The U.S. Men’s National Team is set to take a break from World Cup Qualifying and kickoff the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a matinee matchup against familiar foe Panama on Saturday afternoon at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Having faced each other nine times in the tournament, and at least once in each of the last six competitions, the U.S. owns a 5-1-3 record against Los Canaleros in the competition. The MNT is also competing with Panama in The Hex, recording a 1-1 away draw on March 28th and is set to host the Central American side in Orlando on October 10, presented by Volpi Foods.
Here’s everything you need to know for Saturday’s game:
Date: Saturday, July 8, 2017
Kickoff Time: Coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. ET with kickoff to follow at 4:50 p.m. ET
Venue: Nissan Stadium (Home of the Tennessee Titans)
TV info: FOX, UniMas and UDN will air the game live
Social media accounts to follow: U.S. Soccer’s Facebook, and the MNT’s Twitter and Instagram
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U.S. MNT Roster By Position (Club; Caps/Goals):
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC; 55/0), Bill Hamid (D.C. United; 2/0),, Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 5/0)
DEFENDERS (8): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City; 40/1), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX; 40/1), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas; 3/0), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 11/0), Matt Miazga (Chelsea/ENG; 2/0), Justin Morrow (Toronto FC/CAN; 1/0), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna, MEX; 7/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City; 49/5)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; 9/1), Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana/MEX; 6/2), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union; 61/2), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana/MEX; 18/2), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire; 7/0), Chris Pontius (Philadelphia Union; 2/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 0/0), Kelyn Rowe (New England Revolution; 1/0), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy; 32/7)
FORWARDS (3): Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution; 23/3), Dom Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City; 1/1), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 16/2)
Panama Roster:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jose Calderon (CD Marathon/HON); Orlando Mosquera (Tauro FC); Alex Rodriguez (San Francisco FC)
DEFENDERS (8): Roberto Chen (Deportivo Arabe Unido); Eric Davis (FC DAC 1904 DunajskA Streda/SVK); Fidel Escobar (Unattached); Roderick Miller (Atlético Nacional/COL); Michael Amir Murillo (New York Red Bulls/USA); Luis Ovalle (Unattached); Angel Patrick (Deportivo Arabe Unido); Jan Carlos Vargas (Tauro FC)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Edgar Yoel Barcenas (Cafetaleros de Tapachula/MEX); Miguel Camargo (New York City FC/USA); Armando Cooper (Toronto FC/CAN); Anibal Godoy (San Jose Earthquakes/USA); Gabriel Gomez (Atlético Bucaramanga/COL); Leslie Heraldez (Deportivo Arabe Unido); Josiel Nuñez (CD Plaza Amador); Valentin Pimentel (CD Plaza Amador)
FORWARDS (4): Abdiel Arroyo (Danubio FC/URU); Ricardo Clarke (Unattached); Ismael Diaz (FC Porto/POR); Gabriel Torres (FC Lausanne-Sport/SUI)
Next Up: The U.S. MNT continues its quest for a sixth confederation championship when it takes on Martinique (July 12 in Tampa) and Nicaragua (July 15 in Cleveland). New to the Gold Cup? Here’s what you need to know.
Match: U.S. MNT vs. Martinique [TICKETS]
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Kickoff Time: 9 p.m. ET
Venue: Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, Fla. (Home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
TV info: FS1, UniMás, UDN will air the game live
Social media accounts to follow: U.S. Soccer’s Facebook, and the MNT’s Twitter and Instagram