The lineups are out for the United States and Mexico, and only one team's starting XI is the least bit surprising and interesting. Mexico's lineup is as expected, though there is one position worth pointing out. Angel Reyna usually plays as a winger, but will be thrown into a central attacking midfield role tonight. Giovani dos Santos, the regular starter, was unavailable on account of playing in the Olympics and getting injured. The United States have two left backs in their team, and one will play out of position at right back. Defensive midfielder Maurice Edu is playing central defense, while the midfield and forwards appear to be arranged in a 4-3-3.
Mexico Vs. USA 2012: Lineups
Mexico Lineup (4-2-3-1): Guillermo Ochoa; Jorge Torres Nilo, Javier Rodriguez, Hector Moreno, Severo Meza; Jesus Zavala, Manuel Viniegra; Andres Guardado, Angel Reyna, Pablo Barrera; Javier Hernandez
United States Lineup (4-3-3): Tim Howard; Edgar Castillo, Geoff Cameron, Maurice Edu, Fabian Johnson; Jermaine Jones, Kyle Beckerman, Jose Torres; Landon Donovan, Herculez Gomez, Danny Williams
Kickoff is at 8:00 p.m. ET, 7:00 p.m. local time from Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. You can catch the game on ESPN2 or Univision in the United States.
We’ll have live coverage in our Mexico vs. USA, 2012 Friendly StoryStream.
