2023 CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL LINEUP, HOW TO WATCH, AND START TIME: USMNT VS. PANAMA Live Update

 2023 CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL LINEUP, HOW TO WATCH, AND START TIME: USMNT VS. PANAMA

 

CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL: USMNT vs. PANAMA July 12, 2023 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, Calif.

7 p.m. ET on FS1, Univision, and TUDN will feature pre-game coverage.

Kickoff is at 7:30 PM ET on FS1, Univision, TUDN, and Football in the United States Radio.

Starting XI for the USMNT against Panama tonight:

 1 Matt Turner (captain), 3 Aaron Long, (5) Bryan Reynolds Gianluca Busio, no. 6 James Sands (8), Jessica Ferreira, Cade Cowell (#11), Twelve Miles Robinson DeJuan Jones, 14, Djordje Mihailovic, and 19-year-old Brandon Vazquez

18-year-old Sean Johnson, 23-year-old Gaga Slonina, 2-year-old DeAndre Yedlin Matthew Miazga, ten) Cristian Roldán, Jordan Morris, Alex Zendejas (17), Jalen Neal (20), John Tolkin, Julian Gressel (22) and Jackson Yueill (24)

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Aaron Long, 35, Miles Robinson, 32, Matt Turner, 25, Jess Ferreira, 23, Gianluca Busio, 13, James Sands, 13, Djordje Mihailovic, 11, Cade Cowell, 8, Brandon Vazquez, 8, Bryan Reynolds, 7, and DeJuan Jones, 6. 

The USMNT starting XI for the Concacaf Gold Cup, which includes this game, consists of James Sands (11), Gianluca Busio (10), Matt Turner (10), Miles Robinson (9), Aaron Long (8), Djordje Mihailovic (7), Cade Cowell (5), Jess Ferreira (5), Brandon Vazquez (5), DeJuan Jones (4), and Bryan Reynolds (4).

Youngest USMNT Lineups in Knockout Round Matches
Date		Average Age	Score	Competition
June 3, 2021	23 years, 215 days		1-0 W vs. Honduras	Nations League Semifinal
July 25, 2021	23 years, 280 days		1-0 W vs. Jamaica	Gold Cup Quarterfinal
July 29, 2021	23 years, 284 days		1-0 W vs. Qatar	Gold Cup Semifinal
June 18, 2023	23 years, 314 days		2-0 W vs. Canada	Nations League Final
June 15, 2023	23 years, 327 days		3-0 W vs. Mexico	Nations League Semifinal
July 9, 2023	24 years, 187 days		2-2 D (3-2 PK) vs. Canada	Gold Cup Quarterfinal
July 12, 2023	24 years, 202 days		vs. Panama	Gold Cup Semifinal
June 6, 2021	24 years, 207 days		3-2 W (AET) vs. Mexico	Nations League Final
Aug. 1, 2021	24 years, 236 days		1-0 W (AET) vs. Mexico	Gold Cup Final
Dec. 3, 2022	25 years, 86 days		1-3 L vs. Netherlands	World Cup Round of 16

Cade Cowell (June 28 vs. St. Kitts and Nevis), making his second appearance of the tournament, joins Aaron Long (June 24 vs. Trinidad and Tobago) as the fourth-youngest starter for the USMNT in a Gold Cup Knockout Round game.

Youngest USMNT Players to Start in Gold Cup Knockout Round
Player	Age	Date	Round
Juan Agudelo	18 years, 211 days	June 22, 2011 vs. Panama	Semifinal
Gianluca Busio	19 years, 58 days	July 25, 2021 vs. Jamaica	Quarterfinal
George Bello	19 years, 191 days	Aug. 1, 2021 vs. Mexico	Final
Cade Cowell	19 years, 271 days	July 12, 2023 vs. Panama	Semifinal
Jalen Neal	19 years, 319 days	July 9, 2023 vs. Canada	Quarterfinal

Sands joins an exclusive group of USMNT players who have appeared in 11 straight Gold Cup games. The midfielder, who came on as a substitute in his Gold Cup debut against Haiti on July 11, 2021, has started each of his previous 10 Gold Cup games.

Player	Consecutive GC Caps/ Most Consecutive Starts	Years
Landon Donovan	22 / 10	2002-2007
Eric Wynalda	21 / 21	1991-2000
Cobi Jones	18 / 12	1993-2002
Landon Donovan	12 / 7	2011-2013
Gyasi Zardes	12 / 2	2019-2021
Frankie Hejduk	11 / 11	2002-2005
James Sands	11 / 10	2021-2023
Chris Henderson	10 / 10	1991-1993
Kasey Keller	10 / 10	2002-2003
Tony Meola	10 / 10	1991-1993
Clarence Goodson	10 / 9	2009-2013

Guatemalan referee Walter López will be in charge of the game this evening. Mr. López has officiated three USMNT games, and they are all wins:

6-0 victory over Honduras on March 24, 2017 (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification)

On July 26, 2017, Jamaica defeated Canada 2-1 in the Concacaf Gold Cup final.

Nov. 12, 2021: 2-0 victory over Mexico (qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup)