Ricardo Pepi netted two second-half goals to lead the United States to a 2-0 win over Jamaica in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in Austin, Texas on Thursday night.
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Walker Zimmerman, Yunus Musah and Paul Arriola were given their first starts of this World Cup qualifying cycle and Weston McKennie returned from a two-match ban due to a breach of team COVID rules.
The U.S. was on the front foot for large spells of the first half and saw two clear-path penalty shouts waved off, but neither team had a breakthrough and the game remained goalless at the break.