USA vs Mexico: XI notes and starting lineup

Lineup notes
Mexico vs. USMNT
International friendly
October 15, 2024
Akron Stadium; Guadalajara, Mexico
Pre-match coverage: 9:30 PM ET on TNT Radio, Max and Fútbol de Primera
Start: 10:30 PM ET on TNT Radio, Max and Fútbol de Primera
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USMNT starting lineup tonight against Mexico: 1-Matt Turner, 4-Mark McKenzie, 5-Anthony Robinson, 6-Younes Musa, 7-Aidan Morris, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 13-Tim Ream (captain), 14-Gianluca Bosio, 17-Malik Tillman (22) . -Joe Scully, 24-Josh Sargent

Subs: 16-Patrick Schulte, 18-Ethan Horvath, 2-Auston Trusty, 12-Myles Robinson, 15-Tanner Tessmann, 19-Haji Wright, 20-Brandon Vazquez, 21-Alex Zendejas, 23-Christopher Lund.

Game notes | Five things to know about Mexico

• USMNT starting cap numbers (including this match): Tim Ream (64), Anthony Robinson (48), Matt Turner (47), Brenden Aaronson (46), Yunus Musa (43), Josh Sargent (27), Joe Scully (17), Mark McKenzie (16), Malik Tillman (16), Gianluca Bosio (15), Aidan Morris (9).
• The average age of Mauricio Pochettino’s starting lineup is 25 years and 190 days.
• The starting lineup averages 31 caps.
• Mauricio Pochettino made one change to the lineup that started on Saturday against Panama, bringing on Malik Tilleman for Christian Pulisic, who returned to Milan on Sunday.
• Tillman and midfielder Aidan Morris both earned their first away caps in the USMNT tonight.
• Tim Ream leads the USMNT for the 12th time tonight. USA is 8W-1L-2D when Ream wears the armband.
• Rehm, who was part of the three-man backline in the USA’s 1-1 draw with Mexico in a World Cup qualifier on June 11, 2017, is one of three starters to face El Tri far. He is joined by Younis Musa and Anthony Robinson, who started in the 0-0 draw with Mexico in a World Cup qualifier on 24 March 2022.
• Musa, Robinson and Matt Turner are each making their 10th cap this year, equaling Pulisic for the team lead in 2024.
• Turner (2021-2024) is the second USMNT goaltender to achieve double-digit caps in four consecutive years, joining Tony Meola who did so in five consecutive years between 1990-94.
• Both Moses (2022, 2023, 2024) and Robinson (2021, 2022, 2024) have achieved maximum numbers in a calendar year for the third time in their international careers.
• Brenden Aaronson starts four consecutive matches for the first time in his international career.
• Forward Josh Sargent starts back-to-back USMNT games for the first time since the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Final Four, where the USA defeated Honduras 1-0 (June 3, 2021) and Mexico 3-2 in overtime (June 6, 2021). 2021) in Denver.
• Midfielder Gianluca Bosio gets his first start on the road since the 1-1 draw with Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier on November 16, 2021.
• After beating Panama 2-0 on Saturday, the backline of Joe Scully, Mark McKenzie, Tim Ream and Anthony Robinson work together for the second time tonight.
• USA is 24W-36L-17D in 77 games against El Tri And 1W-23L-4D in 28 matches on Mexican soil.