[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] U.S. coach Bob Bradley has called up 22 players who will begin training for the final Hexagonal qualifiers against Honduras Oct. 10 and Costa Rica Oct. 14.
Defender Jimmy Conrad and forward Kenny Cooper return to the team. Four players who were with the USA for its two September qualifiers have not been called up: defenders Jay Demerit and Chad Marshall, midfielder Kyle Beckerman and forward Robbie Findley. Both Marshall and Beckerman played in the 2-1 win over El Salvador. Demerit, who won a starting job at the Confederations Cup, is out with an eye injury.
The Oct. 10 Honduras-USA game in San Pedro Sula (kickoff: 10 pm ET) will only be available on pay-per-view. The Oct. 14 Costa Rica game in Washington, D.C., (kickoff: 8 pm ET) will be available on ESPN2 and Univision.
U.S. ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 5/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton: 14/8 SO)
DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 24/3), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, 4/0), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover: 19/0), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards: 1/0), Clarence Goodson (IK Start: 1/0), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan: 18/1), Jonathan Spector (West Ham: 3/0)
MIDFIELDERS: Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach: 13/4), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo: 7/1), Clint Dempsey (Fulham: 20/5), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus: 4/0), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo: 3/0), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew: 0/0), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca: 6/0)
FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (Hull City: 11/6), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids: 5/0), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 16/6), Kenny Cooper (1860 Munich: 1/1), Charlie Davies (FC Sochaux: 5/2), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 33/11)
(In parentheses are World Cup qualifying games and goals.)