(August 3, 2007) U.S. Under-17 men’s national team coach John Hackworth has named the 21-player roster that will represent the USA at the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup Aug. 18-Sept. 9 in South Korea.

All but two of the players are from the 40 available players in U.S. Soccer’s U-17 residency program based in Bradenton, Fla. Tommy Meyer, a former Bradenton resident, and Daniel Cruz are not currently part of residency.

Five players from the younger 1991 age group -- Bryan Dominguez, Gregory Garza, Abdusalam Ibrahim, Zac MacMath and Kofi Sarkodie -- earning a spot from Hackworth. Sarkodie, brother of 2005 U-17 captain Ofori Sarkodie, made the final with a strong showing since qualifying last spring.

Kofi Sarkodie, Chris Klute and Kirk Urso were three residents who didn’t make qualifying roster but did make the final roster. Four players who made the qualifying roster won’t be traveling to South Korea: Howard Turk, Alex Dixon, Nick Millington and Jesse Paredes.

Paredes’ non-selection means that no player from the soccer hotbed of Southern California made the U-17 World Cup team.

The roster includes three Dallas Texans: Jared Jeffrey, Dane Shea and Klute.

"We felt all along that the talented pool of players in this age group is very deep, making our decisions extremely difficult," said Hackworth. "However, we feel that we selected players that have proven that they are dedicated to our team’s success at the World Cup."

U.S. ROSTER

GOALKEEPERS Larry Jackson DeAnza Force Josh Lambo Chicago Magic Zac MacMath Clearwater Chargers MIDFIELDERS Gregory Garza Dallas Texans Jared Jeffrey Dallas Texans Brendan King Chicago Magic Alex Nimo FC Portland Academy Daniel Wenzel Crossfire Premier	DEFENDERS Mykell Bates River City Clash Chris Klute Dallas Texans Tommy Meyer Scott Gallagher Kofi Sarkodie Ohio FC Mutiny Brek Shea Texans FC Kirk Urso Chicago Sockers Brandon Zimmerman Crossfire Premier Sheanon Williams FC Greater Boston Bolts
FORWARDS Daniel Cruz Sereno Soccer Club Bryan Dominguez Concorde Fire Abdusalam Ibrahim FC Dallas Ellis McLoughlin Crossfire Premier Billy Schuler Matchfit Academy

U.S. SCHEDULE
Aug. 20 Tajikistan in Changwon
Aug. 23 Tunisia in Changwon
Aug. 26 Belgium in Cheonan

U.S. TELEVISION
All 52 matches of the tournament will be broadcast by ESPNU and ESPN360.com.
All three of the USA’s group matches being aired live on ESPNU. In addition, the USA’s second match against Tunisia on Thursday, Aug. 23 will be simulcast live on ESPN2 at 3:45 a.m. ET.
Every game in the knockout phase, which includes the round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place game and final, will be aired on ESPNU.
Every live match on ESPNU will be re-aired at a later time to accommodate U.S. viewers.

