USMNT starting lineup (including this game): Weston McEnany (36) Walker Zimmerman (32) Tyler Adams (31) Aaron Long (28) Brendon Aronson (23) Matt Turner ( 19) Sergi Nordest (18) Jesus Ferreira (14) Gio Reyna (13) Luca de la Torre (12) Sam Vines (9)
- Today's starting lineup has an average age of 24 years and 143 days, with an average cap of 20.
- Striker Gio Reyna makes his first
- international start in more than a year after a 0-0 draw in El Salvador to open 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on September 2, 2021 . Today, Reyna wears No. 21, the same number as his father Claudio has worn the USMNT a total of 42 times, including in 1998 FIFA World Cup.
- Defender Sam Wiens makes his USMNT debut since the CONCACAF Gold Cup final against Mexico on August 1, 2021, and his first start since the semi-final against Qatar on July 29, 2021. Thanks to the presence of this year's World Cup host Wiens USMNT Kickstarter Played against AFC opponents
- Sergino Durst is making his debut since a World Cup qualifier in Canada on January 30 after missing international window defenders in March and June.
- Walker Zimmerman captained for the sixth time today.
- Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre and Weston McKennie started at midfield for the first time today.
- The strikers of Brenden Aaronson Jesús Ferreira and Gio Reyna also started together for the first time today.
- Jesús Ferreira leads all USMNT players with 5 goals in 8 games in 2022.
- Aaron Long and Walker Zimmerman have teamed up for the 10th time at center back. When the pair of veterans are combined in the backline, the USMNT is 7-1-1.
- The three starters have represented clubs in Germany. Gio Reyna has been with Dortmund since 2019, Weston McKennie with Schalke from 2017 to 2020, Taylor Adams Tyler Adams) for RB Leipzig from 2019 to 2022.
- If he plays tonight, midfielder Kylin Acosta will be in the country where his father and grandmother were born.
- Christian Pulisic was dropped from today's roster due to a blow he took in training earlier this week. He will have his daily assessment in Spain's match against Saudi Arabia in Murcia on September 27.
- The USMNT will be donning 25 players for today's game, while Japan will be donning 26 players. Six substitutions were allowed on three separate occasions. Intermissions do not count as substitution time.
- The USMNT's history against Japan is 1-1-0. Samurai Blue won their first meeting 3-1 in Tokyo on March 14, 1993. The U.S. won its final game 3-2 on February 10, 2006 in San Francisco.
- Under Gregg Berhalter, the USMNT is 36-9-9 in 54 games.
