The United States U-23 National Team, led by San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jackson Yueill and goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski, punched its ticket to the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship semifinals on Sunday afternoon. The 4-0 victory over the Dominican Republic, which followed a 1-0 win over Costa Rica last week, assures the U.S. of at least a second-place finish in Group A with one match still to play.
Yueill, who turned 24 last Friday, entered the qualifying competition as the most senior player on the U-23s with nine full national team caps. Wearing the captain’s arm band, Yueill started and played 90 minutes and tallied an assist against Costa Rica last Thursday, and then started and played 80 minutes and scored the game-winning goal against the Dominican Republic on Sunday.