Group C contenders
England
USA
Algeria
Slovenia

Route to the finals
South Africa 2010 will be the USA’s sixth consecutive appearance in the World Cup finals.

Once again they proved to be the powerhouses of the CONCACAF zone, brushing aside Barbados in the Second Round and comfortably topping Group 1 in the Third Round, despite a surprise defeat to Trinidad and Tobago.

By the Fourth Round teams hoping to qualify had been whittled down to six and once again the USA came out on top, with six wins, two draws and two losses, pushing Mexico and Honduras into the other automatic qualifying places. 

Manager
Bob Bradley took over the national squad from Bruce Arena in December 2006, having been originally appointed coach on a caretaker basis.

A run of ten games unbeaten was enough to prompt a permanent placement and since then Bradley has achieved notable success.

In 2007 he led his charges to success in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and in 2009 he took them to the Final of the FIFA Confederations Cup, beating European Champions Spain 2-0 in the semi-finals.

Player watch
With 121 caps and 42 goals to his name, Landon Donovan has been the spearhead of the US team for almost a decade and yet the attacking midfielder is still only 28.

Playing in his third World Cup this summer, Donovan is certain to be one of the Americans’ key threats and after a successful loan period in the Premier League with Everton earlier this year, few will doubt his ability to once again shine at the highest level.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard, defender Jonathan Spector and midfielder Clint Dempsey are also recognised Premiership names and will be hoping to play a significant role in South Africa.

Competition History
First appearance: 1930
No. of appearances (inc 2010): 9
Best result: Semi-Finals (1930)
Matches against England: 9

Squad

Goalkeepers
1	Tim Howard	Everton, ENG
18	Brad Guzan	Aston Villa, ENG
23	Marcus Hahnemann	Wolverhampton Wanderers, ENG
Defenders
2	Jonathan Spector	West Ham United, ENG
3	Carlos Bocanegra	Rennes, FRA
5	Oguchi Onyewu	AC Milan, ITA
6	Steve Cherundolo	Hannover 96, GER
12	Jonathan Bornstein	Chivas USA, USA
15	Jay DeMerit	Watford, ENG
21	Clarence Goodson	IK Start, NOR
Midfielders
4	Michael Bradley	Borussia Mönchengladbach, GER
7	DaMarcus Beasley	Rangers, SCO
8	Clint Dempsey	Fulham, ENG
10	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy, USA
11	Stuart Holden	Bolton Wanderers, ENG
13	Ricardo Clark	Eintracht Frankfurt, GER
16	José Torres	Pachuca, MEX
19	Maurice Edu	Rangers, SCO
22	Benny Feilhaber	AGF, DEN
Forwards
9	Herculez Gomez	Puebla, MEX
14	Edson Buddle	LA Galaxy, USA
17	Jozy Altidore	Hull City, ENG
20	Robbie Findley	Real Salt Lake, USA