The United States held onto the lead provided by Shaquell Moore,
who scored the fastest goal in national team history, as the Americans captured
Group B at the CONCACAF Gold Cup by beating their northern neighbours Canada
1-0 on Sunday.

The goal was also Moore’s first international goal and he scored
it just 20 seconds into the contest. Goalkeeper Matt Turner made three second-half saves for his country as the US finished 3-0 in group play. They needed a
victory over Canada to claim the top spot in the group.

Moore hammered a right-footed shot from close range to the
center of the goal after taking a pass from Sebastian Lletget.

The inexperienced American squad will play the runner-up from
Group C in the knockout round while Canada, who needed just a draw to win the
group, will square off against the Group C winner.

Both the teams had split their last two games coming into
Sunday’s match at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, and Moore’s first
minute goal was all the US would need. But Canada made the hosts work for the
win, especially in the second half when they kept Turner busy as the Canadian
keeper Maxime Crepeau stood the whole half as a bystander.

The Americans failed to even test Crepeau as they failed to
muster a shot on goal against him in the second half. The Canadians, who had
more corners three to one, were trying to win on US soil for the first time
since 1957.