USA vs Trinidad and Tobago

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• USMNT XI Cap Starting numbers (including this match): Paul Arriola (35), Kellyn Acosta (25), Aaron Long (19), Sebastian Lletget (18), Jackson Yueill (9), Jonathan Lewis (7), Miles Robinson ( 3), Sam Vines (3), Jesús Ferreira (2), Aaron Herrera (1), Matt Turner (1)

• Today’s early XI has an average age of 24 years, 246 days

• The initial XI has an average of 10 caps

• Five players remain in the squad that started the USMNT 6-0 win over El Salvador last month: defenders Aaron Long and Sam Vines, midfielders Sebastian Lletget and Jackson Yueill, and striker Paul Arriola.

• Six players from the starting XI are eligible by age for the 2021 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Championship in March: Jesús Ferreira, Aaron Herrera, Jonathan Lewis, Miles Robinson, Sam Vines and Jackson Yueill.

• Two USMNT debutants: goalkeeper Matt Turner and right-back Aaron Herrera. The two rookies add up to 36 players in 23 games under Gregg Berhalter – the largest number of any technicians of the modern era of the USMNT to date.

• With the US participation in the 2010 FIFA World Cup inspiring him to play, Matt Turner will earn his first internationalization with the USMNT 11 years later. Today marks his first appearance by the USA in any age group and he becomes the first goalkeeper to debut since Alex Bono on May 28, 2018 against Bolivia.

• A product of the Real Salt Lake Academy, Herrera makes his senior debut after three seasons as a club starter.

• Aaron Long is the captain of the USMNT for the fifth time tonight. The team is a perfect 4-0-0 when Long uses the armband, beating opponents 12-0.

• Miles Robinson wins his first USMNT debut tonight in his third overall appearance and the first since a 1-1 draw against Uruguay on September 10, 2019 in St. Louis.

• On the five-year anniversary of her USMNT debut, Kellyn Acosta debuts since the 1-0 loss to Italy on November 20, 2018 in Genk, Belgium.

• Sebastian Lletget wins his fifth consecutive participation in the USMNT tonight. With goals in each of his last two games, if he scores against Trinidad and Tobago he would become the 11th^º different player to score goals in three consecutive USMNT games.

• Earning your 35^º captain, Paul Arriola is the oldest player in the early XI. Arriola turns 18^º acting under the command of USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter – the maximum of any player.

• Striker Jonathan Lewis won his second international game and his first since a 1-0 win over Panama in the Gold Cup group stage final on June 26, 2019 in Kansas City.

• With a day to go before the one-year anniversary of his debut at the USMNT, striker Jesús Ferreira makes his second appearance on the senior team.

• Paul Arriola and Aaron Long are the two starters who played the last match against Trinidad and Tobago, a 6-0 win in the Gold Cup group stage on June 22, 2019 in Cleveland. Both players accounted for half of the team’s goals that night, Long becoming the first USMNT defender to score two goals in a match, while Arriola registered his fifth international goal.

• USMNT will dress 22 players for tonight’s game. Six substitutions will be allowed.

• Striker Jozy Altidore, defender Julian Araujo and goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski will not be dressed for the match. While he could play, Altidore is being kept as a precaution. Araujo arrived at the camp after recovering from an illness and is not fully fit. Marcinkowski suffered a slight sprain in his right ankle during training earlier this week.

• The USMNT has 19-3-4 of all time against Trinidad and Tobago and 13-0-1 in home games.

• Hector Said Martinez, from Honduras, will be the referee for tonight’s match. He also served as a central referee at the last meeting between the two nations, a 6-0 victory by the USMNT in the Gold Cup group stage on June 22, 2019 in Cleveland.