U.S. coach Bruce Arena trimmed his roster to 26 players Jan. 12 as the USA enters the final stages of preparation for the with Iran at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, Jan 16, live on ESPN 2:00 pm (PT), 5:00 pm (ET). Arena sent four players home from camp, and reassigned two others to the U-23 team, currently training at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Kevin Hartman, Steve Ralston, Henry Gutierrez, and Clint Mathis left Claremont camp, while Steve Cherundolo and John O’Brien will join Coach Clive Charles’ U-23 squad. U.S. vs. Iran Roster: Agoos, Jeff (D.C. United) Armas, Chris (Chicago) Balboa, Marcelo (Colorado) Brown, C.J. (Chicago) Deering, Chad (Dallas) Friedel, Brad (Liverpool) Harkes, John (England) Hejduk, Frankie (Bayer Leverkusen) Jones, Cobi (Los Angeles) Kirovski, Jovan (Borussia Dortmund) Kreis, Jason (Dallas Burn) Lassiter, Roy (Miami Fusion (MLS) Lewis, Eddie (San Jose) Llamosa, Carlos (D.C. United) McBride, Brian (Columbus) Meola, Tony (Kansas City) Olsen, Ben (D.C. United) Presthus, Tom (D.C. United) Razov, Ante (Chicago) Reyna, Claudio (Glasgow Rangers) Sanneh, Tony (Hertha Berlin) Talley, Carey (D.C. United) Thornton, Zach (Chicago Fire) Vanney, Greg (Los Angeles) Williams, Richie (D.C. United) Wynalda, Eric (Miami)