The U.S. U-20 national team has arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad in preparation for the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament, which will begin Aug. 5. The USA is in Group A and will face Costa Rica (Aug. 5), Canada (Aug. 7) and host Trinidad & Tobago (Aug. 9). The top two teams from the group will advance to the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria. Leading the U.S. team will be four of last year’s top collegiate freshmen: Nick Garcia of Indiana, Steve Cherundolo of Portland, Carlos Bocanegra of UCLA and Chris Albright of Virginia. The four will be joined by ten other college freshmen and sophomores and four players who are already under professional contracts in the United States. “From the time this team first met back in January, we’ve always been focused on the goal of qualifying for the World Youth Championship,” said U-20 coach Sigi Schmid. “The players have sacrificed and done everything that I have asked and I’m confident that it will pay dividends in Trinidad.” The U-20s were victorious in their final tuneup match on July 30 in Miami, when they downed the Florida state U-19 champions, Lighthouse SC by a 2-0 score. Francisco Gomez and Jamar Beasley each tallied for the U-20s, with keeper Tim Howard getting the shutout. Here is the 18-player roster for the CONCACAF qualifying tournament: Goalkeepers — Tim Howard (MetroStars, MLS), Nick Rimando (UCLA). Defenders — Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA), Dan Califf (Maryland), Nick Garcia (Indiana), Cory Gibbs (Brown), Matt Goldsmith (Furman), Lee Morrison (Stanford). Midfielders — Steve Cherundolo (Portland), Nick Downing (Maryland), Ryan Futagaki (UCLA), Francisco Gomez (California, A-League), Rusty Pierce (UNC Greensboro), Shaun Tsakiris (UCLA). Forwards — Chris Albright (Virginia), Jamar Beasley (New England, MLS), Nino DaSilva (Kansas City, MLS), McKinley Tennyson (UCLA). Head coach: Sigi Schmid. Assistant coach: Wolfgang Sunholz. Goalkeeper coach: David Vanole.