USMNT vs Mexico: Starting XI and Lineup Notes | Concacaf Nations League Final

Tonight’s USMNT starting XI vs Mexico: 1-Matt Turner, 2-Sergino Dest, 3-Chris Richards, 4-Tyler Adams, 5-Antony Robinson, 7-Gio Reyna, 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic (captain), 13-Tim Ream, 14- Haji Wright, 21-Tim Weah

Substitutes: 18-Ethan Horvath, 22-Drake Callender, 6-Younes Moses, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 11-Brandon Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 15-Johnny Cardoso, 16-Mark McKenzie, 17-Malik Tillman, 19-Joe Scally, 20-Folarin Balogun, 23-Christopher Lund

game notes , Five things to know about Mexico live score

• USMNT starting XI cap numbers (including this match): Christian Pulisic (66), Tim Ream (56), Weston McKennie (51), Antoine Robinson (41), Matt Turner (39), Tyler Adams (38), Tim Weah ( 37), Sergino Dest (33), Gio Reyna (26), Chris Richards (16), Haji Wright (9).

• USMNT starting XI cap numbers in official competition (including this match): Christian Pulisic (47), Matt Turner (31), Weston McKennie (30), Tim Ream (29), Antoine Robinson (27), Tyler Adams (21), Tim Weah (19), Sergino Dest (18), Gio Reyna (16), Chris Richards (9), Haji Wright (7).

• Greg Berhalter has made five changes to the starting lineup from Thursday’s semi-final against Jamaica, adding defenders Sergino Dest and Tim Ream, midfielders Tyler Adams and Gio Reyna and forward Haji Wright.

• The average age of tonight’s starting XI is 26 years, 63 days, making it the second-oldest USMNT lineup fielded under Greg Berhalter, surpassed only by the starting XI that played against Canada in the CNL group stage on November 15. 4-1 win against. 2019 in Orlando (26, years, 159 days).

• The lineup averages 37 caps, marking the third most experienced lineup deployed under Berhalter. This comes behind only the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal vs. Jamaica (39 caps) and the final vs. Mexico (40 caps).

• Ten of the 11 starters have appeared in one of the last two CNL finals, with Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna and Tim Weah playing in both the 2021 and 2023 championship matches.

• Christian Pulisic captains the team until the 21st^{scheduled tribe} Tonight, and for the third time in the Finals, he tied Carlos Bocanegra for most U.S. captaincies in a championship match. When Pulisic wears the armband the USA is 15-2-3.

• Pulisic is the only player to have started all three CNL championship matches and all six games of the CNL Finals tournament since 2021. The 25-year-old also earned his fourth overall cap in tonight’s final, tying him for the second-most Championship appearances. USMNT players include Jozy Altidore, DaMarcus Beasley, Carlos Bocanegra, Michael Bradley, Tim Howard and Gyasi Zardes. The group trails Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan, who each appeared in six finals during their international careers.

• Matt Turner will make his third appearance in the finals, tying him for second all-time among USMNT goalkeepers with Casey Keller and trailing only Tim Howard (four).

• With the win on Thursday, Turner is now 19-4-7 overall in competitive matches, tying him with Brad Guzan (19-8-7) for third-most wins among USMNT goaltenders. He trails Tim Howard (39-20-8) and Casey Keller (38-16-13).

• All five of Gio Reyna’s USMNT assists have come during the CNL Final Four from 2021-2024. Reyna’s five assists in knockout round matches ties him with Michael Bradley and Eddie Lewis for third-most assists all-time, trailing only Landon Donovan (11) and Clint Dempsey (6).

• Following his game-winning two in extra time on Thursday, forward Hadji Wright made his third career start and first since a 0-0 draw with England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup on November 26, 2022.

• Midfielder Tyler Adams will start his first match since the defeat to Netherlands in the round of 16 on December 3, 2022.

• Wright is the only starter who has never played against Mexico before. Pulisic leads the lineup in the last eight games el tri, They are followed by Weston McKennie (6), Tim Weah (5), Tyler Adams, Sergino Dest, Antoine Robinson (4 each), Tim Ream, Gio Reyna (3 each), Chris Richards and Matt Turner (2 each).

• Sergino Dest’s back four, Chris Richards, Tim Ream and Antoine Robinson work together for the second time tonight, having previously scored in a 3-0 win against Uzbekistan in St Louis on September 9, 2023. Richards and Ream are paired in central defense for the third time, having also featured in the match against Germany in East Hartford, Conn. on October 14, 2023.

• Greg Berhalter is 42-14-12 in 68 games as USMNT head coach. The USA is 27–7–7 in competitive matches under Berhalter, with his .744 winning percentage the highest among USMNT head coaches with a minimum of eight matches in official competition.

• The USA is 9–3–0 in Knockout round matches under Berhalter, giving him the second-most wins in Knockout round matches among USMNT head coaches, just one win behind Bob Bradley (10–4–0). Is.

• This is also Berhalter’s fourth finals appearance as USMNT head coach (2-1-0; 2021 Nations League, 2019 and 2021 Gold Cup), tying him with Bob Bradley for most finals appearances all-time. If the USA wins tonight, he will tie Bruce Arena (2002, 2005, 2017 Gold Cup) for most final wins among USMNT head coaches.

• The USMNT is 23-36-17 all-time against Mexico. The team is currently on a six-match unbeaten streak (4-0-2) el tri, Which is tied for the longest unbeaten streak against Mexico with a 3-0-3 run from 2011-2015.

• Five substitutions are allowed at three different moments. Halftime does not count as a substitution moment. Teams will be allowed one extra substitute if the match goes to extra time.

• Tonight’s match will be officiated by Canada’s Drew Fisher. The USMNT went 1–1–0 in the two matches Fischer refereed, defeating El Salvador 2–0 in the Gold Cup quarterfinals in Philadelphia on July 19, 2017, and Costa Rica in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying finals. Lost 2-0. March 30, 2022 in San Jose. Tonight’s full refereeing team:

• Referee: Drew Fisher (CAN)
• Assistant Referee 1: Michael Barwegen (CAN)
• Assistant Referee 2: Laiz Ayrfa (CAN)
• Fourth official: Mario Escobar (GUA)
• Video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
• Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Danion Parchment (JAM)