Four days until the 30 man is released!! Here's my guess for 30 man, with 23 man guess as well - 23 man in bold.
GOALKEEPERS:
Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Nick Rimando
- This is set
DEFENSE:
Matt Besler, Geoff Cameron, Fabian Johnson, Omar Gonzalez, DeMarcus Beasley, Clarence Goodson, Michael Parkhurst, DeAndre Yedlin, Tim Ream, Timmy Chandler, John Brooks
- Those last two spots are interesting. I could see either falling out for the other three. Tim Ream just wrapped up his best ever season, winning Bolton Player of the Year, and is probably our best technical defender. If we can take the game to someone, he has the best passing ability. Chandler is finally healthy, and that alone probably will get him an invite to camp. Unfortunately, those two really haven't been around enough to warrant a spot to Brazil. JAB gets the call as well, but ultimately I don't think he can pass Goodson, and his lack of flexibility probably means he doesn't quite make it either.
Notable misses: Brad Evans (got passed by Yedlin), Michael Orozco (2 caps since 2011, missed last few camps), Gooch (just not himself anymore), Edgar Castillo (simply not good enough internationally)
MIDFIELD:
Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Graham Zusi, Landon Donovan, Alejandro Bedoya, Kyle Beckerman, Julian Green, Mix Diskerud, Maurice Edu, Brek Shea
- The first six are locks, or seven if you want to put Dempsey here, although JK does not. Shockingly, to me, it seems like a given that Green is on the plane. Maybe he promised it, I certainly don't know. I would prefer Shea for the spark-off-the-bench sub, as he's shown multiple times that he thrives there for us (see last summer's Gold Cup). With Bradley playing a more attacking role, Mix also gets cut. Edu is brought in, and perhaps he could make it in favor of Parkhurst, but he's not passing Beckerman.
Notable misses: Brad Davis (doesn't provide much outside of his left foot), Luis Gil (would have to pass Mix), Danny Williams (faded late in the season after a long year in the Championship), Benny Feilhaber (JK just isn't a fan), Sacha
FORWARD:
Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Aron Johannsson, Terrence Boyd, Eddie Johnson, Chris Wondolowski
- This list is pretty much set. I just can't see Wondo making it. The first three are locks, no doubt about it. Boyd is on absolute fire right now, so you've got to bring ur most in-form striker as well. Do we sacrifice the flexibility that GAM provides to bring him? I can't think so. Not to mention, I definitely prefer Eddie and his pace off the bench.
Notable misses: Juan Agudelo (just came on too late, although he is in-form right now), Herculez Gomez (completely fell off the face of the Earth)