US males’s nationwide staff right-back Reggie Cannon will miss the pleasant in opposition to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after choosing up a groin pressure.
The U.S. The Soccer Federation revealed Sunday that Cannon is predicted to be sidelined for a number of weeks.
The Boavista participant managed to characteristic in Friday’s 2-0 loss to Japan in Dusseldorf, Germany, making an look within the second half. Cannon has managed one objective in 28 worldwide appearances, enjoying an integral half within the staff’s World Cup qualifiers and forming a part of the squad that lifted the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and Nations League trophy.
Now, he turns into the newest to affix the American facet’s prolonged harm record, sitting out the final heat up match earlier than the World Cup alongside Yunus Musah, Zack Steffen, Antonee Robinson, Chris Richards, Cristian Roldan, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Timothy Weah.
On a constructive notice, USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter revealed Christian Pulisic will begin in opposition to Saudi Arabia, after failing to characteristic in opposition to Japan on account of a slight ‘knock’ he picked up throughout coaching in the course of the week prior.
With the sport in opposition to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, and World Cup in two months, Berhalter is aware of the staff has work to do however stays assured the American facet can get the job completed.
“We have got work to do. We clearly want to enhance, however general a extremely good expertise for this staff,” Berhalter stated.
