NEW YORK — Turns out Josh Sargent won’t play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup or the Under-20 World Cup.
The 19-year-old forward was among seven cuts from the national team roster Thursday, another setback that follows limited playing time during the second half of his Bundesliga season with Werder Bremen.
National team coach Gregg Berhalter decided last month to have Sargent train with the national team rather than with the youth group, which has advanced to the Under-20 quarterfinals in Poland behind Sebastian Soto, Tim Weah and Alex Mendez. Sargent failed to convert any chances in Wednesday’s 1-0 exhibition loss to Jamaica and was among seven cuts Thursday.