PRE-GAME Inclusion: 8:30 P.M. ET ON dynamite, TELEMUNDO, UNIVERSO, MAX, PEACOCK; Opening shot: 9:07 P.M. ET ON dynamite, TELEMUNDO, UNIVERSO, MAX, PEACOCK, FUTBOL DE PRIMERA RADIO
NOVEMBER 16 2023
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USMNT versus Trinidad and Tobago
2023-24 Concacaf Countries Association Quarterfinal, Leg 1
Nov. 16, 2023
Q2 Arena; Austin, Texas
Pre-Game Inclusion: 8:30 p.m. ET on dynamite, Telemundo, Universo, MAX, Peacock
The opening shot: 9:07 p.m. ET on dynamite, Telemundo, Universo, MAX, Peacock, Futbol de Primera Radio
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This evening's USMNT Beginning XI versus Trinidad and Tobago: 1-Matt Turner, 2-Sergiño Dest, 3-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 5-Antonee Robinson, 6-Yunus Musah, 7-Gio Reyna, 8-Weston McKennie, 13-Tim Ream (capt.), 16-Kevin Paredes, 17-Malik Tillman, 20-Folarin Balogun
Substitutes: 18-Ethan Horvath, 21-Crazy Slonina, 4-Chris Richards, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 10-Alex Zendejas, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 14-Luca de la Torre, 15-Paxten Aaronson, 19-Joe Scally, 22-Lennard Maloney, 23-Kristoffer Lund
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USMNT Beginning XI Cap Numbers (counting this match): Tim Ream (54), Weston McKennie (49), Antonee Robinson (38), Matt Turner (36), Yunus Musah (32), Sergiño Dest (31), Gio Reyna (23), Cameron Carter-Vickers (15), Folarin Balogun (7), Malik Tillman (7), Kevin Paredes (3).
USMNT Beginning XI Cap Numbers in True Rivalry (counting this match): Weston McKennie (28), Matt Turner (28), Tim Ream (27), Antonee Robinson (24), Yunus Musah (20), Sergiño Dest (16), Gio Reyna (13), Cameron Carter-Vickers (4), Folarin Balogun (3), Malik Tillman (2), Kevin Paredes (1).
This evening's Beginning XI has a typical age of 24 years, 275 days. The arrangement likewise midpoints 26 covers and 14 in true contest.
With six players in his Beginning XI matured 23 or more youthful, Gregg Berhalter moves into second all-time among USMNT lead trainers as far as covers granted to players 23 and more youthful. Seven of the 12 substitutes are likewise 23 and more youthful, and that implies the number could develop before the night's over.
U-23 Covers by USMNT Lead trainer
Coach U-23 Caps Games Trained
Bora Milutinovic 502 96
Gregg Berhalter* 480 64
Bruce Arena 477 148
Bounce Bradley 367 80
Jürgen Klinsmann 344 98
* Numbers incorporate this evening's match
Twenty-year-old midfielder Yunus Musah procures his 32nd cap, tying Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan and Christian Pulisic for the most appearances by a USMNT player before their 21st birthday. Musah likewise makes his 30th beginning, broadening his record of starts by a USMNT player prior to turning 21 - Donovan is second with 27 beginnings before his 21st birthday.
Full back Sergiño Dest joins Musah in making his 30th beginning for the USMNT.
Weston McKennie will make his USMNT-driving twelfth Concacaf Countries Association appearance. The midfielder has missed just a single CNL match since the opposition started in 2019, serving a one-game suspension in the 2022-23 CNL Last recently against Canada.
Making his third USMNT appearance, 20-year-old forward Kevin Paredes gets his initial beginning, acquires his most memorable cap in true rivalry and will play his most memorable match against Concacaf resistance this evening against Trinidad and Tobago.
No. 13 Tim Ream skippers the side one day shy of the 13-year commemoration of his most memorable cap, a 1-0 win at South Africa on Nov. 17, 2010. This is the 10th Ream has worn the armband, with the group going 6-1-1 in the eight past matches.
Ream secures the equivalent backline that cooperated in the 1-0 win against IR Iran finally year's FIFA World Cup. The veteran accomplices with Cameron Carter-Vickers in focal safeguard for the subsequent time, while his Fulham partner Antonee Robinson and Sergiño Dest are conveyed in the full back positions.
This is additionally Carter-Vickers' initial beginning since last year's success against Iran.
Folarin Balogun begins his seventh successive counterpart for the USMNT. The striker has three objectives and one aid his six past appearances.
Making his group driving twelfth appearance of 2023, Matt Turner moves past Arnie Mausser for sole ownership of 6th all-time in covers among USMNT goalkeepers with 36 appearances. This evening's match is additionally Turner's seventeenth cap in 19 USMNT matches during FIFA worldwide windows tracing all the way back to last September against Japan.
Turner is the fourth USMNT goalkeeper to procure twofold digit covers in something like three schedule years and the third to do it in three back to back years: Tim Howard (6; 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017), Tony Meola (5; 2021, 2022, 2023), Kasey Keller (3; 1998, 2002, 2005).
Malik Tillman procures his subsequent vocation start, as well as his second appearance in true contest.
Three starters have recently played against Trinidad and Tobago. Tim Ream began the 0-0 attract World Cup qualifying on Nov. 17, 2015 and the 6-0 win in the Concacaf Gold Cup on June 22, 2019. Matt Turner made his USMNT debut and saved an extra shot in the 7-0 win on Jan. 31, 2021, and kept one more shutout in the 6-0 win in the Concacaf Gold Cup on July 2, 2023. Weston McKennie showed up against the Soca Heroes in the 2019 Gold Cup match.
Should substitutes Brenden and Paxten Aaronson get on the field simultaneously, they would turn into the eighth arrangement of siblings to play together for the U.S. Men's Public Group. The Aaronsons turned into the 10th sets of siblings to procure a USMNT cap upon Paxten's introduction on Jan. 28 against Colombia.
The USMNT is 21-3-4 out of 28 past matches against Trinidad and Tobago. The group has won the last three gatherings, outscoring the Soca Heroes 19-0.
Five replacements are permitted in three unique minutes. Halftime doesn't consider a replacement second.
Oshane Country of Jamaica is the ref for this evening's match. The USMNT is 4-0-1 out of five matches recently administered by Country:
3-0 win versus Bolivia (Cordial); May 28, 2018
1-0 win versus Costa Rica (Cordial); Feb. 1, 2020
1-0 win versus Honduras (CNL Elimination round); June 2, 2021
1-1 draw versus Canada (WCQ); Sept. 5, 2021
3-0 win versus Honduras (WCQ); Feb. 2, 2022