USA vs. Jamaica: Starting XI and line-up notes

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LINEUP NOTES
Jamaica vs. USMNT
2024-25 Concacaf Nations League Quarter Finals – First Leg
14 November 2024
National Stadium; Kingston, Jamaica
Pregame coverage: 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio
Kickoff: 8:00 PM ET on TNT, truTV, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio
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Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Jamaica: 1-Matt Turner; 22-Joe Scally, 4-Mark McKenzie, 13-Tim Ream (Capt.), 5-Antonee Robinson; 15-Johnny Cardoso, 18-Tanner Tessmann; 6–Yunus Musah, 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic; 9-Ricardo Pepi

Replacements: 16-Patrick Schulte, 21-Diego Kochen, 23-Zack Steffen, 2-Auston Trusty, 3-Chris Richards, 7-Alex Zendejas, 12-Miles Robinson, 14-Gianluca Busio, 17-Malik Tillman, 19-Cade Cowell, 20-Brandon Vazquez

Suspended: Tim Weah
Unavailable: Brenden Aaronson, Aidan Morris

GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JAMAICA

  • USMNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (including this match): Christian Pulisic (75), Tim Ream (64), Weston McKennie (57), Antonee Robinson (49), Matt Turner (48), Yunus Musah (44), Ricardo Pepi ( 32), Johnny Cardoso (18), Joe Scally (18), Mark McKenzie (16), Tanner Tessmann (5)
  • Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI has an average age of 25 years, 328 days.
  • The Starting XI has an average of 38 caps and 22 in official competition.
  • Midfielders Johnny Cardoso and Weston McKennie get their first caps under Mauricio Pochettino, while midfielder Tanner Tessmann and forward Ricardo Pepi collect their first starts for the new USMNT head coach.
  • McKennie will make his USMNT-leading 15th Concacaf Nations League appearance. He also has the team lead with six goals overall in the competition.
  • Christian Pulisic collects his 75th cap and becomes the 33rd player to reach that mark for the USMNT.
  • No. 13 Tim Ream captains the USMNT for the 13th time tonight. The US is 8W-3L-1D when Ream wears the bracelet.
  • Ricardo Pepi, Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson will all make their 10th appearances in 2024. It marks the third calendar year that Robinson has achieved double-digit caps (2021, 2022) and the second year for both Pepi (2023) and Ream (2019).
  • The back four of Scally, McKenzie, Ream and Robinson start together for the second time after previously working together in the 2-0 win against Panama last month in Austin, Texas.
  • Midfielders Brenden Aaronson and Aidan Morris and striker Tim Weah are unavailable tonight. Aaronson experienced flu-like symptoms and did not travel to Jamaica. He is currently in St. Louis and will be joined by the team tomorrow. Aidan Morris sprained his right knee in training and has been ruled out of November’s games. Weah is serving the second of a two-match ban for the red card he received against Panama in the Copa América on June 27.
  • Three starters have scored against Jamaica. Pulisic had a brace and McKennie added the second goal in the USA’s 3-1 victory in the Concacaf Gold Cup Semifinal on July 3, 2019, in Nashville. Pepi scored both USA goals in the 2-0 FIFA World Cup Qualifying win on October 7, 2021 in Austin.
  • Eight starters appeared in the USA’s last game with Jamaica, a 3-1 overtime victory in the Concacaf Nations League Semifinals on March 21, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. Matt Turner, Joe Scally, Antonee Robinson, Yunus Musah, Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic started the game, with Johnny Cardoso and Ricardo Pepi coming off the bench.
  • Four starters featured in the USMNT’s last visit to Jamaica, a 1-1 draw in World Cup qualifying on November 16, 2021. Antonee Robinson, Yunus Musah and Ricardo Pepi started the match, with Christian Pulisic coming off the bench.
  • The USA is 20W-3L-10D in 33 all-time meetings with Jamaica and 3W-1L-6D in away games. The USMNT last won a game in Jamaica on June 7, 2013 in FIFA World Cup Qualifying.
  • A total of 24 of the 33 all-time matches between the USA and Jamaica have been decided by one goal or less.
  • Juan Gabriel Calderon from Costa Rica is tonight’s referee. He previously refereed USA’s 1-1 draw at Jamaica in FIFA World Cup Qualifying on November 16, 2021.