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McCarty, USMNT raise Gold Cup trophy with 2-1 win over Jamaica

Chicago Fire midfielder Dax McCarty capped his 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup experience by raising the championship trophy following the United States' 2-1 victory over Jamaica in the final Wednesday night.

Playing in front of a crowd of 63,032 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., the U.S. took a 1-0 lead shortly before halftime on a tremendous free kick goal by Jozy Altidore, the Toronto FC forward's 39th goal in a USMNT shirt.

But a game Jamaica side -- which upset Mexico, 1-0, in the tournament semifinals -- leveled the score shortly after the start of the second half when Je-Vaughn Watson one-timed a corner kick service past U.