United States vs. Ecuador: Game Thread

by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2011 4:29 PM PDT in 2011 LA Galaxy Game Threads

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - OCTOBER 08: Coach Jurgen Klinsmann of the USA smiles against Honduras at Sun Life Stadium on October 8, 2011 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Here we go. The United States Men's National Team are set to take on Ecuador, who are no sneeze. CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying is already underway, and Ecuador are off to a good start with a 2-0 victory over Venezuela on Friday.

I realize may have been too glib regarding Honduras. They're one of the six CONCACAF teams with an auto-bid into the third round of World Cup 2014 Qualifying. That Jurgen Klinsmann win looks pretty good in that light. Costa Rica is also one of the auto-bids.

That means since Klinsmann took over as head coach, the US have faced three of the toughest opponents CONCACAF has to offer. All of these matches are of huge import as Klinsmann prepares the US to start the process toward World Cup qualifying next summer.

United States		Ecuador
GK	Howard	GK	Player
DEF	Cherundolo	DEF	Player
DEF	Onyewu	DEF	Player
DEF	Bocanegra	DEF	Player
DEF	Chandler	DEF	Player
MID	Beckerman	MID	Player
MID	Williams	MID	Player
MID	Edu	MID	Player
MID	Shea	MID	Player
FWD	Dempsey	FWD	Player
FWD	Altidore	FWD	Player