If the U.S. men’s national soccer team is to qualify for the World Cup next month, it’s going to have to do so without standout midfielder Weston McKennie, who on Wednesday was diagnosed with a broken foot.
In a statement Wednesday, Juventus said he had suffered a compound fracture of the second and third metatarsal bones in his left foot. The initial recovery time, the club said, is about eight weeks — a timetable that rules McKennie out of the U.S. team’s last three World Cup qualifiers.
The Americans, who probably need at least three points to secure passage to Qatar late this year, will visit Mexico on March 24, host Panama on March 27 in Orlando and play at Costa Rica on March 30.