AUSTIN, Texas -- For a team in dire need of a striker to emerge in the lead up to the World Cup, Jesus Ferreira's four-goal performance in the United States men's national team's 5-0 win against Grenada on Friday was certainly a welcome development.
It took some time to break the deadlock, but once Ferreira scored the opener in the 43rd minute, the floodgates opened as the team began its defense of the CONCACAF Nations League. His hat trick came in the span of 13 minutes -- the third-fastest in team history -- before he joined a group of just four other men to tally four in a game for the United States.