LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Panama
2024 Copa América | Group Stage Match No. 2
June 27, 2024
Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Ga.
Pre-Game Coverage: 5 p.m. ET on FOX, Univision, TUDN
Kickoff: 6 p.m. ET on FOX, Univision, TUDN, FDP Radio
Social Media: @USMNT on X and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook, The U.S. Soccer App
Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Panama: 1-Matt Turner; 3-Chris Richards, 4-Tyler Adams, 5-Antonee Robinson, 7-Gio Reyna, 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic (Capt.), 13-Tim Ream, 20-Folarin Balogun,21-Tim Weah, 22-Joe Scally
Substitutes: 18-Ethan Horvath, 25-Sean Johnson, 2-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 6-Yunus Musah, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 14-Luca de la Torre, 15-Johnny Cardoso, 16-Shaq Moore, 17-Malik Tillman, 19-Haji Wright, 23-Kristoffer Lund, 24-Mark McKenzie, 26-Josh Sargent
GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PANAMA
- USMNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (including this match): Christian Pulisic (70), Tim Ream (60), Weston McKennie (55), Antonee Robinson (45), Matt Turner (43), Tyler Adams (41), Tim Weah (41), Gio Reyna (30), Chris Richards (20), Folarin Balogun (14), Joe Scally (13).
- USMNT Starting XI Cap Numbers in Official Competition (including this match): Christian Pulisic (49), Matt Turner (33), Weston McKennie (32), Tim Ream (31), Antonee Robinson (29), Tyler Adams (23), Tim Weah (21), Gio Reyna (18), Chris Richards (11), Folarin Balogun (8), Joe Scally (7).
- Today’s Starting XI has an average age of 25 years, 343 days.
- The Starting XI’s average of 23 caps in official competition is the highest number under Gregg Berhalter. The lineup also averages 38.3 caps overall.
- Berhalter starts the same XI that faced Bolivia on Sunday night. It’s the first time he has started the same lineup in back-to-back matches since the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Quarterfinal and Semifinal against Jamaica and Qatar, respectively.
- Nearly 14 years after making his international debut, veteran defender Tim Ream earns his 50th start in his 60th cap for the USMNT.
- Pulisic’s four career goals against Panama are tied for the most all-time among USMNT players, joining Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan and Eddie Johnson. The attacker tallied the opening goal in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win on Oct. 6, 2017 and then put home a hat trick in the team’s 5-1 qualifying win on May 27, 2022.
- Reyna also tallied his first international goal against Panama, scoring in the 18th minute of the USA’s 6-2 win on Nov. 16, 2020 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
- Chris Richards also made his debut in the 2020 friendly against Panama.
- Gregg Berhalter is 44W-15L-13D in 72 matches as USMNT head coach and 29W-7L-7D in 43 matches in official competition.
- The USMNT is 17W-2L-7D all-time against Panama and 13W-2L-7D against La Marea Roja in matches in official competition. After Mexico, Panama is the USA’s second-most common opponent since 2010, with tonight’s match marking the 19th meeting in the last 14 years.
- A U.S. win tonight against Panama combined with a Uruguay win or draw against Bolivia would see the USMNT advance to the 2024 Copa América Quarterfinals.
- Five substitutions are allowed in three different moments. Halftime does not count as a substitution moment.
- Tonight’s match will be officiated by Iván Barton of El Salvador. This is the seventh USMNT match Mr. Barton has officiated with the USA going 5W-0L-1D in the previous six. His last three U.S. matches include the 2-0 World Cup Qualifying win against Mexico on Nov. 12, 2021, the 5-1 World Cup Qualifying win against Panama on March 27, 2022, and the 3-0 Concacaf Nations League Semifinal win against Mexico on June 15, 2023.
