MLS · Round 0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta United 2–1 Sporting Kansas City starting lineups

Atlanta United Sporting Kansas City
2 - 1
Full time
Jacob 13' Picault 24'
Afrifa 70'

Atlanta United and Sporting Kansas City lineup images

Atlanta United starting lineup vs Sporting Kansas City, 4-2-3-1: Hoyos, Jacob, Díaz, Alonso, Báez, Sanchez, Gill, Miranchuk, Muyumba, Almirón, Picault. MLS Round 0, Sunday, August 23, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Sporting Kansas City starting lineup vs Atlanta United, 4-4-2: Cleveland, Davis, Mosquera, Meyer, Karic, Capita, Berg Johnsen, Bassong, Harris, Suleymanov, Calheira. MLS Round 0, Sunday, August 23, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

1 - 0Jacobgoal
13'
22'
Yellow cardKaric Yellow card
2 - 0Picaultgoal
24'
45+2'
substitutionReynolds for Davis
Half time · 2 - 0
62'
substitutionReid for Karic
62'
substitutionAfrifa for Calheira
Reilly for Gillsubstitution
62'
Brennan for Picaultsubstitution
62'
70'
goalAfrifa2 - 1
Brennan Yellow cardYellow card
72'
Stian Gregersen for Díazsubstitution
73'
Báez Yellow cardYellow card
76'
Alzate for Sanchezsubstitution
77'
Edwards for Brennansubstitution
77'
87'
substitutionBartlett for Capita

Atlanta United and Sporting Kansas City team sheets and player ratings

Atlanta United

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Argentina Hoyos rating 6.3
55 Argentina Jacob 1 goal rating 8.3
27 Chile Díaz off 73' rating 7.2
6 Paraguay Alonso rating 7.1
3 Argentina Báez yellow card rating 7.7
48 United States Sanchez off 77' rating 7.3
16 United States Gill off 62' rating 6.7
59 Russia Miranchuk rating 6.9
8 France Muyumba rating 7.0
10 Paraguay Almirón rating 8.1
22 Haiti Picault 1 goal off 62' rating 8.0
Substitutes
28 United States Reilly on 62' rating 6.3
20 United States Brennan yellow card on 62' rating 6.1
5 Norway Gregersen on 73' rating 6.1
47 United States Edwards on 77' rating 6.3
7 Colombia Alzate on 77' rating 6.2
42 Jamaica Hibbert
4 Albania Mihaj
2 Venezuela Hernández
19 Brazil Santos

Sporting Kansas City

4-4-2
Starting XI
30 United States Cleveland rating 6.9
8 United States Davis off 45' rating 6.0
3 Colombia Mosquera rating 7.3
28 United States Meyer rating 6.4
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina Karic yellow card off 62' rating 6.1
7 Angola Capita off 87' rating 6.3
4 Norway Berg Johnsen rating 6.9
22 Canada Bassong rating 6.4
11 England Harris rating 6.5
93 Russia Suleymanov rating 6.8
19 United States Calheira off 62' rating 6.1
Substitutes
13 United States Reynolds on 45' rating 6.9
99 United States Reid on 62' rating 6.7
17 Canada Afrifa 1 goal on 62' rating 6.8
16 United States Bartlett on 87'
1 United States Pulskamp
57 Brazil Borges
2 United States James
15 United States Miller
20 Ghana Agyabeng

Managers

Martino4-2-3-1Atlanta United
Wicky4-4-2Sporting Kansas City
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Atlanta United 2–1 Sporting Kansas City: match summary

Atlanta United beat Sporting Kansas City 2–1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Round 0 of the MLS. Tomás Jacob (13') and Fabrice Picault (24') scored for Atlanta United, Stephen Afrifa (70') for Sporting Kansas City. The match ratings read 7.0 for Atlanta United and 6.6 for Sporting Kansas City. Tomás Jacob of Atlanta United was the highest rated player on the pitch at 8.5, with Miguel Almirón at 8.0 and Fabrice Picault at 8.0 next, and Jacob Davis of Sporting Kansas City the lowest rated starter at 6.0. Atlanta United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 under Martino, Sporting Kansas City in a 4-4-2 under Wicky. Stephen Afrifa had come on for Taylor Calheira on 62 minutes. Emir Karic was booked on 22 minutes, Luke Brennan on 72 and Elías Báez on 76, and nobody was sent off. Supporters Shield standings taken on September 2, 2026 had Atlanta United 27th on 21 points and Sporting Kansas City 30th on 15.

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