USMNT vs. Trinidad and Tobago, Group Stage, 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, Game No. 3
2.07.2023 Bank of America Stadium; Charlotte, N.C.
6:30 p.m. ET on FOX and Univision will have pre-game coverage.
7 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX and Univision
Social media: The USMNT App, US Soccer on Facebook, and @USMNT on Twitter and Instagram.
The following players will start for the USMNT against Trinidad and Tobago tonight: (5) Bryan Reynolds Gianluca Busio, no. 6 James Sands (8), Jessica Ferreira, ten) Cristian Roldán, Twelve Miles Robinson fourteen. Djordje Mihailovic, Dejuan Jones, 15, Alex Zendejas, 17, and Jaren Neal, 20,
replacements: 18-Sean Johnson, 23. Gag Slonina DeAndre Yedlin 2, Three Aaron Long Matthew Miazga, (7) Alan Soora Cade Cowell (#11), Jordan Morris, Brandon Vazquez (19), John Tolkin, Julian Gressel, age 22
5 Things You Should Know About Trinidad and Tobago from the Game Notes
Cristian Roldan (35), Matt Turner (30), Miles Robinson (23), Jess Ferreira (21), Gianluca Busio (11), James Sands (11), Djordje Mihailovic (9), Alex Zendejas (6), Jalen Neal (5), Bryan Reynolds (5), and DeJuan Jones (4) are the members of the USMNT starting XI with the most caps (counting this match).
Cristian Roldan (13), James Sands (9), Gianluca Busio (8), Matt Turner (8), Miles Robinson (7), Djordje Mihailovic (5), Jess Ferreira (3), Jalen Neal (3), Alex Zendejas (3), DeJuan Jones (2), and Bryan Reynolds (2) make up the USMNT starting XI for the Concacaf Gold Cup, which includes this match.
Matt Turner (25), Cristian Roldan (22), Miles Robinson (20), Jess Ferreira (12), Gianluca Busio (11), James Sands (10), Djordje Mihailovic (5), Alex Zendejas (5), Jalen Neal (3), Bryan Reynolds (3), and DeJuan Jones (2) make up the USMNT starting XI for official competition, which includes this match.
Goalkeeper Matt Turner, defender Miles Robinson, and striker Cristian Roldan are all three replacements for the starting team that USMNT head coach B.J. Callaghan used against St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday.
The USMNT’s starting lineup for today has an average age of 24 years, 131 days, ranking fifth youngest in Gold Cup history.
The starting lineup averages 10 official competition appearances and 14 total caps.
Matt Turner, who is now the team’s second captain, is the seventh USMNT goalkeeper to make 30 starts. In addition, the 29-year-old makes his 25th appearance in a competitive match, passing Tony Meola for seventh place among USMNT goalkeepers.
After missing the Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Mexico on June 15 in Las Vegas due to injury, defender Miles Robinson makes a comeback.
Jalen Neal, 19, becomes just the second centre back under 20 to start consecutive games in official competition. Neal joins Mike Windischmann, who was also 19 years old in 1985 when he started three straight World Cup qualifiers from May 19 through May 31.
First start for Cristian Roldan since the 1-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on December 18, 2021.
James Sands is participating in the Concacaf Gold Cup for the ninth time straight. Since the tournament’s opening encounter against Haiti in 2021, Sands has participated in every Gold Cup game.
The match for Gianluca Busio begins not far from Greensboro, North Carolina, where he was born and raised.
For the first time since his first two caps on January 27 and February 3, 2019 against Panama and Costa Rica, respectively, Djordje Mihailovic starts back-to-back USMNT games.
While Aidan Morris has been given permission to leave camp for personal reasons, Alan Soora will be unable to play tonight due to a right hamstring strain.
at the USA’s final match against Trinidad and Tobago, a 7-0 victory on January 31, 2021 at Orlando, Miles Robinson, Matt Turner, and Jess Ferreira all put up strong performances. Robinson also scored his first international goal, Ferreira recorded his first two goals and three assists while wearing a U.S. kit, Turner made his international debut and stopped a penalty shot.
In the Concacaf Gold Cup, the USA has a 4-0-0 record versus Trinidad & Tobago and boasts a 20-3-4 overall edge over the Soca Warriors.
The USMNT has an overall Gold Cup group stage record of 39-1-5 and a 19-0-2 record versus Caribbean rivals.
The USMNT will play its first official competition game in North Carolina tonight. All-time USMNT records in the Tar Heel State read 4-1-2.
Mario Escobar, a Guatemalan, will be the match’s official referee tonight. Escobar has officiated three USMNT games, including the 1-0 loss to Mexico in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup Final, the 0-0 stalemate with Mexico in World Cup qualification on March 24, 2022, and the 1-0 victory over El Salvador in Concacaf Nations League action on March 27, 2023. The USMNT has a record of 1-1-1 in matches he has officiated.
Three distinct times allow for a total of five substitutions. Halftime is not a moment for substitution.
All games in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup will utilise a video assistance referee.
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