USMNT's 2023 Gold Cup roster: Who's in & who's out?

Apart from perhaps promising talent Gabriel Slonina's inclusion, the goalkeeper selection for this year's Gold Cup is more or less what was expected.

Matt Turner is expected to continue between the sticks ever since establishing his position as the U.S' no.1 with an impressive display and contribution to the nation's success at the last Gold Cup, where he kept five clean sheets in six games.

Veteran Sean Johnson and Slonina will likely compete to be Turner's deputy and replacement in case he is not able to play sometime during the tournament. While Johnson has much more experience, the Chelsea goalkeeper has shown a lot of potential to grow, and Callahan could use the tournament as an opportunity to eventually make him the country's next main goalkeeper.

Like most of the team, the U.S. defence sees a big reshuffle as they head into this year's Gold Cup, with several new inclusions.

Matt Miazga, DeAndre Yedlin, and Aaron Long will look to provide experience at the back. Miles Robinson is also included after featuring in the Nations League success.

Jalen Neal and John Tolkin are the new kids on the block, with both U21 players set to play their first major tournament for the U.S.

Compared to the midfield which was seen at the Nations League recently, the squad for the Gold Cup will see a revamped U.S. midfield due to injuries and notable omissions.

The likes of James Sands and Aidan Morris would be options for the solitary holding midfielder on the side. Djordje Mihailovic and Cristian Roldan would most likely be the midfield partnership in front of either Sands or Morris.

Alan Sonora makes his return to the squad after featuring in the Nations League, while youngster Gianluca Busio is also available and could make a mark for himself in this tournament.

Similar to the midfield, there are many absentees in the attacking department for the U.S. heading into the Gold Cup. However, many on the squad will take this as an opportunity to show they deserve a place along with the usual inclusions.

All eyes will be on winger Cade Cowell who is coming off an exceptional performance at the U20 World Cup, where he was USA's top-scorer with three goals.

On the other hand, Jesus Ferreira and Brandon Vasquez will be pining to show that they've still got it, and can challenge recent addition Balogun as the team's lead marksman.

Callaghan will be expected to continue with his variation of a 4-5-1 formation as he did in the Nations League. Turner is expected to start in goal.

Due to Robinson's recent injury issues, Miazga and Long could be partners in the centre of the defence. While Tolkin would be vying to impress, DeJuan Jones could get the nod in the left-back position due to experience, while Yedlin makes the right-back spot his to lose.

Morris will likely start as the holding midfielder in midfield, considering he chose to play with the U.S. instead of Canada, which would mean a guarantee in the first XI. He would be supported most likely by the duo of Roldan and Mihailovic, with the latter a creative outlet for the attackers.

Most supporters would want Cowell to start and tear it up in his first appearances for the senior team, however, the wings would most likely be occupied by Jordan Morris and AlejandroZendejas, with Ferreira as the lone striker.

USMNT XI (4-5-1): Turner; Yedlin, Miazga, Long, Jones; Zendejas, Morris, Roldan, Mihailovic, J. Morris; Ferreir.

The USMNT squad sees many absentees due to injuries and other reasons.

The most notable exclusion due to injury is captain Tyler Adams who has been out since March of this year after suffering a season-ending hamstring injury while playing for Leeds. His leadership would have been vital to lead this young squad to victory.

Another veteran who will miss out is Tim Ream, who like Adams saw his season end quickly due to a broken arm. Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers also misses due to recently going through with a knee surgery. Goalkeepers Zack Steffen and Ethan Horvath miss out too, as do strikers Josh Sargent and Malik Tillman.

The likes of Pulisic, Reyna, McKennie, Antonee Robinson, Dest, Musah, and Balogun miss out to give them rest after a grueling season of European football.