Concacaf Nations League

Cuba vs United States, 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League, League A

· Concacaf Nations League
Cuba
    FT
    0 - 4
    United States
    • 1': Josh Sargent
    • 26': Jordan Morris
    • 39': Jordan Morris
    • 66': Josh Sargent

    United States beats Cuba to advance to CONCACAF Nations League semifinals

    Jordan Morris and Josh Sargent both scored twice as the United States beat Cuba 4-0 to win CONCACAF Nations League Group A1 to advance to the semis.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Goal! Cuba 0, USA 1. Joshua Sargent (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Joshua Sargent (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 4': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 4': Karel Espino (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Corner, USA. Conceded by Erick Rizo.
    • 8': Offside, USA. Daniel Lovitz tries a through ball, but Paul Arriola is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Erick Rizo (Cuba).
    • 9': Joshua Sargent (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, USA. Conceded by Rolando Abreu.
    • 12': Daniel Lovitz (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Rolando Abreu (Cuba).
    • 13': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
    • 13': Rolando Abreu (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (USA).
    • 15': Jean Carlos Rodríguez (Cuba) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Corner, Cuba. Conceded by Jordan Morris.
    • 16': Offside, Cuba. Arichel Hernández tries a through ball, but Luis Paradela is caught offside.
    • 18': Offside, USA. Paul Arriola tries a through ball, but Weston McKennie is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Dariel Morejón (Cuba) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Joshua Sargent (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
    • 35': Corner, USA. Conceded by Erick Rizo.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Aaron Long (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz following a corner.
    • 24': Offside, USA. Weston McKennie tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
    • 26': Goal! Cuba 0, USA 2. Jordan Morris (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a headed pass.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Karel Espino (Cuba) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rolando Abreu.
    • 28': Corner, USA. Conceded by Darío Ramos.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Corner, Cuba. Conceded by Jackson Yueill.
    • 34': Daniel Lovitz (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Dariel Morejón (Cuba).
    • 34': Dariel Morejón (Cuba) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Daniel Lovitz (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Jean Carlos Rodríguez (Cuba).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, USA. Conceded by Sandy Sánchez.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Aaron Long (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a cross.
    • 39': Goal! Cuba 0, USA 3. Jordan Morris (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Long following a corner.
    • 40': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (USA).
    • 40': Jean Carlos Rodríguez (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Jackson Yueill (USA).
    • 41': Maykel Reyes (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 44': Daniel Lovitz (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Luis Paradela (Cuba).
    • 45': Foul by Cristian Roldan (USA).
    • 45': Maykel Reyes (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (USA).
    • 45': Jean Carlos Rodríguez (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Cristian Roldan (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Karel Espino (Cuba).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cuba 0, USA 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cuba 0, USA 3.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Tyler Boyd replaces Jordan Morris.
    • 47': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
    • 47': Luis Paradela (Cuba) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Rolando Abreu (Cuba).
    • 49': Paul Arriola (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Jean Carlos Rodríguez (Cuba) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Paradela with a headed pass.
    • 54': Foul by Tim Ream (USA).
    • 54': Maykel Reyes (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (USA).
    • 55': Luis Paradela (Cuba) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Substitution, USA. Reggie Cannon replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
    • 60': Substitution, Cuba. José Pérez replaces José Almelo.
    • 61': Corner, USA. Conceded by Dariel Morejón.
    • 64': Corner, Cuba. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
    • 66': Goal! Cuba 0, USA 4. Joshua Sargent (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
    • 68': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 68': Rolando Abreu (Cuba) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Corner, USA. Conceded by Dariel Morejón.
    • 69': Substitution, USA. Alfredo Morales replaces Weston McKennie.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Alfredo Morales (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Sargent.
    • 70': Corner, USA. Conceded by Sandy Sánchez.
    • 70': Foul by Luis Paradela (Cuba).
    • 70': Joshua Sargent (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Corner, USA. Conceded by Arichel Hernández.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Aaron Long (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aaron Long following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Arichel Hernández (Cuba) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rolando Abreu.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Jean Carlos Rodríguez (Cuba) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rolando Abreu with a cross.
    • 83': Arichel Hernández (Cuba) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Tyler Boyd (USA).
    • 83': Substitution, Cuba. Randy Revé replaces Rolando Abreu.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Erick Rizo (Cuba) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arichel Hernández.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Alfredo Morales (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross.
    • 86': Hand ball by Alfredo Morales (USA).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Erick Rizo (Cuba).
    • 90'+1': Tyler Boyd (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, USA. Conceded by Darío Ramos.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cuba 0, USA 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Cuba 0, USA 4.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/usa.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originUSA CUBhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/cub.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    13 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 3
    70.6 Possession 29.4
    20 SHOTS 6
    8 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    484 Accurate Passes 168
    591 Passes 247
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    11 Accurate Crosses 3
    26 Crosses 12
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    66 Long Balls 68
    30 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 4
    11 Tackles 6
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 9
    13 Effective Clearances 23
    13 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: Concacaf Nations League

    Venue: Truman Bodden Sport Complex
    Location: George Town, Cayman Islands

    Concacaf Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Costa Rica 0 0 0
    2 Haiti 0 0 0
    3 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0
    4 Curaçao 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CUB Cuba (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Sandy Sánchez (GK)
    3 Erick Rizo
    16 Darío Ramos
    18 José Almelo
    5 Dariel Morejón Yellow Card
    14 Karel Espino
    10 Arichel Hernández
    7 Rolando Abreu
    17 Jean Carlos Rodríguez
    9 Maikel Reyes
    23 Luis Paradela
    Cuba Substitutes:
    Manuel Cruz, Aníbal Álvarez, Nelson Johnston, Randy Revé, José Pérez, Elier Pozo, Lázaro Monzón, Felipe Hurtado, York González, Sandro Cutiño.

    USA United States (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Brad Guzan (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    3 Aaron Long
    16 Daniel Lovitz
    2 DeAndre Yedlin
    14 Jackson Yueill
    8 Weston McKennie
    10 Cristian Roldan
    19 Josh Sargent
    11 Jordan Morris
    7 Paul Arriola
    United States Substitutes:
    Reggie Cannon, Alfredo Morales, Matt Turner, Wil Trapp, Gyasi Zardes, Sebastian Lletget, John Brooks, Sean Johnson, Walker Zimmerman, Sergiño Dest, Nick Lima, Tyler Boyd.

    Concacaf Nations League News

    Curaçao extend Dick Advocaat's contract to July 2027
    Curaçao extend Dick Advocaat's contract to July 2027

    Veteran coach Dick Advocaat has extended his contract with Curaçao until the end of July 2027, the country's federation said on Wednesday.

    Ogden: Balogun is one to watch on deadline day
    Ogden: Balogun is one to watch on deadline day

    Ogden: Balogun is one to watch on deadline day

    Would a combined UEFA, Concacaf Nations League benefit the USMNT?
    Would a combined UEFA, Concacaf Nations League benefit the USMNT?

    Would a combined UEFA, Concacaf Nations League benefit the USMNT?

    Concacaf, UEFA discussing combined Nations League competition - sources
    Concacaf, UEFA discussing combined Nations League competition - sources

    Concacaf and UEFA are in discussions to create a combined Nations League competition that could begin as soon as the fall of 2028, sources confirmed to ESPN.

    Will Pochettino leave USMNT before 2030?
    Will Pochettino leave USMNT before 2030?

    Will Pochettino leave USMNT before 2030?