Sergiño Dest is likely to miss this month’s pre-World Cup friendlies against Belgium and Portugal due to a foot injury.
Dest injured against PSV Eindhoven Saturday’s Dutch league vs. AZ Alkmaarhe fell and grabbed his left hamstring. The 25-year-old defender needed help leaving the field.
“A medical examination on Sunday revealed that PSV will not be able to use Sergiño Dest at his disposal for the foreseeable future,” the team said in a statement. statementdescribes the disease as an injury to the thigh. “At this point, it is difficult to predict exactly how long Dest will be out of action.”
The American organizers Belgium will play in Atlanta on March 28th and Portugal on April 1st. In a warm-up match for the World Cup. U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino is expected to announce his squad in late May before the friendly. Senegal on May 31st and Germany on June 6th.
15th place The U.S. begins play against No. 40 Paraguay in Group D on June 12 in Inglewood, California.They then play 27th-ranked Australia in Seattle six days later. The Americans return to SoFi Stadium on June 25th to finish the group stage against the playoff winners of Turkey (25 wins), Slovakia (44 wins), Romania (49 wins) and Kosovo (79 wins).
“Next summer’s World Cups in the USA, Canada and Mexico are also important targets and we are focusing on a return towards the end of the season,” PSV said.
Dest has scored two goals in 37 international appearances and started all four games for the United States at the 2022 World Cup.
“I will do everything I can to return to the top of my game for the end of the season, and I am confident that I will be successful,” Dest said in a statement released by the team.
If Dest is unavailable for the World Cup, Tim Weah could be an option at right-back alongside Alex Freeman and Joe Scully.
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