Alejandro Bedoya will have some company at the Gold Cup, after all.
Philadelphia Union midfielder Chris Pontius was added to the United States Men’s National Team roster on Wednesday as an injury replacement for Gent midfielder Kenny Saief.
Gold Cup teams are allowed to replace an injured player on the roster up to 24 hours prior to its first match due to injury as long as the player was on the 40-man provisional roster. Both Pontius, who is second on the Union in assists with six, and leading goal-scorer CJ Sapong were on head coach Bruce Arena’s 40-man roster.