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Jamaica vs. USMNT
2024-25 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals – First Leg
Nov. 14, 2024
National Stadium; Kingston, Jamaica
Pre-Game Coverage: 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio
Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio
Social Media: @USMNT on X and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook, The U.S. Soccer App
Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Jamaica: 1-Matt Turner; 22-Joe Scally, 4-Mark McKenzie, 13-Tim Ream (Capt.), 5-Antonee Robinson; 15-Johnny Cardoso, 18-Tanner Tessmann; 6-Yunus Musah, 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic; 9-Ricardo Pepi
Substitutes: 16-Patrick Schulte, 21-Diego Kochen, 23-Zack Steffen, 2-Auston Trusty, 3-Chris Richards, 7-Alex Zendejas, 12-Miles Robinson, 14-Gianluca Busio, 17-Malik Tillman, 19-Cade Cowell, 20-Brandon Vazquez
Suspended: Tim Weah
Unavailable: Brenden Aaronson, Aidan Morris
GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JAMAICA
- USMNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (including this match): Christian Pulisic (75), Tim Ream (64), Weston McKennie (57), Antonee Robinson (49), Matt Turner (48), Yunus Musah (44), Ricardo Pepi (32), Johnny Cardoso (18), Joe Scally (18), Mark McKenzie (16), Tanner Tessmann (5)
- Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI has an average age of 25 years, 328 days.
- The Starting XI averages 38 caps and 22 in official competition.
- Midfielders Johnny Cardoso and Weston McKennie get their first caps under Mauricio Pochettino, while fellow midfielder Tanner Tessmann and forward Ricardo Pepi collect their first starts for the new USMNT head coach.
- McKennie earns his USMNT-leading 15th Concacaf Nations League appearance. He also holds the team lead with six goals overall in the competition.
- Christian Pulisic collects his 75th cap, becoming the 33rd player to reach that mark for the USMNT.
- No. 13 Tim Ream captains the USMNT for the 13th time tonight. The USA is 8W-3L-1D when Ream wears the armband.
- Ricardo Pepi, Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson all earn their 10th appearances of 2024. It marks the third calendar year that Robinson has earned double-digit caps (2021, 2022) and second year for both Pepi (2023) and Ream (2019).
- The back four of Scally, McKenzie, Ream and Robinson start together for the second time, having previously worked the 2-0 win against Panama last month in Austin, Texas.
- Midfielders Brenden Aaronson and Aidan Morris and forward Tim Weah are not available tonight. Aaronson experienced flu-like symptoms and did not travel to Jamaica. He is currently in St. Louis and will be joined by the team tomorrow. Aidan Morris suffered a right knee sprain in training and has been ruled out of the November matches. Weah is serving the second of a two-game suspension for the red card he was shown against Panama in Copa América on June 27.
- Three starters have scored against Jamaica. Pulisic bagged a brace and McKennie added the other goal in the USA’s 3-1 win in the Concacaf Gold Cup Semifinal on July 3, 2019 in Nashville. Pepi scored both U.S. goals in the 2-0 win in FIFA World Cup Qualifying on Oct. 7, 2021 in Austin.
- Eight starters appeared in the USA’s last match with Jamaica, a 3-1 extra time win in the Concacaf Nations League Semifinals on March 21, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. Matt Turner, Joe Scally, Antonee Robinson, Yunus Musah, Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic started the match, with Johnny Cardoso and Ricardo Pepi entering off the bench.
- Four starters featured in the USMNT’s last visit to Jamaica, a 1-1 draw in World Cup Qualifying on Nov. 16, 2021. Antonee Robinson, Yunus Musah and Ricardo Pepi started the match, with Christian Pulisic coming off the bench.
- The USA is 20W-3L-10D in 33 all-time meetings with Jamaica and 3W-1L-6D in away matches. The USMNT last won a match at Jamaica on June 7, 2013 in FIFA World Cup Qualifying.
- A total of 24 of the 33 all-time matches between the USA and Jamaica have been decided by a goal or less.
- Juan Gabriel Calderon of Costa Rica is tonight’s referee. He previously officiated the USA’s 1-1 draw at Jamaica in FIFA World Cup Qualifying on Nov. 16, 2021.
