It wasn't pretty but the United States men's national team got the job done winning the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal against Jamaica 1-0 on Thursday. Ricardo Pepi scored only five minutes into the match behind a Christian Pulisic assist and Matt Turner saved Demarai Gray's penalty in the 14th minute before the defense went to work limiting chances.

Christian Pulisic booted in a left-footed half-volley to spark a 4-2 victory over Jamaica, leading the United States Men's National Team into the 2024-25 Concacaf Nations League semifinals.

Just six camps with the top player pool remain before decisions must be made on the 2026 World Cup roster, the next ahead of a March 20 semifinal at Inglewood, Calif.

The second goal was college-level defending from USMNT right back Joe Scally, who let Jamaica forward Renaldo Cephas cut across him inside the box to unleash a rocket of a shot that was finished by Gray after being blocked by USMNT goalie Matt Turner.

Oh, how sweet it is! Christian Pulisic, the U.S. men’s soccer superstar known as “Captain America,” landed a goal Monday night and then put himself in the dance craze that is absolutely dominating sports at the moment.

Mauricio Pochettino had a message for American players after a 5-2 aggregate win over Jamaica gave the three-time defending champion United States a berth in the CONCACAF Nations