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USMNT vs. Costa Rica: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

June 29, 2025
Diego Luna
Diego Luna

LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Costa Rica
2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Quarterfinal

June 29, 2025
U.S. Bank Stadium; Minneapolis, Minn.
Pre-Game Coverage: 6:30 p.m. ET; FOX, Univision, TUDN
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET; FOX, Univision, TUDN
Radio: Fútbol de Primera and Sirius XM FC
Social Media: @USMNT on X and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook, The U.S. Soccer App

Today’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Costa Rica:25-Matt Freese; 3-Chris Richards, 4-Tyler Adams, 8-Sebastian Berhalter, 10-Diego Luna, 13-Tim Ream (Capt.), 14-Luca de la Torre, 16-Alex Freeman, 17-Malik Tillman, 18-Max Arfsten, 24-Patrick Agyemang

Substitutes: 1-Matt Turner, 2-John Tolkin, 5-Walker Zimmerman, 6-Jack McGlynn,7-Quinn Sullivan, 9-Damion downs, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 20-Nathan Harriel, 21-Paxten Aaronson, 22-Mark McKenzie, 23-Brian White

Not Dressed: 26-Chris Brady, 15-Johnny Cardoso 19-Haji Wright 

  • USMNT Starting XI Caps (including this match): Tim Ream (73), Tyler Adams (48), Luca de la Torre (29), Chris Richards (29), Malik Tillman (23), Patrick Agyemang (10), Diego Luna (10), Max Arfsten (8), Alex Freeman (5), Matt Freese (5), Sebastian Berhalter (4).
  • The Starting XI averages 21caps and 11 in official competition. The lineup has an average age of 25 years, 235 days.
  • Mauricio Pochettino makes three changes to the Starting XI that faced Haiti last Sunday, inserting Max Arfsten, Sebastian Berhalter and Diego Luna.
  • Seven starters are 25 or younger: Chris Richards (25); Patrick Agyemang, Max Arfsten, Sebastian Berhalter(24); Malik Tillman (23); Diego Luna (21); Alex Freeman (20).
  • Sebastian Berhalter, Alex Freeman and Matt Freese will play their first knockout round matches for the USMNT today, while Luca de la Torre earns his first start in a knockout match.
  • Freese will become the 14th goalkeeper to appear for the USMNT in a tournament knockout round match.
  • Striker Patrick Agyemang holds a team-leading five goals and nine appearances in 2025. Agyemang scored his second international goal in the USA’s 3-0 win against Costa Rica on Jan. 22 in Orlando.
  • Already with four assists in nine appearances, Diego Luna has a .696 assists per 90 minutes rate in his brief international career.
  • Tim Ream captains the USMNT for the 19th time tonight, tying him with Marcelo Balboa and Landon Donovan for 11th on the team’s all-time captain’s list. At 37 years, 267 days, Ream is also the oldest field player to appear for the USMNT in a knockout round match, besting Fernando Clavijo who was 37 years, 162 days when he played against Brazil in the World Cup Round of 16 match on July 4, 1994 in Palo Alto, Calif.
  • Defender Alex Freeman is the fourth player age 20 or younger to start four consecutive matches for the U.S. at a Concacaf Gold Cup, following Chris Henderson (1991), Landon Donovan (2002) and Gianluca Busio (2021).
  • Chris Richards pairs with Tim Ream in central defense for the 14th time tonight.
  • Malik Tillman has three goals in his last three matches heading into his first encounter with Costa Rica.
  • Tyler Adams faces Costa Rica for the first time since March 30, 2022, the night the USMNT qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
  • Luca de la Torre starts five-straight matches for the first time in his international career.
  • In accordance with the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Tournament Regulations, teams are permitted to dress 23 players. The three players note dressed tonight are Chris Brady, Damion Downs and Haji Wright.
  • The USMNT is 20W-17L-6D all-time against Costa Rica and 7W-0L-1D against Los Ticos in the Concacaf Gold Cup. The last meeting between the two nations in the confederation championship came on July 22, 2017 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. In that match, Clint Dempsey memorably scored his 57th international goal, tying Landon Donovan for the USMNT’s all-time scoring lead.