Sporting Kansas City defender Shavar Thomas and midfielder Roger Espinoza will each be available for their national teams on Wednesday during the FIFA international friendly date.
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Espinoza was named to the Honduras National Team, ranked No. 51 in the world by FIFA, for their friendly with Venezuela tomorrow at 7:15 p.m. CT at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Both countries are coming off semifinal appearances in their regional championships, with Espinoza starting and playing 115 minutes against eventual champions Mexico (shown above) at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup for his 18th all-time international appearance.
Thomas, who has made 40 appearances for the Reggae Boyz and captained the team in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, again joins Jamaica for their match against China at 6:35 a.m. CT on Wednesday at the Hefei Olympic Sports Center in Hefei, China. Jamaica, ranked No. 44 in the latest FIFA rankings, and China, who began qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a 13-3 aggregate win over Laos last month, will meet for only the third time.
