USA vs. Jamaica: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Jamaica
2024-25 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals – Second Leg
Nov. 18, 2024
CITY PARK; St. Louis, Mo.
Pre-Recreation Protection: 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 Fb, The U.S. Soccer App

Tonight’s USMNT Beginning 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 Beginning XI Cap Numbers (together with 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 Beginning XI has a mean age of 26 years, 19 days.
• The Beginning XI averages 41 caps and 23 in official competitors.
• Mauricio Pochettino makes one change to the lineup that confronted Jamaica in Kingston on Thursday, inserting Tim Weah for the injured Johnny Cardoso. Weah will make his first look for the reason that crimson card in opposition to 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 begins consecutive USMNT matches for the primary time since World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Honduras (Feb. 2, 2022) and Mexico (March 24, 2022). Along with his fifth-minute aim on Thursday in Kingston, Pepi joined Jozy Altidore Landon Donovan and Christian Pulisic because the fourth USMNT participant to file 12 objectives earlier than their twenty second birthday.
• Along with his help on Pepi’s aim Thursday, Christian Pulisic earned his forty ninth profession aim contribution (31 objectives, 18 assists).
• Making his thirty fifth look in official competitors tonight, Weston McKennie earns his USMNT-leading sixteenth Concacaf Nations League look. He additionally holds the crew lead with six objectives general within the competitors.
• The again 4 of Joe Scally, Mark McKenzie, Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson begin collectively for the second-straight match and third time general, having beforehand labored the 2-0 win in opposition to Panama final month in Austin, Texas and Thursday’s 1-0 win at Jamaica.
• Three starters have scored in opposition to Jamaica. Along with his strike on Thursday, Pepi took his aim whole in opposition to the Reggae Boyz to 3, following his brace in World Cup qualifying on Oct. 7, 2021. Pulisic bagged a brace and McKennie added the opposite aim within the USA’s 3-1 win within the Concacaf Gold Cup Semifinal on July 3, 2019 in Nashville. Tim Weah additionally scored the lone U.S. aim within the 1-1 attract World Cup Qualifying on Nov. 16, 2021 in Kingston.
• Each born with Jamaica heritage, Antonee Robinson makes his seventh look, whereas Mark McKenzie earns his second cap in opposition to the Reggae Boyz tonight.
• After lacking the primary leg by way of sickness, midfielder Brenden Aaronson is accessible for choice tonight.
• The USA is 21W-3L-10D in 34 all-time conferences with Jamaica and 16W-2L-4D in away matches.
• Twenty-five of the 33 all-time matches between the USA and Jamaica have been determined by a aim or much less.
• The USMNT is 8W-1L-3D in 12 matches in St. Louis and unbeaten in its final 11 contests within the Archway Metropolis.