USMNT vs. Panama: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Panama
2024-25 Concacaf Nations League Finals - Semifinal
March 20, 2025
SoFi Stadium; Inglewood, Calif.
Pre-Game Coverage: 6 p.m. ET; Paramount+, Univision
Kickoff: 7 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. Panama: 1-Matt Turner; 3-Chris Richards, 4-Tyler Adams, 6-Yunus Musah, 8-Weston McKennie, 9-Josh Sargent, 10-Christian Pulisic, 11-Tanner Tessmann, 13-Tim Ream (capt.), 19-Joe Scally, 21-Tim Weah

Substitutes: 18-Patrick Schulte, 22-Zack Steffen, 2-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 5-Max Arfsten, 7-Gio Reyna, 12-Jack McGlynn, 14-Diego Luna, 15-Brian Gutiérrez, 16-Patrick Agyemang, 17-Marlon Fossey, 20-Mark McKenzie, 23-Brian White

• USMNT Starting XI Caps (including this match): Christian Pulisic (77), Tim Ream (68), Weston McKennie (59), Matt Turner (50), Yunus Musah (46), Tim Weah (43), Josh Sargent (28), Chris Richards (24), Joe Scally (20), Tanner Tessmann (7)
• USMNT Starting XI Cap in Official Competition (including this match): Christian Pulisic (53), Matt Turner (37), Weston McKennie (36), Tim Ream (35), Yunus Musah (28), Tyler Adams (25), Tim Weah (23), Josh Sargent (14), Chris Richards (13), Joe Scally (11), Tanner Tessmann (3)
• Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI has an average age of 26 years, 150 days.
• The Starting XI averages 41 caps and 23 in official competition.
• Eight players started the USMNT’s last match in a FIFA window, the 4-2 win against Jamaica in the second leg of the CNL quarterfinals last November: Turner, Scally, Ream, McKennie, Tessmann, Musah, Pulisic and Weah.
• Matt Turner makes his 50th international appearance, becoming the sixth USMNT goalkeeper to reach the half-century mark.
• Tim Ream captains the USMNT for the 15th time tonight, becoming the 14th player to do so. The USA is 10W-3L-1D in matches where Ream wears the armband.
• With four goals in six matches, Christian Pulisic is the USA’s joint all-time leading scorer against Panama, holding the distinction with Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan and Eddie Johnson.
• Pulisic’s 32 career goals place him just two back of Eric Wynalda for fourth on the USMNT’s all-time goal scoring list.
• Yunus Musah scored his first career goal against Panama, coming in the 2-0 win on Oct. 12, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
• Weston McKennie makes his USMNT-leading 17th Concacaf Nations League appearance.
• Josh Sargent earns his first CNL cap since the 3-2 extra time win against Mexico in the inaugural final on June 6, 2021 in Denver.
• Tim Ream and Chris Richards pair in central defense for the 11th time tonight. Notably, the duo also started last year’s 2-0 win against Mexico in the CNL Final.
• Dating back to the CNL Semifinal last March against Jamaica, defender Joe Scally has started 11 of the USMNT’s last 13 matches played during FIFA international windows.
• Eight substitutes would make their U.S. debut in official competition if they enter the match tonight: Patrick Agyemang, Max Arfsten, Marlon Fossey, Brian Gutierrez, Diego Luna, Jack McGlynn, Patrick Schulte and Brian White.
• The USMNT is 18W-3L-7D all-time against Panama and holds a 13W-3L-7D record against La Marea Roja in official competition.