USA vs. Canada: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Canada
U.S. Soccer Fan Appreciation Match | International Friendly
Sept. 7, 2024
Children’s Mercy Park; Kansas City, Kan.
Pre-Game Coverage: 3:30 p.m. ET on TBS, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio
Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET on TBS, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio
Social 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

GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CANADA

• 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.