Jurgen Klinsmann names his USA squad for Scotland friendly

Maurice Edu is one of 27 players who have been called up by Jurgen Klinsmann.SNS Group

Jurgen Klinsmann has named a 27-man squad for the friendly matches with Scotland and Brazil at the end of the month.

The USA are currently in preparations for their World Cup qualifying campaign, which will get under way on June 8 against Canada. Jurgen Klinsmann is building for the tournament by playing Scotland in Jacksonville on May 26 and Brazil in Washington DC on May 30.

Rangers duo Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu have both been included in the squad, alongside the likes of Tim Howard, Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey.

Klinsmann told the Associated Press: “We are excited now to get towards full numbers with the MLS guys and also the players from Europe who are coming in with great form.

“We want them to pick up the rhythm as fast as possible and make them understand that we are taking the next couple weeks very seriously.”

USA squad to face Scotland (from):

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rangers), Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Edgar Castillo (Tijuana), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Alfredo Morales (Hertha Berlin), Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting Lisbon), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland)

Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Chievo), Joe Corona (Tijuana), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Jose Torres (Pachuca), Danny Williams (Hoffenheim), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

Forwards: Juan Agudelo (Chivas USA), Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

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