Pulisic, Balogun return as the US routs Haiti 6-0 in Nations League and Pochettino's farewell
MIAMI (AP) — Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun scored in their return to the United States roster, and the Americans routed Haiti 6-0 on Saturday in Miami in the first leg of the Nations League quarterfinals.
Key points
- When Lenny Joseph appeared to finally put Haiti on the board by finishing Josue Casimir’s cross in the 70th, fans roared as if their squad had taken the lead, though Joseph was ruled offside.
- The second leg of the Nations League quarterfinals will take place Monday in Cincinnati.
- It was a near perfect start of what will be a brief farewell tour for Pochettino, who has agreed to become the head coach of Manchester United after two years coaching the U.S.
Violence in the Caribbean country has prevented Les Grenadiers from playing on home soil, so Haiti played “host” to the Americans in South Florida, which is home to the largest Haitian diaspora community in the United States.
Additional details
- Pulisic converted an easy penalty for a 3-0 lead in the 62nd, then finished from outside the box less than two minutes later on an assist from Alex Freeman.
- It was a mostly pro-Haiti crowd on Saturday, with fans draped in their country's blue and red colors cheering on the squad for reasons far beyond the game.
- Balogun, a striker whose red card-suspension at the World Cup was controversially suspended after a phone call from U.S.
- President Donald Trump to FIFA head Gianni Infantino, was omitted for those friendlies when he didn’t play in Monaco’s first four Ligue 1 matches this season after a possible transfer to Everton fell through.
- Balogun finished past goalie Alexandre Pierre then pointed at his wrist to make it 6-0 in the 82nd.
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