Morris replaces Johannsson on US roster vs Switzerland


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CHICAGO (AP) — Stanford forward Jordan Morris has been added to the U.S. roster for Tuesday's exhibition game against Switzerland in Zurich.

Morris replaces Aron Johannsson, who is undergoing treatment for an infection. Morris made his national team debut in November at Ireland and scored the first goal for the U.S. under-23 team in Friday's 5-2 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina in Tuzla.

Morris' addition was announced Sunday. The Americans are coming off a 3-2 loss at Denmark on Wednesday.

The revised roster:

Goalkeepers: Cody Cropper (Southampton, England), Nick Rimando (Salt Lake), William Yarbrough (Leon, Mexico)

Defenders: Ventura Alvarado (America, Mexico), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Greg Garza (Tijuana, Mexico), Michael Orozco (Puebla, Mexico), Tim Ream (Bolton, England), Brek Shea (Orlando), DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham, England)

Midfielders: Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes, France), Michael Bradley (Toronto), Julian Green (Hamburg, Germany), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt, Germany), Danny Williams (Reading, England), Gyasi Zardes (Los Angeles)

Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Toronto), Jordan Morris (Stanford), Rubio Rubin (Utrecht, Netherlands)

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