Djordje Mihailovic has been forced to withdraw from the U.S. men’s national team roster for its upcoming matches due to an ankle injury, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday night.
Mihailovic suffered the injury in CF Montreal’s 4-3 win against FC Cincinnati on Saturday in MLS play. The full extent of the injury is unknown as of now.
No replacement will be named to the U.S. roster.
The injury is a huge blow for the 23-year-old, who is looking to make a late charge for a World Cup roster spot after he did not feature at all during the USMNT’s 14 qualifying matches.
Mihailovic has been one of the best attacking players in MLS over the past two seasons and has put together an early-season MVP case in 2022 with seven goals and four assists in Montreal’s first 14 games.
The midfielder’s most recent USMNT appearance came in a friendly in December 2020.
Mihailovic is the second late withdrawal from the roster after Zack Steffen pulled out due to family reasons last week.
The USMNT is set to face Morocco on Wednesday in a friendly, followed by another friendly against Uruguay on Sunday. The team will then have two Nations League matches, first against Grenada in Austin, Texas on June 10 and then away at El Salvador on June 14.
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