USMNT World Cup roster watch: Sergiño Dest is back, but the real concern is the back line
The weekend delivered heartening news — Sergiño Dest's return to active duty after almost two months away — but also ongoing concern about center backs Tim Ream and Miles Robinson.
We have reached the point of the World Cup countdown where every crunching challenge, every slight limp and every premature exit from a club match is a matter of concern for national team bosses and anxiety-ridden fans. A late-season injury — or, in the case, of Major League Soccer, an early-season setback — could very well impact roster selections and lineup decisions ahead of this summer’s footy festival. Brazil will arrive without Real Madrid’s Rodrygo ( ACL ).
France will miss Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike ( Achilles tendon ). The Netherlands lost Tottenham’s Xavi Simons ( ACL ). Mexico’s top goalkeeper, Club América’s Luis Angel Malagon, is out with a ruptured Achilles .
Spain’s teen phenom, Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, is in a race against time because of a hamstring ailment . U. S.
coach Mauricio Pochettino has not confronted any catastrophic setbacks and, until his squad gathers late this month for World Cup training camp, he will pray it remains that way. Yes, Derby County’s Patrick Agyemang injured his Achilles this spring but was not certain of making the 26-man roster. Holstein Kiel’s John Tolkin (knee) and St.
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