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The U.S. Soccer Federation will honor 2026 World Cup captain Tim Ream before the U.S. men’s national team faces Chile on Tuesday, September 29 at 7 p.m. CT at Energizer Park in St. Louis, Mo.
Tim Ream has played 82 times for the USMNT. (Keith Furman/FrontRowSoccer.com)
ATLANTA – The U.S. Soccer Federation will honor 2026 World Cup captain Tim Ream before the U.S. men’s national team faces Chile on Tuesday, September 29 at 8 p.m. ET at Energizer Park in St. Louis, Mo.
Ream, a St. Louis native, played a critical part in the USA’s run to the Round of 16 this past summer. The center back started and captained the side in four of the five matches while becoming the oldest field player in USMNT World Cup history. The tournament marked the second World Cup for Ream, who started all four matches at the 2022 competition in Qatar.
He has made 86 appearances with one goal and four assists in his USMNT career. Ream earned his first cap on Nov. 17, 2010, starting in a 1-0 win over South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup in Cape Town, South Africa. He was a part of two Concacaf Nations League championships in 2019 and 2023.
Ream, who performs for Charlotte FC, started his MLS career with the New York Red Bulls in 2010. He also played in England at Bolton and Fulham.
Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 28 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.