USA vs. Canada: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

LINEUP NOTESUSMNT vs. CanadaU.S. Soccer Fan Appreciation Match | International FriendlySept. 7, 2024Children’s Mercy Park; Kansas City, Kan.Pre-Game Coverage: 3:30 p.m. ET on TBS, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera RadioKickoff: 4 p.m. ET on TBS, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera RadioSocial Media: @USMNT on X and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook, The U.S. Soccer App

Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Canada: 16-Patrick Schulte; 3-Chris Richards, 6-Yunus Musah, 10-Christian Pulisic (capt.), 11-Brenden Aaronson, 13-Tim Ream, 15-Johnny Cardoso, 17-Malik Tillman, 20-Folarin Balogun, 22-Joe Scally, 23-Kristoffer Lund

Substitutes: 1-Matt Turner, 18-Ethan Horvath, 21-Diego Kochen, 2-Auston Trusty, 4-Mark McKenzie, 5-Caleb Wiley, 7-Cade Cowell, 8-Aidan Morris, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 12-Marlon Fossey, 14-Luca de la Torre, 19-Haji Wright, 24-Josh Sargent

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USMNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (including this match): Christian Pulisic (72), Tim Ream (62), Brenden Aaronson (43), Yunus Musah (39), Chris Richards (22), Folarin Balogun (16), Joe Scally (15), Malik Tillman (13), Kristoffer Lund (4), Patrick Schulte (2).Today’s Starting XI has an average age of 24 years, 164 days.The Starting XI averages 27 caps.Eight starters are age 23 and younger: Brenden Aaronson, Folarin Balogun and Patrick Schulte (23); Johnny Cardoso, Kristoffer Lund and Malik Tillman (22); Yunus Musah and Joe Scally (21).Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte earns his second USMNT cap. He earned his debut on Jan. 20 against Slovenia before going on to backstop the USA to a quarterfinal appearance at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.Defender Kristoffer Lund earns his first appearance since starting the USMNT’s 4-0 win against Ghana on Oct. 17, 2023 in Nashville.Midfielder Malik Tillman will make his first start since the 3-1 extra time win against Jamaica in the Concacaf Nations League Semifinals on March 21 in Arlington, Texas.Brenden Aaronson gets his first start of 2024. The Leeds United attacker last started on Nov. 20, 2023 at Trinidad and Tobago in Concacaf Nations League play.Midfielder Johnny Cardoso earns his third career start and his second of 2024.Center back Chris Richards makes his eighth appearance of 2024, a career high during a calendar year.Six players started the USA’s last match on July 1 against Uruguay: defenders Tim Ream, Chris Richards and Joe Scally, midfielder Yunus Musah, and forwards Folarin Balogun an Christian Pulisic.Christian Pulisic captains the USMNT for the 27th time tonight. The USA is 17W-5L-4D when Pulisic wears the armband.With 30 career goals to his name, Pulisic’s next USMNT goal will move him past Brian McBride into sole possession of fifth on the team’s all-time scoring chart. Meanwhile, Pulisic’s next assist will see him tie Eddie Lewis and Eric Wynalda (17 each) for sixth all-time among USMNT players.Pulisic’s five career goals against CONMEBOL opposition tie him with Clint Dempsey and Bert Patenaude for second all-time among USMNT players. He sits just one goal behind Landon Donovan with six.Seven starters appeared in the 2023 Concacaf Nations League Final against Canada, including first-time goal scorers Folarin Balogun and Chris Richards. They are joined by Brenden Aaronson, Johnny Cardoso Yunus Musah, Christian Pulisic and Joe Scally.Eight starters have previous caps against Canada: Pulisic (4), Aaronson and Ream (3 each), Musah and Richards (2 each), Balogun, Cardoso and Scally (1 each).Substitute defender Marlon Fossey would make his USMNT debut if he comes off the bench today.The USA is 17W-10L-13D all-time against Canada in a series that began in 1925.Six substitutions are allowed in three different moments. Halftime does not count as a substitution moment.Today’s match will be officiated by Antonio Herrera Villalobos of Costa Rica. It is his first time overseeing a USMNT match.