2024 Copa América: Predicting the USMNT's 23-man roster

This latest version of FOX Sports’ 2024 Copa América roster prediction for the United States men’s national team has a "good-news, bad-news" feel to it. 

Let’s start with the bad. Starting right back Sergiño Dest’s availability is in major doubt for coach Gregg Berhalter’s 23-man Copa squad after Dest suffered what his Dutch pro club, PSV Eindhoven, called "what appears to be a serious knee injury" that is expected to sideline the 23-year-old for an "extended period." The 2024 Copa América kicks off eight weeks from Thursday. 

U.S. Soccer had four other players in Berhalter’s lineup for last month’s Concacaf Nations League win over Mexico who are also either injured (Tyler Adams) or not playing regularly (Tim Ream, Matt Turner, Tim Weah) for their clubs. Not good.

As deflating as Dest’s apparent prognosis is, it’s hardly all gloom and doom around the USMNT. Gio Reyna has now started consecutive Premier League games for Nottingham Forest and performed well in both. Christian Pulisic has a career-best 13 goals and 3,169 minutes this season for AC Milan. Elsewhere in Italy, Juventus’ Weston McKennie remains one of the top midfielders in all of Serie A. 

Nations League hero Haji Wright keeps scoring; the big striker netted a stoppage-time equalizer for Coventry City against Manchester United in Sunday’s eventual extra-time loss in the FA Cup semifinals. And center back Chris Richards, who recently missed three straight Premier League matches for Crystal Palace, was a defensive monster in Sunday’s 5-2 win over West Ham in his return.

What does all of this mean for this summer as far as Copa invitations go? Let’s dive in. 

M  Tyler Adams , 25, Bournemouth (England) 
M  Weston McKennie , 25, Juventus (Italy) 
M  Gio Reyna