- Mexico vs. USMNT 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying – Final Round – Match No. 12
- March 24, 2022
- Estadio Azteca; Mexico City, Mexico
- Pre-Game Coverage: 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ // 9:30 p.m. ET on Univision and TUDN
- Kickoff: 10 p.m. ET on Univision, TUDN, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+
- Social Media: @USMNT on Twitter and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook , The U.S. Soccer App
- Today’s USMNT Starting XI at Mexico: 1-Zack Steffen, 2-DeAndre Yedlin, 3-Walker Zimmerman, 4-Tyler Adams (capt.), 5-Antonee Robinson, 6-Yunus Musah, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 10-Christian Pulisic, 12-Miles Robinson, 21-Tim Weah, 23-Kellyn Acosta
- Substitutes: 18-Ethan Horvath, 7-Paul Arriola, 8-Cristian Roldan, 11-Gio Reyna, 13-Jordan Morris, 14-Luca de la Torre, 15-Aaron Long, 16-George Bello, 17-Jordan Pefok, 19-James Sands, 20-Jesús Ferreira, 22-Erik Palmer-Brown
GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MEXICO
- Starting XI for the United States: DeAndre Yedlin (72) Kellyn Acosta (49), Christian Pulisic (46), Zack Steffen (27), Walker Zimmerman (26), Tyler Adams (25), Antonee Robinson (23), Tim Weah (21) Miles Robinson (18), Yunus Musah (14), Ricardo Pepi (14) (10)
- In addition to Christian Pulisic (21), DeAndre Yedlin (18), Kellyn Acosta (17), Tyler Adams (11), Antonee Robinson (11), Miles Robinson (9), Ricardo Pepi (9), Walker Zimmerman (8), Tim Weah (8), Yunus Musah (8), Zack Steffen (8), USMNT Starting XI WCQ Cap Numbers: (4)
- In today’s lineup, the average age is 24 years and 136 days.
- There are an average of 29 caps and 16 appearances in official competition for the USMNT team.
- On November 12, 2021, the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) defeated Mexico 2-0 in Cincinnati, with nine of its eleven starters also on the field. Kellyn Acosta and Christian Pulisic, the other two starters, came in as replacements in that game.
- All six starters in the 3-0 victory against Honduras that occurred on February 2 at the Target Center in St. Paul began the game.
- WCQ participation tonight will bring Tyler Adams and Antonee Robinson into a tie with Brenden Aaronson for the team lead in the 2022 qualification cycle.
- It’s the second World Cup Qualifying match for Kellyn Acosta, Christian Pulisic, and DeAndre Yedlin. On June 11, 2017, the USMNT drew 1-1 with El Tr in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying in Mexico City, with the three in the starting XI. Paul Arriola, a substitute, also made an appearance in the game.
- Adams will lead the USMNT for a record-equaling ninth time this evening. When Adams is in charge, the club has a record of 4-1-2.
- This will be DeAndre Yedlin’s first appearance in the starting line-up since November 16, 2021 vs Jamaica.
- Pulisic joins John Harkes, Eddie Lewis, and Oguchi Onyewu as the USMNT’s all-time leaders in WCQ appearances with his 21st.
- It’s the 10th international cap for Ricardo Pepi, the son of Mexican parents. Christian Pulisic (18 years, 54 days; Nov. 11, 2016 vs. Mexico), Juan Agudelo (18 years, 214 days; June 25, 2011) and Yunus Musah (18 years, 214 days; June 25, 2011) are the other two players under the age of 20 who have made double-digit appearances for the USMNT (18 years, 348 days; Nov. 12, 2021 vs. Mexico).
- There are cautions for starters Tyler Adams, Zack Steffen, Tim Weah, and DeAndre Yedlin, as well as substitute Jordan Pefok, in the game against the Penguins. If any of them get cautioned in tonight’s game, they will miss Sunday’s encounter against Panama because of a one-game ban.
- On June 6, 2021, Christian Pulisic scored the game-winning penalty kick in extra time as the United States beat Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League Final 3-2. He followed it up with a 2-0 qualifying victory in Cincinnati on November 16, 2021.
- On August 1, 2021, in Las Vegas, Miles Robinson scored the only goal as the Concacaf Gold Cup Finals ended 1-0 in favour of the United States.
- Against El Tr, Tyler Adams scored his first goal for the United States of America in a 1-0 friendly victory on September 11th, 2018.
- Gianluca Busio and Reggie Cannon, along with goalkeeper Sean Johnson, did not take part in tonight’s game since they were not in the USMNT squad. During the course of the match, each team is permitted to make five replacements.
- The United States has a 22-36-15 record all-time versus Mexico, although that record has improved to 17-9-6 since the year 2000.
- The USMNT has a dismal World Cup qualifying record of 0-13-3 on the road and 0-5-3 at Azteca.
- For tonight’s game, Guatemala’s Mario Escobar will serve as the match official. Concacaf Gold Cup Final between USA and Mexico in 2019 was his prior assignment.
