**USA vs. New Zealand: Starting XI & Lineup Notes**


**LINEUP NOTES**  
**U.S. Olympic Men’s Soccer Team vs. New Zealand**  
**2024 Olympic Men’s Soccer Tournament Match No. 10**  
**July 27, 2024**  
**Stade de Marseille, Marseille, France**  
**Kickoff: 1 p.m. ET on USA Network, Telemundo, and Peacock**  
**Social Media: @USYNT on X and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook; U.S. Soccer App**

**Today’s Starting XI for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Soccer Team vs. New Zealand:**  
1. Patrick Schulte  
2. Nathan Harriel  
3. Walker Zimmerman  
5. John Tolkin  
6. Gianluca Busio  
7. Kevin Paredes  
8. Tanner Tessmann (C)  
11. Paxten Aaronson  
12. Miles Robinson  
13. Duncan McGuire  
14. Djordje Mihailovic  

**Substitutes:**  
18. Gaga Slonina  
4. Maximilian Dietz  
9. Griffin Yow  
10. Taylor Booth  
15. Benjamin Cremaschi  
16. Jack McGlynn  
17. Caleb Wiley
**GAME NOTES**

Head coach Marko Mitrović has maintained the same starting XI from the USA’s opening match against France on Wednesday night.

**Starting XI Under-23 Caps (including this match):**  
- Tessmann (12)  
- Mihailovic (11)  
- Harriel (9)  
- Tolkin (9)  
- Busio (8)  
- Aaronson (7)  
- McGuire (7)  
- Zimmerman (6)  
- Schulte (5)  
- Paredes (4)  
- Robinson (4)

**Starting XI Senior U.S. Men’s National Team Caps:**  
- Zimmerman (42)  
- Robinson (29)  
- Mihailovic (11)  
- Busio (13)  
- Tolkin (4)  
- Paredes (3)  
- Tessmann (2)  
- Aaronson (1)  
- McGuire (1)  
- Schulte (1)  
- Harriel (0)

Sixteen of the 18 roster players made their Olympic debut against France. Goalkeeper Gaga Slonina and midfielder Benjamin Cremaschi are the only players yet to feature on the Olympic stage.

The Olympic Men’s Soccer Tournament is limited to players under 23, with the allowance of three overage players. All three U.S. overage players start tonight: Djordje Mihailovic (25), Miles Robinson (27), and Walker Zimmerman (31).

Among the USA’s 11 overage players since the rule was introduced in 1996, Zimmerman (42 caps) ranks fifth in senior-level experience, behind Jeff Agoos (101 caps before Sydney 2000), Brian McBride (95 caps; Beijing 2008), Alexi Lalas (69 caps; Atlanta 1996), and Brad Friedel (66 caps; Sydney 2000).

Tanner Tessmann captains the squad tonight, marking his sixth time as captain in this cycle’s eight games. He has led the Olympic Men’s Soccer Team in every match since November 18 against Iraq.

All players in the Starting XI are either Major League Soccer (MLS) players or developed in an MLS academy. In addition to their current MLS clubs, members of the squad have also been associated with other MLS or MLS Next teams, including:  
- Aaronson (Philadelphia Union)  
- Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City)  
- Nathan Harriel (Chargers SC)  
- Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC, CF Montreal)  
- Kevin Paredes (D.C. United, Bethesda SC)  
- Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC, FC Greater Boston Bolts)  
- Tanner Tessmann (FC Dallas)  
- Walker Zimmerman (FC Dallas, LAFC)

Defenders Miles Robinson and Walker Zimmerman have paired in central defense for both the senior USMNT and the U.S. Olympic Men’s Soccer Team ten times, with a record of 7W-2L-1D. All USMNT matches were in official competitions (2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying), including Wednesday’s game against France, which marked their first Olympic appearance together.

Midfielders Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann play together at Venezia in Italy. They led the club’s promotion to Serie A during the 2023-24 season and have started together in five of the eight matches for the Olympic team this cycle.

Busio and Tessmann are the second and third players based in Italy to represent the U.S. Men at the Olympics, following Danny Szetala (Beijing 2008, Brescia).

Tessmann is the first U.S. Olympic Men’s Soccer player from Alabama, while Duncan McGuire (Nebraska) and Gianluca Busio (North Carolina) are the second players from their respective states, joining Aage Brix (Paris 1924) and Eddie Pope (Atlanta 1996), respectively.

This is the first Olympic meeting between the U.S. and New Zealand.

The U.S. holds a 4W-4L-5D record in the group stage since the Under-23 rule was introduced in 1992.

Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg will officiate tonight’s match. He has previously officiated at UEFA Euro 2024 and the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.