NOTES ON THE LINEUP: USA vs. England
November 25, 2022, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar, FIFA World Cup 2022, Game No. 20
2 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX and Telemundo
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The following players will start for the USMNT against England: Matt Turner, Sergio Dest, Walker Zimmerman, Tyler Adams (#4) (capt.), Five. Anthony Robinson, Sixth: Yunus Musah (8) Weston McKennie ten) Christian Pulisic Tim Weah, 13, Haji Wright, and 19
Eleven (12) Ethan Horvath, Sean Johnson, 7, and Gio Reyna, 25, Jessica Ferreira, Brenden Aaronson (#11), Luca de la Torre (14), Aaron Long (15), Jordan Morris (16), Cristian Roldan (17), ShAQ Moore, #18 Number 20: Cameron Carter-Vickers DeAndre Yedlin, 22 Kevin Acosta, Josh Sargent, 24, and Joe Scally, 26 -Joe Scally.
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Christian Pulisic (54), Tim Ream (48), Weston McKennie (39), Walker Zimmerman (35), Tyler Adams (34), Antonee Robinson (31), Tim Weah (26), Matt Turner (22), Sergio Dest (21), Yunus Musah (21), and Haji Wright make up the starting XI for the USMNT in this encounter (5)
The Starting XI against England today has an average age of 25 years, 169 days after starting the youngest team through the first 16 games on Monday against Wales (25 years, 102 days).
After the three games from 1990 (all with just over 24 years of age) and Monday's match against Wales, the starting XI for today's match is the fifth youngest USMNT World Cup lineup.
The starting lineup averages 30 appearances and 17 in competitive play.
All 11 starting players are participating in their second FIFA World Cup.
The only addition from Gregg Berhalter's starting lineup against Wales is Haji Wright. The Los Angeles-born player, who replaced Josh Sargent in the starting lineup after entering the game against Wales on Monday in the 74th minute, now makes his first World Cup appearance.
Yunus Musah, 19, a native of London and a former England youth international, is the only young player to have played in more than one World Cup for the USMNT.
English-born defender Antonee Robinson, who calls Liverpool home, also lines up against the country of his birth.
Tyler Adams captains the USMNT for the 11th time tonight. The team is 4-1-5 when Adams wears the armband.
For a second-straight World Cup match, 10 of 11 starters represent clubs in Europe – tied for the highest number ever for a USMNT World Cup lineup. Walker Zimmerman is the sole MLS player in the starting XI.
Five starters ply their trade in England: Adams (Leeds United), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson (Fulham) and Matt Turner (Arsenal).
Sergiño Dest (AC Milan) and Weston McKennie (Juventus) both play in Italy, Tim Weah in France (Lille), Yunus Musah (Valencia) in Spain, Haji Wright (Antalyaspor) in Turkey and Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) in MLS.
Haji Wright is the second Turkish-based player to start a World Cup match for the USMNT, following Jermaine Jones who started all four games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup as a Besiktas player.
Four starters appear in the USA’s last meeting with England on Nov. 15, 2018 at Wembley Stadium in London: Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Christian Pulisic, and Tim Weah. Substitutes Kellyn Acosta and Shaq Moore also appeared in the match.
CAUTION WATCH: Tonight’s starters Sergiño Dest, Weston McKennie and Tim Ream, as well as substitute Kellyn Acosta, all carry yellow cards into the match. Should any of them receive a caution against England, they will be suspended from Tuesday’s group finale against Iran. No England players sit on yellow cards ahead of tonight’s game.
The USMNT will dress 26 players for today’s game. Five substitutions are allowed in three different moments. Halftime does not count as a substitution moment.
The USMNT is 2-8-1 all-time against England and 1-0-1 in World Cup matches against the Three Lions. The USA famously used Joe Gaetjens goal to upset England 1-0 during the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Sixty years later, Clint Dempsey’s striker canceled out an early goal from Steven Gerrard to help the USMNT to a 1-1 draw in South Africa.
Gregg Berhalter is 36-10-11 in 57 matches as USMNT head coach. He is 2-1-2 in matches against UEFA opposition.
Jesús Valenzuela of Venezuela is the referee for tonight’s match. This is the first USMNT match he has officiated.
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