LINEUP NOTES: Marriott Bonvoy Presents: U.S. Soccer Summer Showdown: USMNT vs. Colombia
Commanders Field, Landover, MD, June 8, 2024.
4:30 p.m. ET on TNT, Telemundo, truTV, Universo, Max, and Peacock for pre-game coverage
Start time: 5:37 p.m. ET on FDP, Max, Peacock, Universo, TNT, Telemundo, and truTV Sound system
Social media: U.S. Soccer on Facebook, The U.S. Soccer App, and @USMNT on X and Instagram
USMNT Starting XI versus Colombia today: Matt Turner, third; Chris Richards, 5. Antonio Robinson 7-Gio Reyna 8-Weston McKennie 10-Captain Christian Pulisic 13. Tim Ream 15. Johnny Cardoso Tim Weah, 20 Folerin Balogun, 21 Joe Scally, 22
Replaced by: 18-Ethan Horvath 25-Sean Johnson, 2-Vickers, Cameron Carter 4. Adams Tyler 6-Yunus Musah 9-Cardo Pepi 11- Aaronson, Brenden 12. Miles Robinson 14-The Torre, Luca 16-Shaq Moore 17-Tillman, Malik 19-Haji Wright 23-Kristoffer Lund 24-Mark McKenzie 26. Jimmy Tillman
LINEUP NOTES FOR THE GAME | FIVE THINGS ABOUT COLOMBIA
- Christian Pulisic (67), Tim Ream (57), Weston McKennie (52), Antonee Robinson (42), Matt Turner (40), Tim Weah (38), Gio Reyna (27), Chris Richards (17), Johnny Cardoso (12), Folarin Balogun (11), Joe Scally (10) are the USMNT Starting XI cap numbers as of this match.
- With an average age of 25 years, 237 days, the starting lineup for today is the third oldest since 2021 and the ninth oldest lineup used by Gregg Berhalter. Additionally, the starting lineup has an average of 32.9 caps, ranking it as the second most experienced since 2019 and the ninth most experienced under Berhalter’s tenure. The only starting lineup with a higher average cap number throughout that time (36.5) was the one that faced Mexico in the CNL Final in March.
- Christian Pulisic captains the squad for the 22nd time tonight. Gregg Berhalter makes three changes to the starting lineup from the Concacaf Nations League Final against Mexico on March 24: forward Folarin Balogun, midfielder Johnny Cardoso, and defense Joe Scally. When Pulisic wears the armband, the USA is 16-2-3. Additionally, he earned his squad-leading 67th cap, which ties him for 37th place on the USMNT’s all-time caps chart with 1994 FIFA World Cup alum Mike Sober. Against South American opponents, Folarin Balogun, Johnny Cardoso, Gio Reyna, Chris Richards, and Matt Turner will all make their debuts as starts.
- Goalkeeper Matt Turner, who will make his 40th career appearance today, has started 25 of the previous 27 USMNT games for which he has been eligible, going all the way back to September 23, 2022, in Düsseldorf, Germany, against Japan.
- Tonight marks Johnny Cardoso’s third career start, and his first since Nashville’s 4-0 victory over Ghana on October 17, 2023.
- The starting lineup of Joe Scally, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, and Antonee Robinson will be together for the first time in tonight’s game. Additionally, this is the second straight game that Richards and Ramsay will play together in central defense.
- Tim Ream is ranked third among USMNT field players who turned 35, having earned 11 of his 57 caps after turning 35. He trails Thomas Dooley (24 of 81 caps) and Fernando Clavijo (41 of 61 caps).
Beginning with the USMNT’s fifth straight encounter, Tim Weah, Christian Pulisic, and Weston McKennie are all playing in their third straight 2024 match. - In 69 games as head coach of the USMNT, Gregg Berhalter is 43-14-12. Under Berhalter, the USA has a 1-3 record in five games against South American opponents.
- As of this Saturday afternoon, 53,575 tickets have been sold for the USMNT in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area, making this match the third-most popular USMNT match in history under U.S. Soccer’s administration.
- The USMNT has a 3-13-5 record all-time versus Colombia; their most recent victory came on March 9, 2005 in Fullerton, California, where they prevailed 3-0. After Brazil (11 matches), the team’s winless run of seven games versus Los Cafeteros is now the longest against any opponent.
- Progression Only Josh Sargent (foot injury) is not wearing a uniform this evening. Three distinct times slots are available for six substitutions. There is no substitution moment during halftime.
The match today will be overseen by Mexico’s Fernando Hernandez. The USMNT is 2-0-0 in two games officiated by Hernandez; the first was a 2-0 friendly victory under Gregg Berhalter on February 2, 2019, and the second was a 4-1 World Cup qualifying victory at Honduras on September 8, 2021.
