Pulisic, Reyna, Adams headline USMNT roster for final World Cup qualifiers

Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Giovanni Reyna headline the 27-player roster for the United States men ahead of three critical World Cup qualifiers that will determine whether the team heads to Qatar later this year.

The USMNT is scheduled to play Mexico at the famed Estadio Azteca on March 24, followed by a home match against Panama in Orlando three days later. The Americans conclude CONCACAF qualifying with a match against Costa Rica in San Jose on March 30.

The team will report to training camp in Houston this weekend.

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The U.S. currently sits in second place in the eight-team group, level on points with third-placed Mexico and four points in front of fourth-placed Panama. The top three teams will qualify automatically, with the fourth-place finisher moving on to a playoff against a representative from Oceania that will be held in Qatar in mid-June.

To guarantee automatic qualification, the U.S. would need to earn five points from the three matches, with the game against Panama looming largest given the Canaleros' spot in the standings.

The last two times the U.S. played qualifiers at the Estadio Azteca they ended in draws, and the team has only secured one draw in qualifying matches in Costa Rica — a 1-1 tie back in 1985.

The announcement comes on the same day outside back Sergino Dest went down with a hamstring injury in Barcelona's 2-1 Europa League triumph over Galatasaray. Dest's name was included on the roster announcement, but a U.S. Soccer spokesperson said that Berhalter was awaiting official word on the severity of Dest's injury. The club said Dest was set for scans and would not play in Barca's Clasico match against Real Madrid on Sunday (stre