Reggae Boyz ready for Gold Cup semi-final against United States

The Reggae Boyz, who are contesting their third consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final, will seek to take part in as many finals when they take on title holders the United States on Wednesday at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee at 8:30 pm Jamaica time. The two met at this same stage in 2015 with Jamaica defeating the U.S.A. 2-1, the first and only time since 2003 that the U.S.A. have failed to progress to the final.

Two years ago they met in the final with the U.S.A. winning 2-1. The Reggae Boyz got to the last four after a 1-0 victory over Panama, while the U.S.A. beat Curacao by a similar margin to set up Wednesday's encounter. The Jamaicans will go into the game without influencial defender Damion Lowe, who is out on yellow card suspension. However, coach Theodore "Tappa" Whitmore says they will have enough to cope.