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USMNT routs Haiti in first leg of Mauricio Pochettino’s swan song

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In Miami, the US men's national team defeated Haiti 6-0 in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals. Julian Hall scored one of five goals for the USMNT, securing his future with the team after meeting FIFA's eligibility requirements. Christian Pulisic, Austin Trusty, Weston McKennie, and Folarin Balogun also scored. The match was likely one of Mauricio Pochettino's last before leaving to manage Manchester United.
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The United States men's national team secured a dominant 6-0 victory over Haiti in the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarter-finals on November 14, 2026, in Miami. The match, which was Haiti's home game hosted in Miami due to political unrest and gang violence in Port-au-Prince, marked Mauricio Pochettino's penultimate game as the US coach before he joins Manchester United. Christian Pulisic scored twice, including his first goal for the national team since May 31, while other scorers included Auston Trusty, Julian Hall, Weston McKennie, and Folarin Balogun. The game saw Hall confirm his commitment to the US team, scoring in his final game before the FIFA requirements for international eligibility were met. The second leg will be played on November 15 in Cincinnati.

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New York PostThis outlet15 Nov

In Miami, the US men's national team defeated Haiti 6-0 in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals. Julian Hall scored one of five goals for the USMNT, securing his future with the team after meeting FIFA's eligibility requirements. Christian Pulisic, Austin Trusty, Weston McKennie, and Folarin Balogun also scored. The match was likely one of Mauricio Pochettino's last before leaving to manage…

USMNT routs Haiti in first leg of Mauricio Pochettino’s swan song (this article)
The Guardian15 Nov

Under interim manager Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. men’s national team dominated Haiti 6-0 in Miami in a Concacaf Nations League match. The game, played amid Haiti’s political unrest, saw goals from Auston Trusty, Julian Hall, Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, and Folarin Balogun. Pochettino’s last match before stepping down featured a tactical shift that led to Trusty’s goal from a free-kick setup by Sebastian…

Pulisic double leads US to 6-0 rout of Haiti in Pochettino’s farewell tour →
Toronto Star15 Nov

Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun returned to the U.S. national team to help secure a 6-0 victory over Haiti in a Nations League quarterfinal match in Miami. The U.S. scored six goals, the most under coach Mauricio Pochettino, who is set to leave for Manchester United next week. The game took on additional significance as it was effectively a home match for Haiti due to safety concerns in Haiti preventing them…

Pulisic, Balogun return as the US routs Haiti 6-0 in Nations League and Pochettino's farewell →

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Hall was one of five American players to score in the blowout win that will mark one of the last matches that Mauricio Pochettino will coach before he leaves to take over at Manchester United.
Included in the four-year contract extension that Pochettino had signed in August after the World Cup was a buyout clause that was triggered by the Premier League club upon their move to make the Argentine their next manager. During Friday’s news conference, U.S. Soccer Federation CEO JT Batson broadly outlined the areas the buyout money could benefit, though he wouldn’t specifically say whether it would be earmarked for their next coaching hire.
Naturally, that raised the question: Why would Pochettino sign a new deal with U.S. Soccer in the first place if he wanted to coach in the Premier League again?
An emotional Mauricio Pochettino said his farewell Friday morning just hours after the news became official that he would be leaving the U.S. men’s national team to take on the role as manager at Premier League club Manchester United.
Here are a few candidates the federation could consider to replace Pochettino.
Under normal circumstances, Thursday’s U.S. men’s national team training would have been just another practice before the Americans face Haiti in the Concacaf Nations League beginning Saturday.
If Folarin Balogun had his way, things wouldn’t change anytime soon around the U.S. Soccer National Training Center.
The expectation that Carrick would be sacked had been growing all week amid reports that the Premier League club had been working to convince Pochettino to take the job.
Developments surrounding Pochettino’s potential departure have developed rapidly this week, just as the USMNT opened camp in Georgia ahead of two Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal matches against Haiti that will take place on Saturday in Miami and next Tuesday in Cincinnati.
The Jets, after their win, trolled the Devils a bit more in reference to New Jersey general manager Sunny Mehta’s statement earlier this week that said Hellebuyck wouldn’t be playing Tuesday because it gave the team a “reduction in our expected win probability.”
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Pochettino PERSON · 7× Hall PERSON · 6× U.S. GPE · 5× USMNT ORG · 4× American NORP · 3× Haiti GPE · 3× Poland GPE · 2× Julian Hall PERSON · 1× MIAMI GPE · 1× the United States’ GPE · 1×

