CARSON, Calif. — Nearly all the regular starters will be missing when the United States plays Sweden tomorrow night in a tuneup for next month's World Cup qualifier against Mexico.

While the stars remain with their European clubs, U.S. coach Bob Bradley will use a roster that includes seven players who haven't made their international debuts.

Forward Brian Ching and midfielder Sacha Kljestan are the only players available from the lineup that who started in October's World Cup qualifier against Cuba, the last match that really mattered for the Americans. Nearly all of the players, who have been training for the past three weeks, are from Major League Soccer.

"This camp is essential because MLS players that have been off need time to get back and ready for games," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "And so, if you have four or five guys that maybe you feel will be in the mix for Mexico, this whole month is necessary to have them ready to go."

When the U.S. plays Mexico on Feb. 11 at Columbus, Ohio, the regulars will be on the field. In the absence of goalkeeper Tim Howard and the entire starting back line, Bradley can test players with the potential to be backups during qualifying.

"One of the big things Bob keeps stressing is getting out of the back when we get the ball, moving our line and keeping our shape," said Jon Busch, the MLS goalkeeper of the year. "That's been his major point for us."

The U.S. defense has been depleted by injuries to Chad Marshall (sprained right knee), Sean Franklin (hernia surgery), Clarence Goodson (ankle surgery) and Jason Hernandez (strained calf). None will play against Sweden.

Former New England Revolution defender Michael Parkhurst, who signed with Denmark's FC Nordsjaelland in December, was recalled to fill the defensive void.

That patchwork defense will face a Swedish squad of largely young players. Midfielder Daniel Andersson , a veterans of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, is the only player with more than 12 international appearances.

"I definitely expect a physical game in the first 20 minutes," said U.S. forward Charlie Davies, who plays in Sweden and scored 14 goals for Hammarby last year. "I think they're really going to push, play a lot of long balls and test us in the back. They'll try and disrupt us, and definitely start hitting players. We've just got to figure out where their weaknesses are and attack that."