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Digest: D.C. United's Hamid, former Terp Zusi named to U.S. Gold Cup roster

Jozy Altidore scored two second-half goals in his return to the U.S. national team, and the Americans rallied to beat Peru, 2-1 in an exhibition Friday night in Washington.

In advance of Saturday's U.S. Gold Cup quarterfinal against Cuba, The Baltimore Sun covered all the local and national angles, and will be on the case for the game as well.

Two years after the El Salvador men's soccer team and its rabid soccer fans gave M&T Bank Stadium a taste of what games are like in their home country for a Gold Cup quarterfinal against the heavily favored U.S., the scene at the same venue for the same event should be quite different Saturday. The result between Team USA and Cuba should not.

The preliminary round run to M&T Bank Stadium for Saturday's CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal knockout game against Cuba has been fueled mostly by the old guard.

33-year-old couldn't say no to chance at helping national team win second straight Gold Cup

Russell Payne, who turned 40 on Monday, is revisiting his roots this week as the goalkeeper coach for the U.S. men's national team, which will play in the Gold Cup quarterfinals Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium.

With Tim Howard taking a one-year break from the team, Brad Guzan has emerged as the potential No. 1 goalkeeper for Team USA not only in this year's Gold Cup but as it gets ready for the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup.

The U.S. Men's National Team defeated Azerbaijan with goals from Mix Diskerud and Aron Johannsson Tuesday night in San Francisco

Landon Donovan was left off the United States World Cup team, but Crofton's Kyle Beckerman and Maryland Terrapins Graham Zusi and Omar Gonzalez will all travel to Brazil.

Crofton native Kyle Beckerman and former Terps stars Omar Gonzalez, Clarence Goodson, Graham Zusi, and Maurice Edu were all named Monday to the United States¿ 30-man provisional roster ahead of next month¿s World Cup in Brazil.