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Selecting the US Men’s National Team’s starting lineup for the match against New Zealand

Choose the USMNT starting XI against New Zealand


The USMNT will look to rebound after a disappointing 1-2 loss to Canada (Elo #29 before the game) when they face New Zealand on Tuesday. Saturday’s loss was the USA’s first loss to Canada on home soil in 67 years. Our last poll received 559 responses.

So, which players should start? The choice is yours! Make your picks, and then hit the comments to let us know what other thoughts you have about it! Looking forward to seeing the results. Here’s a look at the roster:

GOALKEEPERS (4): Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City), Diego Kochen (Barcelona Atletic), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew), Matt Turner (Crystal Palace)

DEFENDERS (8): Auston Trusty (Celtic), Marlon Fossey (Standard Liege), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo), Mark McKenzie (Tolouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Joe Scally (Mönchengladbach), Caleb Wiley (Strasbourg)

MIDFIELDERS (5): Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo), Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), Yunus Musah (AC Milan), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven)

FORWARDS (7): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Cade Cowell (Chivas), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Josh Sargent (Norwich City), Haji Wright (Coventry City)

Please only vote in one of the polls below:

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