A friendly in Switzerland

The U.S. men will play a friendly against Switzerland Wednesday in Basel. The match is on Fox Soccer Channel at 2:30 p.m. EDT. Read about the match here.

We haven't seen much of the MNT since July. Recall that we won the Gold Cup (the CONCACAF North and Central American tournament) but sent our C team to the prestigious Copa America (CONMOBEL South American tournament) to get whipped.

This friendly is typical in that it will showcase future talent. The roster is mostly stocked with young American exports who are in development by European clubs. Headlining the bunch is former DCU midfielder Freddy Adu, who was signed to Portuguese powerhouse Benfica, but who has yet to break into the first team there. Other notable youngsters include Danny Szetela, Michael Bradley, Heath Pearce, and Benny Feilhaber. We've got some well-known veterans too, starting with Marcus Hahnemann, Eddie Lewis, Oguchi Onyewu, Clint Dempsey, Steve Cherundolo, Carlos Bocanegra, and DaMarcus Beasley.

There's a lot of talent there.

USMNT Switzerland Camp Roster

Goalkeepers

Hahnemann, Marcus Reading (England)
Hall, Tally Esbjerg (Denmark)
Seitz, Chris Salt Lake (MLS)

Defenders

Bocanegra, Carlos Fulham (England)
Cherundolo, Steve Hannover 96 (Germany)
Califf, Danny Aalborg BK (Denmark)
DeMerit, Jay Watford (England)
Onyewu, Oguchi Standard Liege (Belgium)
Pearce, Heath Hansa Rostock (Germany)
Purdy, Steve 1860 Munich II (Germany)

Midfielders

Adu, Freddy Benfica (Portugal)
Beasley, DaMarcus Rangers (Scotland)
Bradley, Michael Heerenveen (Holland)
Edu, Maurice Toronto FC (MLS)
Feilhaber, Benny Derby County (England)
Lewis, Eddie Derby County (England)
Szetela, Danny Racing Santander (Spain)

Forwards

Dempsey, Clint Fulham (England)
Findley, Robbie Salt Lake (MLS)
Zimmerman, Preston Hamburg SV II (Germany)
Zizzo, Sal Hannover 96 (Germany)