Catarina Macario says she won’t be ready in time to play for the United States in this year’s Women’s World Cup as she recovers from an ACL injury. “The desire to return to play for my club and country has driven my training and fueled my everyday life.
However, what’s most important right now is my health and getting fit and ready for my next club season,” Macario wrote on Tuesday on Twitter.
The loss of the 23-year-old forward for the World Cup was not unexpected but is still a blow to the United States, which had already lost Mallory Swanson to a torn patellar tendon suffered during an exhibition game against Ireland in April.
Macario, who plays professionally for Lyon in France, tore the ACL in her left knee last June during her club’s final match of the 2021-22 season.