Brooks Lennon, loaned this month from Liverpool to Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake, scored three goals to lead the United States over Haiti 4-1 Tuesday at San Jose, Costa Rica, and put the Americans in position to advance in qualifying for the Under-20 World Cup.
The U.S., which opened with a 1-0 loss to Panama last weekend, is second to Panama (2-0) in Group B of the North and Central American and Caribbean region on goal difference ahead of Haiti (1-1), and St. Kitts and Nevis (0-2) is last. The U.S. closes the first round Friday against St.