U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Tuesday added LA Galaxy forward Alan Gordon to the preliminary squad to face Mexico, replacing the injured Jordan Morris.
The 22-year-old Morris suffered a hamstring strain during the Seattle Sounders' playoff game with FC Dallas on Sunday, and Sounders interim coach Brian Schmetzer had suggested that he would not be able to perform at his best for the U.S. this week.
Gordon has earned two caps with the United States, most recently in the 2015 Gold Cup semifinal defeat to Jamaica.
He also recorded the assist on Eddie Johnson's 90th-minute winner in the a 2012 World Cup Qualifying victory at Antigua and Barbuda.
Forward Alan Gordon has been called in to replace the injured Jordan Morris for #USAvMEX & #USAvCRC: https://t.co/Tp6yicYboU pic.twitter.com/VVnSZquFXJ
- U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) November 8, 2016
Klinsmann's men take on Mexico on Nov. 11 in Columbus, Ohio, and travel to Costa Rica four days later.
The full squad:
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Middlesbrough), Ethan Horvath (Molde), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), William Yarbrough (Club Leon)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Michael Orozco (Tijuana), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle).
Midfielders: Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund), Caleb Stanko (Vaduz), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy), Aron Johannsson (Werder Bremen), Bobby Wood (Hamburg).
