USMNT midfielder Johnny Cardoso needs ankle surgery, likely out for World Cup
United States midfielder Johnny Cardoso will require surgery after suffering an ankle injury in Atletico Madrid training, the club confirmed.
The U. S. national team received tough news Monday, May 11, with Atlético Madrid announcing midfielder Johnny Cardoso's ankle injury requires surgery, likely putting him out of the World Cup.
"Johnny Cardoso will have to undergo surgery to operate on the injury suffered to his right ankle," the club statement read. The American suffered an injury in training last Thursday which triggered a high-grade sprain with joint impact. While the La Liga club didn't unveil a timetable for the player's return, the news is a blow for hopes the 24-year-old would be fit for the World Cup.
Multiple reports, including from The Athletic , said that Cardoso will be out for this summer's tournament. Who could replace Johnny Cardoso on the USMNT roster? U.
S. manager Mauricio Pochettino will be looking for other options, especially with Tanner Tessmann also sidelined by an injury in Europe . There is optimism around Tessmann's World Cup availability, but the depth issues in central midfield could be good news for the World Cup hopes of players like Sebastian Berhalter of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Cristian Roldan of the Seattle Sounders, Middlesbrough's Aidan Morris and Jack McGlynn of the Houston Dynamo.