International Friendly
March 25, 2021
Wiener Neustadt Stadion; Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Live broadcast: 13h ET; ESPN2, UniMás and TUDN
Social media: @USMNT on Twitter and Instagram; @ussoccer on the Facebook
Tonight US MNT starting XI vs. Jamaica: 1-Zack Steffen (captain), 2-Sergiño Dest, 3-Aaron Long, 6-John Brooks, 7-Gio Reyna, 8-Yunus Musah, 9-Josh Sargent, 10- Christian Pulisic, 17-Sebastian Lletget, 20-Reggie Cannon, 23-Kellyn Acosta
Substitutes: 22-Ethan Horvath, 25-Chituru Odunze, 5-Antonee Robinson, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 12-Luca de la Torre, 13-Tim Ream, 15-Chris Richards, 16-Jordan Siebatcheu, 18-Christian Cappis, 19 -Bryan Reynolds, 24-Erik Palmer-Brown, 26-Nicholas Gioacchini
GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JAMAICA
- US MNT XI starting numbers (including this match): John Brooks (40), Christian Pulisic (35), Kellyn Acosta (26), Aaron Long (20), Zack Steffen (20), Sebastian Lletget (19), Reggie Cannon (14), Josh Sargent (13), Sergiño Dest (6), Yunus Musah (3), Gio Reyna (3),
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Today’s Start XI has an average age of 23 years and 243 days.
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The starting XI has an average of 17 games.
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The US roster represents clubs in five different countries: Germany (3), USA (3), England (2), Spain (2), Portugal (1)
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Start XI represents clubs from eight different countries: England, Germany and Spain (2 each), Belgium, France, Italy, Holland and Portugal (1 each).
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Zack Steffen is the captain of the USMNT for the fourth time tonight. He wore the armband for the last time in the 0-0 draw with Wales on 12 November 2020 in Swansea.
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Both Christian Pulisic and Josh Sargent make their expected returns for the USMNT. Pulisic last appeared in the game outside the Concacaf League of Nations in Canada on October 15, 2019. Sargent’s last USMNT match came about a month later, when he scored two goals in the 4-0 win of the team against Cuba. The League of Nations group plays on November 19, 2019 in the Cayman Islands.
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John Brooks and Aaron Long are partners in central defense for the third time tonight. Defending veterans helped the United States win previous matches together – a 1-0 win over Ecuador on March 22, 2019 and a 4-1 win by the Concacaf League of Nations against Canada on November 15, 2019 .
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Kellyn Acosta, Sebastian Lletget and Aaron Long played the first game of the year in the USA, a 7-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on January 31 in Orlando.
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The youngest player on the list, midfielder Yunus Musah, 18, has added his third cap and the first since joining USMNT on March 15.
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The colleague Gio Reyna, 18, also adds his third internationalization. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored his first international goal at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt, placing the U.S. opening goal at home via a direct free kick in the 6-2 victory over Panama on November 16, 2020.
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Four alternates have the opportunity to debut for the USMNT tonight: striker Jordan Siebatcheu, midfielder Christian Cappis, defender Bryan Reynolds and goalkeeper Chituru Odunze.
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Jordan Siebatcheu will wear the name “Pefok” on the back of his shirt, which is his mother’s maiden name.
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Reserve defender Chris Richards made his USMNT debut at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt, stepping off the bench to close the 6-2 victory over Panama last November.
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Substitutes Erik Palmer-Brown and Luca de la Torre will seek their first matches at the USMNT in almost three years. Palmer-Brown last played in the USA’s 1-1 draw with France on June 9, 2018 in Lyon, while de la Torre’s last international was actually his debut, coming off the bench in a 2-2 loss. 1 to Ireland, a week earlier.
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Tonight’s game is a rematch for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal on July 3, 2019 in Nashville. Weston McKennie opened the scoring and Christian Pulisic scored twice in the second half in the 3-1 win over Reggae Boyz.
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Gregg Berhalter holds the 15-5-3 record as a USMNT coach and is 1-1-0 against Jamaica.
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The USMNT has 16-3-8 of all time against Jamaica. This is the first time that the two teams face each other on neutral ground. With USMNT wearing 23 players, three players did not wear tonight: defender Matt Miazga, midfielder Owen Otasowie and striker Daryl Dike.