Roundup: U.S. Settles for a Scoreless Tie With Trinidad

Gyasi Zardes’s open header hit the crossbar early in the second half and the United States finished with a 0-0 draw against Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup qualifying Tuesday in Port-of-Spain.

Zardes’s effort off Jozy Altidore’s cross 75 seconds into the half was perhaps the best chance for the Americans, who turned up the pressure against Trinidad after a lackluster first half. Jermaine Jones’s long strike was also thwarted by the crossbar in the 78th minute as Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams leapt to stop it.

After the first two games of semifinals in the North and Central American and Caribbean region, the United States and Trinidad both have 4 points, Guatemala has 3…