USMNT vs. Panama: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

The initial lineup for the USA for the Copa America match against Panama on the 27th of June.

LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Panama
2024 Copa America | Group Stage Match No. 2
June 27, 2024
Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Ga.
Pre-Game Coverage: 5 p.m. ET on FOX, Univision, TUDN
Kickoff: 6 p.m. ET on FOX, Univision, TUDN, FDP Radio
Social Media: @USMNT on X and Instagram ; U.S. Soccer on Facebook , The U.S. Soccer App

The Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Panama:1-Matt Turner; 3-Chris Rich; 4-Tyler Adams, 5-Antonee R. Reyna 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic (Capt. ) 13-Tim Ream, 20 -Folarin Balogun, 21-Tim Weah 22-Joe Skully

Substitutes: 18-Ethan Horvath, 25-Sean Johnson, 2-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 6-Yunus Musah, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 14-Luca de la Torre, 15-Johnny Cardoso, 16-Shaq Moore, 17-Malik Tillman, 19-Haji Wright, 23-Kristoffer Lund, 24-Mark McKenzie, 26-Josh Sargent

GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PANAMA

• USMNT Start XI Caps The following numbers (including the match): Christian Pulisic (70), Tim Ream (60), Weston McKennie (55), Antonee Robinson (45), Matt Turner (43), Tyler Adams (41), Tim Weah (41), Gio Reyna (30), Chris Richards (20), Folarin Balogun (14), Joe Scally (13).

• USMNT Caption of the Starting XI Numbers in the official contest (including matches): Christian Pulisic (49), Matt Turner (33) and Weston McKennie (32), Tim Ream (31), Antonee Robinson (29), Tyler Adams (23), Tim Weah (21), Gio Reyna (18), Chris Richards (11), Folarin Balogun (8), Joe Scally (7).

• The present Starting XI has an average age of 25 years old. three43 days.

• Averaging the starting 23 caps that the team has played in competition is the highest during Gregg Berhalter’s time in office. The team also has an average of 38.3 caps.

• Berhalter starts the same team that played the field on Bolivia on Sunday night in the fixture. This is the first time he’s been with the same squad for consecutive matches from the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Quarterfinal and Semifinals against Jamaica and Qatar and Qatar and Qatar, respectively.

• About 14 years after making his international debut, veteran defensive player Tim Ream earns his 50th start in his 60th game with the USMNT.

• A midfielder named Tyler Adams starts two matches in succession as the first occasion since the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

• Christian Pulisic becomes the seventh player to become in charge of the USMNT 25 times. In the USA is 17W-3L-4D when Pulisic is the captain.

• Pulisic’s 4 goals in his professional career in Panama are among the most goals ever recorded by USMNT players. He is flanked by Jozy Altidore Dempsey, Landon Donovan and Eddie Johnson. He scored the opening goal of their four goal World Cup qualifying win on October. 6. In 2017, he then scored an unbeaten hat-trick in the team’s 5-1 win in the qualifying match on 27 May, 2022.

• Tonight’s game is the 10th time that the forward trio comprising Folarin Balogun Christian Pulisic, Folarin Baogun, and Tim Weah will begin their game in a group. Through their initial nine games they’ve played together, they have recorded 19 goals (12 goals and 7 assists) and also have at least one player participate in the 14 goals scored by the USMNT in this period.

• Midfielder Gio Reyna has scored six goals (two goals and four assists) in his last five appearances against Concacaf opposition.

• Reyna is also the very first person to get a goal for an international team during the game against Panama by scoring a goal in the 18th minute of America’s 6-2 win on November. 16, on 16th November in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

• Chris Richards also made his debut in the friendly game of the year 2020 versus Panama.

• Attention: Midfielder Weston McKennie is wearing a yellow card during this match. If he gets another card later in the evening it will result in an additional game suspended until the following game of the team that is scheduled for Monday, against Uruguay.

• Gregg Berhalter has a record of the 44th player to win a game in his time as the head coach of the USMNT head coach. 29W-7L-7D has been recorded through 43 games of competitions that are officially recognized.

• The USMNT has 17 wins and 7 losses in all time matches played in the match against Panama and 13W-2L-7D the final match game against La Marea Roja in official matches in competition. In addition to Mexico, Panama is the most frequently contested rival for USA since the year 2010. The match tonight is 19th time that they have played each other in the last 14 years.

• The chance of the possibility of a U.S. win tonight against Panama along with a Uruguay draw or a win against Bolivia will see participants from the USMNT advance to the 2024 Copa America Quarterfinals.

• Five substitutions could be done in three distinct instances. Halftime is not a reason to make a substitution.

• The match will be supervised by the assistance by Ivan Barton of El Salvador. This is the seventh USMNT match which will be officiated by Mr. Barton has officiated with the USA winning 5W-0L-1D over the past six matches. The three most recent U.S. matches include the 2-0 World Cup Qualifying win against Mexico on November. 12 2021. Then, 5-1 World Cup Qualifying win against Panama on the 27th of March 2022, and the three-point Concacaf Nations league Semifinal victory against Mexico on June 15th, 2023.