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U.S. Under-17 FIFA World Cup Television Schedule Date Time / Re-Air Match Venue TV Aug. 20 6:45 a.m. / 12:00 p.m. USA vs. Tajikistan Changwon ESPNU Aug. 23 3:45 a.m. / 12:00 p.m.* USA vs. Tunisia Changwon ESPNU/ESPN2 Aug. 26 2:45 a.m. / 12:00 p.m. USA vs. Belgium Cheonan ESPNU *Replay will be shown only on ESPNU FIFA U-17 World Cup Team Groupings Group A Costa Rica Korea Republic Peru Togo Group B Brazil England Korea DPR New Zealand Group C Argentina Honduras Spain Syria Group D France Haiti Japan Nigeria Group E United States Belgium Tajikistan Tunisia Group F Colombia Germany Ghana Trinidad & Tobago Complete ESPNU, ESPN360.com and ESPN2 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 Schedule Round Robin Phase Date Time (ET) Network Match Group Site Aug. 18 12:45 a.m. ESPNU Korea DPR vs. England B Jeju Aug. 18 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Costa Rica vs. Togo A Suwon Aug. 18 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Brazil vs. New Zealand B Jeju Aug. 18 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Korea vs. Peru A Suwon Aug. 19 2:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Nigeria vs. France D Gwangyang Aug. 19 2:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Honduras vs. Spain C Ulsan Aug. 19 5:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Japan vs. Haiti D Gwangyang Aug. 19 5:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Argentina vs. Syria C Ulsan Aug. 20 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Belgium vs. Tunisia E Changwon Aug. 20 3:45 a.m. ESPNU Colombia vs. Germany F Cheonan Aug. 20 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Trinidad & Tobago vs. Ghana F Cheonan Aug. 20 6:45 a.m. ESPNU Tajikistan vs. United States E Changwon Aug. 21 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com New Zealand vs. England B Jeju Aug. 21 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Togo vs. Peru A Suwon Aug. 21 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Costa Rica vs. Korea A Suwon Aug. 21 6:45 a.m. ESPNU Brazil vs. Korea DPR B Jeju Aug. 22 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Haiti vs. France D Gwangyang Aug. 22 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Syria vs. Spain C Ulsan Aug. 22 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Japan vs. Nigeria D Gwangyang Aug. 22 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Argentina vs. Honduras C Ulsan Aug. 23 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Ghana vs. Germany F Cheonan Aug. 23 3:45 a.m. ESPNU United States vs. Tunisia E Changwon Aug. 23 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Trinidad & Tobago vs. Colombia F Cheonan Aug. 23 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Tajikistan vs. Belgium E Changwon Aug. 24 3:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Korea DPR vs. New Zealand B Ulsan Aug. 24 3:45 a.m. ESPNU England vs. Brazil B Goyang Aug. 24 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Peru vs. Costa Rica A Jeju Aug. 24 6:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Korea vs. Togo A Ulsan Aug. 25 2:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Spain vs. Argentina C Gwangyang Aug. 25 2:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Honduras vs. Syria C Jeju Aug. 25 5:45 a.m. ESPN360.com France vs. Japan D Goyang Aug. 25 5:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Nigeria vs. Haiti D Jeju Aug. 26 2:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Tunisia vs. Tajikistan E Suwon Aug. 26 2:45 a.m. ESPNU Belgium vs. United States E Cheonan Aug. 26 5:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Germany vs. Trinidad & Tobago F Changwon Aug. 26 5:45 a.m. ESPN360.com Colombia vs. Ghana F Ulsan 2nd Stage Date Time (ET) Network Match Site Aug. 29 3:45 a.m. ESPNU Round of 16 Changwon Aug. 29 6:45 a.m. ESPNU Round of 16 Gwangyang Aug. 29 9:00 a.m. ESPNU Round of 16 Ulsan Aug. 29 11:00 a.m. ESPNU Round of 16 Suwon Aug. 30 3:45 a.m. ESPNU Round of 16 Soyang Aug. 30 6:45 a.m. ESPNU Round of 16 Jeju Aug. 30 9:00 a.m. ESPNU Round of 16 Cheonan Aug. 30 11:00 a.m. ESPNU Round of 16 Goyang Quarterfinals Date Time (ET) Network Match Site Sept. 1 2:45 a.m. ESPNU Quarterfinal 1 Jeju Sept. 1 5:45 a.m. ESPNU Quarterfinal 2 Changwon Sept. 2 2:45 a.m. ESPNU Quarterfinal 3 Cheonan Sept. 2 5:45 a.m. ESPNU Quarterfinal 4 Goyang Semifinals Date Time (ET) Network Match Site Sept. 5 5:45 a.m. ESPNU Semifinal 1 Ulsan Sept. 6 5:45 a.m. ESPNU Semifinal 2 Suwon Third Place   Date Time (ET) Network Match Site Sept. 9 2:45 a.m. ESPNU Third Place Seoul World Cup Final    Date Time (ET) Network Match Site Sept. 9 5:45 a.m. ESPNU Championship Seoul ussoccer.com is the official website of U.S. Soccer, the governing body of soccer in the United States