The actual US Gold Cup 23-man roster was released this morning, and it only bears a passing resemblance to the preliminary roster that I and so many others posted last week.

Here's the list:

Goalkeepers: Perkins, Robles, Busch

Defenders: Pearce, Goodson, Marshall, Cherundolo, Conrad, Parkhurst, Heaps

Midfielders: Beckerman, Rogers, Pause, Holden, Colin Clark, Cronin, Evans, Arnaud

Forwards: Davies, Ching, Cooper, Adu, Quaranta

It looks like Adu should actually see the field in this tournament, unlike the Confederations Cup, and he desperately needs the time. Interesting to see Conrad's name on the list; his rumored "fallout" with Bob Bradley is apparently finally mended.

I'm happy to see Parkhurst, Goodson, Quaranta (who we knew about thanks to Goff), and Cooper in the squad.

I'm not really sure why Jay Heaps is on this team, but as I'm not putting too much into the Gold Cup from a fan perspective and only really want to see the younger guys play, it doesn't bother me too much.

The surprise of the group for me might be Sam Cronin; I know he's good, and that's he's played well for Toronto, I'm just surprised to see him brought into a US camp at this point.

Your thoughts?

While most of us are still understandably focused on the Confederations Cup and the stunning advancement of the US National Team, the CONCACAF Gold Cup is right around the corner.

A few days ago, I posted a 30-man roster that was posted to the CONCACAF website; there was some talk that it was only a preliminary list and did not reflect the players that would actually be called in for the tournament. Confirmation seems to have come today through Steven Goff, who is reporting that DC United attacker Santino Quaranta will be named to the Gold Cup team. Quaranta was not on the list I (and many others) posted, so I think it's safe to say you can ignore it completely.

While Quaranta's addition is big news for United fans and those USMNT supporters who were calling for his inclusion (and I know there are a few of you that read this blog), it also brings up a litany of questions.

First, which of the names on the original list will not be included in the final roster to be released Thursday? Is there any chance that Kenny Cooper gets snubbed again? What about Davy Arnaud?

There's also hope now that the final roster won't include a couple of names that some fans were just a little unhappy to see; namely, Pablo Mastroeni, who may have played himself out of the US squad for good, and possibly Marcus Hahnemann, who, while still competent as a keeper, is a little old to be included in a team that is supposed to be filled with younger players.

Also look for those players that were on the CONCACAF website list, played on the Confederations Cup team, and are currently in-season with their clubs to be dropped; this would include Conor Casey, Jonathan Bornstein, Charlie Davies, and Ricardo Clark. It's difficult to know if Bradley will leave those players on the roster that are on the Confed Cup team but aren't in season; for some, it might be a good opportunity to get playing time they desperately need (think Altidore and Adu).