Christian Pulisic will not join the U.S. men’s national soccer team in time for Wednesday’s Gold Cup tuneup against Jamaica at Audi Field.
Pulisic, the Chelsea-bound attacker and the highest-profile player in the U.S. program, was not included Saturday on Coach Gregg Berhalter’s 28-man roster for the friendly at D.C. United’s year-old stadium. He is expected, however, to report to the U.S. squad before the Gold Cup, the biennial regional championship that begins June 15.
Another young, European-based player will also arrive later: RB Leipzig midfielder Tyler Adams.
Either Pulisic or Adams will join the squad for the June 9 friendly against Venezuela in Cincinnati, while the other will meet the delegation in Minneapolis-St.