FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — DaMarcus Beasley had his first two-goal game in nearly two years as the United States breezed into the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-0 victory over El Salvador on Tuesday night.
Landon Donovan and Taylor Twellman also scored for the defending champion Americans, who play their quarterfinal on Saturday at Foxborough. With 31 goals, Donovan moved past Brian McBride into sole possession of second place on the American career scoring list, three behind Eric Wynalda.
Beasley scored in the 34th and 89th minutes, with Donovan converting a penalty kick in first-half injury time and Twellman getting his goal in the 73rd. Beasley, whose previous two-goal game was against Jamaica during the Gold Cup in July 2005, has 15 goals for the national team.
It was the third straight shutout in the Gold Cup for the Americans, who finished atop Group B with a 3-0 record. The United States beat Guatemala 1-0 and Trinidad and Tobago 2-0, clinching advancement after two games, and is the only team in the 12-nation tournament that hasn't allowed a goal.
The United States is 4-0 against El Salvador in the Gold Cup, outscoring the Central Americans 12-0, and is 21-0-1 in group-play games of the tournament, the championship of soccer's North and Central American and Caribbean region. The Americans are 7-0-1 since Bob Bradley replaced Bruce Arena as coach.
Beasley was the Golden Boot winner of the 2005 Gold Cup after getting three goals and four assists. He put the Americans ahead 1-0 when Donovan's corner kick bounced out of a crowd to him and he beat goalkeeper Miguel Montes from just inside the 18-yard line.
Beasley popped a clear shot from 15 yards out high over the crossbar in the 42nd minute, then was stopped when Montes tipped his shot over the crossbar in the 43rd.
After the goal by Twellman, who plays for MLS's New England Revolution of MLS on the same field, Beasley scored from 8 yards off a pass from Dempsey, a former New England star.