The U.S. men's national team fought its way to a 3-1 win over Jamaica Thursday in the Concacaf Nations League semifinal.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ultimately, a win is a win. That's what goalkeeper Matt Turner said after the United States men's national team beat Jamaica 3-1 in extra time on Thursday. After conceding a goal in the first 31 seconds, the Americans needed some luck by way of a Jamaican own goal in stoppage time to equalize. During the ensuing extra time, Haji Wright powered home two goals, both assisted by Gio Reyna, and now the USMNT will play Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League final on Sunday.
I think we just didn't really come to terms with that, especially at the beginning of the game. 'When we did come to terms with it, we started grinding, that's when we started getting the advantage.' The USMNT is still a young team with the average roster age being 24 years old. But they're not an inexperienced team anymore. Twenty-one of the 23 players have been part of past Nations League championships, and most of the roster plays in Europe and has been to a World Cup.
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