (Columbus Crew), Joe-Max Moore (New England Revolution), Roy Wegerle (D.C. United). *-developmental player. Sampson said that it is likely the roster will change as the tournament progresses, in order to give some players more rest or time with their overseas clubs. If the U.S. reaches the semifinals, Kasey Keller will replace Brad Friedel, and Claudio Reyna will replace Brian Maisonneuve.
U.S. Gold Cup Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Kickoff (PT) | TV |
| Feb. 1 | Cuba | Oakland Coliseum | 4:00 p.m. | Telemundo |
| Feb. 7 | Costa Rica | Oakland Coliseum | 2:00 p.m. | Telemundo |