CHICAGO (July 2, 2019) – Coming off four matches in which the side has outscored opponents 12-0, the U.S. Men’s National Team takes on familiar foe Jamaica in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup Semifinal on Wednesday, July 3 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Coverage of USA-Jamaica begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on FS1, Univision, UDN and the Futbol de Primera Radio Networks. Fans can follow all the matches on the official U.S. Soccer app, as well as Facebook, Twitter (@USMNT) and Instagram (@USMNT) accounts.
Sunday’s win against Curaçao set a new USMNT record for consecutive wins at the Concacaf Gold Cup with nine (July 12, 2017-June 30, 2019).
With a fourth straight clean sheet against Curaçao, the team tied the USA record for most consecutive shutouts in a single Gold Cup tournament, a feat previously achieved in the 2002 edition.
Zack Steffen and the back line of Nick Lima, Aaron Long, Walker Zimmerman and Tim Ream have yet to concede a goal in 270 minutes (three games) on the field together during the 2019 Gold Cup.
Weston McKennie’s 25th minute goal against Curaçao was the second of his international career and first in Gold Cup play.
Christian Pulisic registered his ninth career assist on McKennie’s goal and moves into a tie with Canada’s Alphonso Davies for the tournament lead with three.
The USA’s 12 goals have come through seven different players: Zardes (3), Arriola, Boyd and Long (2 each), Altidore, McKennie and Pulisic (1 each).
Six different players have provided assists: Pulisic (3), Morris (2), Arriola, Bradley, Lima and McKennie (1 each).
Through four matches, 22 players have started at least one game. Only goalkeeper Tyler Miller has yet to make an appearance in the tournament.
Arriola and Zardes jointly lead the team with nine appearances in 2019.
Playing his first minutes of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, Jordan Morris made a positive impact off the bench, providing two assists in the 6-0 win against T&T.
As of June 18, 2019, the U.S. roster has an average age of 25 years, 251 days and 24 caps.
Ten players on the roster have previous Gold Cup experience, led by Michael Bradley (4 tournaments), Jozy Altidore, Omar Gonzalez and Sean Johnson (3), Tim Ream and Gyasi Zardes (2), and Paul Arriola, Matt Miazga Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan (1)
Of the 10 players above, only Tim Ream was not part of the 2017 Gold Cup championship squad.
A majority of the roster comes from Major League Soccer, with 17 players representing 12 clubs.
Six players come from clubs outside of MLS, with four from England, and one each from Germany and Portugal
Along with most tournament’s played, Bradley leads all players on the roster with 23 Gold Cup appearances, followed by Zardes (14), Altidore and Gonzalez (11 each), Jordan Morris (9) and Paul Arriola (8).
Nine players on the roster have registered goals in the Gold Cup: Altidore (5), Zardes (4), Bradley, Gonzalez and Morris (3 each), Arriola, Boyd and Long (2 each), Miazga, McKennie and Pulisic (1 each).
LAFC goalkeeper Tyler Miller is the only player on the Gold Cup roster looking for his USMNT debut.
Only five players were born when the USA won the inaugural Gold Cup title in 1991: Altidore, Bradley, Gonzalez Johnson and Ream
Beginning with the inaugural title in 1991, the U.S. has lifted the Gold Cup on six occasions. The USA returned the trophy home in 2002 and won again in 2005, 2007, 2013 and 2017.
The USA has more wins in the Concacaf Gold Cup than any other nation, going 60-8-9 all-time.
The U.S. has gone an impressive 36-1-4 during the Group Stage.
The USMNT has advanced to the final on 10 occasions: 1991, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2017.
The USA has made it to the semifinals in 14 out of 15 tournaments, holding a 9-3-1 record at this stage.
Since first meeting in 1988, the teams have faced each other 25 times with the USMNT holding a 15-3-8 overall advantage and 4-0-1 edge in Gold Cup play.
The sides met just prior to this year’s Gold Cup, with Jamaica taking a 1-0 victory thanks to a 60th minute strike from Shamar Nicholson.
This is the third-straight Gold Cup in which the teams will meet in the Knockout Round, and fourth occurrence in the last five editions of the tournament.
The last Gold Cup meeting came in the 2017 edition, when goals from Jozy Altidore and Jordan Morris helped the USA claim its sixth confederation title on July 26, 2017 in Santa Clara, Calif.
Two years prior, Jamaica upset the USA 2-1 in the semifinal on July 22, 2015 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
The USA is 3-2-1 all-time at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium and last earned a 1-0 win against Mexico on Sept. 11, 2018.
The Reggae Boyz are coached by Theodore Whitmore. Part of Jamaica’s 1998 FIFA World Cup team, Whitmore earned 120 caps and scored 24 goals in an international career that ran from 1993-2004.
HOW THEY GOT HERE: 3-2 W vs. Honduras (June 17; group stage), 0-0 D vs. El Salvador (June 21; group stage), 1-1 D vs. Curaçao (June 25; group stage), 1-0 W vs. Panama (June 30; quarterfinal)
Jamaica advanced to the Gold Cup semifinals for the third straight tournament and fifth time overall.
After accumulating two yellow cards, Damion Lowe is suspended for the semifinal.
Thirteen players on the roster are based in the United States, with five in MLS and eight in USL.
Leading the way are goalkeeper Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union); defenders Kemar Lawrence (New York Red Bulls) and Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati); midfielder Peter Vassel (LAFC) and forward Darren Mattocks (FC Cincinnati).
Devor Orgill leads Jamaica with two goals at the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, followed by Damion Lowe, Darren Mattocks and Shamar Nicholson who each have a goal apiece.
