Alejandro Bedoya withdrew from the United States Men’s National Team 23-man squad for the upcoming international friendlies this week after suffering a strained rib muscle while playing for the Union on Saturday against the New York Red Bulls.
The two upcoming international fixtures against Cuba and New Zealand are the last matches for the USA before they kick off the Hex, the second round of World Cup Qualifying, in November against Mexico and Costa Rica.
Despite the experienced Bedoya’s absence from the two friendlies, Klinsmann still has an roster laden with USMNT veterans:
GOALKEEPERS: David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Ethan Horvath (Molde FK), William Yarbrough (Club Leon)
MIDFIELDERS: Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland), Perry Kitchen (Hearts), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund), Danny Williams (Reading)
FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) , Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Hamburg SV)
In Klinsmann’s selection, he named 11 players that were in the Copa America Centenario squad this summer.