The USA opens it defense of its Gold Cup title against El Salvador on Saturday in Foxboro, Mass. The top two teams from the USA's Group C, which also includes Martinique, advance to the quarterfinals.
Galavision will air the USA-El Salvador match on Sunday at 7 pm ET/PT (cable), 7 pm ET (DISH & Direct TV). The game is available live (Saturday, 6:30 pm ET) on closed-circuit.
Monday's U.S. game against Martinique will air live on Galavision (8:30pm ET).
HEAD TO HEAD: The United States has won its last three games with El Salvador, including a 4-0 win in a first-round encounter at the 2002 Gold Cup and a 2-0 friendly win Nov. 12, 2002. In their 14 matchups, dating back to 1977, the USA has won 9, lost 1 and tied 4.
The USA has never played Martinique, a French department in the Caribbean that holds the distinction of suffering the worst loss in Gold Cup history: a 9-0 shellacking by Mexico in 1993.
STREAK: The USA is 14-0-0 in first-round Gold Cup play, over the six Gold Cups dating back to 1991.
USA ROSTER: Per Gold Cup regulations, 18 players from the initial 25-man roster must be named to the final roster, with seven designated as alternates. Each team is allowed to replace a player from the 18-man roster with one of the seven reserve players at any time during the competition, with the approval of CONCACAF. Once replaced, a player may not return to the competition. Steve Ralston has already replaced Josh Wolff, who was scheduled for surgery on Friday to repair meniscus damage in his right knee.
Goalkeepers: Adin Brown (New England Revolution), Kasey Keller (Tottenham/ENG)
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Chicago Fire), Dan Califf (Los Angeles Galaxy), Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli/GER), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Greg Vanney (Bastia/FRA)
Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire), Bobby Convey (D.C. United), 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), Steve Ralston (New England Revolution)
ALTERNATES: Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), C.J. Brown (Chicago Fire), Tim Howard (MetroStars), Nick Garcia (Kansas City Wizards), Chris Klein (Kansas City Wizards), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)