USA missing key parts as World Cup tune-ups begin

[HEXAGONAL COUNTDOWN] If the games against Jamaica Friday in Kansas City (ESPN, WatchESPN, UniMas, kickoff: 6:30 p.m. ET) and against Panama Tuesday in Panama City(beIN Sport, beIN Sport Play, kickoff: 9:30 p.m. ET) are the first tune-ups on the road to Brazil, the U.S. national team’s engine is missing some very important parts. Missing down the spine areOmar Gonzalez, Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey, and also out are Fabian Johnson, the USA’s most consistent wide player, and Eddie Johnson, who had the winning goal in the clinching win overMexico but withdrew after injuring his groin in practice on Wednesday.