USA starting the team at the 2022 Football World Cup?

It took until the final match day, but the USA has finally booked its permit to the 2022 Football World Cup. Fans can breathe a sigh of respite and allow themselves to look ahead at the tournament this winter in Qatar. With that in mind, we look months ahead and preview how the United States could line up against its drawn adversaries at soccer’s utmost event.

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Stars like Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, and Tyler Adams are near locks when fit, but there are plenty of other seats where query marks remain, most notably at goalkeeper and striker. A serious injury to first-choice center-back Miles Robinson has also shaped a hole at the back. With the tournament fast imminent, here’s how the U.S. could potentially line up if the whole roster is healthy to come November.

USA Football World Cup roster projection

World Cup members get 23 players on a Qatar World Cup squad, which doesn’t leave much room for navigation. With 11 starters a match, that leaves just 12 assets, including two goalkeepers — hardly enough to cover every location with a backup.

With that in mind, there’s barely any room for error or fluff. It’s likely that the roster from the final stage of World Cup qualifying, secretarial for injured players, is a good reflection of how the team will look eight months from now. Weston McKennie, Sergi Dest, and Brenden Aaronson will return, and most likely so will goalkeeper Matt Turner, even if he’s not playing much after an imminent summer move to Arsenal.

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At this point, we will shoulder that Miles Robinson is out for the World Cup with his torn Achilles, and if he somehow makes it back in time, that would be an enormous bonus for the United States. Aaron Long, who just backed off his Achilles tear, is the man to take his place. The last player to cut is Jordan Morris, who is essential to the attacking front in case of wounds or struggles on the pitch. His versatility and experience will be valued on a young team that needs a lift now and then.

On that note, DeAndre Yedlin is preferred as the only man on the entire roster who has been to a Football World Cup before, the only relic from the 2014 squad. Players just missing out would include Paul Arriola, Shaq Moore, and others who have joined in World Cup qualifying but are on the outside looking in due to the shrunken roster size. To know more about USA Vs Wales Tickets click here.

• Goalkeepers (3):Ethan Horvath, Zack Steffen, Matt Turner.

 

• Defenders (7):Reggie Cannon, Sergino Dest, Aaron Long, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman.

 

• Midfielders (6):Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan.
• Forwards (7):Brenden Aaronson, Jesus Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Giovanni Reyna, and Tim Weah.

Likely USMNT reserves

• Goalkeepers:Brad Guzan, and Sean Johnson.
• Defenders:George Bello, John Brooks, Aaron Long, Mark McKenzie, Shaq Moore, Erik Palmer-Brown, Tim Ream, James Sands, Joe Scally.
• Midfielders:Gianluca Busio, Sebastian Lletget, Djordje Mihailovic.
• Forwards:Paul Arriola, Darryl Dike, Konrad de la Fuente, Josh Sargent, Gyasi Zardes.

USA starting the lineup at the 2022 Football World Cup?

With the roster forecast down, we can go about figuring out the best USMNT team. This exercise is subject to injuries, which are unbearable to predict eight months out. And as Gregg Berhalter has pierced out many times, a team rarely has its most healthy lineup and must find a way to survive without it.

We saw that to be true in Qatar Football World Cup succeeding time and again with the most recent example being Shaq Moore — the fourth-choice U.S. right back — who started against Panama for a squad already missing McKennie, Dest, and Aaronson.

The United States projected starting team (4-3-3): Turner (GK) — A. Robinson, Long, Zimmerman, Dest — Adams, Reyna, McKennie — Pulisic, Pepi, Aaronson.

Defense

Every state has its injuries, and the United States has suffered plenty over the last six months. Until May, none had truly threatened a player’s contribution at the Qatar World Cup. Then Miles Robinson tore his Achilles while playing for Atlanta United, and the entire U.S. backline was surprised up. With Robinson, a supposed starter, no longer available, Aaron Long becomes an immediate starting option. Gregg Berhalter has plenty of other options around the world to reflect on, but Long’s experience and level of play put him at the top of the list.

Chris Richards seems to be the backup choice with the highest ceiling, but others deserving looks from Berhalter include Cameron Carter-Vickers, Erik Palmer-Brown, and James Sands, or even veterans John Brooks and Tim Ream. If healthy, Sergino Dest, Antonee Robinson, and Walker Zimmerman are all locked at the other three locations to this point.

Midfield

To fit the most attacking talent in the team, Gio Reyna is moved back to midfield where he can run at defenses from deep and create chances. This could change depending on squad depth and individual game tactics, with Reyna also being organized on the wing if needed.

It must be noted that in his 12 international caps, Gio Reyna has not once played in midfield. Gregg Berhalter has declined to play him there despite significant minutes in midfield at the club level. Still, this is the best way to alleviate a deadlock at right wing, where Brenden Aaronson and Tim Weah are both assertive for minutes, and it’s the best way to get Reyna running at defenders where he is most dangerous.

Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams are locked in the deeper midfield spots if fit, pairing with Reyna as a No. 6 (Adams), No. 8 (McKennie), and No. 10 (Reyna) all able to situation themselves together as needed in dissimilar situations — a type of sideways triangle. Yunus Musah or Luca de la Torre can step in should Reyna move up to winger. Antonee Robinson has also recognized himself as one of the first players on the team sheet at left back. The biggest lineup queries come at opposite ends of the pitch.

Forward

The U.S. has struggled to find a reliable presence at striker since the departure of the criminally underrated Jozy Altidore — as they say in the NFL, a quarterback is never more appreciated than when he leaves, and that’s showing the case upfront for the U.S.

Football World Cup Player Ricardo Pepi is thought of as having the highest ceiling, but since proclaiming himself with three goals in his first two national team arrivals, his form for both club and country has dipped. Forward Jordan Pefok has had an optimistic stretch for his club, but his big miss in qualifying against Mexico will require redemption, and Jesus Ferreira is still quite untested despite a good presentation against Panama.

Goalkeeper

At the back, the U.S. has goalkeepers 1a and 1b in Matt Turner and Zack Steffen. The countless news is both those players will be playing for Premier League giants next season. Unfortunately, as it stands, neither of them is likely to be a starter next period.

It’s possible, therefore, that both first-choice goalkeepers could enter the Football World Cup with just a tiny sample of new on-field minutes. That’s a problematic Berhalter will have to sort through, especially after Steffen writhed at times in the qualification finale against Costa Rica.

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