The hosts are heading into the match high on confidence having secured a comprehensive 2-0 win over Canada last Saturday to retain their Nations League title.
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USA will begin their CONCACAF Gold Cup title-defence on Saturday as they host Jamaica in the Group A opener at Soldier Field. The hosts are heading into the match high on confidence having secured a comprehensive 2-0 win over Canada last Saturday to retain their Nations League title, while the Reggae Boys suffered a 2-1 defeat to Jordan in a friendly earlier this week. Despite the coaching uncertainty and a scandal that broke following their exit from the 2022 World Cup, the Americans have managed to put together a six-game unbeaten run across all competitions, while recording four wins in the period and thereby lifting a third straight Nations League trophy for the first time.
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🇺🇸 USA vs Jamaica 🇯🇲
10PM ET
📍 Chicago📺 FS1 / Univision
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BJ Callaghan will be leading the USA team into the Gold Cup this year, while Gregg Berhalter will re-assume his role as the full-time manager after the conclusion of this tournament. The 49-year-old tactician was away from the sidelines as the federation looked into a domestic abuse case involving the man who guided the Yanks into the World Cup finals in Qatar. After losing out to Netherlands in the last-16 stage of the 2022 World Cup, the Stars and Stripes returned to competitive action in March this year, securing successive victories against Grenada and El Salvador to seal a place in the Nations League semi-finals. Callaghan’s men thrashed arch rivals El Tri 3-0 in the last-four clash on June 15 before defeating Canada in the title-decider four days later thanks to two unanswered goals from Chris Richards and Folarin Balogun at the Allegiant stadium.
Jamaica, on the other hand, are heading into the match on the back of a disappointing ten-game winless run across all competitions, while losing five fixtures in the process. Heimir Hallfrimsson, the former boss of Iceland, took charge of the Caribbean team in September 2022, but is yet to register his first win as head coach, while his side suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Jordan in a friendly last time out. Reggae Boys lost out to the Asian outfit despite taking the lead through Cory Burke’s 39th-minute penalty kick. You have to go back to early June in 2022 for the last time they secured a win, capturing a 3-1 victory over Suriname in a Nations League fixture. Meanwhile, Jamaica came close to winning the Gold Cup not too long ago, becoming the first Caribbean nation to reach the final in 2015 and making it two years later, but failing at the final hurdle versus Mexico and the USA, respectively.
USA probable starting lineup: Turner, Yedlin, Robinson, Miazga, Tolkin, Sands, A. Morris, Roldan, Busio, Vazquez, Cowell
Jamaica probable starting lineup: Blake, Brown, Mariappa, King, Bell, Richards, Russell, Lambert, Parris, Nicholson, Antonio
USA
| Opponents | Score |
| Canada | 0-2 (W) |
| Mexico | 3-0 (W) |
| Mexico | 1-1 (D) |
| El Salvador | 1-0 (W) |
| Grenada | 1-7 (W) |
Jamaica
| Opponents | Score |
| Jordan | 1-2 (L) |
| Qatar | 1-2 (L) |
| Mexico | 2-2 (D) |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 0-0 (D) |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Jamaica draw USA | 1-1 |
| USA beat Jamaica | 2-0 |
| USA beat Jamaica | 1-0 |
| USA beat Jamaica | 4-1 |
| USA beat Jamaica | 1-3 |
The CONCACAF Gold Cup fixture between USA and Jamaica will take place at Soldier Field on Sunday at 7:30 am IST.
| USA vs Jamaica | Key Details |
| Date | Jun 24 (USA) |
| Venue | Soldier Field |
| Kickoff time in USA | 10:00 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in Jamaica | 9:00 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 am (Sunday) |
Football fans in USA can catch the live action via Fox Sports, TUDN and Univision network. Meanwhile, those Jamaica can watch the match on ESPN Caribbean network.
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