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14. All of them are. Only 5 were born abroad. All to at least 1 American parent

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 08:02 PM

Jul 2014

Tim Howard - New Brunswick, N.J., to an African-American father and his Hungarian mother.
Nick Rimando (G) - Montclair, CA
DeMarcus Beasley - Ft Wayne, IN
Matt Besler - Overland Park, KS
DeAndre Yedlin - Seattle, WA
Kyle Beckerman - Crofton, MD
Michael Bradley - Princeton, NJ
Jozy Altidore - Livingston, N.J., to two Haitian-born parents
Alejandro Bedoya - Englewood, N.J., to two Colombian-born parents
Julian Green - Tampa, Fla., to an American serviceman father and a German mother; moved to Germany with his mother as a young child.
Aron Johannsson - Mobile, Ala., to Icelandic parents
Omar Gonzalez - Born in Dallas, Texas, to Mexican parents

There are 5 players on the team who weren't born in the US but have at least one parent who is an American
John Brooks
Tim Chandler
Mix Diskerud
Fabian Johnson
Jermaine Jones

According to Politifact... all of the members of the USMNT are citizens of the USA (fact check on Nancy Pelosi's idiotic tweet about the team)

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Team USA Appreciation thread [View all] angrychair Jul 2014 OP

K&R mcar Jul 2014 #1

That was a good game! Suich Jul 2014 #2

Funny, 'cause Canada didn't even make it to the WC this time. shenmue Jul 2014 #4

They usually don't iandhr Jul 2014 #6

We loves u! shenmue Jul 2014 #3

They played well. iandhr Jul 2014 #5

are there any actual American citizens on that team? nt msongs Jul 2014 #7

All of them are. Only 5 were born abroad. All to at least 1 American parent rpannier Jul 2014 #14

Others Were Pushing That Idea erpowers Jul 2014 #17

Disappointed they lost rpannier Jul 2014 #8

Nothing to be ashamed of aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2014 #9

Great performance by the US Ron Obvious Jul 2014 #10

The US actually had a chance to win the game in the dying minutes of malaise Jul 2014 #19

Great run sarisataka Jul 2014 #11

Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #12

Proud of them! senseandsensibility Jul 2014 #13

even Capt. Jean Luc Picard was impressed big_dog Jul 2014 #15

Hooray for this guy! BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #16

if Ann Coulter is against it, I am for it! big_dog Jul 2014 #22

Fantastic Effort TantaLois Jul 2014 #18

I'm not much of a sports fan and know next-to-nothing about the game but LiberalElite Jul 2014 #20

great run, so close certainot Jul 2014 #21

They got me interested enough to watch all their games. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2014 #23

a lot of other people were watching it too :) big_dog Jul 2014 #25

I came up with an entirely new language because of this team. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2014 #30

I was so pumped that I almost fell into the trap of watching a game Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2014 #24

Fun Fact Tim Howard is personal friends with VP Joe Biden.. Cha Jul 2014 #26

It was close perhaps entirely due to Tim Howard... joeybee12 Jul 2014 #27

Tim Howard is totally deserving of the... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #28

Could have been 3 or 4 to 0 if it weren't for Tim Howard tularetom Jul 2014 #29

Tim Howard welcome to an elite club... Ryano42 Jul 2014 #31

The world loves our athletes. BlueCheese Jul 2014 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #33

all is lost Blue_Tires Jul 2014 #34

I admit I've started to succumb to the greatness lovemydog Jul 2014 #35

Well done, guys! Aristus Jul 2014 #36

My French football fanatic friends were very impressed Surya Gayatri Jul 2014 #37