USA vs. Cuba Lineup Notes

USA vs. Cuba
2019-20 Concacaf Nations League A, Group A - Match No. 1
Oct. 11, 2019
Audi Field; Washington, D.C.
Live Broadcast: 7 p.m. ET on FS1, UniMás, TUDN

Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Cuba: 1-Brad Guzan, 3-Matt Miazga, 5-Daniel Lovitz, 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic (capt.), 11-Jordan Morris, 13-Tim Ream, 14-Jackson Yueill, 15-Cristian Roldan, 19-Josh Sargent, 20-Reggie Cannon

Substitutes: 12-Sean Johnson, 22-Zack Steffen, 2-DeAndre Yedlin, 4-Michael Bradley, 6-Miles Robinson, 7-Paul Arriola, 9-Gyasi Zardes, 16-Nick Lima, 17-Sebastian Lletget, 18-Corey Baird, 21-Tyler Boyd, 23-Aaron Long

• Starting XI Cap Numbers (including this match): Brad Guzan (62), Tim Ream (37), Jordan Morris (36), Christian Pulisic (33), Matt Miazga (18), Cristian Roldan (17), Weston McKennie (16), Daniel Lovitz (11), Josh Sargent (10), Reggie Cannon (9), Jackson Yueill (4).

• Tonight’s Starting XI has an average age of 24 years, 350 days and 23 caps.

• USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter utilizes six players that started the 1-1 draw against Uruguay on Sept. 10, 2019 in St. Louis: Guzan, Cannon, Ream, Yueill, Roldan, Morris and Sargent.

• Christian Pulisic captains the side for the third time tonight. The 21-year-old last wore the armband in the 1-0 win Gold Cup quarterfinal win against Curaçao on June 30 in Philadelphia.

• Earning his 10^th cap tonight, Josh Sargent (19 years, 233 days) becomes the sixth fastest and ninth USMNT player all-time to hit double-digital caps while still a teenager. The others: Christian Pulisic (18 years, 54 days), Juan Agudelo (18 years, 152 days), Jovan Kirovski (19 years, 126 days), Freddy Adu (19 years, 131 days), Jozy Altidore (19 years, 209 days), Landon Donovan (19 years, 321 days), Michael Bradley (19 years, 325 days), DaMarcus Beasley (19 years, 353 days).

• Six players make their first competitive, non-confederation championship appearance tonight: Cannon, Lovitz, McKennie, Roldan, Sargent and Yueill.

• Tonight’s match marks the first time that Matt Miazga and Tim Ream will pair in central defense.

• Veteran goalkeeper Brad Guzan earns his 31^st competitive appearance in his 62^nd cap.

• Left back Daniel Lovitz also gains his first start since the 1-0 defeat of Panama on June 26 in the Gold Cup group stage.

• Making his ninth appearance, Reggie Cannon earns his fifth-straight start at right back tonight.

• Five players in the starting XI are age-eligible for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo: Cannon, McKennie, Pulisic, Sargent and Yueill

• With teams limited to dressing 23 players, midfielders Brenden Aaronson and Wil Trapp are healthy scratches from tonight’s lineup. Teams are allowed three substitutions.

• The USMNT owns a healthy 10-1-1 advantage against Cuba. Its current 10-game, 70-year winning streak against Los Leones del Caribe is the team’s longest against any international opponent all-time.