ORLANDO, Fla. — Sergiño Dest set up a goal in the second minute of his competitive debut with the American men’s team, Gyasi Zardes scored twice and the United States overwhelmed Canada early for a 4-1 victory in a CONCACAF Nations League match on Friday night. A month after Canada embarrassed the Americans with a 2-0 victory in Toronto that was its first win over the United States since 1985, Jordan Morris, Zardes and Aaron Long scored to built a 3-0 halftime lead. If it beats Cuba (0-3) on Tuesday, the United States (2-1) will finish ahead of Canada (3-1) to win the group and advance to the semifinals of the first CONCACAF Nations League. The match on Tuesday has been moved to George Town, Cayman Islands, because of problems with the stadium lights in Havana. The son of a Surinamese-American father and Dutch mother, he played for the United States at the under-17 and under-20 World Cups but was recruited this fall by the Netherlands national team and skipped last month’s Nations League games while considering his decision.

Source: International New York Times November 16, 2019 02:48 UTC