It wasn't pretty but the United States men's national team got the job done winning the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal against Jamaica 1-0 on Thursday. Ricardo Pepi scored only five minutes into the match behind a Christian Pulisic assist and Matt Turner saved Demarai Gray's penalty in the 14th minute before the defense went to work limiting chances.

The USMNT have history and home field advantage but a slew of unavailable and injured players will be a tough test as they face feisty Jamaica.

It's getting real for Mauricio Pochettino and the United States men's national team as they'll play their first competitive games under their new manager during this international window with a trip to Jamaica on Thursday in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals.

After pulling out a 1-0 win in the first leg, the USMNT are looking to secure their qualification for the Nations League semifinal on Monday.

The journey to next year's Concacaf Nations League Finals and Gold Cup begins Thursday night in Kingston, Jamaica, as the USMNT takes on the Reggae Boyz in the first leg of their two-game quarterfinal showdown.

The Americans are back in action on Thursday night with a tricky test at Jamaica, and here's what they must do to win

The USMNT will look to build on their newly-minted perfect 1-0-0 competitive record under Mauricio Pochettino when they host Jamaica in St. Louis, MO for the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals second leg.

On a horribly maintained pitch in Kingston, the USMNT bagged an ugly 1-0 victory over Jamaica on Ricardo Pepi's early goal to establish a 1-0 lead in the first leg of their CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal matchup.