United States vs Jamaica

The AT&T Stadium will host an exciting 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final showdown between the United States and Jamaica.

Encouraged by a stunning CONCACAF Nations League success in early June, the United States took Group B by storm, winning all three group stage matches by an aggregate score of 8-1. Delivering action from the onset, the ‘Yanks’ broke the deadlock by the 15th minute in each of their three group stage outings. Since failing to negotiate their 1985 Gold Cup group phase campaign, the ‘Stars and Stripes’ have qualified for the tournament knock-outs in each of their subsequent 17 attempts. Adding to their confidence, the USA have advanced to the semi-finals from their last ten Gold Cup quarter-final appearances. Furthermore, they have defeated Jamaica in both of their previous Gold Cup meetings by over 1.5 goals ‘to one,’ winning the first half by the same 1-0 score on each occasion.

In the meantime, Jamaica won their opening two Gold Cup group stage games by an aggregate score of 4-1 before succumbing to a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica on Matchday 3. Jamaica’s attacking potential often bursts in life late on, with three of their four Gold Cup goals scored this summer coming beyond the 80-minute mark. But victories over Suriname and Guadaloupe at the beginning of their tournament journey remain Jamaica’s only wins in six internationals (D1, L3), with the ‘Reggae Boyz’ netting under 1.5 goals in each game they didn’t win. Even though they enter this stage as underdogs to reach the semi-finals, Theodore Whitmore’s men can find some comfort in progressing from their last three Gold Cup quarter-final appearances on the spin. Yet, a return of five defeats from their previous six competitive H2Hs (W1) remains a reason for concern.