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USMNT VS COLOMBIA
Today’s USMNT vs Colombia : 1-Matt Turner; 3-Chris Richards, 5-Antony Robinson, 7-Gio Reyna, 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic (captain), 13-Tim Ream15-Johnny Cardoso, 20-Folarin Balogun, 21-Tim Weah, 22- joe scali Bench: 18-Ethan Horvath, 25-Sean Johnson, 2-Cameron Carter-Vickers,4-Tyler Adams, 6-Yunus Musah, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 11-Brandon Aaronson,12-Miles Robinson, 14-Luca De La Torre , 16-Shaq Moore, 17-Malik Tillman,19-Haji Wright, 23-Christopher Lund, 24-Mark McKenzie, 26-Timmy Tillman
Game Notes:
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USMNT starting XI caps (including this match): Christian Pulisic (67), Tim Ream (57), Weston McKennie (52), Antoine Robinson (42), Matt Turner (40), Tim Weah (38), Gio Reyna (27) ), Chris Richards (17), Johnny Cardoso (12), Folarin Balogun (11), Joe Scally (10).
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The average age of today’s starting XI is 25 years, 237 days, making it the ninth-oldest lineup under Greg Berhalter and the third-oldest since 2021.
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The lineup averages 32.9 caps, the seventh most experienced under Berhalter and the second most since 2019. Only the lineup for March’s CNL final against Mexico had more (36.5).
- Greg Berhalter has made three changes from the CONCACAF Nations League final against Mexico on March 24, bringing in Joe Scally, Jonny Cardoso and Folarin Balogun.
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Christian Pulisic will captain the team for the 22nd time tonight. When Pulisic wears the armband the USA is 16-2-3. He earned his 67th cap and moved into 37th place on the USMNT’s all-time caps list, tying with former 1994 FIFA World Cup player Mike Sorber.
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Five starters will make their debut against South American teams: Folarin Balogun, Johnny Cardoso, Gio Reyna, Chris Richards and Matt Turner.
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Matt Turner, who is making his 40th career appearance tonight, has started in 25 of the last 27 USMNT games he has been available for since September 23, 2022, against Japan in Dusseldorf, German
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This is the first time the back four of Joe Scally, Chris Richards, Tim Ream and Antoine Robinson will start together. This is the fourth time and second consecutive match when the pair of Richards and Reem are in central defence.
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Tim Ream has earned 11 of his 57 caps after the age of 35, second only to Fernando Clavijo (41 of 61 caps) and Thomas Dooley (24 of 81 caps) among USMNT field players over the age of 35. Are in third place
- Antoine Robinson started his fifth consecutive USMNT match, while Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tim Weah started their third consecutive match of 2024
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Greg Berhalter’s record as head coach of the USMNT is 43-14-12 in 69 games. The United States is 1-1-3 against South American teams under Berhalter.
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With 53,575 tickets sold as of Saturday afternoon, today’s match was the most played in the U.S. in the D.C./Maryland/Virginia area. Third-highest attendance at a Soccer-controlled USMNT match.
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The USMNT’s all-time score against Colombia is 3–13–5, with the last win being a 3–0 win on March 9, 2005 in Fullerton, California. The team’s seven-match winless streak against Los Cafeteros is its second-longest win against Los Cafeteros. Any opponent after Brazil (11 matches).
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Forward Josh Sargent (foot injury) is the only US player who did not dress tonight. Six substitutions are allowed in three moments, with half time not counting as a substitution moment.
- Mexico’s Fernando Hernandez will umpire the match. The USMNT is 2–0–0 in matches refereed by Hernández, including a 2–0 friendly win against Costa Rica on February 2, 2019, and a 4–1 World Cup qualifying win at Honduras on September 8, 2021.
(USMNT VS COLOMBIA)
(USMNT VS COLOMBIA)
(USMNT VS COLOMBIA)
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