Following an embarrassing and abysmal 1-0 loss to Jamaica in Washington DC, the U.S. Men’s National Team released its final Gold Cup roster on Thursday morning. Missing from that list is 19-year-old Werder Bremen forward Josh Sargent.
Sargent, who was eligible to play in the U20 World Cup, started and played 90 minutes in Wednesday night’s friendly. Despite such a poor team performance, Sargent was far from being the worst player on the pitch. Yet, instead of seeing what he can do on the world stage in his proper age class, either he or the team staff decided he was better off trying his hand in the Gold Cup.