Looking to defend their status as the only winners of the CONCACAF Nations League to date, the United States of America have been drawn against Jamaica for the quarter-finals of the 2024/25 tournament, set for the first leg of a two-legged tie in Kingston on Thursday .

The USA lifted the trophy in each of the first three Nations League competitions, defeating Mexico in two finals and Canada in the other.

New head coach Mauricio Pochettino made his USMNT debut last month in a pair of friendlies and now gets his first taste of competitive action as he meets the pesky Reggae Boys in two matches. Jamaica has given the United States a tough test in almost all of their recent meetings, either pulling out a surprise result or at the very least pushing the United States to the brink.

Jamaica finished third in the last Nations League, knocked out by the USA in the semi-finals, despite a scare for the favorites that required a late equalizer plus an extra-time win to overcome them.

Sporting News is watching Jamaica vs. USA, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.

Jamaica live score vs

Kickoff: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Referee: Juan Calderon (CRC)

Predicted lineups:

Jamaica (4-2-3-1, from right to left): Blake (GK) — Lembikisa, Holgate, Pinnock, Leigh — Palmer, Latibeaudiere — R. Williams, Magee, Gray — Antonio.

USA (4-3-3, from right to left): Turner (GK) — Scally, Richards, Ream, A. Robinson — Musah, McKennie, Tillman — Weah, Pepi, Pulisic.

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2 hours until the start: With Folarin Balogun and Josh Sargent both injured, Ricardo Pepi is likely to get the start for the United States tonight. Pepi has a good history against the Reggae Boyz, scoring a brace against Jamaica in 2021 in just his second international cap.

Pepi has been in fine goal-scoring form for his club PSV, netting seven this season despite only occupying a marginal role as a super-sub, stuck behind regular starter Luuk de Jong. However, he has scored in each of his three league starts so far, with five goals in those three games, leading a mention from transfer guru Fabrizio Romano on Tuesday who note that he could be a January option for clubs in need of a striker.

Ricardo Pepi, one to watch in the coming months as clubs begin to explore options to sign the American striker from PSV.

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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 12, 2024

Jamaica vs USA start time

The first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League kicks off at Independence Park on Thursday, November 14 at 8pm local time in Kingston, Jamaica.

Here’s how that time translates to North American time zones:

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The big news for Jamaica is the comeback Leon Baileywho had been at odds with the federation and had not been called up since being left out of the Copa America roster. The Aston Villa man is back for this month’s fixtures.

One Premier League player who doesn’t appear is an experienced winger Bobby Decordova-Reid, who failed to secure a starting place in his first season with Leicester City. Michael Antonio remains a key figure up front for Jamaica despite just one goal and one assist for West Ham this season.

Jamaica predicted XI (4-2-3-1, from right to left): Blake (GK) — Lembikisa, Holgate, Pinnock, Leigh — Palmer, Latibeaudiere — R. Williams, Magee, Gray — Antonio

Substitutions in Jamaica: The team of the day was released an hour before kick-off

Injured: None
Suspended: None

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The United States have a number of stars back in action, but are still missing a few battling injuries.

Chris Richards has been out with a hamstring problem for the past month, missing the October international break, but is back in the squad here after being on the bench against Fulham at the weekend. Haji Wright appeared to roll his ankle badly in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Sunderland and was left out of the squad after being seen on crutches following the match. Folarin Balogun and Josh Sargent both are missing with injuries, leaving the attacking ranks a little thin. The latter is not expected to return until next year after groin surgery.

Tyler Adams He finally made his first start of the season for Bournemouth on Saturday after missing the first part of the campaign, but the USMNT coaching staff are unwilling to risk an injury-prone player until he proves he can handle a crowd of matches for the club. and the country.

Sergio Dest continues to recover from his ACL tear just before the summer and isn’t expected to return until at least early 2025. Gio Reyna picked up a muscle injury in training during the international break in September and is yet to return for Borussia Dortmund.

Tim Weah is suspended for the first of those two matches following his red card against Panama in the Copa America. He served his first two-match ban in the final group game against Uruguay, so will be eligible to return for the second leg next week.

USA Predicted XI (4-3-3, from right to left): Turner (GK) — Scally, Richards, Ream, A. Robinson — Musah, McKennie, Tillman — Weah, Pepi, Pulisic.

US Subscribers: The team of the day was released an hour before kick-off

Injured: Dest (ACL), Balogun (shoulder), Wright (ankle), Sargent (ankle), Reyna (groin), Adams (fitness), De la Torre (ankle).
Suspended: Weah (red carder).s.

Jamaica vs USA live stream, TV channel

• Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
• TV Channel (English): TNT, truTV
• Streaming (English): SlingMAX

The first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal match between the United States and Jamaica will be televised in English on TNT and truTV. Both channels are available to stream Slingand will be streamed for subscribers on the dedicated Max platform.

A Spanish-language broadcast is also available on Universo that can be streamed Fubowhich provides a free trial for new usersas well as the dedicated NBC platform Peacock.

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