The last time the United States faced Jamaica was on July 22nd, 2015. For many, that day was the beginning of the end of Jurgen Klinsmann’s reign as US Head Coach as they lost to Jamaica in the Gold Cup semi-finals, the final score 1-2.
Since the early 90’s, the US has only lost to Jamaica twice, with both of those losses coming in the last five years. For those that might suggest that Jamaica should be a pushover team, the numbers say otherwise.
Their captain, who also captains recent English Premier League winner Leicester City, Wes Morgan, is proof that the quality of Jamaica’s players has gone up dramatically in the last 5 years.