Bradley announces World Cup roster

Sorry for the delay since our last posting here at Kickin' It -- things got a little crazy with the 76ers and the selection of their new head coach, Doug Collins. We'll be back on track here starting today and also with tomorrow's U.S. practice at the NovaCare Complex. But now, for the big news from today:

At 1 p.m., live on ESPN's Sportscenter, U.S. coach Bob Bradley announced his final roster -- 23 players -- for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Bradley entered camp with 30 players. The U.S. lost to the Czech Republic on Tuesday night in Hartford. On Tuesday, Bradley rested his star guys and played a lineup almost entirely of fringe guys: substitutes and guys fighting to make the roster.

Heading into Saturday's final send-off match, Bradley will have his roster set. That match is scheduled for 2 p.m. against Turkey at Lincoln Financial Field here in Philly.

Here are the 23 players:

Goalkeeper: Brad Guzan

Goalkeeper: Marcus Hahnemann

Goalkeeper: Tim Howard

Defender: Carlos Bocanegra (captain)

Defender: Jonathan Bornstein

Defender: Steve Cherundolo

Defender: Jay DeMerit

Defender: Clarence Goodson

Defender: Oguchi Onyewu

Defender: Jonathan Spector

Midfielder: DaMarcus Beasley

Midfielder: Michael Bradley

Midfielder: Ricardo Clark

Midfielder: Clint Dempsey

Midfielder: Landon Donovan

Midfielder: Maurice Edu

Midfielder: Benny Feilhaber

Midfielder: Stuart Holden

Midfielder: Jose Torres

Forward: Jozy Altidore

Forward: Edson Buddle

Forward: Robbie Findley

Forward: Herculez Gomez

Coach: Bob Bradley

Quotes from Bradley:

Bradley on selecting Onyewu, despite injury: "We see a real important player, a real important part of our team back on the field and that means a great deal to all of us."

On the selection of Buddle and Gomez: "Both have been in great form, scored a lot of goals this year and as we move into the World Cup, players that are on a good roll come in handy."

--Kate