May 11, 2010

CHICAGO - Three former Maryland standouts have landed on the Pre-World Cup Training Camp Roster, announced by U.S. National Team head coach Bob Bradley Tuesday.

Maurice Edu (2004-06), Clarence Goodson (2000-03), and Robbie Rogers (2005) were all tabbed to the list of 30, which will be withered down to 23 once the official World Cup squad is announced by June 1st.

All three players boast a wealth of international playing experience. Edu and Rogers both represented the U.S. in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Edu currently plays for the Glasgow Rangers and boasts 12 caps while Rogers is a key player with the Columbus Crew of the MLS and has racked up 11 caps. Goodson plays with IK Start in Norway and has totaled 11 caps.

"We feel we've put a very good group together," Bradley said on U.S. Soccer's official website. "Obviously a lot goes into qualification and many players are involved. It's not always easy to get down to 30, but we feel very good about the group we have."

Maryland is one of only two schools, along with UCLA, to have three players on the preliminary roster.

Players will report to Princeton, N.J., beginning May 15 for training camp and will have a pair of send-off series matches May 25 against Czech Republic in East Hartford and May 29 against Turkey in Philadelphia.

The U.S. Men's National Team has been drawn into Group C with England, Slovenia and Algeria for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The U.S. will open its sixth consecutive World Cup finals tournament against England on June 12 in Rustenburg, and will follow that game with matches against Slovenia on June 18 in Johannesburg and Algeria on June 23 in Tshwane/Pretoria.