CLEVELAND (AP) — There’s plenty of stress for players trying to make the United States World Cup soccer team. Nothing like what Eric Lichaj has already faced this year, though.
The 28-year-old right back played his first game for the U.S. in more than a year at the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday, helping the team to a 3-2 victory over Martinique that tied the U.S. atop its group with Panama. The Americans conclude group play against Nicaragua on Saturday in Cleveland.
Lichaj joined the team after playing a crucial role in a tumultuous season for Nottingham Forest in England’s Championship, the second-tier league in England behind the Premier League.