{"id":17938,"date":"2026-04-07T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=17938"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:33:02","slug":"usa-striker-patrick-agyemangs-world-cup-in-doubt-after-stretcher-exit-world-cup-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=17938","title":{"rendered":"USA striker Patrick Agyemang\u2019s World Cup in doubt after stretcher exit | World Cup 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Agyemang looked emotional as he was stretchered off after an awkward fall during an English Championship game.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--no-avatars\">\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<p><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<!-- --> and <!-- -->The Associated Press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 7 Apr 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">7 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>USA striker Patrick Agyemang\u2019s World Cup hopes have been thrown into doubt after he was carried off on a stretcher while playing for Derby in the English second-tier football league.<\/p>\n<p>Agyemang landed awkwardly while bringing the ball down on his chest and collapsed to the grass during the English Championship game on Monday. He was visibly emotional as he was taken off, his right leg strapped.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s gone for a scan so we\u2019ll just have to wait and see,\u201d Derby manager John Eustace said after the match. \u201cIt\u2019s not good when a player comes off on a stretcher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his absence, Derby beat Stoke City 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Agyemang has helped Derby rise into contention for promotion from the Championship thanks to a team-leading 10 goals since arriving last summer from Charlotte in Major League Soccer.<\/p>\n<p>During the recent international break, he came off the bench for USA and scored in a loss against Belgium and got minutes against Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Those were his first appearances for \u2060the national team since \u2060starting in the semifinal and final of the 2025 Gold Cup in July. Overall, he \u2060has recorded six goals in 14 caps for the national side.<\/p>\n<p>Any long-term \u2060injury could jeopardise his status with the USA squad as they prepare for a home World Cup. USA play their first \u200cgroup match on June 12 in Los Angeles against Paraguay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agyemang looked emotional as he was stretchered off after an awkward fall during an English Championship game. By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 7 Apr 20267 Apr 2026 USA striker Patrick Agyemang\u2019s World Cup hopes have been thrown into doubt after he was carried off on a stretcher while playing for Derby in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-canada-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}