USA vs. Mexico squads announced

Even though it’s not a FIFA break, the United States and Mexico have managed to fit in a midweek friendly to get a look at each other and evaluate players one last time before the serious summer schedule. Jurgen Klinsmann and Miguel Herrera will see the match as one last chance to experiment before setting their teams for the Gold Cup.

Because it’s not during a full break, the squads have very domestic looks to them. Mexico have called in no European-based players and the U.S. have only called up two. One of them, DeAndre Yedlin, is a bit of a strange call. Yedlin made his Tottenham Hotspur debut over the weekend and might be needed again by the club. Presumably, that’s something Klinsmann will talk to Spurs about before Yedlin gets on a plane. The other is Julian Green, who isn’t playing at all for Hamburg and reportedly mailed in a reserve game recently, so he has nothing better to do.

The two most notable absences for the USMNT are Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore. Dempsey is injured, while Altidore is suspended for picking up a red card in his last game. The team has no surprises, as all domestic-based players who made the last team were called into this one.

Goalkeepers: Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake), Willian Yarbrough (Leon)

Defense: Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Brek Shea (Orlando City), DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham Hotspur), Greg Garza (Tijuana), Matt Besler (Sporting KC), Michael Orozco Fiscal (Puebla), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Ventura Alvarado (Club America)

Midfielders: Joe Corona (Tijuana), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United), Mix Diskerud (New York City FC)

Forwards: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy), Jordan Morris (Stanford/Sounders U-23), Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution), Julian Green (Hamburg)

And via Stars and Stripes FC, here’s the Mexico squad.

Goalkeepers: Cirilo Saucedo (Tijuana), Jonathan Orozco (Monterrey)

Defenders: Francisco “Maza” Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), Julio “Cata” Dominguez (Cruz Azul), Oswaldo Alanis (Santos), Adrian Aldrete (Santos), George Corral (Queretaro), Gerardo Flores (Cruz Azul), Hiram Mier (Monterrey), Efrain Velarde (Monterrey), Carlos Salcedo (Chivas)

Midfielders: Luis “Chapo” Montes (Leon), Antonio Rios (Toluca), Jurgen Damm (Pachuca), Mario Osuna (Queretaro), Luis Rodriguez (Chiapas)