Christian Pulisic's brace powers USMNT to 6-0 rout of Haiti in Mauricio Pochettino's farewell tour
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Key Points:
- The U.S. men's soccer team defeated Haiti 6-0 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals held in Miami, a venue chosen due to security issues in Haiti preventing them from hosting.
- Christian Pulisic scored twice, marking his first two-goal game for the U.S. in over three years, while Auston Trusty opened the scoring and Folarin Balogun added a late goal.
- The match was Mauricio Pochettino's penultimate game as U.S. coach before leaving for Manchester United, with the second leg scheduled for Tuesday in Cincinnati.
- Despite missing key players Gio Reyna and Sergiño Dest due to injury, the U.S. fielded a strong lineup including World Cup veterans Pulisic, Balogun, and Weston McKennie.
- The dominant victory nearly secures the U.S. a spot in the Nations League semifinals next spring, continuing their streak of strong performances in the tournament.
