Jesus Ferreira scored his first two international goals and made three assists, and Paul Arriola and Jonathan Lewis scored twice each to lead the United States to beat rusty Trinidad and Tobago 7-0 in a display on Sunday night.
Lewis scored his first international goal, as did Miles Robinson.
Coming from a 6-2 victory over Panama in November with the best American players, followed by a 6-0 loss in El Salvador last month with a group mainly from Major League Soccer, the USA scored five goals in three games followed for the first time.
Ferreira, a 20-year-old Dallas midfielder, won American citizenship in December 2019, made his US debut last February and is the son of former midfielder David Ferreira. Arriola scored twice in the United States’ 4-0 win at halftime, with three goals in his last two international matches.
Goalkeeper Matt Turner and right-back Aaron Herrera started their debut with the USA again without European players, and midfielder Andres Perea, 20, entered the start of the second half in his debut and then suffered a penalty. that Turner saved.
The 22 classified Americans played just four games last year, the lowest since 1987, but estimate they will have a much busier 2021. Two friendlies in Europe are likely in March, when players under the age of 24 will head to Guadalajara, Mexico, and try to qualify. of the Nations of Concacaf, with the winner playing against Mexico or Costa Rica.
The Americans then travel to Trinidad in early September for the start of the World Cup qualifiers, postponed by the new coronavirus pandemic. the start of a compacted stretch of eight heats in 11 weeks.