Alejandro Bedoya Pulls Out of USMNT Roster With Injury

The 29-year-old midfielder will not get the chance to add to his 55 caps after being removed from the U.S. squad.

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Alejandro Bedoya has been removed from the U.S. national team roster for its upcoming friendlies due to injury.

The midfielder was taken off during the second half of the Philadelphia Union's 3-2 loss at the New York Red Bulls on Saturday with a strained rib muscle.

No replacement was named for the U.S., which faces Cuba in Havana on Friday before taking on New Zealand in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11.

USMNT Full roster

Goalkeepers (3): David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Ethan Horvath (Molde FK), William Yarbrough (Club Leon)

Defenders (7): Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Moenchengladbach), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle)

Midfielders (7): Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland), Perry Kitchen (Hearts), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund), Danny Williams (Reading)

Forwards (5): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Hamburg SV)