[USA] Just 16 days before players are supposed to begin reporting to camp for final preparations for the World Cup, U.S. national team coach BobBradley is still not sure just how many of the spots on the 23-player roster are secure (“somewhere between 16 and 18, some days a little higher”) and just how many players will be invited tothe camp (“we’re probably thinking more along the lines of 26 to 28 guys in”).

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