World team head coach JAN JENMERT and his coaching staff has completed the World team roster to face USA Football's junior national team at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, January 30.
 
USA Football's "Team USA vs. The World" game, presented by Riddell, will match a World team composed of the best players aged 19 and under selected from International Federation of American Football (IFAF) member countries against 45 of the top high school seniors from the United States.  More information can be found at the event website: www.USAvWorld.com/2010 and at www.IFAF.org.
 
The World team roster includes players from eight countries and four continents representing American Samoa (3), Australia (1), Canada (32), France (1), Germany (1), Japan (3), Mexico (1) and Sweden (3), who were selected from a provisional list of 100 players nominated by IFAF federations.  They will practice nine times while in Fort Lauderdale from January 24.  The World squad includes 22 players who starred at the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio, when Canada won the silver medal; Japan took bronze with a win over Mexico and Germany finished as the best-placed European competitor. 
 
Joining the 43 World team players announced on January 6 are three linemen in AIULUA FANENE from American Samoa and Canadians PIERRE LAVERTU and SUKH CHUNGH.
 
Fanene was among the players featured by CBS television show 60 Minutes that reported on the growing number of American Samoans playing in the NFL.  His brother JONATHAN FANENE started 10 games on the defensive line of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009 and also attended Tafuna High School where Aiulua was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Star in 2009.
 
NFL Network will provide live coverage of the game, which is designated an official Pro Bowl Week event by the NFL.  The game will follow AFC and NFC Pro Bowl practices, which conclude earlier that day, and admission to both events is free.
 
Delivering NFL Network game commentary for the multi-national noon ET kickoff on January 30 will be RICH EISEN, DEION SANDERS, and SCOTT KENNEDY. Sideline reporter STACEY DALES will contribute on-field insight.
 
USA Football's "Team USA vs. The World" game, presented by Riddell, is also supported by numerous USA Football corporate partners, including Shock Doctor, Gatorade, Cutters, and the Andrews Institute. 
 
USA Football's Team USA head coach CHRIS MERRITT of Miami Christopher Columbus High School has completed his 45-man roster.  USA Football's roster consists of 35 players who have verbally committed to college football programs across eight athletic conferences.  The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Pac-10 are tied with the most Team USA verbal commitments with seven apiece.  The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has six.
 
Merritt was the 2009 USA Football Junior National Team's defensive backs coach that earned a gold medal in Canton, Ohio, this past July in the eight-nation IFAF Junior World Championship. 
 
For more about USA Football's "Team USA vs. The World" game, presented by Riddell, visit www.usavworld.com.