USMNT vs. Canada: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Canada
2024-25 Concacaf Nations League Finals - Third-Place Match
March 23, 2025
SoFi Stadium; Inglewood, Calif.
Pre-Game Coverage: 5 p.m. ET; Paramount+, Univision
Kickoff: 6 p.m. ET on Paramount+, Univision
Social Media: @USMNT on X and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook, The U.S. Soccer App

Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Canada: 1-Matt Turner; 2-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 4-Tyler Adams, 5-Max Arfsten, 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic (Capt.) 14-Diego Luna; 16-Patrick Agyemang, 19-Joe Scally, 20-Mark McKenzie, 21-Tim Weah

Substitutes: 18-Patrick Schulte, 3-Chris Richards, 6-Yunus Musah,7-Gio Reyna, 9-Josh Sargent, 11-Tanner Tessmann, 12-Jack McGlynn, 13-Tim Ream, 17-Marlon Fossey, 23-Brian White

Not Dressed: 15-Brian Gutiérrez, 22-Zack Steffen

• USMNT Starting XI Caps (including this match): Christian Pulisic (78), Weston McKennie (60), Matt Turner (51), Tyler Adams (44), Tim Weah (44), Joe Scally (21), Cameron Carter-Vickers (19), Mark McKenzie (19), Patrick Agyemang (4), Diego Luna (4), Max Arfsten (4)
• USMNT Starting XI Cap in Official Competition (including this match): Christian Pulisic (54), Matt Turner (38), Weston McKennie (37), Tyler Adams (26), Tim Weah (24), Joe Scally (12), Mark McKenzie (9), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7), Patrick Agyemang (2), Max Arfsten (1), Diego Luna (1)
• Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI has an average age of 25 years, 179 days.
• The Starting XI averages 31 caps and 18 in official competition.
• Mauricio Pochettino makes five changes from the lineup that faced Panama on Thursday, inserting Patrick Agyemang, Max Arfsten, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Diego Luna and Mark McKenzie.
• Max Arfsten and Diego Luna earn their first appearances in official competition, while Patrick Agyemang starts his first competitive match.
• Christian Pulisic captains the USMNT for the 28th time tonight. The USMNT is 17-6-4 in matches where Pulisic wears the armband.
• Pulisic and Joe Scally are the only two starters who also began the USA’s last meeting with Canada on Sept. 7, 2024 in Kansas City, Kan.
• Dating back to the CNL Semifinal last March against Jamaica, defender Joe Scally has started 12 of the USMNT’s last 14 matches played during FIFA international windows.
• Mark McKenzie and Cameron Carter-Vickers pair in central defense for the first time tonight.
• Four substitutes would make their U.S. debut in official competition if they enter the match tonight: Marlon Fossey, Brian Gutierrez, Patrick Schulte and Brian White.
• The USMNT is 17W-11L-13D all-time against Canada and holds a 10W-8L-6D advantage in official competition.