The U.S. men’s U-20 national team recently concluded a 9-day training camp in Orlando, Fla. that ran concurrently with MLS spring training. The U-20s, under coach Sigi Schmid, compiled a 3-5 record in matches against six MLS clubs. The U-20s are preparing for U-20 World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF zone this fall in Trinidad & Tobago. Their ranks include two MLS project-40 players: MetroStars keeper Tim Howard and Kansas City striker Nino Da Silva, who scored against his MLS team.
U-20 National Team Results
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| Date | Matcch | USA Goalscorers |
| Feb. 7 | U-20s 2 Kansas City 0 | Nino DaSilva |
| Feb. 7 | New England 3 U-20s 1 | Joey Worthen |
| Feb. 9 | Miami 2 U-20s 0 | n/a |
| Feb. 9 | Los Angeles 1 U-20s 0 | n/a |
| Feb. 10 | Kansas City 3 U-20s 1 | Taylor Twellman |
| Feb. 12 | U-20s 2 Los Angeles 1 | Nino DaSilva, Thomas Beasley |
| Feb. 12 | U-20s 1 Columbus 0 | Shaun Tsakiris |
| Feb. 13 | Tampa Bay 1 U-20s 0 | n/a |
U.S. U-20 National Team Pool
Goalkeepers — Wally Crittenden (Seabrook, Texas, Clearlake H.S.), Tim Howard (MetroStars, MLS), Dan Popik (North Carolina), Nick Rimando (UCLA).
Defenders — Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA), Bob Brennan (American Univ.), Daniel Califf (Orange, Calif., H.S.), Nick Garcia (Indiana Univ.), Matt Goldsmith (Roswell, Calif., H.S.), Lee Morrison (Carmichael, Calif., Jesuit H.S.), Ken Owens (Washington, D.C. Wilson H.S.).
Midfielders — Emanuel Ayim (Univ. Dayton), Isaias Bardales (San Jose, Calif., Leland H.S.), Robert Cardenas (Chino Hills, Calif., Ayala H.S.), Steve Cherundolo (Univ. Portland), Nick Downing (Redmond, Wash., Eastlake H.S.), Mike Feller (Univ. Virginia), Ryan Futsoaki (Fountain Valley, Calif., H.S.), Jorge Martinez (San Jose State), Rusty Pierce (UNC Greensboro), Derek Shanahan (St. Charles, Ill., H.S.), John Thorington (Manchester United, England), Shaun Tsakiris (UCLA), Joey Worthen (Salt Lake City Cottonwood H.S.).
Strikers — Christopher Albright (Univ. Virginia), Ramiro Arredondo (Univ. California), Thomas Beasley (Ft. Wayne, Ind., Southside H.S.), Nino DaSilva (Kansas City Wizards, MLS), McKinley Tennyson (UCLA), Taylor Twellman (St. Louis Univ. H.S.).
