The United States are through into the CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals after a 4-0 thrashing of Cuba on Tuesday.

USA opened the scoring inside 40 seconds through Josh Sargent in the Cayman Islands before Jordan Morris added a first-half brace.

Morris continued his fine run of form for USA before Sargent sealed his side’s victory during a quieter second half.

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The win ensured Gregg Berhalter’s side of top spot in Group A of League A and a spot in the semi-finals on goal difference.

Paul Arriola did the hard work down the right before crossing for Sargent, who scored from close range as he put Cuba goalkeeper Sandy Sanchez under pressure.

USA dominated the first half and Weston McKennie had a goal-bound effort cleared off the line by Erick Rizo in the eighth minute.

However, the visitors doubled their lead through Morris, who made no mistake in a one-on-one with Sanchez after a great flick-on header by McKennie.

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Morris struck again six minutes before half-time, although the forward seemed apologetic to Aaron Long.

Long’s ball from the left side of the area went over Sanchez and Morris tapped in on the goal-line to make it 3-0.

After a quieter start to the second half, USA added to their lead through Sargent’s second.

Tyler Boyd flicked Reggie Cannon’s back-post cross into the path of Sargent, who converted from inside the area in the 66th minute.

USA cruised late on, easing to an important victory and seeing Cuba finish without a point in the group.

A 2-0 loss to Canada in Toronto in October had Berhalter under enormous pressure at the helm, but USA have responded. Wins over Canada (4-1) and Cuba this international break – and a spot in the semi-finals – have surely been enough to ease the pressure on Berhalter.

USA scored inside two minutes for the second game in a row. In the first nine minutes against Cuba in October, they also netted three times and Berhalter will be hoping to continue their fast start.

The brace of Morris meant that he scored for the United States in four of his past five games. Since September, the Seattle Sounders forward has netted in a fine run of form five of its 10 international goals.

The two sides played their final games of the year, but in June 2020, the United States will look forward to the semi-finals of the Nations League.