Kingston, Jamaica – The United States drew 1-1 with Jamaica in the World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday night.
The United States, which won 2-0 at home against Mexico on Friday, are expected to advance to the World Cup qualifiers as they have just reached the qualifying round. But one point along the way is still on the way to getting Americans from North and Central America and one of the three Caribbean locations.
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JAM 1 – 1 EE. UU. 1
We take a point. #JAMvUSA pic.twitter.com/ejKKVPI0Au– US Soccer MNT (USMNT) November 16, 2021
The United States, who survived an unanswered Jamaica goal in the 84th minute, have 15 points from their last six qualifying rounds. With the last games pending, it is followed by Mexico with 14, Canada (13), Panama (11), Jamaica (seven), Costa Rica and El Salvador (six each), Honduras (three).
Canada was due to play Mexico in severe cold weather in Edmonton on Tuesday night. Costa Rica played against Honduras and Panama against El Salvador.
In front of a crowd of 1,100 in Independence Park, which has 35,000 seats, a loud rekke was heard from the speakers during warm-up called The Office, which is located outside the Bob Marley statue. This will be Jamaica’s first home game with fans since October 2019 due to the Govt-19 epidemic.
The scoreboard sounded and the game clock showed nothing. The temperature was 83 degrees at the beginning of 5 p.m.
This is the hard-won point for the guys
.# Qatar driven #ReggaeBoyz #JAMvUSA # World Cup Qualifiers # Travel to Qatar # RoadToQatar2022 #JFF_Football pic.twitter.com/GSaCiCoyB4– Oficial JFF (@jff_football) November 16, 2021
As happened last week at the new Cincinnati stadium, the American crossover on the hard field was not easy, and the Americans had very few touches in third place to attack.
A cross from Vea led to Christian Pulisik’s co-leader goal on Friday. Against the Reggae Boys, Weh traded passes with Ricardo Pepe, continued his run and overtook Bobby Djokordova-Reid towards goal. From a very tight angle to the left, Weeh crossed goalie Andre Blake from 6 yards and threw the ball off the far post for his second international goal.
Before the game, the announcer introduced Via, 21, as the son of former FIFA Player of the Year George Wee, the current president of Liberia, and a mother of Jamaican descent.
The United States scored only the second goal of the first half in eight qualifying rounds.
As Jamaica celebrates the 24th anniversary of its only World Cup defeat, Antonio tied with a solo effort, the longest goal in the final round of the qualifying round.
With West Ham, the Premier League player for the month of August, he took a touch to the right to create space for Tyler Adams, passing the ball past Jack Stephen’s outstretched left hand and crossing it for his second international goal. Antonio has never before scored outside the penalty area for a club or country.
In 38th place Anthony Robinson had a cross on his right shoulder, but the hand was pushed in and Costa Rica referee Juan Gabriel Calderón did not blow the whistle.
Gianluca Fusio had America’s best opportunity in the second half, throwing a long-range shot in the 52nd, and Tekortova-Reid opened the six-yard shot a minute later. Christian Bulisic, with a better fit after a sprained left ankle, Weeh finished 66th.
Damien Lowhead hit a Leon Bailey corner kick in the 84th minute, but the whistle blew for an error and Walker Zimmerman reached for the ball.
Chris Richards and Gianluca Puccio entered the US lineup to replace Miles Robinson and Weston McKenzie, both offering a one-game suspension for scorecards. The 22-year-old, who finished last month with a 2-1 win over Costa Rica, is 22 years old, 341 days old and the second-youngest team to reach the United States in the qualifying round after 61 days.
Richards and Zimmerman started together for the first time in federal defense.
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