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Hall has become one of the U.S. men’s national team’s best strikers since Pochettino turned to the youth in the national team program, which caused some concern among fans when the Manhattan native did not fully shoot down the idea of playing for Poland.
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Hall was one of five American players to score in the blowout win that will mark one of the last matches that Mauricio Pochettino will coach before he leaves to take over at Manchester United.
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MIAMI — Julian Hall celebrated being cap-tied to the U.S. men’s national team by doing what he does best. asserted
he → celebrate → what
The breakout star from the USMNT’s September/October international window picked up where he left off on Saturday, scoring in the 52nd minute of the United States’ 6-0 victory over Haiti in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals. asserted
he → pick → quarterfinals
Hall was one of five American players to score in the blowout win that will mark one of the last matches that Mauricio Pochettino will coach before he leaves to take over at Manchester United. asserted
he → score → United
Christian Pulisic scored twice, including his first goal for the national team since May 31, in the 62nd and 63rd minutes. uncertain
Pulisic → score → minutes
Austin Trusty opened the scoring 10 minutes into the match, Weston McKennie scored in the 69th minute and World Cup star Folarin Balogun scored in the 82nd minutes. asserted
Balogun → open → minutes
Saturday’s match ended any concern for American soccer fans that the rising star Hall would take his international talents to Poland, where he would be eligible to represent because of his mother’s heritage. asserted
he → end → heritage
He entered the game against Haiti needing one competitive match to meet FIFA’s requirements, and Pochettino put him in the starting lineup, tying him to the USMNT. asserted
Pochettino → enter → USMNT
Hall has become one of the U.S. men’s national team’s best strikers since Pochettino turned to the youth in the national team program, which caused some concern among fans when the Manhattan native did not fully shoot down the idea of playing for Poland. asserted
native → become → Poland
In an interview with The Post, he left the door open following his first call-up to the senior national team in September. asserted
he → leave → September
“I appreciate the opportunity and I’m going to do as much as I can to make an impact, but I’m definitely still open to my Polish side,” he said. asserted
he → appreciate → side
“That’s a side that I cherish a lot, especially because my mom is from there. asserted
mom → ’ → that
I wouldn’t say it’s solidified. asserted
it → say → ?
But it’s been hard to question his commitment to the national team even before he scored on Saturday. asserted
he → question → Saturday
Hall’s goal came off an impressive counter-attack that led to Antonee Robinson feeding Hall with a crisp pass into the box before the teen buried the finisher to extend the U.S. national team’s lead to two. asserted
teen → come → two
It was a fitting moment considering Pochettino’s embrace of the youth since the 2030 World Cup cycle began. asserted
cycle → consider → youth
Prior to the start of the November camp, Pochettino had said that Hall “fully deserves” the call-up. asserted
Hall → say → up
Not only seeing one of the program’s young stars shine was a good sign, but also the dominant performance that the team overall had amid a chaotic week. asserted
team → see → week
The American players spent the week following Manchester United’s push to bring in Pochettino as their new manager. asserted
players → spend → manager
Reports first started to surface early in the week of Man United’s interest in the USMNT coach. asserted
Reports → start → coach
Things quickly developed as the team went through camp in Georgia. asserted
team → develop → Georgia
Pochettino will be at the helm on Tuesday in Cincinnati, when the U.S. men’s national team plays its second leg against Haiti. asserted
team → play → Haiti
With Saturday’s dominating win, Pochettino is all but guaranteed to depart the USMNT by sending them off to the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League. asserted
Pochettino → dominate → League
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