Predicting your countries next world cup squad...

[RoyalMan]

Here's a little game in which you predict your countries next world cup squad and if we're still around in 4 years we can hopefully save this thread somewhere and see how we all fared. My England squad would be:

Goalkeepers:
David James
Paul Robinson
Stuart Taylor

Defenders:
Danny Mills
John Terry
Rio Ferdinand
Ledley King
Sol Campbell
Ashley Cole
Gareth Barry


Midfielders:
David Beckham
Joe Cole
Steven Gerrard
Kevin Nolan
Kieron Dyer
Michael Carrick
Seth Johnson
Jermaine Pennant

Strikers:
Michael Owen
Jermaine Defoe
Alan Smith
Carlton Cole
Robbie Fowler

[soccerdome]

If Bruce is still around then I wouldn't know what to expect, but I would a least like to see:

GK's:
Zach Thornton
Nick Rimando
Tim Howard

Defenders:
Carlos Bocenegra
Eddie Pope
Jim Curtin
Tony Sanneh
Pablo Mastroeni
Mike Petke
Nick Garcia

Midfielders:
Kelly Gray
Run DMB (Beasley)
Landon Donavon
Frankie Hedjuk
Claudio Reyna (1 more time)
John O'Brian
Chris Klein

Forwards:
Ante Razov
Jason Kreis
Josh Wolff

(I know this probaly doesn't make up the whole squad but it's a start.)

[Elninho]

USA squad prediction, with ages as of 2006 World Cup:

Goalkeepers:
Brad Friedel (35)
Tim Howard (27)
Kasey Keller (36)

Defenders:
Carlos Bocanegra (27)
Nick Garcia (27)
Corey Gibbs (26)
Pablo Mastroeni (29)
Oguchi Onyewu (24)
Eddie Pope (32)
Tony Sanneh (35)
Ryan Suarez (30)

Midfielders:
DaMarcus Beasley (24)
Bobby Convey (23)
Landon Donovan (24)
Kelly Gray (25)
Kyle Martino (25)
John O'Brien (28)
Claudio Reyna (32)
John Thorrington (26)

Forwards:
Conor Casey (24)
Clint Mathis (29)
Taylor Twellman (26)
Josh Wolff (29)

[Chachi King]

elninho, or anyone else who knows

There was a Korean-American kid named Alex Yi, who is the same age as Onyewu, who played for UCLA and was supposed to go to Italy or something. He played for the U.S. youth squad, but whatever happened to him after the 2001 World Youth Championships?

Does he have a shot to make the national A team in 2006 or 2010?

[Elninho]

Yi is in an interesting situation. He signed a pro contract with a Serie C/1 club, along with Nelson Akwari - but both were released within a week when the club president said he didn't want any foreigners playing for the club. Now he's in the mess of being ineligible to play for UCLA (because he was a pro for all of one week), while not having a club to play for.

Anyway, he's a possibility, but an outside shot at best. I can see him becoming a good MLS player, and even getting some senior caps, but I don't think he'll ever be a national team starter.

[RoyalMan]

I forgot to mention Owen Hargreaves who i would probably have in place of Seth Johnson.

[kasai]

For the USA barring injuries, I think the following players are locks, the rest are not.

Landon, Mathis, Beasley, Mastroeni, Obrien, Pope..... The rest are too young and don't have enough international experience to be sure best or they are too old for 2006 and may choose to give up the international game.

[RoyalMan]

Only a few weeks away now until the WC2006 squads are announced. Four years since i started this thread:eek: Thoughts from US fans on the squads that were predicted?

[sinner78]

Only a few weeks away now until the WC2006 squads are announced. Four years since i started this thread:eek: Thoughts from US fans on the squads that were predicted?

you've got a good memory to remember this thread.

not a bad effort in your squad guesses.

