An injury to Sergiño Dest in Barcelona’s Europa League match on Thursday has put the U.S. men’s national team in a tricky spot ahead of next week’s World Cup qualifiers.
In the round-of-16 second leg against Galatasaray in Istanbul, Dest limped off while holding his hamstring in the 56th minute. The timing of the injury could have lasting repercussions given that the USMNT is set to release its World Cup qualifying roster later on Thursday.
The USMNT currently sits tied for second with Mexico in Concacaf’s qualifying table. The U.S. opens the final round of qualifying on March 24 against Mexico at the Estadio Azteca before hosting Panama in Orlando three days later.