Wake Forest Athletics
Parkhurst Named to Gold Cup Roster
6/27/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
June 27, 2013
By Steven Wright, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMSoccer)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Michael Parkhurst is one of 23 players who has been selected to represent the United States in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will be hosted by the U.S. from July 7-28 at various venues across the country.
The former Demon Deacon standout is also one of just 11 players on the Gold Cup roster who also was on the most recent roster that saw the U.S. win four straight matches and earn nine points in World Cup Qualifying.
The team will play a tune-up match against Guatemala on July 5 before beginning the Gold Cup competition.
As part of Group C, the United States will be with Belize, Cuba and Costa Rica. The Americans will begin the tournament against Belize on July 9 at JELD-WEN Field in Portland, Ore. The second match will be at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on July 13 against Cuba, while the final match of group play will be against Costa Rica on July 16 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.
The final is schedule for July 28 at Soldier Field in Chicago.
The winner of the 2013 Gold Cup will compete in a playoff with the winner of the 2015 event for the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The U.S. has reached the final of the Gold Cup in five of the last six tournaments, winning three titles.
Complete Roster by Position
GOALKEEPERS (3): Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (8): Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo), DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Oguchi Onyewu (Malaga), Michael Orozco Fiscal (Puebla), Michael Parkhurst (FC Augsburg)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Helsinborg), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Joshua Gatt (Molde FK), Stuart Holden (Bolton), Jose Torres (Tigres)
FORWARDS (5): Will Bruin (Houston Dynamo), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Herculez Gomez (Club Tijuana), Jack McInerney (Philadelphia Union), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
