The United States delivered a dominant performance on home soil, demolishing Haiti 6-0 in the first leg of their CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final tie.
Christian Pulisic scored twice, while Auston Trusty, Julian Hall, Weston McKennie and Folarin Balogun also found the net as the Americans moved closer to securing a place in the semi-finals.
The victory came in the United States’ first outing since Mauricio Pochettino announced his impending move to Manchester United.
The hosts needed just 10 minutes to break the deadlock at Nu Stadium. Trusty opened the scoring with a well-timed run, directing Sebastian Berhalter’s free-kick into the bottom-right corner.
Haiti thought they had escaped further damage when Hall’s effort was ruled out for offside after he connected with Alex Freeman’s cross shortly after the half-hour mark.
However, the young forward eventually got his goal seven minutes into the second half, finishing off Antonee Robinson’s cut-back to make it 2-0.
Pulisic then took centre stage, scoring twice within two minutes after the hour mark. The AC Milan forward first converted from the penalty spot after being brought down by Carlens Arcus before producing an impressive finish from outside the box.
McKennie extended the advantage in the 69th minute, heading home Malik Tillman’s delivery to put the game beyond Haiti.
Although Haiti had a goal ruled out for offside following a VAR review, the visitors struggled to contain the American attack.
Balogun also had an earlier effort disallowed for handball but eventually got on the scoresheet in the 82nd minute, firing the ball between the goalkeeper’s legs to complete the 6-0 rout.