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U.S. Under-20 MNT Drawn Into Group C for 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup


The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team has been drawn into Group C alongside Germany, Cameroon and Korea Republic for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt, which will take place from Sept. 24-Oct. 16.

The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team has been drawn into Group C alongside Germany, Cameroon and Korea Republic for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt, which will take place from Sept. 24-Oct. 16.


The U.S. will open against Germany on Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET), before facing Cameroon on Sept. 29 at 6:45 p.m. local time (12:45 p.m. ET) and rounding out group play against Korea Republic on Oct. 2 at 6:45 p.m. local time (12:45 p.m. ET). All three of the USA’s group matches will be played at the brand-new Mubarak Stadium in Suez. Every U.S. match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup can be followed live via ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker.

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National team squad features seven players from MLS


U.S. under-20 national team head coach Thomas Rongen has finalized the 21-player roster that will represent the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup from Sept. 24-Oct. 16 in Egypt. The roster features a blend of professional and collegiate players, including two players with prior U-20 World Cup experience in UCLA goalkeeper Brian Perk and FC Dallas defender Anthony Wallace.
The squad features seven players from Major League Soccer, including five from FC Dallas -- Wallace, goalkeeper Josh Lambo, defender Kyle Davies and forwards Brek Shea and Peri Marosevic. Also in the team are Houston Dynamo midfielder Danny Cruz and Chivas USA midfielder Jorge Flores.

web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090828&content_id=6667472&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

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Here is the roster:

GOALKEEPERS
Sean Johnson, Josh Lambo, Brian Perk

DEFENDERS
Gale Agbossoumonde, Kyle Davies, Jorge Flores, Ike Opara, Anthony Wallace, Sheanon Williams

MIDFIELDERS
Daniel Cruz, Mikkel Diskerud, Dilly Duka, Jared Jeffrey, Aaron Maund, Brian Ownby, Dillon Powers, Michael Stephens

FORWARDS
Sam Garza, Peri Marosevic, Brek Shea, Tony Taylor

Among the players left out
Bryan Arguez, Guiseppe Nazzani, Fuad Ibrahim and Vincenzo Bernardo.

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U.S. U-20 men's group schedule

Sept. 26
U.S. vs. Germany
Mubarek Stadium; Suez, Egypt
10 a.m. ET, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com

Sept. 29
U.S. vs. Cameroon
Mubarek Stadium; Suez, Egypt
12:45 p.m. ET, ESPN2, ESPN360.com


Oct. 2
U.S. vs. South Korea
Mubarek Stadium; Suez, Egypt
12:45 p.m. ET, ESPN2, ESPN360.com

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U.S. U-20 men's pool schedule


U.S.A. 0:3 Germany
...and it wasn't that close!


U.S. 4:1 Cameroon
...and it wasn't that close!


U.S.A. 0:3 Republic of South Korea
...and it wasn't that close!

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US U-20MNT at the Milk Cup

Here's the roster for the US U-20 that Thomas Rongen is taking to Northern Ireland for the Milk Cup.

GOALKEEPERS (2):
Samir Badr (F.C. Porto; Fairfax, Va.), Zac MacMath (Maryland; St. Petersburg, Fla.)

DEFENDERS (7):
Gale Agbossoumonde (S.C. Braga; Syracuse, N.Y.), Bryan De La Fuente (Chivas USA; Bell, Calif.), Greg Garza (G.D. Estoril Praia; Grapevine, Texas), Sacir Hot (Boston College; Fair Lawn, N.J.), Perry Kitchen (Akron; Indianapolis, Ind.), Zarek Valentin (Akron; Lancaster, Pa.), Ethan White (Maryland; Kensington, Md.)

MIDFIELDERS (6):
Fuad Ibrahim (Toronto FC; Richfield, Minn.), Francisco Navas Cobo (Houston Dynamo; Richmond, Texas), Alex Molano (NK Dinamo Zagreb; Grapevine, Texas), Ernest Nungaray (Monarcas Morelia; National City, Calif.), Dillon Powers (Notre Dame; Plano, Texas), Conor Shanosky (D.C. United, Sterling, Va.)

FORWARDS (3):
Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls; Barnegat, N.Y.), Adrian Ruelas (Santos Laguna; Fontana, Calif.), Omar Salgado (Unattached; El Paso, Texas)

And the schedule:
July 26 - China
July 28 - Denmark
July 30 - Placement Match

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USA U20 3-0 Northern Ireland U20:
USA Youth Capture Milk Cup Title

A trio of scorers give the Americans the Milk Cup title.

The U.S. cruised to their second Milk Cup Elite Section championship over the home side, Northern Ireland, on Friday. The Thomas Rongen led U-20 squad won 3-0 thanks to goals from Gale Agbossoumonde, Juan Agudelo, and Adrian Ruelas.

The Milk Cup is an international youth tournament held annually in Northern Ireland. Head Coach Rongen was using the tournament as a tune up for the 2011 World Youth Cup in Colombia.

www.goal.com/en-us/news/2617/youth-soccer/2010/07/30/2049336/usa-u20-3-0-northern-ireland-u20-usa-youth-capture-milk-cup