Jeff CarlisleJun 5, 2025, 11:00 AM ET
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Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. nationwide staff for ESPN FC.
United States worldwide and PSV Eindhoven defender Sergiño Dest is the most recent USMNT participant to drag out of the Concacaf Gold Cup.
Dest’s absence is one other important blow to Pochettino’s preparations. The proper again missed a lot of the season as he recovered from a torn ACL, although he did return late within the season and made seven appearances totaling 375 minutes. Holstein Kiel defender John Tolkin will take Dest’s spot on the roster.
“The technical, medical and high performance staffs have done a series of evaluations this week on all the players in camp, and in the case of Sergiño we determined the best decision is for the player to have an individualized training program for the summer so he can focus on being fully recovered and ready to perform next season,” Pochettino mentioned.
The roster does comprise some veterans, together with Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Matt Turner and Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards, however options simply 4 gamers who began within the staff’s ultimate match of the 2022 World Cup.
“We are extremely excited to work with this group of players and compete for the championship,” Pochettino mentioned. “Of course our priority is to win the tournament and to show the right mentality and approach, and we are confident these players will take advantage of the opportunity.”
Sergiño Dest is the most recent participant to drag out of Mauricio Pochettino’s Gold Cup squad. Stephen Nadler/ISI Photographs/USSF/Getty Pictures for USSF
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The roster largely aligns with the coaching camp roster Pochettino introduced again on Might 22, although along with Dest’s withdrawal, accidents have additional restricted the U.S. supervisor’s choices. Columbus Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte, Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen, Columbus midfielder Sean Zawadzki, San Jose Earthquakes defender DeJuan Jones and AS Monaco ahead Folarin Balogun had been all pressured to withdraw.
The absences have pressured Pochettino to dig deep into his pool of gamers. Defenders Alex Freeman and Quinn Sullivan, midfielder Sebastian Berhalter and ahead Damion Downs, are all having fun with their first call-ups with the USMNT. Freeman is the son of former Inexperienced Packers All-Professional broad receiver and Tremendous Bowl champion Antonio Freeman. Sebastian Berhalter has been a key performer for the Vancouver Whitecaps in main them to the Concacaf Champions Cup ultimate. Downs, a twin nationwide of Germany and america, grew up taking part in soccer in Texas earlier than transferring to Germany.
The roster additionally options brothers Brenden and Paxten Aaronson. They’re the ninth of 10 units of brothers ever capped by america. The Medford, New Jersey, natives are the primary to share a spot on a Gold Cup roster, and a joint look would mark simply the second time in USMNT historical past that brothers stepped on the sphere collectively in official competitors. The primary occasion was James and Russell Murphy, who performed collectively in two World Cup qualifiers towards Canada in 1957.
The USMNT will play a pair of friendlies in preparation for the Gold Cup. The usfaces Turkey in East Hartford, Connecticut, on June 7, after which faces Switzerland in Nashville, Tennessee, three days later.
The U.S. opens play within the Gold Cup on June 15 when it takes on Trinidad and Tobago at PayPal Park in San Jose, California. 4 days later, the U.S. faces Saudi Arabia at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, and concludes the group stage towards Haiti at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
USMNT GOLD CUP DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (membership/nation; caps/targets):
GOALKEEPERS (4): Chris Brady (Chicago Hearth; 0/0), Matt Freese (New York Metropolis FC; 0/0), Matt Turner (Crystal Palace/ENG; 51/0)
DEFENDERS (9): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew; 3/0), Alex Freeman (Orlando Metropolis; 0/0), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse/FRA; 19/0), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; 68/1), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 24/1), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 32/3), John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel/GER; 4/0), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 43/3)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United/ENG; 47/8); Tyler Adams (Bournemouth/ENG; 44/2), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 0/0), Johnny Cardoso (Actual Betis/ESP; 18/0), Luca de la Torre (San Diego FC; 24/1), Diego Luna (Actual Salt Lake; 4/0), Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo; 4/1), Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union; 0/0); Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 17/0)
FORWARDS (5): Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht/NED; 1/0), Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC; 4/3), Damion Downs (FC Köln/GER; 0/0), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 4/1), Haji Wright (Coventry Metropolis/ENG; 15/4)
