U.S. routs Trinidad and Tobago to advance to CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals
Gyasi Zardes scored two goals in a three-minute span in the second half and the U.S. men’s soccer team recorded a 6-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago — which handed the Americans a nightmarish loss two years ago — in Cleveland in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday night.
Aaron Long scored his first two international goals, and Christian Pulisic and Paul Arriola had one each during a five-goal barrage in the second half. The U.S. cruised to its second shutout this week and clinched a quarterfinal berth on June 30.
It was the first matchup between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago since Oct. 10, 2017, when the Americans, needing only a tie to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, lost 2-1 to the Soca Warriors.
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