USA provides Josh Sargent, units remaining 26-man Copa América squad

United States males’s nationwide group supervisor Gregg Berhalter introduced his 26-player roster for the upcoming Copa América on Friday, with Norwich Metropolis ahead Josh Sargent having recovered sufficiently from a foot harm to be included.

Berhalter had known as in 27 gamers to a pre-tournament coaching camp that performed a pair of friendlies in opposition to Colombia and Brazil.

The U.S. suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat to Los Cafeteros within the first match earlier than recovering to tie Brazil 1-1, simply the second time the USMNT had averted defeat in that matchup. Sargent wasn’t on the roster for both pleasant however will now participate in his first Copa América.

LAFC midfielder Timothy Tillman is the odd participant out and can return to his membership. The rest of the squad was a part of that coaching camp. Now, after a short break, the 26 gamers will resume coaching in Dallas beginning on June 16.

Match organizers not too long ago expanded the variety of gamers on a roster from 23 to 26. The official record should be submitted no later than June 15. The unique deadline was June 12.

The USMNT opens group play in opposition to Bolivia on Sunday, June 23, at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, then faces Panama on Thursday, June 27, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and concludes on Monday, July 1, in opposition to Uruguay at GEHA Subject at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis.

The event opens in Atlanta on June 20, when World Cup and defending Copa América champion Argentina meets Canada.

The typical age of the gamers on the U.S. roster is 25 years, 230 days as of the day of the group’s opening match in opposition to Bolivia.

It’s the second-youngest squad america has despatched in 5 editions of the Copa América, behind solely the 2007 roster (24 years, 280 days). Eighteen of the 26 gamers had been on the 2022 World Cup roster, with 9 gamers age 23 and youthful.

The squad has a median of 27 caps, 16 in official competitors.

ROSTER BY POSITION (Membership/Nation; Caps/Targets)

GOALKEEPERS (3): 18-Ethan Horvath (Cardiff Metropolis/WAL; 9), 25-Sean Johnson (Toronto FC/CAN; 13), 1-Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 41)

DEFENDERS (9): 2-Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic/SCO; 17/0), 23-Kristoffer Lund (Palermo/ITA; 3/0), 24-Mark McKenzie (Genk/BEL; 13/0), 16-Shaq Moore (Nashville SC; 19/1), 13-Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 58/1), 3-Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 18/1), 5-Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 43/4), 12-Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 29/3), 22-Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 11/0)

MIDFIELDERS (7): 4-Tyler Adams (Bournemouth/ENG; 39/2), 15-Johnny Cardoso (Actual Betis/ESP; 13/0), 14-Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo/ESP; 21/0), 8-Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 53/11), 6-Yunus Musah (AC Milan; ITA; 37/0), 7-Gio Reyna (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 28/8), 17-Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 11/0)

FORWARDS (7): 11-Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin/GER; 41/8), 20-Folarin Balogun (Monaco/FRA; 12/3), 9-Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 25/10), 10-Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA; 68/29), 26-Josh Sargent (Norwich Metropolis/ENG; 23/5), 21-Timothy Weah (Juventus/ITA; 39/6), 19-Haji Wright (Coventry Metropolis/ENG; 10/4)