The semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League are set for Thursday, March 21 in Arlington, Texas. The United States got by Trinidad and Tobago in the quarterfinals, winning 4-2 on aggregate despite losing the second leg down in Port of Spain. They will face Jamaica, which needed the away goal tiebreaker to oust Canada after the two legs finished with an aggregate score of 4-4. In the other semifinal, Panama, who drubbed Costa Rica, 6-1, on aggregate, in the quarterfinals, will take on Mexico, who needed a shootout win at Azteca Stadium to eliminate a diligent Honduras side.
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CONCACAF Nations League USA vs Jamaica
March 21, 7:00 pm ET | The United States is in pursuit of their third straight CONCACAF Nations League title, while Jamaica are appearing in their first CNL semifinal. This isn’t the first time the Reggae Boyz and the Americans have met at AT&T Stadium for a knockout-round match, though/ in 2021, the US eliminated Jamaica, 1-0, in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.
Jamaica have a solid history among Caribbean soccer nations, the first from that region to quality for a FIFA World Cup, back in 1998, finishing 22nd with a 1-2-0 record in group play. That remains their only appearance in international soccer’s grandest tournament. They have two CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up finishes (2015 and 2017). They have won the CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup six times, most recently in 2014. The U.S. have a six-match unbeaten streak (5-0-1) against Jamaica dating back to a 2-1 friendly loss on June 5, 2019. Overall, the U.S. leads the series 19-3-10, with the most well-known Jamaica win coming in 2015, when they upset the U.S. 2-1 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals, getting two goals six minutes apart. Jamaica can draw plenty of motivation from their last match, though, a 3-2 win in Canada on November 21 that avenged a 2-1 home loss in the first leg of that quarterfinal tie and gave the Jamaicans the edge in away goals. United States to win.
CONCACAF Nations League Panama vs Mexico
March 21, 10:15 pm ET | These two teams last squared off in the 2023 Gold Cup final, when Santigo Gimenez buried the ball in the back of the net in the waning minutes to take the title for Mexico. This time, Mexico almost failed to make the semifinals, down 2-0 to Honduras after the first leg. At home, they brought things level and advanced when Andy Najar missed a penalty for Honduras. Panama demolished Costa Rica in their quarterfinal tie.
Panama looks like the most focused team in the last four and have gotten significantly better since they made the World Cup in 2018. In recent years, they have pushed both the U.S. and Mexico hard. However, with Hirving Lozano, Julian Quinones and Gimenez up front for El Tri, it’s hard to imagine Mexico failing to advance here. However, we have seen stranger things in continental tournaments before, and Panama comes in red-hot. I’m going with the value here given how stagnant Mexico’s offense can be – and how porous their defense can be. After all, they allowed two goals down in Honduras, and they allowed three goals at home in a September draw with Uzbekistan. Panama to win.
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