The United States plays its fourth game of the Hexagonal, the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, Saturday, June 16 in Kingston, Jamaica. HereÆs a look at the matchup: JAMAICA-USA TV: ABC (live), 2:00 pm ET; tape 2:00 pm PT. (Times vary on West Coast; check local listings) Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR) STANDINGS: Jamaica, fourth in the Hexagonal (1 win, 1 tie, 1 loss, 2 goals for, 5 goals against, 4 points); USA, first in the Hexagonal (3 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties, 5 goals for, 1 goal against, 9 points). WHAT TO EXPECT: Having started the final round of qualifying with three straight wins, the USA travels to Jamaica under minimal pressure. The Reggae Boyz mustered only a tie, against Honduras, in their last home game. Expect the Boyz to come out fast and fierce. The Americans are likely to react as they did in their 2-1 win in Honduras March 28 — by crowding the central defense and looking for counterattacks. THE GOOSE WAS THERE: Jamaica has a 50-game unbeaten streak in its national stadium, known as “The Office,” that started after a 3-0 loss to the USA on Nov. 22, 1994. Jeff Agoos and Jovan Kirovski are the only two players on the current U.S. roster who played in the game. Kirovski scored. JAMAICA’S U.S. CONNECTION: Five play in MLS — Onandi Lowe (Kansas City), Andy Williams (New England), Wolde Harris (New England), Tyrone Marshall (Miami) and Christopher Dawes (Colorado). Lowe, then with the A-League’s Rochester Rhinos, scored four of Jamaica’s seven goals in the semifinal round. USA’S JAMAICA CONNECTION: Central defender Robin Fraser, who has 28 U.S. caps, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He attended high school in Miami. HEAD-TO-HEAD: The USA has five wins and four ties in nine encounters with Jamaica. The teams tied twice in World Cup qualifying for France ’98. In qualifying for Italia ’90, the USA tied 0-0 in Jamaica and won, 5-1, at home. THE GREAT FORGOTTEN VICTORY: U.S. qualification for Italia ’90 is best remembered by the 1-0 win in Trinidad on Paul Caligiuri’s goal. But a win over Jamaica made it all possible. In 1988, USA and Jamaica met in a home-and-home series in a preliminary qualifying round. After the scoreless tie in Kingston, the teams played in Missouri. The game was tied 1-1 in the 55th minute — a scoreline that would have seen Jamaica through on away goals. But strikes by Hugo Perez, Frank Klopas (two) and Paul Krumpe gave the USA the 5-1 win. The team was coached by Lothar Osiander, who was replaced by Bob Gansler for the 1989 Hexagonal. WORLD CUP HISTORY: By qualifying for the 1998 World Cup, Jamaica became the first English-speaking Caribbean nation to reach the tournament. JAMAICA PROBABLE STARTERS: Ricketts, Marshall, Goodison, Dawes, Sinclair, Gardner, Simpson, Whitmore, Williams, Harris, Lowe. USA PROBABLE STARTERS: Keller, Cherundolo, Llamosa, Agoos, Regis, Stewart, Armas, Reyna, Sanneh, McBride, Moore. QUOTABLE: “Mexico and the U.S. are just about there [qualified]. The other four of us are fighting for one spot. All the games ahead are difficult, so this [match against the U.S.] is the game of our lives. The American team is much-improved. They have shaped up a great deal for this round and [U.S. coach] Bruce Arena has done a fantastic job with them.” — Jamaica coach Clovis de Oliveira on the eve of his team’s showdown with the USA. (Jamaica Observer) “I think this is a better team, we’ve had a lot of good young players come in and make a difference. We had a very experienced team back then [1998] with a lot of players playing overseas, but I think this team has better ability from front to back. We are much better than in 1998 and we will show that on Saturday.” — U.S. forward Joe-Max Moore compares the current squad with the U.S. team that qualified for France ’98.