The U.S. national team's busy summer continues when it faces Paraguay Sunday July 6 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio (TV: ESPN2, live, 2:55 p.m. ET).
U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena recalled four 2002 World Cup veterans who missed the Confederations Cup for the Gold Cup tune-up.
Kasey Keller (injury rehab), Claudio Reyna (injury rehab), Josh Wolff (returning from injury), Brian McBride (wife's birth of a baby girl) all return for the Paraguay game. Keller and Reyna are among five European-based players called in along with Cory Gibbs, Greg Vanney and Eddie Lewis.
The Americans are unbeaten in three games (1-0-2) against Paraguay. They won, 3-0, at the 1930 World Cup and tied Paraguay 0-0, in 1997 and 2-2 in 1998.
Paraguay beat El Salvador, which opens Gold Cup action against the United States on July 12 in Foxboro, Mass., 1-0, on Wednesday in San Francisco. Paraguay concludes its CONCACAF tour next Wednesday at Jamaica.
Eight members of the squad picked for the U.S. game were on Paraguay's 2002 World Cup roster: goalkeepers Ricardo Tavarelli and Justo Villar, defenders Celso Ayala and Julio Cesar Caceres and midfielders Diego Gavilan, Carlos Bonet, Jorge Campos and Gustavo Morinigo.
U.S. ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS
Joe Cannon (no club), Kasey Keller (Tottenham/ENG).
DEFENDERS
Carlos Bocanegra (Chicago Fire), Dan Califf (Los Angeles Galaxy), Nick Garcia (Kansas City Wizards), Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli/GER), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Greg Vanney (Bastia./FRA).
MIDFIELDERS
DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire), Bobby Convey (D.C. United), Chris Klein (Kansas City Wizards), Eddie Lewis (Preston North End/ENG), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), Richard Mulrooney (San Jose Earthquakes), Claudio Reyna (Sunderland/ENG), Earnie Stewart (D.C. United)
FORWARDS
Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes), Clint Mathis (MetroStars), Brian McBride (Columbus Crew), Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards).
PARAGUAY ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS
Ricardo Tavarelli (Olimpia), Justo Villar (Libertad), Miguel Cardenas (Sol de America).
DEFENDERS
Nestor Isasi (Olimpia), Celso Ayala (River Plate/ARG), Julio Cesar Caceres (Olimpia), Paulo Da Silva (Libertad), Claudio Morel R. (San Lorenzo/ARG), Jacinto Zorrilla (Sol de America), Ruben Maldonado (Venezia/ITA), Rodrigo Mendoza (Guarani).
MIDFIELDERS
Carlos Bonet (Libertad), Angel Ortiz (Guarani), Jorge Campos (Universidad Catolica/CHL), Gustavo Morinigo (Libertad), Jorge Brites (Tacuary), Walter Avalos (12 de Octubre), Victor Hugo Ortiz (Sportivo Luqueno), Walter Fretes (Cerro Porteno), Diego Gavilan (Internacional/BRA).
FORWARDS
Derlis Soto (Libertad), Juan Samudio (Libertad), Fredy Bareiro (Libertad), Jorge Achucarro (Cerro Porteno).