Starting XI and Lineup Notes: USMNT vs. Belgium, Saturday March 28, 2026

USMNT vs. Belgium, presented by AT&T
International Friendly
March 28, 2026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Ga.
Pre-Game Coverage: 2:30 p.m. ET on TNT, Telemundo, Universo, HBO Max, Peacock
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET on TNT, Telemundo, Universo, HBO Max, Peacock
Radio: Westwood One, Fútbol de Primera

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Today’s USMNT Starting XI vs.Belgium: 1-Matt Turner, 5-Antonee Robinson, 6-Tanner Tessmann, 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic, 13-Tim Ream (capt.), 15-Johnny Cardoso, 17-Malik Tillman, 20-Folarin Balogun, 21-Tim Weah, 22-Mark McKenzie

Substitutes: 24-Matt Freese, 26-Chris Brady, 27-Patrick Schulte, 2-Auston Trusty, 4-Cristian Roldan, 7-Gio Reyna, 9-Ricardo Pepi, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 14-Sebastian Berhalter, 16-Alex Freeman, 18-Max Arfsten, 19-Joe Scally, 23-Aidan Morris, 25-Patrick Agyemang

Not Dressed: 3-Chris Richards, 12-Miles Robinson

ROSTER NOTES

• USMNT Starting XI Caps (including this match): Christian Pulisic (83), Tim Ream (80), Weston McKennie (63), Matt Turner (53), Antonee Robinson (51), Tim Weah (48), Malik Tillman (27), Mark McKenzie (26), Folarin Balogun (24), Johnny Cardoso (23), Tanner Tessmann (13)
• The Starting XI averages 44 caps and has an average age of 27 years, 258 days.
• Defender Antonee Robinson will make his first appearance since November 18, 2024, in the 4-2 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinal win against Jamaica.
• Veteran goalkeeper Matt Turner earns his first cap since June 10, 2025, against Switzerland. Turner is 29W-12L-10D with 27 clean sheets since first appearing for the USA in 2021.
• Johnny Cardoso earns his first USMNT appearance since the 2-1 win against Haiti in the Concacaf Gold Cup group stage on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Texas.
• After missing the November matches, Christian Pulisic earns his 83rd cap today, moving him into sole possession of No. 24 on the USMNT’s all-time appearances list. Today’s match also marks Pulisic’s 70th career start for the Red, White and Blue.
• Tim Ream becomes the 32nd USMNT player to reach the 80-cap threshold. The center back will wear the captain’s armband for the 26th time overall and 11th time in the team’s last 13 matches.
• Weston McKennie earns his 60th career start in today’s match.
• Johnny Cardoso, Mark McKenzie and Malik Tillman all make their first international appearances against a Top-10 ranked opponent.
• Overall Starting XI Appearances vs. FIFA Top-10 opponents (including this match): Pulisic (9), McKennie (9), Ream (7), Robinson (7), Weah (7), Turner (4), Balogun (2), Cardoso (2).
• Tim Ream and Mark McKenzie pair together in central defense for the fifth time tonight and first since the 4-2 win against Jamaica in the Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinal on Nov. 18, 2024. The USMNT is 4W-0L-0D when Ream and McKenzie partner in the middle of a back-four.
• In his 13th appearance for the USMNT, Tanner Tessman earns his sixth career start.
• The youngest player in the Starting XI, 23-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Malik Tillman is making his 27th career appearance and 12th overall start.
• McKenzie and Tillman will appear at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the first time in their careers, with the rest of the Starting XI already having played at least one club or international match at the venue.
• There are no players on the current roster that have competed in a match against Belgium.
• This is the USMNT’s second match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and first since the 2024 Copa America group stage match against Panama on June 27, 2024.
• The USA is 1W-5L-0D all-time against Belgium. This is the first meeting between the two sides since a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Red Devils in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 on July 1, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil.
• Teams are allowed 11 substitutions during three substitution moments for today’s match.
• Chris Richards and Miles Robinson are both nursing injuries and will not dress for today’s match.