Hertha’s Arguez to replace Garza in US U20 squad

Hertha Berlin midfielder Bryan Arguez has replaced the injured Sam Garza in USA’s U20 World Cup squad.

Garza tore his anterior cruciate ligament whilst playing for University of Denver on Friday and will unfortunately miss the FIFA U20 World Cup which begins in Egypt on September 24.

Arguez becomes the third overseas-based player in Thomas Rongen’s squad which will travel to Cyprus in four days for a lead-up match with Australia before travelling to Suez, Egypt for the tournament.

The US team will come up against Germany, Cameroon and Korea Republic in the group stage.

The following is the USA U20 World Cup squad:

GOALKEEPERS: Sean Johnson (Central Florida; Lilburn, Ga.), Josh Lambo (FC Dallas; Middleton, Wis.), Brian Perk (UCLA; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)

DEFENDERS: Gale Agbossoumonde (Miami FC; Syracuse, N.Y.), Kyle Davies (FC Dallas; Danville, Calif.), Aaron Maund (Notre Dame; Dorchester, Mass.), Ike Opara (Wake Forest; Durham, N.C.), Anthony Wallace (FC Dallas; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Sheanon Williams (Unattached; Boston, Mass.)

MIDFIELDERS: Bryan Arguez (Hertha Berlin, Miami), Danny Cruz (Houston Dynamo; Glendale, Ariz.), Mikkel Diskerud (Stabak; Oslo, Norway), Dilly Duka (Rutgers; Montville, N.J.), Jorge Flores (Chivas USA; Anaheim, Calif.), Jared Jeffrey (Club Brugge; Richardson, Texas), Brian Ownby (Virginia; Glen Allen, Va.), Dillon Powers (Notre Dame; Plano, Texas), Michael Stephens (UCLA; Naperville, Ill.)
FORWARDS: Peri Marosevic (FC Dallas; Rockford, Ill.), Brek Shea (FC Dallas; College Station, Texas), Tony Taylor (Jacksonville; Jacksonville, Fla.)

Get involved. Your opinion matters - like us on

Tribalfootball Store

Spirit of 66 Retro T-shirt Made By iCons Iconic 1966 Bobby Moore World Cup Image, with a bit of Michael Caine and the Italina Job thrown in for good measure as these were the 2 main memories of 1966.

£3.99 Buy

Holland Away Replica World Cup Football Shirt. Made by Nike Colour White

£19.99 Buy

England World Cup Ticket T-Shirt Made By Umbro Classic cut crew neck t-shirt, 100% Cotton Colour Navy

£2.99 Buy

Adidas World Cup Football Boots. Made by Adidas. The internationally acclaimed football boot is used by many professional and international rugby players. Low cut with soft toe. 6 stud formation.

£89.99 Buy

Adidas Predator X FG CL Football Boots Running White/Maccaw Green. Made by Adidas. Released for the 2010/11 Champions league campaign.

£49.99 Buy

Mercurial Victory II TF Kids Football Trainers Made By Nike Introducing the Mercurial Victory, a lightweight and reliable choice for players who demand fast manoeuvring and quicker thinking.

£34.99 Buy

England Retro Mexico 86 Football Shirt Made By Umbro The 1986 World Cup Finals were originally set for Columbia which after various reasons moved to Mexico for a second time in 16 years.

£39.99 Buy

Brazil Football World Cup Home Socks Royal Blue .Made by Nike. Released for the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa. Colour Royal Blue

£3.99 Buy