On Tuesday, August 10, 2010  the USMNT will host five time World Cup Champion Brazil at the brand new Meadowlands Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8PM, and will be broadcast live on ESPN2. The teams last met in the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and could provide an important opportunity for the USSF to take stock of their current situation and begin to plan for World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

Obviously, there will be a lot more discussion of the USA’s performance over the coming weeks and the USA World Cup Blog will continue to cover all the major and minor news as it comes down the pike. For now, I’m just hoping that the USA have some semblance of an identity come August. Who knows if that will be the case?

The list for the U.S. national team’s friendly against Brazil next Tuesday night at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Fourteen of the 18 players were on the World Cup squad. The exceptions are noted with an asterisk.

GOALKEEPERS: Tim Howard (Everton), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa).

DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra (Saint-Etienne), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hanover), Clarence Goodson (Start), Jonathan Spector (West Ham), Chad Marshall (Columbus)*.

MIDFIELDERS: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Michael Bradley (Moenchengladbach), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus), Jermaine Jones (Schalke)*, Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht)*, Alejandro Bedoya (Orebro)*.

FORWARDS: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Pachuca).