The U.S. men's national team defeated Jamaica 1–0 in the first leg of its Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal in Mauricio Pochettino's first competitive game in charge. Christian Pulisic dazzled in the opening minutes coming close to receive the ball in attack before playing a clinical through ball to Ricardo Pepi.

The U.S. Men's National Team is one step closer to a Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal win. Ricardo Pepi's early goal stood as the decider as Team USA

Pepi scored from Christian Pulisic’s pass in the fifth minute Matt Turner saved a penalty kick as the U.S. opened the two-game series with a road win.