Donovan and Shea Out of Qualifiers One day after being named to Coach Jurgen Klinsmann's 24-man roster for two World Cup qualifying matches, Landon Donovan and Brek Shea were ruled out because of injuries, U.S. soccer said Tuesday. The squad is in the process of assembling in Miami to train for Friday's match at Antigua and Barbuda. After that match, the American team will return home and play Guatemala in Kansas City, Kan., on Tuesday in the final match of the regional semifinal qualifying round. Donovan sustained a knee injury in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-1 loss against Real Salt Lake in an M.L.S. match last Saturday night. Shea, who plays for Dallas, has been sidelined with a abdominal strain since Sept. "It's unfortunate for Landon and Brek that they won't be able to play," Klinsmann said in a statement. Landon was very optimistic over the weekend when his knee was feeling much better, but now he needs time to recover. We knew Brek was a question mark coming in, and now we have a clear picture of where he stands. We feel confident that the group we have will get the job done. During Monday's conference call when he announced the roster, Klinsmann said of Donovan: "We texted Landon over the last two days and he was actually supposed to have an M.R.I. this morning but he skipped it because he improved a lot yesterday during the day. We spoke last night and he said if things were better this morning, he would skip the M.R.I. and come straight to Miami. As of Tuesday evening, there was no indication that Klinsmann would add two players to the camp roster. The U.S. is tied with Guatemala in first place in Group A with seven points and matching totals in both goal differential and goals scored. Jamaica also has seven points but is in third place because of a lower goal differential. None of the three teams can clinch a spot in the final Concacaf qualifying round until the final day of games. Do you think the U.S. coach was overly optimistic in naming Donovan and Shea, despite their injuries? Who would you now like to see called in to camp?