FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Stuart Holden scored in the first minute of second-half injury time, giving the United States a 2-2 tie with Haiti tonight in its final first-round game at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The Americans, seeking their third straight title in the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean, finished first in Group B and will play the third-place team in Group A or C next Saturday in Philadelphia. The United States (2-0-1), which already had clinched advancement, improved to 23-0-2 in Gold Cup group play.

Davy Arnaud put the United States ahead in the sixth minute, but Haiti stunned the Americans with goals in the first four minutes of the second half by Sirin Vaniel and Mones Chery.

The United States once again started a young lineup, with goalkeeper Luis Robles, defender Jay Heaps, and midfielders Sam Cronin and Colin Clark making their first international appearances. Six of the starting 11 made their first national team starts, with those four joined by forward Davy Arnaud and defender Brad Evans.
Forward Brian Ching, a Kamehameha Schools graduate from Hale'iwa, entered the game as a sub in the 76th minute for the United States.