The U.S. men's national team will attempt to take a big step toward the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying when it faces Jamaica in the fourth match of the six-game semifinal round (8 p.m., beIN Sport). To get three points, though, the Americans will have to do something they have never done in their history: Win a World Cup qualifier on Jamaican soil (0-0-4 all-time).
With Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley out injured and Clint Dempsey's effectiveness unknown after his transfer saga, a number of questions face Jurgen's Klinsmann's side, which is looking to add to the momentum of the first U.S. win in Mexico last month.
Standing in the way of that is a confident, fast Jamaican side, headlined by MLS speedsters Dane Richards, Omar Cummings and Darren Mattocks. The Reggae Boyz, who have never beaten the United States (0-10-8 all-time) enter the night tied on points with the U.S. in Group A, and they go into the match knowing that a failure to win tonight makes the daunting task of having to play the U.S. again on Tuesday in Columbus all the more challenging and pressure-packed.
SBI will be providing live commentary for tonight's match, so please feel free to follow along with the live chat. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions on the match in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Commentary is after the jump):
Johnson – through the uprights, 3 points
An upset loss next week and we are out of the World Cup….before the effin Hex!!!
Hello, Bob? Bob Bradley? Ae you out there?
I’m looking forward to reading the reactions/recaps/ratings for this shambolic display. Fair to say the JK honeymoon is over? It’s only one loss, but outside of the Mexico game there hasn’t been much to go on and believe that the program is further along now than it was under Bradley.
No passion, no work rate, no heart, no first touch, no urgency……………no qualification!
Words can’t even describe how annoyed i am with Klinsmann. He entrusts Beckerman, Edu and Jones to run the midfield and be creative when the fact is that they aren’t creative at all. They are all Dmids! I don’t care if they play in a better league than other midfielders. Time to get your head out of your A$$ Klinsmann and call up some creative midfielders. Who can keep possession and be creative.
Jermaine looks terrible.
i think the us still gets to the hexagonal…but the possibility of not making it is very real now.
No urgency…Jermaine Jones shambolic.
Well i call this game over. I honestly do not see the US coming back in this one now.
SOOO SLOOOOWWWW. I liked watching the us teams with fast counter attacks and quick play. It seems like we just want to hold the ball with no purpose. Boring, boring soccer and its not working.
What are you talking about? They already are a power. It’s a bad game. No need to get too melodramatic.
Instead of getting a coach, the USSF went for a sexy name.
US finally playing like they care. Better later than never.
+1
Not only can’t they pass, it’s like they don’t even know where to be on the field. Jamaica is schooling them right now.
The US will never be a power in Concacaf. US players are clattered with impunity; every Jamaica player that drops to the ground earns a free kick. I feel their frustration.
And the inevitable Jermaine Jones yellow card.
JJ90YC makes an appearance!
beIN had some horribly amateur halftime analysis. What the heck was that?
I love how we continually pass it onto opponent’s feet.
Is he in his garage?
So the game plan at halftime to get back in this game by booting it up field and pray that we out run them?
somebody get this man a color announcer
williams, uh , once again williams
Shea-uh…she..shea hahahah
Can’t believe we started a midfield of Jones, Beckerman and Edu… they were never gonna create many chances.
Thanks for the reminder, Joe Biden.
we look sooooooo slow
#beINfail
Go watch an Aryan nation soccer team and take that bs somewhere else.
They need to put Torres and Shea on. At least they’ll put an attack in and Torres will act like a midfielder. Edu and Jones aren’t doing it.
Permanently? Seriously? One less than stellar half with no service from the midfield and you’re done for good
Welp..looks like I should figure out who to root for the next world cup…
What the hell is with these long balls to nowhere???
Is it too much to ask for an announcer that speaks English as their first language on an English broadcast? His diction is incredibly bad.
How is that in any way relevant to anything?
Jozy should be benches permanently. Lazy *ss not running.
sorry, but the GOP convention was last week. you missed it.
FFS!
May be time to give Boyd a go. He may bring some fire to this lackluster US team.
Is it possible for us to generate anything going forward. This is laughable.
Jozy is a lazy f*#*#
So with Bob Bradley it was giving up goals in the first 15 minutes. We’ve now found Klinsmann’s Achilles heel: set pieces. Last 3 goals in WCQs all from them.
3 BLACK MIDFIELDERS???
I wouldn’t be surprised if he decides to take off Dempsey now and put on another defender
sorry, but Edu and Beckerman suuuuuuux. foul machines, slow, and Edu can’t do basics like trap the ball
Why do we keep fouling right outside the box?
The commentator can’t yell goal too loud or his parents get mad.
This is becoming a joke now.