Tonight’s USMNT starting line-up against Panama: 1-Zack Steffen, 2-Shaq Moore, 3-Walker Zimmerman, 4-Tyler Adams, 5-Antonee Robinson, 6-Yunus Musah, 7-Paul Arriola, 10-Christian Pulisic. ), 12-Miles Robinson, 14-Luca de la Torre, 20-Jesús Ferreira
Substitutes: 18-Ethan Horvath, 8-Christian Roldan, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 11-Joe Reina, 13-Jordan Morris, 15-Aaron Long, 16-George Bello, 17-Jordan Pefock, 19-James Janch Morris, Busio, 22-Erik Palmer-Brown, 23-Kellyn Acosta
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The US Men’s National Team can qualify for the FIFA 2022 World Cup tonight through two different scenarios: 1) US win against Panama -And- Win / draw El Salvador against Costa Rica -or- 2) US draw against Panama -KAI- N El Salvador vs. Costa Rica.
The El Salvador-Costa Rica match started at 5:05 p.m. ET and should be completed just before the US-Panama start in Orlando begins. USMNT Cap Numbers starting lineup (including this match): Christian Pulisic (47), Paul Arriola (43), Zack Steffen (28), Walker Zimmerman (27), Tyler Adams (26), Antonee Robinson (24), Miles Robinson (19), Younous Musa (15), Sak Moore (14), Jesούςs Ferreira (8), Luca de la Torre (6) USMNT Starting XI WCQ Cap Numbers (including this race): Christian Pulisic (22), Tyler Adams (12), Antonee Robinson (12), Paul Arriola (12), Miles Robinson (10), Walker Zimmerman, (9), Yunus Musah (9), Jesús Ferreira (5), Zack Steffen (5), Luca de la Torre (3), Shaq Moore (3) Tonight’s starting lineup averages 24 years and 237 days. The lineup also has an average of 22 appearances and 14 appearances in official matches. Greg Berhalter makes four changes to the USMNT’s 0-0 draw in Mexico on Thursday, taking on defender Shaq Moore, midfielder Luca de la Torre and strikers Paul Arriola and Jesús Ferreira. Two of those changes were due to a penalty, as defender DeAndre Yedlin and striker Tim Weah collected their second yellow cards during the Mexico game. After tonight’s match, both will be eligible for Wednesday’s qualifying final in Costa Rica. Shaq Moore was called up to the camp as Reggie Cannon tested positive for COVID before the match in Mexico. The 25-year-old defender arrived in Orlando an hour before the start of the Azteca and joined his teammates on their arrival at the team’s hotel on Friday afternoon. Luca de la Torre returns to the starting line-up after winning his first start for the National team in the 3-0 victory over Honduras on February 2 in St. Petersburg. Paul, Minn. Tyler Adams and Antonee Robinson will win their 12th WCQ race tonight, drawing together to give the team a lead during the 2022 qualifying round.
Christian Pulisic is the leader of the USMNT for the eighth time tonight. The team is 5-1-1 when Pulisic wears the armband.
Pulicic is one of four players to score at Orlando’s Exploria Stadium, scoring the first goal in a 4-0 WCQ victory over Panama on October 6, 2017.
The other three scorers came from the US friendly 7-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on January 31, 2021. Jesus Ferreira beat Man of the Match that night, scoring two goals and three assists. Paul Arriola scored two goals and one assist, while Miles Robinson also scored his first international goal.
Substitute defender Aaron Long also scored at Exploria Stadium, beating the United States 4-1 against Canada during the Concacaf Nations League on November 15, 2019.
Goalkeeper Zack Steffen won his 10th clean sheet of his career on Thursday in Mexico City. He sits one behind teammate Matt Turner and Arnie Mausser for sixth place on the USMNT shutout list.
Initials Tyler Adams, Miles Robinson and Zack Steffen and substitute Jordan Pefok are watching closely. If one of them receives a yellow card tonight, he will serve a penalty during a match on Wednesday’s qualifier in Costa Rica.
Goalkeeper Sean Johnson and suspended Tim Weah and DeAndre Yedlin are the three players who did not dress for tonight. Defender Reggie Cannon remains on the roster, but is not available for selection as he tested positive for COVID before the match against Mexico.
The USA has an all-time 16-2-6 against Panama and has a 6-1-2 lead in the World Cup qualifiers.
The USMNT has a 4-0-0 advantage in the home qualifiers, beating Los Canaleros 14-0.
Referee of tonight’s match is Ivan Barton of El Salvador. The USMNT is 3-0-1 in four previous Barton-led games: October 16, 2008 vs. Peru (1-1 D; Friendly), June 18, 2019 vs. Guyana (4-0 W; Gold Cup), July 3, 2019 vs. Jamaica (3-1 W; Gold Cup), November 12, 2021 vs. Mexico (2-0 W, WCQ).
