D.C. United’s Bill Hamid missed the U.S. national soccer team’s past two winter gatherings because of knee injuries, ill-timed setbacks that undermined his efforts to enter the 2018 World Cup roster conversation.
He’ll finally get a chance to make a fresh impression this summer.
On Sunday, U.S. Coach Bruce Arena named Hamid and 15 other MLS players to the 23-man squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial championship for teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean. The 12-nation tournament will begin July 7 and pass through 14 U.S. venues.
With many of his regulars in need of rest amid club demands and World Cup qualifying duty, Arena turned to an MLS player pool in mid-season fitness and form, as well as four players from the Mexican league and three from European clubs.