Star player:
Landon Donovan

Previous appearances:
1930 (third place), 1934 (first round), 1950 (first round), 1990 (first round), 1994 (second round), 1998 (first round), 2002 (quarter-finals), 2006 (first round).

How they qualified 
CONCACAF
Mexico (h)                     2-0
El Salvador (a)                2-2
Trinidad & Tobago (h)     3-0
Costa Rica (a)                 1-3
Honduras (h)                  2-1
Mexico (a)                      1-2
El Salvador (h)                 2-1
Trinidad & Tobago (a)      1-0
Honduras (a)                   3-2
Costa Rica (h)                  2-2

Chances:
Performed well in the Confederations Cup and Bradley's side possess plenty of players with top-level experience in England and Germany. They would be disappointed not to make it to the last eight.

Strange but true
Talented striker Charlie Davis seemed set to break through at this World Cup before tragedy struck. Last October, the 23-year-old was involved in a 3am car crash that killed another passenger and seriously injured Davies. Surviving the accident was one miracle. Now on a slow comeback trail, playing in South Africa would be another.