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The United States Men's National Team has a decent chance to spell arsenic acold arsenic its ever gone successful nan World Cup, but they'll person to do it without 1 of their champion young stars.
Striker Patrick Agyemang, who has six goals successful 14 appearances for nan USMNT, ruptured his Achilles connected Monday and has been ruled retired for nan tournament.
Agyemang was carried disconnected connected a stretcher while playing for Derby successful nan English second-tier, 1 tier beneath nan Premier League. He was visibly affectional arsenic he was taken disconnected pinch his correct limb strapped.
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Derby County's Patrick Agyemang holds his caput successful his hands aft sustaining an wounded during nan Sky Bet Championship lucifer astatine Pride Park successful Derby connected April 6, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA Images)
The 25-year-old first represented nan Stars and Stripes past twelvemonth for training campy and friendlies against Venezuela and Costa Rica, scoring successful some contests. He made nan CONCACAF Gold Cup squad past summer, wherever nan United States mislaid to Mexico successful nan final.
Agyemang precocious suited up for nan United States past week against Belgium and Portugal, scoring against nan erstwhile connected March 28.
Team USA, 1 of 3 big countries, drew a favorable group backmost successful December, arsenic Paraguay, Australia and either 1 of nan 4 teams successful UEFA Path C, which includes Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo and Romania, guidelines successful its measurement up of nan knockout stage. The U.S. is nan highest-ranked squad of nan group.
Patrick Agyemang of Derby County goes down during nan Sky Bet Championship lucifer against Stoke City astatine Pride Park Stadium successful Derby, United Kingdom, connected April 6, 2026. (Maynard Manyowa/News Images/NurPhoto)
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The USMNT has not had overmuch occurrence successful nan World Cup. The squad reached nan Round of 16 successful 2010 and 2014 but grounded to suffice for nan tourney successful 2018. It returned to nan Round of 16 4 years agone but couldn’t beforehand retired of nan Copa América group shape connected location ungraded past year.
After finishing successful 3rd spot successful nan inaugural World Cup successful 1930, nan furthest they person made it since past is nan 2002 quarterfinals.
Eleven of nan 16 big stadiums are successful nan United States, including nan last astatine MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey connected July 19.
Patrick Agyemang of Derby County is stretchered disconnected aft sustaining an wounded during nan Sky Bet Championship lucifer against Stoke City astatine Pride Park Stadium successful Derby, United Kingdom, connected April 6, 2026. (Maynard Manyowa/News Images/NurPhoto)
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The U.S. will unfastened nan tourney June 12 in Los Angeles against Paraguay connected FOX.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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