The US will play in their 8th out of 10 matches in the Hexagonal with the opportunity to qualify for an 8th consecutive World Cup Final hanging precariously in the balance. After a costly and almost unprecedented qualifying loss to Costa Rica on US soil at Red Bull Arena, the US could slide as far as 5th in the standings with a loss today. Is it squeaky bum time yet?
Well, honestly, it shouldn’t be. Over the entire lifetime of the series (including the pre-1990 dark ages), the US has only lost to Honduras THREE times.