I think they need to be rewarded a little bit for what they’ve done.

Any group we’re going to be in is going to be a tough group.

There’s everything here for players and families to both experience the culture of Germany as well feel comfortable that this is a city that is similar to cities in the United States. And it’s a...

We have some extra numbers in positions where we can afford the opportunity to look at some of the European players in this game and rest some of the domestic players. An example of that...

We’ve got a bunch of guys in Europe as well as in MLS who want these opportunities to show that they belong on our next World Cup team. So we’re going to put a pretty...

It was a good win, good experience for a lot of our players. We’ve been on the road the entire year, and we’re exhausted.

This is the first time he’ll be our starting goalkeeper so I know he’s really looking forward to the challenge.

We’ve come a long way since 1998.

We wanted to look at different combinations of players. We did achieve that.

Despite the fact we’ve had a rash of injuries and some conflicts with clubs, we feel this game is an excellent test for our veteran players in Europe as well as some new players in...

The fact that we played with a new group this game, the result’s OK.

There was such a fine line between some of these players. It was difficult to say no to some of them. But at some point, you have to draw a line.

This will be an incredible challenge for our players.

Both are good prospects. At this point in time Todd may be a little bit more ahead of Heath.

This was a real test of our team. We showed a lot of character and spirit and never put our heads down.

We have no excuses. We’re playing at home. We’re playing in a stadium we like. We need to step on the field and win the game.

The nuance with the U.S. team in qualifying is always, ‘How do we blend our domestic- and foreign-based players? Now it’s more complicated because we probably have more players abroad than ever before.

My impression is that we’re allies with the South Koreans. We’re not aware of any political issues. We consider the South Koreans our friends.

The match in Cary is our last game before we make our final decisions on the World Cup roster, so it is obviously an important one for us.

I think you saw that they were very unfit to play at this level.

We’ve been together as a group for a long time, and I think the group that we get on the field on Sunday is going to do fine. I expect that, I see it out...

You can see there’s a lot of soccer in that player, so we’re hopeful.

I think just showing up in the next two games, we could mathematically go through.

Canada is traditionally a very solid team, and this game will be a good test for our domestic players as we begin the critical process of building a roster for the 2006 World Cup. We...

It’s easy to look at [qualifying] and think that it’s a breeze . . . but it’s not a breeze. Our experiences over the last four years have positioned us to be successful. Our guys...

The German team needs a win because the public demands it.

A dominant team in sports is exciting, and it gives everybody something to shoot for. This year maybe there’s a chance somebody could do that [in MLS].

It was a good win and good experience for a lot of players. I’ve been told that we finished first in the group, which is nice, but wasn’t critical. But that is always nice to...

Brian didn’t necessarily win us over in the last six weeks. It’s a culmination of knowing what he brings to us on the field.

I thought it was a well played game for both teams. Both teams had chances in the second half. I thought our team had a much improved effort in the last 45 minutes.

The Costa Rica team will play very strong, very fast in the beginning of the game, try to get an early goal and write their ticket to Germany.

Why? Because it’s January and you can’t worry about it. I don’t think we had a bad performance, but I didn’t think anybody stepped up and had a big performance.

We basically choreographed this game. The team that’s the fitter team is our team. Over 90 minutes it was going to be obvious. After 35 minutes you could see they were basically done.

That’s Brian. It’s uncommon, but that’s why Brian’s worn the captain’s armband as well.

This match is a great chance for our players to show that they should be nominated for the World Cup.

We’ve seen great improvement out of Clint this year. He’s a player who is competing for a spot on the World Cup roster and I think he demonstrated he’s progressed a lot.

They are a pretty athletic team and their forwards have scored some big goals for them. We told the team before the El Salvador game, in all honesty that the better team in the Panama-El...

We beat a great team in Portugal, I am very proud of our outstanding performance.

The fact that he is the only three-time winner of the award is a testament to the consistency, commitment and dedication he has displayed throughout his career.

He’s a talented kid who is very inexperienced and young so you can’t expect too much at this point in time. He’s 16 years old any way you look at it. You talk about patience,...

With only one international fixture date prior to the World Cup, this is an important opportunity for our players based in Europe to demonstrate their form and fitness.

When you play on a regular basis in top European competition, you improve at a greater rate than you do in our domestic league — there’s no secret about it. The games are more meaningful,...

When you cut to the chase, that’s what defenders are supposed to be about and that’s his strength. Any time you have a solid presence in the heart of your defense that gives confidence to...

We were able to use this game as an opportunity to see some players. The part that I felt was valid was that we watched our players have to deal with coming from behind, being...

The number that’s going to work for me is the one that tells us we can’t finish worse than third.

We have probably an additional three, four, five players that we that could have chosen. And at the end of the day, that’s my responsibility, and those are difficult decisions to make because you’re leaving...

I like the fact that we’re not playing at altitude (as in Mexico City), and Columbus is as good a venue as we can select. We have no excuses. We need to step on the...

With the World Cup taking place in Europe, scheduling matches has been extremely difficult this time around. However, I think the opposition we will be facing will give us the right type of competition we...

He’s shown steady improvement throughout the camp.

There is nowhere we don’t need to improve. It is just like [before the 2002 World Cup]. We clearly need to make the team better and we will, move the domestic players along, and we...