U.S. national team captain Carlos Bocanegra received permission from French club Rennes to take part in Friday’s ceremonies to hand over the U.S. bid for the2018 or 2022 World Cup because he won’t play in Saturday’s season finale at Boulogne.
Bocanegra will have missed the last three games of the seasons because of abdominal problems.He was scared that he was getting fatigued and needed to rest. “The club was good with me in that aspect,” Bocanegra said. “Now I can fully focus on the World Cup.”
Meanwhile, forward Eddie Johnson has a strained hamstring but will report to the USA’s training camp for the start of practice Monday.