FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Hershey native Christian Pulisic will miss the United States’ friendlies against Paraguay and Uruguay, the next-to-last set of games before coach Mauricio Pochettino calls in players for his pre-World Cup training camp, while Gio Reyna is back on the roster for the first time since March.
Midfielder Weston McKennie and goalkeeper Matt Turner were among the notable omissions from the 25-man roster announced Thursday.
Forward Ricardo Pepi, midfielder Tyler Adams and defenders Joe Scally, John Tolkin and Auston Trusty are back with the 16th-ranked U.S. for the games against No. 39 Paraguay on Nov. 15 at Chester, Pennsylvania, and 15th-ranked Uruguay three days later at Tampa, Florida.
Pulisic injured a hamstring in an Oct. 14 friendly against Australia but AC Milan said he likely will be available for Saturday’s Serie A match at Parma. The attacking midfielder is the top American player and drew criticism for skipping the CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer to rest his body ahead of the European season and the World Cup.
Reyna, a son of former captain Claudio Reyna, has played for the U.S. team just once since the 2024 Copa America, appearing as a 69th-minutre sub in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place match loss to Canada. Slowed by a thigh injury following his transfer to Borussia Mönchengladbach, he has been limited to one start and four substitute appearances in the Bundesliga.
Pepi and Trusty are back with the team for the first time since Pochettino’s second camp in November. Scally, like Reyna, has not been with the group since the Nations League final four. Adams missed the October games because his wife was due to give birth.
In addition to Pulisic, others missing the matches because they are hurt or recovering from injuries include defenders Cameron Carter-Vickers (Achilles) and Antonee Robinson (knee), winger Tim Weah (thigh), midfielders Malik Tillman (thigh) and Johnny Cardoso (ankle), and goalkeeper Chris Brady (lower body).
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