USMNT vs. Mexico: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

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2 months ago

July 6, 2025

LINEUP NOTES
USMNT vs. Mexico
2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Final
July 6, 2025
NRG Stadium; Houston, Texas
Pre-Game Coverage: 6 p.m. ET; FOX, Univision, TUDN
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET; FS1, Univision, TUDN, Fútbol de Primera and Sirius XM FC Radio
Social Media: @USMNT on X and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook, The U.S. Soccer App

Today’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Mexico: 25-Matt Freese; 3-Chris Richards, 4-Tyler Adams, 8-Sebastian Berhalter, 10-Diego Luna, 13-Tim Ream (Capt.), 14-Luca de la Torre, 16-Alex Freeman, 17-Malik Tillman, 18-Max Arfsten, 24-Patrick Agyemang

Substitutes: 1-Matt Turner, 2-John Tolkin, 5-Walker Zimmerman, 6-Jack McGlynn, 7-Quinn Sullivan, 9-Damion Downs, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 20-Nathan Harriel, 22-Mark McKenzie, 23-Brian White, 26-Chris Brady

Not Dressed: 15-Johnny Cardoso, 19-Haji Wright, 21-Paxten Aaronson

USMNT Starting XI Caps (including this match): Tim Ream (75), Tyler Adams (50), Luca de la Torre (31), Chris Richards (31), Malik Tillman (25), Patrick Agyemang (12), Diego Luna (12), Max Arfsten (10), Alex Freeman (7), Matt Freese (7), Sebastian Berhalter (6).
The Starting XI averages 23 caps and 12 in official competition. The lineup has an average age of 25 years, 242 days.
Mauricio Pochettino will run out the same Starting XI for the third-straight match, marking the first time the USMNT has started the same lineup in three consecutive Gold Cup knockout round matches.
Seven starters are 25 or younger: Chris Richards (25); Patrick Agyemang, Max Arfsten, Sebastian Berhalter(24); Malik Tillman (23); Diego Luna (21); Alex Freeman (20).
Five players have featured for the USA in a previous final: Tim Ream (3; 2019 Gold Cup, 2021 Nations League, 2024 Nations League), Tyler Adams (2; 2021 and 2024 Nations League) and Chris Richards (2; 2023 and 2024 Nations League), Luca de la Torre (2023 Nations League) and Malik Tillman (2024 Nations League).
Five starters have previous appearances against Mexico: Tyler Adams (5), Tim Ream (5), Chris Richards (3), Malik Tillman (2), Luca de la Torre (1).
Captaining the USA for the 21st time tonight, Tim Ream will become the 34th player to reach 75 caps for the USMNT. Ream is the 13th player to captain the USMNT in a final: Carlos Bocanegra, Christian Pulisic (3 each); Michael Bradley (2); Paul Arriola, DaMarcus Beasley, Brian Ching, John Harkes, Cobi Jones, Kasey Keller, Weston McKennie, Tony Meola and Peter Vermes (1 each).
Midfielder Tyler Adams earns his 50th appearance tonight, becoming the 65th player to reach the half-century mark for the USMNT.
Matt Freese becomes the eighth goalkeeper to start for the USMNT in a Gold Cup Final, following Tim Howard (2007, 2011, 2017), Kasey Keller (1998, 2002, 2005), Tony Meola (1991, 1993), Troy Perkins (2009), Nick Rimando (2013), Zack Steffen (2019) and Matt Turner (2021).
On the strength of three goals in the last two matches, Diego Luna leads the USMNT with seven goal contributions (3 goals, 4 assists) in 2025, followed by Malik Tillman (3 goals, 3 assists) and Patrick Agyemang (5 goals).
Agyemang is the only player to appear in all 12 matches for the USMNT in 2025.
Defender Alex Freeman is the first player age 20 or younger to start six consecutive matches for the U.S. at a Concacaf Gold Cup.
Chris Richards pairs with Tim Ream in central defense for the 16th time tonight.
Luca de la Torre continues his career-best run with seven consecutive starts for the USMNT.
Sebastian Berhalter has logged the full 90 minutes in each of his four Gold Cup appearances.
In accordance with the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Tournament Regulations, teams are permitted to dress 23 players. The three players not dressed tonight are Paxten Aaronson, Johnny Cardoso and Haji Wright.
The USMNT is 24W-37L-17D all-time against Mexico and 3W-5L-0D against El Trí in the Concacaf Gold Cup. This is the eighth meeting between the U.S. and Mexico in a Gold Cup Final, with the USMNT previously winning in 2007 and 2021, while Mexico was victorious in 1993, 1998, 2009, 2011 and 2019.

