U.S. center back Jeff Agoos, heavily criticized for his performance so far
at Korea-Japan 2002, will miss the remainder of the tournament with a calf
injury.
Agoos, from Richardson, suffered what U.S. Soccer officials called "a
moderate strain" of his right calf, which forced him to leave the field
in the first half of a 3-1 loss to Poland.
Agoos, No. 2 in all-time U.S. appearances, will be out for 4-6 weeks.
"We are very disappointed for Jeff," U.S. coach Bruce Arena said. "He
has made an outstanding contribution to this team."
Candidates to replace Agoos as Eddie Pope's central defense partner
include Carlos Llamosa, Gregg Berhalter and Pablo Mastroeni.
