o The United States will be training this week in Providence, R.I., for its match against Mexico. Practices are closed to the public. Saturday’s practice scheduled for 3:15 p.m. at Foxboro Stadium wil be open to the media. The U.S. is staying at the Westin Hotel in Providence.
o Mexico arrives at its headquarters at the Needham (Mass.) Sheraton on Wednesday. It will practice Thursday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Gordon Field on the campus of Brandeis University, located in Waltham, Mass. It practices Saturday at Foxboro Stadium beginning at 11:30 a.m.
o The following is an updated U.S. player pool for the Mexico game April 20 in Foxboro, Mass. (missing were Juergen Sommer and Ramiro Corrales):
Goalkeepers — *Brad Friedel (Columbus, MLS), *Kasey Keller (Leicester, England), Juergen Sommer (QPR, England).
Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United, MLS), *Marcelo Balboa (Colorado, MLS), *Mike Burns (New England, MLS), Ramiro Corrales (San Jose, MLS), Thomas Dooley (Schalke, Germany), Mike Duhaney (Tampa Bay Mutiny, MLS), Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay Mutiny, MLS), *Alexi Lalas (New England, MLS), Eddie Pope (D.C. United, MLS), Peter Vermes (Colorado, MLS).
Midfielders — Chad Deeering (Wolfsburg, Germany), *John Harkes (D.C. United, MLS), Marco Mason (Hessen Kassel, Germany), Michael Mason (Hamburg, Germany), Claudio Reyna (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Mike Sorber (MetroStars, MLS).
Forwards — *Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay, MLS), Brian McBride (Columbus, MLS), Ernie Stewart (NAC Breda, Netherlands), David Wagner (Schalke, Germany), *Eric Wynalda (San Jose, MLS).
* carrying one yellow card into the game.