U.S. men’s national team defender Cameron Carter-Vickers admitted it is “doubtful” he recovers in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as he deals with an Achilles injury.
The center back suffered the devastating injury in October and was looking at three to five months on the sidelines. Although he would miss much of Celtic’s 2025–26 campaign, Carter-Vickers was still aiming for a return to the pitch well before next summer’s World Cup.
Except Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill revealed a bleak update on the American’s status, confirming Carter-Vickers will not play again this season.
“We will not see him,” O’Neill said ahead of Celtic’s match against against St. Mirren. “I think it might be April before he’s even on grass.
“Funnily enough, I did ask him yesterday, did he think he would be ready for the World Cup? And he said he thought that would be very doubtful.”
