Sergino Dest Withdraws From USMNT Camp With Injury

Dest will return to PSV Eindhoven after the U.S. team’s medical staff assessed an injury he brought to camp. The team said he would miss the upcoming matches as a precaution. PSV said he first felt discomfort during its game against SC Cambuur on November 8; the specific injury has not been disclosed.

The U.S. will not call up a replacement and will have 24 players available for the quarterfinals. Dest is the third player from the original November roster to be sidelined by injury.

Alex Freeman is a leading option at right back. Dest has also played on the wing for coach Mauricio Pochettino, with 17-year-old Cavan Sullivan and Jack McGlynn among the possible alternatives there. McGlynn joined the squad after Gio Reyna was injured.

The matches against Haiti are expected to be Pochettino’s final two in charge of the U.S. team. He is expected to join Manchester United after the quarterfinals. The U.S. is seeking a record fourth Concacaf Nations League title.