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Trump ally Charlie Kirk reported shot at Utah college event

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56 minutes ago

September 10, 2025

Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger

Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas.

John Locher | AP

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was reportedly shot on Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University.

“What we know currently is that Charlie Kirk was about 20 minutes into his presentation when we heard shots fired from a nearby building and to the best of our knowledge he was hit and taken with his security team away from the premises, and the courtyard was cleared,” a UVU spokeswoman said.

The university said at least one shot was fired at Kirk.

“We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot,” President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

“A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!” Trump wrote.

FBI Director Kash Patel said, “We are closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.”

“Our thoughts are with Charlie, his loved ones, and everyone affected. Agents will be on the scene quickly and the FBI stands in full support of the ongoing response,” Patel said.

This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.

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Apple isn’t packing a charging cable in with the AirPods Pro 3

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September 10, 2025

Jay Peters

The AirPods Pro 3 seem like a solid upgrade, but they have one significant drawback: Apple isn’t including a charging cable in the box, MacRumors reports. Apple spells it out right on the AirPods Pro 3 tech specs page, saying in the “In the Box” section that “USB‑C Charge Cable sold separately.” That means that if you want to charge the case for the AirPods Pro 3, you’ll need to use a charging cable you already have, buy a new one, or use a wireless charger.

For a lot of people, this may not be a huge issue, especially if you already have a bunch of USB-C cables lying around the house. It’s arguably a little more environmentally friendly, since it might mean fewer people lose or throw away yet another cable.

But I’m the type of person who likes to stash away the additional cables I get with my tech, even if I don’t need them at the time — having an extra cable in storage has come in handy more times than I care to admit. And with Apple having already stopped packing in things like wall plugs and headphones with iPhones, and now I’m wondering if it may someday stop including a charging cable in the box with iPhones, too.

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Travis Kelce explains ‘frustrating’ collision that resulted in Xavier Worthy injury

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2 hours ago

September 10, 2025

Jayna Bardahl and Jesse Newell

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce detailed the “frustrating” play in which he collided with Xavier Worthy and sent the wide receiver to the sideline for the majority of the Chiefs’ loss to the Chargers on Wednesday’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast.

“I’m supposed to be running my route at depth for Worthy,” Kelce said. “I was trying to kind of set up my guy to be able to get into position, and it all just happened pretty quick. I just got to be better, man. I’m 13 years in the league, there’s no excuse for me running into my own guys like that.”

Kelce said Worthy “had his guy beat” and if the collision hadn’t happened, “the game starts completely different.” Worthy was ruled out with a right shoulder injury shortly after the play. The Chiefs never led the Chargers in the 27-21 defeat in Brazil on Friday.

“(Worthy’s) one of our best players, he’s going to take that step to be one of the best receivers in the National Football League, and I run into him and all of a sudden one of the biggest pieces of the game plan is out of the game,” Kelce said. “One of the fastest guys in the league — speed kills in this league — now they (the Chargers) don’t have to worry about that.”

On Wednesday, head coach Andy Reid said neither surgery nor injured reserve — which would keep Worthy out for at least four weeks — is being considered. Reid said Worthy would not participate in practice on Wednesday and his status is day to day.

“Those two won’t practice today,” Reid said Wednesday, referring to Worthy and rookie wide receiver Jalen Royals. “Both are doing better. They’re working on it and making progress, but not ready to go today for sure.”

Earlier this week, Reid said, “As far as injuries go, I know Xavier’s (Worthy) the big question, and he’s rehabbing and working his shoulder. We’ll just see where it goes.”

Worthy was the Chiefs’ leading receiver last year as a rookie. He entered 2025 as the Chiefs’ top option, especially with Rashee Rice serving a six-game suspension for this role in a March 2024 high-speed crash. Kelce said he owes Worthy “big time,” and he could “barely even f—ing play the rest of that first half.”

“I literally took one of my players out. That’s one of the most frustrating parts, and it’s hard to get your juices back going knowing you just hurt a guy,” Kelce said. “It’s a frustrating way to start out the season. It’s a frustrating way to start out the game. You can take some good from that second half, but at the end of the day, man, we just got to be able to win up front, be accountable on the back end and be able to start fast and finish stronger.”

On Sunday, the Chiefs host the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of Super Bowl LIX.

(Photo: Amanda Perobelli / Reuters via Imagn Images)

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