It was a night of firsts for the Americans in the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal, none of them good.
Their 2-1 loss on Wednesday night in Atlanta was their first loss in 10 games, first to a Concacaf team since 2013, and first to Jamaica since 2012. Most amazingly, it was the Americans’ first loss at home to a team from the Caribbean since 1969.
The United States will not be going to the Gold Cup final for the first time since 2003. And Jamaica, the first Caribbean team to make a semifinal since 2007, is now the first Caribbean team ever in the final.