USMNT 26-man World Cup qualifying roster announced

Today on ESPN, the United States unveiled the 26-man roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers that begin Friday night in New Jersey against Costa Rica (6:30pm ET, ESPN and Univision) and continue on September 5th against Honduras in San Pedro Sula (5:30pm ET, beIN Sports and Universo). Camp will open up tomorrow as the team seeks to get 6 crucial points and inch closer to qualification for the 2018 World Cup.

Here are the 26 players who USMNT coach Bruce Arena will call upon in the upcoming matches:

Defenders (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham…