USMNT’s Brenden Aaronson unsure for World Cup qualifiers with knee harm

Midfielder Brenden Aaronson was faraway from FC Salzburg‘s beginning lineup 10 minutes earlier than its Austrian Bundesliga championship match at Wolfsberg on Sunday, calling into query whether or not he will probably be accessible for the United States‘ upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

“Final-minute change to our beginning XI,” Salzburg stated. “Brenden Aaronson needed to pull out attributable to knee issues, sadly.”

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The 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, is the one U.S. participant to seem in all qualifiers, beginning seven. He scored in opposition to Canada and Honduras in September.

Aaronson has three targets in 21 league matches this season.

Looking for to return to the World Cup after lacking the 2018 match, the U.S. is at Mexico on Thursday, hosts Panama three days later in Orlando, Florida, and closes at Costa Rica on March 30. Coaching begins Monday in Houston.

Canada leads North and Central America and the Caribbean with 25 factors, whereas the U.S. is second with 21, forward of Mexico on aim distinction. Panama is fourth with 17 factors, adopted by Costa Rica with 16 and El Salvador with 9.