LOS ANGELES — U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter announced his 26-man roster for this month's World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday, and the biggest surprise wasn't so much the names that were included as it was the one that was excluded.
Left off the team was Zack Steffen, the most experienced goalkeeper in the U.S. player pool with 29 appearances. Steffen, who started six of the team's 14 World Cup qualifiers, moved from Manchester City to Middlesbrough of the second-tier Championship this season to get playing time ahead of the World Cup but battled injuries early in the season.
Steffen's absence means Arsenal's Matt Turner will be the team's No. 1 keeper, backed by Ethan Horvath and Sean Johnson.