Tab Ramos takes his second team into Under-20 World Cup qualifying when the USA opens play Friday at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Jamaica againstGuatemala. One of the best midfielders the USA has ever produced, Ramos has a team top-heavy on midfielders, all but one 5-foot-10 or smaller. And that doesn’t include the likes of Rubio Rubin, Julian Green and Gedion Zelalem, who are all age-eligible but not withthe team. For a look at the eight midfielders who Ramos says will all play in Jamaica.

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