U.S. SOCCER: U.S. U-17 Boys Roster vs. Australia

The following players were selected for John Hackworth's first international match as U.S. U-17 national team coach. The U-17s face Australia's U-17s Thursday Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. ET on the first day of the 2004 Nike Friendlies at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla The match will be will be televised on tape-delay by Fox Sports World, airing on Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. ET.

Goalkeepers — Evan Newton (Beach FC Hurricanes, Va.), Bryant Rueckner (Paris St. Germain, Calif.).

Defenders — Carlos Borja (Irvine, Calif., Strikers), Eric Lichaj (Chicago Magic), Ernesto Mariscal (Irvine, Calif., Strikers), Ofori Sarkodie (Chicago Magic), Joel Smith (Irvine, Calif., Strikers).

Midfielders — Kevin Alston (Potomac, Md., Cougars), Tony Ampaipitakwong (Dallas Inter), Nikolas Besagno (FC United, Wash.), Gabriel Farfan (Nomads, Calif.), Jeremy Hall (HC United, Wash.), Amaechi Igwe (Santa Clara Sporting, Calif.), Kyle Nakazawa (Irvine, Calif., Strikers), Cesar Nunez (Sockers FC, Ill.), Ryan Soroka (FC Delco, Pa.), Michael Stephens (Sockers, FC, Ill.), Blake Wagner (Blackwatch Saints, Fla.).

Forwards — Eddie Ababio (HC United, Fla.), David Arvizu (Pateadores, Calif.), Quavas Kirk (Chicago Magic), Preston Zimmerman (Crossfire Premier, Wash.).