Experience Against Mexico

There's no question that experience can play a big factor in matches like these, and the U.S. roster has no shortage of players who have performed under the intense scrutiny that a USA-Mexico match brings. All together, there are 13 players on roster with at least one appearance against El Tri. Here's the list, and the highlights:

Player
Landon Donovan (9 games, 4 goals) Scored in 2-0 World Cup victory in 2002

Frankie Hejduk (8 games, two goals) First game was Jan. 19, 1997

Carlos Bocanegra (5 games) 2-1-2 in four games, including 2007 Gold Cup

DaMarcus Beasley (5 games, 1 goal) Scored second goal in 2005 WCQ clincher on 9/3/05

Tim Howard (4 games, 2 shutouts) Two shutouts and no losses vs. Mexico

Oguchi Onyewu (4 games, 1 goal) Dominated in 2005 WCQ clincher on 9/3/05

Ricardo Clark (3 games) 3 0 Set up Donovan’s goal in 2-0 win in 2007

Clint Dempsey (3 games) Started in the 2-1 win in the 2007 Gold Cup

Jonathan Bornstein (2 games) Started in the 2-1 win in the 2007 Gold Cup

Jozy Altidore (one game, one goal) Youngest player to score for MNT, 2/6/08

Michael Bradley (1 game) Started in 2-2 draw on Feb. 6, 2008 in Houston

Danny Califf (1 game) Started in 0-0 draw on May 8, 2003 in Houston

Brian Ching (1 game) Earned PK for first goal in the 2-1 win in the 2007 Gold Cup final