MLS Youngsters Who Could Be Part of 2018 World Cup Cycle for USMNT

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Published: April 22, 2014

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In less than two months, the United States men’s national team will be off and running in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Although the 2014 cycle wasn’t without its hiccups, the U.S. qualified for its seventh straight World Cup by finishing first in CONCACAF.

However, when the 2014 World Cup is over, U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will have the unenviable task of replacing many of the aging pieces of his squad and beginning the long process of preparing for 2018 World Cup qualifying.

Major League Soccer has increasingly become a part of the USMNT’s backbone. Full of bright young talent, the league will surely be a big part of the 2018 cycle as well.

Here are 18 MLS youngsters, ages 25 and under, who could be a part of the next round of World Cup qualification for the U.S.

 

Goalkeepers



Tim Howard could conceivably still be around in 2018, and Brad Guzan is next in line after Howard, but two MLS goalkeepers waiting in the wings are Sean Johnson and Bill Hamid.

Johnson has become the U.S.’s No. 4 over the past year, earning shutouts in both of his appearances for the U.S. in 2013. Hamid earned a shutout in his only senior appearance for the squad back in 2012. Both are in their fourth seasons as full-time starters in MLS.

 

Defenders

When it comes to young defenders, MLS has a number of exciting prospects.



DeAndre Yedlin is viewed by many U.S. fans as the heir apparent at right-back. The 20-year-old was named an MLS All-Star in his rookie campaign, represented the U.S. in U20 World Cup last summer and already has two caps for the senior side.

Like Yedlin, Kofi Sarkodie is a University of Akron product and also plays right-back. Sarkodie is a little older at 23, but he still has plenty of time to fully develop. Sarkodie has represented the U.S. at the U17, U2...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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