The U.S. U-23 national team will begin its qualifying campaign for the 2004 Olympic Games Saturday, Nov. 15 at St. Kitts & Nevis in the first leg of the second-round series.
The Americans host the second leg Nov. 19 in Germantown, Md.
Saturday's game will mark the biggest soccer match in the history of St. Kitts & Nevis, the Caribbean islands with a population of 38,319.
The winner of the series advances to the eight-team tournament in Mexico (Feb. 2-12) from which two teams will qualify for the Olympics in Greece.
Coach Glenn Myernick's 18-man roster comprises of 15 MLS players, one foreign-based player (Oguchi Onyewu, Belgium), one collegian (Chris Wingert) and one A-League player (David Testo).
Goalkeepers — D.J. Countess (Dallas Burn), Doug Warren (D.C. United).
Defenders — Nat Borchers (Colorado Rapids), Ricky Lewis (Los Angeles Galaxy), Oguchi Onyewu (La Louviere/Belgium), David Stokes (D.C. United), Chris Wingert (St. John's Univ.).
Midfielders — Kyle Beckerman (Colorado Rapids), Brian Carroll (D.C. United), Ricardo Clark (MetroStars), Bobby Convey (D.C. United), Eddie Gaven (MetroStars), Kyle Martino (Columbus Crew), Jordan Stone (Dallas Burn), David Testo (Richmond Kickers).
Strikers — Edson Buddle (Columbus Crew), Alecko Eskandarian (D.C. United), Eddie Johnson (Dallas Burn).
SECOND ROUND MATCHUPS:
First leg (home team listed first)
Nov. 15 Costa Rica-Guayana
Nov. 15 El Salvador-Canada
Nov. 15 St. Kitts & Nevis-USA
Nov. 15 Trinidad & Tobago-Grenada
Nov. 16 Jamaica-Guatemala
Nov. 16 Haiti-Honduras
* Mexico, as host, advances automatically for 8-team final-round qualifying tournament.