Wake Forest Athletics
Parkhurst Named to Preliminary World Cup Roster
5/12/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
May 12, 2014
By Alex Botoman, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMSoccer)
CHICAGO - Former Wake Forest men's soccer player Michael Parkhurst has been named to the United States' preliminary roster 30-man for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced today.
Parkhurst, a defender who currently plays for the Columbus Crew in MLS, will start training camp with the team in Palo Alto, Calif. this week in hopes of making the final 23-man roster that will travel to Brazil for the tournament. The United States opens on June 16 against Ghana and will also play group stage games against Portugal and Germany.
Parkhurst has 25 caps for the United States and played in two World Cup qualifiers, including an appearance off the bench to help the Americans seal a 2-0 win over rival Mexico that clinched their spot in the World Cup.
A standout at Wake Forest from 2002-04, Parkhurst is trying to become the only the second Demon Deacon to make a World Cup roster. Wake Forest Hall of Famer Neil Covone was a member of the U.S. squad at the 1990 World Cup in Italy but did not appear in a game.
The final 23-man World Cup roster will be announced no later than June 2.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3) : Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (11) : DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)
MIDFIELDERS (10) : Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
FORWARDS (6) : Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
