Canada coach John Herdman had said there would be changes in the Gold Cup roster, with some players needing a break or time to recover from injuries
Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan, Alistair Johnston, Atiba Hutchinson and Ismael Kone will not make the transition from the CONCACAF Nations League squad to the Gold Cup.in Las Vegas, open Gold Cup play June 27th against either No. 170 Guyana or unranked Guadeloupe at Toronto’s BMO Field. Canada will then head to Houston to finish Group D play against No. 116 Guatemala and No. 165 Cuba.
Guadeloupe blanked No. 133 Antigua and Barbuda 5-0 in its opening qualifying match while Guyana got past No. 175 Grenada in a penalty shootout. “We’ve got some young lads that we’ll start looking at for this Gold Cup,” he said after Sunday’s loss.The 40-year-old Hutchinson had said the Nations League would serve as his farewell after 104 international appearances. And Herdman said defender Johnston was carrying an injury from club duty with Glasgow Celtic.
“It is a tough time,” Herdman said. “For us, we’ve got guys that are right on the cusp of making, fingers crossed, some big transfers.”There are 16 holdovers from the Nations League roster.
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