Christian Pulisic is the biggest name missing, but at least five other regular squad players will miss the tournament, which includes a date in San Jose

Players absent from the roster include mainstays Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah, Giovanni Reyna, Antonee Robinson and Yunus Musah.

U.S. soccer sporting director Matt Crocker has offered some telling insight into Christian Pulisic absence from Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.