Panama vs. United States Men's Soccer: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, kick-off time, stats and predicted lineups

The United States Men's National Team begins the Mauricio Pochettino era with a friendly match against Panama.

Pochettino was hired to replace Gregg Berhalter, who was fired after the USMNT was eliminated in the group stage of the 2024 Copa America.

Only Costa Rica, Mexico, Bolivia and Peru scored fewer than the USMNT's three tournament goals.

Panama beat the US in the tournament 2-1, as Berhalter had the team play defensively after Tim Weah was sent off for violent conduct in the 18th minute. The Stars and Stripes had just 28 percent of possession and took six total shots, while Panama shot 13 times.

This friendly match will provide the players, US Soccer's front office, and the fans with an early look at how Pochettino will set the team out to play and how his style differs from Berhalter's.

The Argentine manager is known for an intricate high-pressing system, but it remains to be seen if or how he changes since national team managers have less time with their players.

How to watch Panama vs. United States, TV channel and streaming

Panama vs. the United States Men's National Team will be broadcast on TNT, which can be viewed through cable TV or live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV, and streamed on MAX.

For Spanish-language broadcasts, fans can watch the game on Telemundo or Universo and can stream it on Peacock.

Panama vs. United States kick-off time, date and venue

Panama vs. United States is schedule to kick off at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT on Saturday, October 12, with the game taking place at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Panama vs. United States stats

• Panama had 72 percent of possession and outshot the USMNT 13-6 in Panama's 2-1 win in the 2024 Copa America, which was the last time these teams met.
• The USMNT completed just 58.7 percent of its attempted passes in the Copa America match against Panama.
• Panama won 22/35 aerial duels in the last meeting between these teams.
• The US only committed four fouls while Panama committed 19 in these teams' last meeting.
• Panama attempted 21 crosses while the US attempted just nine the last time these teams met.

Panama vs. United States predicted lineups

Panama: Orlando Mosquera; Michael Amir Murillo, Edgardo Farina, Jose Cordoba, Roderick Miller, Eric Davis; Anibal Godoy, Cristian Martinez, Adalberto Carasquilla; Jose Fajardo, Eduardo Guerrero

United States: Patrick Schulte; Joe Scally, Miles Robinson, Auston Trusty, Antonee Robinson; Aidan Morris, Weston McKennie, Malik Tillman; Haji Wright, Josh Sargent, Christian Pulisic

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