Constructing a USMNT Starting 11 From the CONCACAF Playoff 35 Man Roster

Mexico and the United States submitted their 35 man roster for the October 10 CONCACAF Cup match to determine who goes to the Confederations Cup in 2017. There will be another round of cuts to bring the squad down to a final 23 man roster.

In case you missed the announcement, here is Mexico’s provisional 32 man roster

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And the United States’ provisional 35 man roster

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Now begins a month of endless speculation of what is going to happen at this game. We are going to join in and put out our Starting XI lineups based off the 35 players. Mexico’s team will be posted a bit later today but this is our USMNT Starting XI.

Granted, there are some people not on this 35 man roster that really should be (*cough* Feilhaber *cough*) but as a whole, Jurgen Klinsmann can find 11 players who can take it to Mexico. For our formation, we are going with a 4-4-2 diamond.

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