LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Jamaica
2024-25 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals – Second Leg
Nov. 18, 2024
CITY PARK; St. Louis, Mo.
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; 8-Weston McKennie, 18-Tanner Tessmann; 6-Yunus Musah, 10-Christian Pulisic, 21-Tim Weah; 9-Ricardo Pepi
Substitutes: 15-Diego Kochen, 16-Patrick Schulte, 23-Zack Steffen, 2-Auston Trusty, 3-Chris Richards, 7-Alex Zendejas, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 14-Gianluca Busio, 17-Malik Tillman, 19-Cade Cowell, 20-Brandon Vazquez
GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JAMAICA
- USMNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (including this match): Christian Pulisic (76), Tim Ream (66), Weston McKennie (58), Antonee Robinson (50), Matt Turner (49), Yunus Musah (45), Tim Weah (42), Ricardo Pepi (33), Joe Scally (19), Mark McKenzie (17), Tanner Tessmann (6)
- Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI has an average age of 26 years, 19 days.
- The Starting XI averages 41 caps and 23 in official competition.
- Mauricio Pochettino makes one change to the lineup that faced Jamaica in Kingston on Thursday, inserting Tim Weah for the injured Johnny Cardoso. Weah will make his first appearance since the red card against Panama on June 27 in Copa América.
- St. Louis native Tim Ream will captain the USMNT in his hometown tonight. The USMNT is 9W-3L-1D in 13 matches when Ream wears the armband.
- Ricardo Pepi starts consecutive USMNT matches for the first time since World Cup qualifiers against Honduras (Feb. 2, 2022) and Mexico (March 24, 2022). With his fifth-minute goal on Thursday in Kingston, Pepi joined Jozy Altidore Landon Donovan and Christian Pulisic as the fourth USMNT player to record 12 goals before their 22nd birthday.
- With his assist on Pepi’s goal Thursday, Christian Pulisic earned his 49th career goal contribution (31 goals, 18 assists).
- Making his 35th appearance in official competition tonight, Weston McKennie earns his USMNT-leading 16th Concacaf Nations League appearance. He also holds the team lead with six goals overall in the competition.
- The back four of Joe Scally, Mark McKenzie, Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson start together for the second-straight match and third time overall, having previously worked the 2-0 win against Panama last month in Austin, Texas and Thursday’s 1-0 win at Jamaica.
- Three starters have scored against Jamaica. With his strike on Thursday, Pepi took his goal total against the Reggae Boyz to three, following his brace in World Cup qualifying on Oct. 7, 2021. 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. Tim Weah also scored the lone U.S. goal in the 1-1 draw in World Cup Qualifying on Nov. 16, 2021 in Kingston.
- Both born with Jamaica heritage, Antonee Robinson makes his seventh appearance, while Mark McKenzie earns his second cap against the Reggae Boyz tonight.
- After missing the first leg through illness, midfielder Brenden Aaronson is available for selection tonight.
- The USA is 21W-3L-10D in 34 all-time meetings with Jamaica and 16W-2L-4D in away matches.
- Twenty-five of the 33 all-time matches between the USA and Jamaica have been decided by a goal or less.
- The USMNT is 8W-1L-3D in 12 matches in St. Louis and unbeaten in its last 11 contests in the Archway City.
