Concacaf Gold Cup 2021: United States vs Martinique

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July 15, 2021
Children’s Mercy Park; Kansas City, Kan.
Live stream: Coverage begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on FS1, UniMás and TUDN
Kick-off: 10 p.m. ET
Social networks: @USMNT on Twitter and Instagram; @ussoccer on Facebook, the American football app



Starting eleven USMNT tonight against Martinique: 1-Matt Turner; 5-Walker Zimmerman (captain), 6-Gianluca Busio, 10-Cristian Roldan, 11-Daryl Dike, 12-Miles Robinson, 13-Matthew Hoppe, 16-James Sands, 19-Eryk Williamson, 20-Shaq Moore, 21 – George bello

Alternates: 18-Sean Johnson, 22-Brad Guzan, 3-Sam Vines, 4-Donovan Pines, 8-Nicholas Gioacchini, 9-Gyasi Zardes, 14-Jackson Yueill, 15-Jonathan Lewis, 17-Sebastian Lletget, 23-Kellyn Acosta

PLAY NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MARTINIQUE | USMNT GOLD CUP TRIVIA

  • USMNT Starting XI cap numbers (including this game): Cristian Roldan (21), Walker Zimmerman (16), Shaq Moore (6), Daryl Dike (5), Miles Robinson (5), Matt Turner (3) , George Bello (2), Gianluca Busio (2), James Sands (2), Eryk Williamson (2), Matthew Hoppe (1)

  • USMNT Starting Gold Cup XI cap numbers (including this game): Cristian Roldan (6), Walker Zimmerman (5), Gianluca Busio (2), Daryl Dike (2), Shaq Moore (2) , James Sands (2), Matt Turner (2), Eryk Williamson (2) George Bello (1), Matthew Hoppe (1)

  • Tonight’s starting XI has an average age of 23, 85 days and also averages five caps.

  • Gregg Berhalter makes seven changes from the starting XI who faced Haiti on Sunday. The four leftovers are goaltender Matt Turner and defensemen Shaq Moore, Miles Robinson and Walker Zimmerman.

  • Forward Matthew Hoppe will make his USMNT debut tonight. The 46e A different player to win a first cap under Gregg Berhalter, Hoppe will play his first game as a professional in front of fans after playing behind closed doors throughout last season with Schalke in the German Bundesliga.

  • Hoppe teams up at the top with Daryl Dike making his second start tonight. Dike scored in his first start, scoring the second goal in the United States’ 4-0 win over Costa Rica on June 9 in Sandy, Utah.

  • Defenseman Reggie Cannon (hamstring tendonitis) and forward Paul Arriola (hamstring tension) were excluded from the day’s squad.

  • Veteran defenseman Walker Zimmerman is captain of the USMNT for the first time tonight. Nashville SC center-back is the 13e different player to wear the armband under Gregg Berhalter.

  • Nine of the 11 starters are from Major League Soccer, while Hoppe (Schalke; Germany) and Shaq Moore (Tenerife; Spain) play abroad.

  • After making his USMNT debut in the 7-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on January 31, left-back George Bello wins his first start tonight. An eligible binational for the United States and Nigeria, once the opening whistle blows the 19-year-old will be officially linked with the USMNT.

  • After making their USMNT debut on Sunday night, Gianluca Busio, James Sands and Eryk Williamson also get their first starts.

  • At 19 years and 48 days old, Busio is the second youngest USMNT player to start a Gold Cup match. He comes behind only Juan Agudelo, who started his first game of the tournament at 18 years and 196 days on June 7, 2011 against Canada in Detroit.

  • Cristian Roldan is the only player in the starting XI to have played against Martinique before. The Seattle Sounders midfielder actually made his USMNT debut against The Matinino during the Gold Cup group stage on July 12, 2017 in Tampa. Roldan, who was also eligible to represent El Salvador and Guatemala, was linked to the USMNT with this appearance.

  • After winning the Insiders Man of the Match title on Sunday night, Shaq Moore is entering a second straight game for the first time in his USMNT career.

  • Reserve center-back Donovan Pines would win his USMNT debut if he played against Martinique tonight.

  • Teams are entitled to five substitutions during the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup group stage.

  • The United States are 2-0-0 against Martinique, with the previous two matches having been in the group stage of the Concacaf Gold Cup. USMNT general manager Brian McBride scored both goals in a 2-0 victory on July 14, 2003 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. A brace from Jordan Morris and a goal from Omar Gonzalez propelled the USMNT to a 3-2 victory in the final meeting on July 12, 2017 in Tampa.

  • USMNT are 21-6-3 in 30 games under Gregg Berhalter.



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