[Master Shake]

Here's a little game in which you predict your countries next world cup squad and if we're still around in 4 years we can hopefully save this thread somewhere and see how we all fared. My England squad would be:

Goalkeepers:
David James
Paul Robinson
Stuart Taylor

Defenders:
Danny Mills
John Terry
Rio Ferdinand
Ledley King
Sol Campbell
Ashley Cole
Gareth Barry


Midfielders:
David Beckham
Joe Cole
Steven Gerrard
Kevin Nolan
Kieron Dyer
Michael Carrick
Seth Johnson
Jermaine Pennant

Strikers:
Michael Owen
Jermaine Defoe
Alan Smith
Carlton Cole
Robbie Fowler



lol i thought you had just made this thread today and this was your predicted squad for 2010!! thank god sinner postwed cos i was about to make a fool of myself!

Yeah man, not a bad guess.

guess it is time for 2010 squad predictor now!

[Master Shake]

USA squad prediction, with ages as of 2006 World Cup:

Goalkeepers:
Brad Friedel (35)
Tim Howard (27)
Kasey Keller (36)

Defenders:
Carlos Bocanegra (27)
Nick Garcia (27)
Corey Gibbs (26)
Pablo Mastroeni (29)
Oguchi Onyewu (24)
Eddie Pope (32)
Tony Sanneh (35)
Ryan Suarez (30)

Midfielders:
DaMarcus Beasley (24)
Bobby Convey (23)
Landon Donovan (24)
Kelly Gray (25)
Kyle Martino (25)
John O'Brien (28)
Claudio Reyna (32)
John Thorrington (26)

Forwards:
Conor Casey (24)
Clint Mathis (29)
Taylor Twellman (26)
Josh Wolff (29)


i imagine this is pretty damn close to the real thing eh?

[The Old Lady Hertha]

2010 Germany: (just to kick things off)

GK
Roman Weidenfeller
Robert Enke
Michael Rensing

DF
Marvin Matip
Moritz Volz
Per Mertesacker
Robert Huth
Philip Lahm
Malik Fathi
Lukas Sinkiewicz
Markus Brzenska

MF
Michael Ballack
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Torsten Frings
Tim Borowski
Sebastian Kehl
Marcell Jansen
Gonzalo Castro

FW
Lukas Podolski
Stefan Kiessling
Miroslav Klose
Mike Hanke

Considering all the options Germany have at the U21s, they could have a real frightening squad for 2010.

[jpg75]

USA squad prediction, with ages as of 2006 World Cup:

Goalkeepers:
Brad Friedel (35)
Tim Howard (27)
Kasey Keller (36)

Defenders:
Carlos Bocanegra (27)
Nick Garcia (27)
Corey Gibbs (26)
Pablo Mastroeni (29)
Oguchi Onyewu (24)
Eddie Pope (32)
Tony Sanneh (35)
Ryan Suarez (30)

Midfielders:
DaMarcus Beasley (24)
Bobby Convey (23)
Landon Donovan (24)
Kelly Gray (25)
Kyle Martino (25)
John O'Brien (28)
Claudio Reyna (32)
John Thorrington (26)

Forwards:
Conor Casey (24)
Clint Mathis (29)
Taylor Twellman (26)
Josh Wolff (29)

This one was pretty close...

[jpg75]

Here's a little game in which you predict your countries next world cup squad and if we're still around in 4 years we can hopefully save this thread somewhere and see how we all fared. My England squad would be:

Goalkeepers:
David James
Paul Robinson
Stuart Taylor

Defenders:
Danny Mills
John Terry
Rio Ferdinand
Ledley King
Sol Campbell
Ashley Cole
Gareth Barry


Midfielders:
David Beckham
Joe Cole
Steven Gerrard
Kevin Nolan
Kieron Dyer
Michael Carrick
Seth Johnson
Jermaine Pennant

Strikers:
Michael Owen
Jermaine Defoe
Alan Smith
Carlton Cole
Robbie Fowler

And this one was pretty close too...good job guys

[The Old Lady Hertha]

Yea, and no one could have predicted Rooney's rise atm.

[jpg75]

Yea, and no one could have predicted Rooney's rise atm.

exactly, the one forward missing...and i guess lampard is not on there either. other than that i think he hit it dead on...