USA v. Netherlands

Coming off the heels of a 2-1 win over El Salvador in stoppage time, the USMNT continue their World Cup preparation with an international friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Wednesday.


The U.S. Men's National Team huddles up during practice at Amsterdam ArenA for today's game

The Dutch, currently ranked number three in the world, will be without superstar striker Robin van Persie when they look to remain undefeated against Team USA. In the three match-ups, the US has yet to score a goal on the Dutch.

Coach Bradley is going with a more experienced and internationally tested lineup, choosing to use only four players from the El Salvador match (Jonathan Bornstein, Robbie Findley, Clarence Goodson, and Heath Pearce) with sixteen of the twenty players hailing from European squads.

Will Bradley's lineup make US soccer history and decisively end that drought? How will Donovan perform after several great showings with Everton? Who will solidify their spot in the line up for South Africa?

Need any more reason to watch this game?! Well, for the soccer and fashion fans out there, the US will be sporting new away jerseys that will be worn throughout the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Nike-designed kits resemble the jerseys worn during the USA's monumental 1950 World Cup win over England. Thanks Nike for the good karma!

Watch the game live on ESPN2 and Galavision (2:30pm ET).

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