Pulisic passed Wynalda in a 6-0 rout, and Pochettino has one USMNT game left to coach

Christian Pulisic scored twice in 101 seconds on Saturday, and the United States beat Haiti 6-0 in Miami in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal. The brace gave Pulisic 35 international goals, one more than Eric Wynalda, and moved him into sole possession of fourth place on the USMNT's all-time scoring list, according to U.S. Soccer. It came in Mauricio Pochettino's second-to-last game as head coach.

Haiti were the designated home team at Nu Stadium, and for 45 minutes the game was close. Auston Trusty scored the only goal of the first half in the 10th minute, volleying in Sebastian Berhalter's free kick at the far post. It was his second goal for his country, and the first was also set up by Berhalter, against Türkiye at the World Cup.

Haiti had their chances. Diego Kochen, the 20-year-old goalkeeper making his third appearance, blocked a shot from Danley Jean-Jacques in the 16th minute, and Chris Richards stopped Lenny Joseph with a sliding tackle inside the box in the 30th.

The second half was one-way traffic. Julian Hall, 18, finished a counterattack from Antonee Robinson's cross in the 52nd minute. Pulisic then scored from the penalty spot in the 62nd after being brought down by Carlens Arcus, and a minute later he hit a low left-footed shot from about 25 yards. Weston McKennie headed in a Malik Tillman corner, and Folarin Balogun, back with the national team, closed the scoring in the 82nd minute with another Tillman assist. Joseph had the ball in the net for Haiti at 5-0, but VAR ruled it out for offside.

According to Concacaf, the six goals were the U.S. team's most in a Concacaf competition match since a 6-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago at the 2023 Gold Cup. They also made this Pochettino's biggest win, beating the 5-0 against the same opponent in June 2025.

The numbers were lopsided all night. U.S. Soccer had the Americans with 71% of the ball and a 16-4 edge in shots in front of 21,597 fans. It was the team's fifth straight win, which matches its longest winning streak since 2021, and its first win in Miami since October 2011.

For Pulisic, it was his first game with more than one goal for the national team since a 3-0 win over Mexico in the 2022-23 Nations League, Concacaf noted. The next name above him on the all-time list is Jozy Altidore, with 42.

Pochettino started nine players from his World Cup squad, but some of the most important minutes went to players who weren't there in the summer. Hall has now scored in four of his first five games for the senior team. Kochen kept his second clean sheet in three caps.

Four players, Hall, Mathis Albert, Justin Ellis and Adri Mehmeti, got on the field on Saturday, and because it was an official Concacaf match they are now cap-tied to the United States, so no other country can call them up. For a federation that is about to start over with a new coach, that may be the most lasting result of the night.

The series moves to TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Tuesday, with the U.S. up six goals. The aggregate winner goes to the Nations League Finals in March at SoFi Stadium. Unless something extraordinary happens in Ohio, Pochettino's last game in charge will be little more than a send-off, and whoever replaces him will start the job with a place in the March Finals waiting.