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

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 15). Pulisic, Balogun return as the US routs Haiti 6-0 in Nations League and Pochettino's farewell. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/pulisic-balogun-return-as-the-us-routs-haiti-6-0-in-nations-league-and-pochettino-s-farewell/article_b08d8c8c-bdb1-5544-a2a9-f1290d096cc4.html

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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 from playing at home.
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“Article A reports on the US rout of Haiti in the Nations League match on Saturday, while Article B discusses Pochettino's farewell to the US national team and his new role at Manchester United, likely referring to the events before and after the match.”
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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. Just three months after announcing a contract to lead the Americans through the 2030 World Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Pochettino will depart next week for Old Trafford. The second leg of the Nations League quarterfinals will take place Monday in Cincinnati. 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.
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Americans Haiti MIAMI Nations League U.S.

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Americans NORP · 3× Haiti GPE · 3× U.S. GPE · 3× Balogun PERSON · 2× MIAMI GPE · 2× Nations League ORG · 2× Pochettino PERSON · 2× Pulisic PERSON · 2× Christian Pulisic PERSON · 1× Folarin Balogun PERSON · 1×

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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. Just three months after announcing a contract to lead the Americans through the 2030 World Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Pochettino will depart next week for Old Trafford. The second leg of the Nations League quarterfinals will take place Monday in Cincinnati. 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.
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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. Just three months after announcing a contract to lead the Americans through the 2030 World Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Pochettino will depart next week for Old Trafford. The second leg of the Nations League quarterfinals will take place Monday in Cincinnati. 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.

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

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. asserted
Americans → score → quarterfinals
Auston Trusty, Julian Hall and Weston McKennie also scored for the U.S., which had its most goals in a match under Mauricio Pochettino. asserted
which → score → Pochettino
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. Just three months after announcing a contract to lead the Americans through the 2030 World Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Pochettino will depart next week for Old Trafford. The second leg of the Nations League quarterfinals will take place Monday in Cincinnati. 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. asserted
fans → agree → game
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. asserted
which → prevent → States
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. asserted
Joseph → appear → lead
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. asserted
Pulisic → convert → Freeman
Balogun finished past goalie Alexandre Pierre then pointed at his wrist to make it 6-0 in the 82nd. asserted
Balogun → finish → 82nd
Pulisic had missed the exhibition wins over Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada he worked his way back from a microfracture of his right tibia and fibula sustained in the 4-1 loss to Belgium at the World Cup’s round of 16. asserted
he → miss → 16
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. ___ asserted
transfer → suspend → Everton
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