2022 Mls All-Star Game

The game, featuring all-star teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX, took place on August 10, 2022, at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was the second MLS All-Star Game to be played under the inter-league format. The all-star game also included a skills challenge, concerts, and other events in the days before the match.

2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target

Logo for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game
Event	2022 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Liga MX All-Stars 2 1
Date	August 10, 2022
Venue	Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Most Valuable Player	Dayne St. Clair (MLS All-Stars)
Referee	Joe Dickerson (United States)
Attendance	19,727
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The MLS All-Stars won 2–1 with goals from Carlos Vela in the third minute and Raúl Ruidíaz in the 73rd minute; Liga MX earned a consolation goal in the 84th minute through a strike from Kevin Álvarez. Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, who made four saves, was named the match's most valuable player.

Venue selection

 

Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota, home to Minnesota United FC, was announced as the host venue for the All-Star Game in October 2021. The 19,600-seat soccer-specific stadium opened in 2019 and has hosted a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, several international friendlies and CONCACAF Gold Cup matches in addition to club games.

Jerseys

The jersey for the MLS All-Stars, made by Adidas, was unveiled on August 1, 2022. It was primarily dark gray with a light purple trim and two jock tags referencing the state of Minnesota. The Liga MX All-Stars unveiled their Charly-designed jersey on the same day. It featured a black "paintbrush stroke" on a white jersey, with the names of Liga MX clubs within the stroke and sleeves.

MLS All-Stars

The MLS All-Stars roster was announced on July 12, 2022. Forward Brandon Vazquez was added to the roster on August 3, 2022, to replace Valentín Castellanos, due to Castellanos' loan move to Girona. Jakob Glesnes was added as a replacement for Alexander Callens on August 4.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Sean Johnson (New York City FC) 2 DF   USA DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF) 3 DF   CAN Kamal Miller (CF Montréal) 4 DF   MEX Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) 5 FW   GRE Taxi Fountas (D.C. United) 6 MF   USA Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) 7 MF   ARG Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) 8 MF   ESP Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles FC) 9 FW   PER Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) 10 MF   ESP Carles Gil (New England Revolution) 11 FW   MEX Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) 12 DF   ECU Diego Palacios (Los Angeles FC) 13 FW   USA Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC)

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW   MEX Javier Hernández (LA Galaxy) 16 MF   ARG Emanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United FC) 17 FW   USA Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) 18 GK   JAM Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) 19 FW   USA Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) 20 FW   USA Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) 23 DF   NOR Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) 25 DF   USA Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) 27 DF   GER Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) 32 MF   ARG Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) 33 DF   USA Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) 95 MF   GER Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) 97 GK   CAN Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United FC)

• Coach:   Adrian Heath (Minnesota United FC)

Liga MX All-Stars

The Liga MX All-Stars roster was announced on July 19, 2022. Juan Escobar, Guido Pizarro, Luis Quiñones and Víctor Guzmán were called up as replacements for Dória, Diego Barbosa, Jordan Carrillo and Ángel Mena.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   MEX Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna) 2 DF   MEX Kevin Álvarez (Pachuca) 3 DF   ARG Hugo Nervo (Atlas) 4 DF   ARG Lisandro López (Club Tijuana) 5 GK   ARG Oscar Ustari (Pachuca) 6 MF   MEX Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) 7 FW   ARG Germán Berterame (Monterrey) 8 MF   ESP Álvaro Fidalgo (América) 9 FW   ARG Julio Furch (Atlas) 10 MF   MEX Alexis Vega (Guadalajara) 11 MF   COL Avilés Hurtado (Pachuca) 12 GK   COL Camilo Vargas (Atlas) 13 MF   MEX Víctor Guzmán (Pachuca) 14 DF   MEX Luis Reyes (Atlas)

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW   ARG Juan Dinenno (UNAM) 16 DF   COL Brayan Angulo (Toluca) 17 FW   MEX Heriberto Jurado (Necaxa) 18 FW   MEX Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) 19 MF   ARG Guido Pizarro (UANL) 20 MF   MEX Fernando Beltrán (Guadalajara) 21 DF   PAR Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) 22 DF   ARG Gustavo Cabral (Pachuca) 23 MF   COL Luis Quiñones (UANL) 24 MF   MEX Luis Chávez (Pachuca) 26 MF   MEX Aldo Rocha (Atlas) 27 DF   MEX Jesús Angulo (Tigres UANL) 33 MF   COL Julián Quiñones (Atlas)

• Coach:   Diego Cocca (Atlas)

The All-Star Game was broadcast in the United States on ESPN in English and Univision in Spanish. ESPN's coverage included play-by-play commentary by Jon Champion and analysis by Taylor Twellman, as well as studio coverage by Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez—including pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows. The All-Star Skills Challenge was broadcast the day before on ESPN2. In Canada, TSN carried the match in English and TVA Sports in French. ESPN's international affiliates also broadcast the All-Star Game in Mexico, Latin America, and other countries. In the United Kingdom, the match was broadcast live on Sky Sports.

The ESPN broadcast reached an estimated average of 334,000 viewers and peaked at 420,000 viewers; it was the most-viewed MLS All-Star Game since 2018.

The MLS All-Stars defeated Liga MX in the Skills Challenge, winning 3–2 across five events. The 2022 All-Star Game marked the return of "Goalie Wars", a head-to-head competition between goalkeepers, which was not televised and involved four MLS Next Pro players.

• Unlimited substitutions
• Players limited to a total of 45 minutes
• Penalty shoot-out if tied at full time; no extra time