Tim Howard
Made his debut for USA on March 10, 2002, against Ecuador, aged 21. Currently playing for Manchester United, Howard has won15 caps for the USA (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: March 6, 1979
Height: 1.92m (6 ft 3in)
Fact: Howard saved a penalty in his first appearance for his country.

Kasey Keller
Made his debut for USA on February 4, 1990, against Columbia, aged 20. Currently playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach, Keller has won 90 caps for the USA (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: November 26, 1969
Height: 1.90m (6 ft 2in)
Fact: Keller's first game between the goalposts for his national side ended in a penalty shootout, with the USA losing 8-9 to Columbia on penalties.

Marcus Hahnemann
Made his debut for USA in November 1994, against Honduras, aged 22. Currently playing for Reading FC, Hahnemann has won 5 caps for the USA (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: June 15, 1972
Height: 1.91m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Hahnemann will be playing in the Premiership in the 2006-2007 season after helping his club win the English Championship in 2006.

Defenders

Carlos Bocanegra
Made his debut for USA on December 9, 2001, against South Korea, aged 22. Currently playing for Fulham, Bocanegra has won 39 caps for the USA and scored 5 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 25, 1979
Height: 1.83m (6 ft 0in)
Fact: While playing for US side Chicago Fire in 2000, Bocanegra was named the Major League Soccer "Rookie of the Year", while two years later, he won the MLS Defender of the Year Award, a feat he repeated the following season.

Eddie Lewis
Made his debut for USA on October 16, 1996, against Peru, aged 22. Currently playing for Leeds United, Lewis has won 68 caps for the USA and scored 8 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 17, 1974
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Although Lewis plays in midfield for Leeds United, most of his international appearances have been as a defender.

Eddie Pope
Made his debut for USA in November 1996, against Trinidad and Tobago, aged 23. Currently playing for American side Real Salt Lake City, Pope has won caps for the USA and scored goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 24, 1973
Height: 1.82m (5ft 11in)
Fact: Pope played alongside fellow USA defender Gregg Berhalter for the University of North Carolina before turning professional.

Oguchi Onyewu
Made his debut for USA in October 2004, against Panama, aged 22. Currently playing for Belgian side Standard Liège, Onyewu has won 12 caps for the USA and scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 13, 1982
Height: 1.92m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Oneyu was received the Belgian league's Foreign Player of the Year Award in 2005.

Chris Albright
Made his debut for USA in September 1999, against Jamaica, aged 20. Currently playing for American side LA Galaxy, Albright has won 19 caps for the USA and scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: January 14, 1979
Height: 1.85m (6ft 1in)
Fact: Albright scored on his international debut after coming on as a 78th minute substitute.

Cory Gibbs
Made his debut for USA in June 2003, against New Zealand, aged 23. Currently playing for Dutch side ADO Den Haag, Gibbs has won 18 caps for the USA and scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: January 14, 1980
Height: 1.85m (6ft 1in)
Fact: Gibbs, who shares a birthday with fellow defender Chris Albright, missed a large part of the 2005 season after sustaining a knee injury during an international friendly match against England.

Jimmy Conrad
Made his debut for USA on July 7, 2005, against Cuba, aged 28. Currently playing for American side Kansas City Wizards, Conrad has won 13 caps for the USA and scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: February 12, 1977
Height: 1.87m (6ft 12in)
Fact: Conrad was named the Major League Soccer Defender of the Year in 2005.

Steve Cherundolo
Made his debut for USA in September 1999, against Jamaica, aged 20. Currently playing for German side Hannover 96, Cherundolo has won 32 caps for the USA and scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: February 19, 1979
Height: 1.70m (5ft 5in)
Fact: Before graduating to the senior squad, Cherundolo captained the USA's U18 and U20 sides.