Steffen displaces Turner as top US keeper, starts at Jamaica

By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Zack Steffen has earned the No. 1 goalkeeper position on the U.S. national team and will start his third straight World Cup qualifier when the Americans play Jamaica. American coach Gregg Berhalter said Steffen’s superior footwork and ability to aid possession were the decisive factors. Berhalter said star Christian Pulisic will play a role in the match but he wasn’t sure whether the 23-year-old attacker will start. The match is the start of the second half of qualifying. The U.S. leads North and Central America and the Caribbean with 14 points, ahead of Mexico on goal difference, followed by Canada with 13 and Panama with 11.