USA vs. Venezuela, International Friendly: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, and Match Thread

Welcome to your live thread as the United States Men’s National Team takes on Venezuela in the final match before the 2019 Gold Cup. The match will be played at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati at 2 p.m.

The U.S. is coming off an embarrassing lost to Jamaica. The Americans failed to score and lost to the Reggae Boyz, 1-0. Gregg Berhalther announced the Gold Cup squad later that same day with some major changes. 

The biggest of those changes was a roster snub for striker Josh Sargent. It is odd for Sargent not to have made the Gold Cup roster, especially with the U.S. in the U-20 World Cup. Sargent would likely have played a big role in, and started the majority of those matches. Without the forward, the Yanks lost in the quarterfinals. 

The U.S. has never lost to La Vinotinto, and lead the all-time series with a record of 3-0-2. The last time that these teams met was back in June of 2017. In front of 17,315 fans in Rio Tinto Stadium, José Velázquez scored in the 29th minute to give Venezuela the 1-0 lead. Christian Pulisic scored in the second half to tie it, and the game ended 1-1. Pulisic will likely start today, however no American has scored more than one goal against La Vinotinto. 

Rosters

USA (Caps/Goals)

Goalkeepers (3): 12-Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 7/0), 22-Tyler Miller (LAFC; 0/0), 1-Zack Steffen (Manchester City/ENG; 9/0).

Defenders (8): 14-Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig/GER; 10/1), 3-Omar Gonzalez (Toronto FC/CAN; 50/3), 2-Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes; 3/0), 23-Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 5/0), 16-Daniel Lovitz (Montreal Impact/CAN; 4/0), 19-Matt Miazga (Chelsea/ENG; 13/1), 13-Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 29/1), 5-Walker Zimmerman (LAFC; 6/2).

Midfielders (6): 4-Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 145/17), 20-Duane Holmes (Derby County/ENG; 1/0), 8-Weston McKennie (Schalke/GER; 8/1), 10-Christian Pulisic (Chelsea/ENG; 25/10), 15-Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 10/0), 6-Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC; 16/0).

Forwards (6): 17-Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN; 110/41), 7-Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 22/3), 21-Tyler Boyd (Vitória Guimãres/POR; 0/0), 18-Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids; 4/0), 11-Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 27/5), 9-Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC; 44/7).

Venezuela 

Goalkeepers (3): Wuiker Fariñez (Millonarios/COL), Joel Graterol (Zamora), Rafael Romo (APOEL/CYP).

Defenders (7): Jhon Chancellor (Al-Ahli/QAT), Rolf Fletscher (LA Galaxy/USA), Ronald Hernández (Stabæk/NOR), Luis Mago (Palestino/CHI), Yordan Osorio (Vitoria Guimãres/POR), Roberto Rosales (Espanyol/ESP), Mikel Villanueva (Gimnàstic/ESP).

Midfielders (10): Juan Pablo Añor (Huesca/ESP), Arquímedes Figuera (Deportiva La Guaira), Yangel Herrera (Huesca/ESP), Darwin Machís (Cádiz/ESP), Júnior Moreno (D.C. United/USA), Jhon Murillo (Tondela/POR), Adalberto Peñaranda (Watford/ENG), Tomás Rincón (Torino/ITA), Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake/USA), Luis Manuel Seijas (Santa Fe/COL).

Forwards (3): Fernando Aristeguieta (América de Cali/COL), Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC/USA), Salomón Rondón (Newcastle United/ENG).

How to Watch

Match Time: 2 p.m. (ET).

Venue: Nippert Stadium – Cincinnati, OH.

TV: FOX, UniMas.

Streaming: FOX Sports GO, Univision NOW.

Twitter: For rapid reaction and live updates, follow @StarsStripesFC, @ussoccer_mnt, and @TheManeLand.

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Enjoy the match! Go America!