{"id":8517,"date":"2026-02-28T01:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/usmnt-m-malik-tillman-avoids-serious-injury-ahead-of-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T01:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:08:24","slug":"usmnt-m-malik-tillman-avoids-serious-injury-ahead-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/usmnt-m-malik-tillman-avoids-serious-injury-ahead-of-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"USMNT M Malik Tillman avoids serious injury ahead of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"Soccer:Oct 10, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; United States midfielder Malik Tillman (17) during player introductions at Q2 Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Coleman-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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After initial fears of a serious ankle injury, United States men’s national team midfielder Malik Tillman is expected to be back on the field soon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Tillman was injured in a game last Saturday as he played for his club team, Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. He missed a Champions League game on Tuesday and is also expected to sit out his club’s match this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“(The tackle on Tillman) was very dangerous and brutal,” Bayer Leverkusen manager Kasper Hjulmand said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Added Hjulmand: “… Fortunately it’s nothing long-term.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Tillman, 23, has scored six goals with one assist in 28 appearances with Bayer Leverkusen this season. He just joined the club from PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands this past summer on a $41 million transfer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The German-born Tillman has an American father making him eligible to play for the USMNT. He has 26 appearances for the United States with three goals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Tillman is expected to be invited to USMNT camp in advance of this summer’s World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. He scored a pair of goals for the USMNT in a June CONCACAF Gold Cup game against Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n


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