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US forward Altidore ruled out of Nations League

US forward Altidore ruled out of Nations League

Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore

AmericanforwardJozyAltidorewill miss the first twomatchesof the CONCACAFNationsLeagueafter suffering an injury during the MajorLeagueSoccer regular-season finale, the USmen's national team said on Tuesday.

Altidorewas substituted in Toronto FC's match against ColumbusCrew on Sunday in the 70th minute after landing awkwardly following a challenge from Jonathan Mensah.

While the extent of the injury is unknown, the USteam said in a statement thatAltidorewould not play on Friday in Washington against Cuba or on Oct. 15 in Toronto against Canada.

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USSoccer also confirmed that a replacement would not be called up.

The competition, which is similar to that started by UEFA in 2018 with the aim of cutting down on meaningless friendlies, is part of a broad makeover by a confederation seeking to win back the confidence of fans after it was ravaged by the FIFA corruption scandal.

The groupmatcheswill wrap up in six weeks with the finals taking place in June.

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