How might a late wave of injuries and fluctuations in form impact the USMNT’s final World Cup squad? avicreditor makes a last projection before Wednesday’s big reveal
The USMNT will face Wales, England and Iran in the 2022 World Cup group stage.For the longest time, this has been a race for third, with Steffen and Turner the 1A and 1B in the pool. Which one winds up starting vs. Wales remains up for debate, and doesn’t bode well at this juncture. For the sake of this projection, Johnson edges Ethan Horvath, who has endured some mixed results while on loan at Luton Town.
Both McKenzie and Erik Palmer-Brown were called in for the U.S.’s last camp in September, and both are starting regularly for their clubs, but McKenzie gets the nod behind MLS-based Walker Zimmerman and Aaron Long and Celtic’s Cameron Carter-Vickers. As for John Brooks, if he were going to be brought back into the fold, it would have happened by now, and with Tim Ream, who is starting regularly and captaining Fulham in the Premier League and generally respected by the U.S.
The McKennie-Adams-Musah core trio should be a strength of this squad, while the versatile and battle-tested Acosta is next in line in the event of injury or suspension. Should de la Torre miss out in the end, it would open room for others, allowing the veteran Roldan and aerial threat Tillman to join and round out the squad.
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