Barcelona became the first affected by the international break, as the Blaugrana received the first blow through the participation of the team player with his country, so that the “FIFA” virus returned again to strike international players.
During the match between the United States and Canada in the second round of the third stage of the North American and CONCACAF qualifiers qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Barcelona right-back Sergino Dest was injured.
Dest was forced off the field in the 44th minute due to an ankle injury, moments before the end of the first half of the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Dutch coach will face a big dilemma in compensating the American full-back if it is decided to be absent for more than a week due to injury, after the departure of Emerson, who was supposed to replace Dest in such situations.
And the Spanish newspaper Marca reported that Koeman had no choice but to find an unconventional solution, because Sergi Roberto also suffered a slight injury in the Getafe match.
The US team lost another star during the Canada match, after the team had already started the match without Stone McKinney, Giovanni Reina and goalkeeper Zach Stephen.
What did the US coach say about Dest’s injury?
After the match, USA coach Greg Berhalter explained that Dest’s ankle injury will make him unlikely to play on Wednesday against Honduras in the third round of World Cup qualifiers.
“Dest has a sprained ankle, we’ll have to see if he’s able to play on Wednesday, but that’s his condition,” the USA coach said.
What did Dest offer to Canada?
Dest started the Canada game on the right side, after playing the opening match of El Salvador in the final stage of the Qatar World Cup qualifiers on the left side.
Dest struggled in the first game, prompting the US coach to return him to the right-back position, with Anthony Robinson inserted on the left side.
Dest played a good match against Canada and created an opportunity to score before suffering the injury that knocked him out of the match.
What is the position of the United States in the World Cup qualifiers?
The final stage of the North American and CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup includes eight teams competing for three places in the World Cup and a place in the World Cup.
The teams play 14 matches in a league system of two rounds, back and forth between them, to determine the qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar.
The United States is fourth in the group after two games, having collected two points from two draws, while Mexico leads the group standings with six points after two victories.