USMNT World Cup qualifying takeaways: After Ricardo Pepi stars against Jamaica, here's what to know vs. Panama

Everything you should know after Thursday's big win

The United States men's national team is sitting pretty in World Cup qualifying, resting at the summit of the Concacaf table thanks to an undefeated start and back-to-back wins. Thursday's victory further cemented Ricardo Pepi as the star No. 9 for this team, it showed what a midfield with Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah and Tyler Adams could look like, and it also allowed for some fine performances off the bench, which is important during a three-game window.

You can find our match recap here and our player ratings here.

Ahead of Sunday's game at Panama at 6 p.m. ET on Paramount+, here are three takeaways from the Jamaica game with Panama in mind.