Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler and winger Graham Zusi were named to the United States Men’s National Team’s final roster for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, U.S. Soccer announced on Saturday.
Besler and Zusi will join the United States’ 23-man squad following Saturday’s MLS regular season match between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake.
"It's an honor to be selected to the roster for Copa America," Besler said."This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I look forward to representing my country in such a historic tournament."
The U.S. will play two friendly matches next week — meeting Ecuador on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas and Bolivia on May 28 at Children’s Mercy Park — before kicking off the Copa America Centenario on June 3 against Colombia at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.