Christian Pulisic to return to USMNT roster for World Cup qualifier vs. Mexico

The United States’ Christian Pulisic dribbles the ball surrounded by Honduras players during a World Cup qualifying match in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Sept. 8. Christian Pulisic is returning to the U.S. national team for next week’s World Cup qualifier with Mexico after missing last month’s three qualifiers with an ankle injury. Among those joining Pulisic on the 25-man U.S. roster are Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget, FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie and Boavista defender Reggie Cannon. Pepi leads the U.S. in scoring with three goals in qualifying while McKennie is coming off back-to-back goal-scoring matches in Italy’s Serie A. Cannon, meanwhile, returns to the national team for the first time since January while teenager Joe Scally, who has bulled his way into the starting lineup for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga, will be looking for his first national team cap in place of Dest. USMNT roster Goalkeeper: Sean Johnson, Zack Steffen, Matt Turner Defenders: Reggie Cannon, Mark McKenzie, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Miles Robinson, Joe Scally, Sam Vines, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman Midfielders: Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Gianluca Busio, Sebastian Lletget, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan Forwards: Brenden Aaronson, Paul Arriola, Jesús Ferreira, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah