Catarina Macario “won’t be physically ready for selection” to the USWNT for the 2023 World Cup. (Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
Catarina Macario will not play for the U.S. women’s national team at the 2023 World Cup.
The 23-year-old midfielder “won’t be physically ready for selection” to the USWNT for the upcoming tournament, she announced Tuesday on social media. Macario tore her ACL last June while playing for French club Lyon.
“The desire to return to play for my club and country has driven my training and fueled my everyday life,” she wrote. “However, what’s most important right now is my health and getting fit and ready for my next club season.”
Macario’s announcement confirms what has been speculated for some time, as her recovery from the injury has taken longer than expected. As of mid-April, she had remained sidelined even from training with Lyon, though she expressed cautious optimism at the time.
But time has run out on Macario’s World Cup hopes. She has yet to be seen in training, and Lyon’s…
